CALL FOR ARTISTS
Faculty of Medicine’s NFT Design contest
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Faculty of Medicine’s NFT Design contest
Play a part in driving innovation at the Faculty of Medicine
by submitting a contest entry to the faculty’s NFT Design Contest.
Your Mission: Create digital artwork inspired by the
theme “Leading Innovation for a Healthier World.”
The Faculty of Medicine is launching an (non-fungible token)
NFT design contest to mint the faculty’s very first, official NFT to engage our
community and stakeholders in new and innovative ways. We are calling upon all
artists, crypto enthusiasts, and designers to create digital artwork.
Terms and conditions
Contest closes: Wednesday August 31st,
2022, at 11:59pm EDT
Screening:
After an initial screening of all entries, 3 semi-finalists
will be submitted to the faculty’s executive leadership committee for final
voting. The winning designer will be contacted directly with further
instructions.
The prize:
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The creator of the winning design will have
their artwork minted as the very first, official NFT within the Faculty of
Medicine community.
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The winner will be invited as a VIP guest to the
Faculty of Medicine Gala for the unveiling of the winning NFT.[1]
Application criteria and requirements
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Submission:
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To submit your contest entry please complete
this Form or send your entry to ehamelin@uottawa.ca by Wednesday August
31st, 2022, at 23:59 EDT
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Submissions may include video and audio (MP4),
Image (PNG), 3D models (GLB), etc...
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We will invite the winning artist to provide a
physical rendition of the digital work submitted
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Description. Include in your submission,
a description of your work and how it embodies the theme; “Leading Innovation
for a Healthier World”. (Maximum 1000 words)
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Declaration. You must declare that your
submission is your work and that you have not used any copyrighted or
unauthorized materials. Plagiarism will not be accepted.
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Selection. 3 semi-final designs will be
submitted to the faculty’s executive leadership committee for final voting to
declare the winner.
Copyright Infringement:
Works submitted must be 100% original. If using any elements
of a pre-existing design, permission from the original creator must be
included. Documentary evidence must be provided with the competition entry to
confirm prior approval to use any 3rd party copyright.
Contest Entry:
Entry is free. By entering the contest, you are assigning
the rights of your artwork to the faculty of medicine’s NFT community and will
have the option of donating any proceeds resulting from any sales of the NFT,
to the faculty. If you are the winning artist, the faculty maintains the right
to use your work for marketing and promotional purposes.
Marketing materials:
The faculty will look to create marketing materials to
support this design competition, including marketing on social media. For
editorial compliance, the faculty reserves the right to edit, alter, or
reformat your entry as necessary.
For questions, please contact Elaine Hamelin-Mitchell at ehamelin@uottawa.ca or (613) 619-6521.
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Other key messages:
Each person who registers to attend the Faculty of
Medicine’s Awards and Recognition Gala will have the chance to win the
faculty’s inaugural NFT.