I’m not that active in Cloud Party, although I do log-in from time to time, largely because Claudia222 Jewell has a workshop there and I love slipping in and seeing what she is doing, and also because Maxwell Graf tends to be busy there as well.
Nevertheless, Cloud Party appear to be very much aware of me, as I discovered they’d e-mailed me about their first art contest. Entitled the “Monumental Work of Public Art”, it is being held to mark the platform’s first first anniversary, and it is open to anyone to enter.
On offer is a $1,000 USD prize for the overall winner, and a 2,000 Cloud Coins prize for the “Community Favourite” entry as judged by Cloud Party residents. In addition, all artists entering the contest will receive an in-world studio workspace in which to create their entry.
The e-mail announcement reads in part:
Cloud Party is pleased to announce a very exciting community event to celebrate our first year. In collaboration with Ben Davis, editor of Artinfo Magazine, we are sponsoring an Art in Cloud Party contest. Our theme is “Monumental Work of Public Art” with a first prize of $1,000.00 (USD)! The Community Favourite prize, as voted by our community, takes home 2000CC (Cloud Coins virtual currency).
If you decide to enter, you’ll get access to your own virtual studio space for a month to create your masterpiece. Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Originality of concept
- Personal voice
- How well it takes advantage of the virtual environment
- Overall coherence of vision.
In addition, the Cloud Party blog provides further information, stating in part:
The rules for what you create are pretty wide open. It can be visual, interactive, collaborative – whatever you come up with that meets your definition of art and reflects our theme. Since this is a subjective topic we intend to be pretty open-minded, but do keep our Terms of Service in mind and that this is a 13+ website.
Key Dates for the Contest
- The contest opens at 12:00 noon PDT on Wednesday May 8th, 2013
- Last of contest and first day of community voting: 17:00 PDT Wednesday June 12th, 2013
- Official winner and Community Favourite winner announcement: 12:00 noon PDT Friday June 14th, 2013.
The overall winner will be judged by Ben Davis, editor of Artinfo magazine.
How To Enter
- Those wishing to enter must submit Art in Cloud Party Entry Form after the competition has formally opened at midday PDT on Wednesday March 8th, 2013 – any entry forms received before this time will be ignored
- Entrants should receive confirmation of their application and be granted access to their Cloud Party studio workspace within 24 hours of their entry form being received
- Once an entry is completed, an Art in Cloud Party Submission Form must be submitted in order for the piece to be considered in the formal judging and Community Favourites contest.
As always, there are also Official Contest Rules which should also be read through.
So, if you’ve ever wondered what Cloud Party might offer you as an artist – now might be the time to take the plunge – and perhaps be rewarded for your efforts!
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld 
Now we need to persuade LL to do the same for SL10B 🙂 I mean, LL used to give out all those prizes in the not-so-distant past (even if it was mostly in L$ or tier discounts… but not always). I’m all for giving out prizes 🙂 I think this is quite clever of Cloud Party! LL should reflect about it seriously…
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