As part of the 48-hour hybrid Stellar NFT hackathon @SXSW that challenges experienced and newcomers alike to build a project on Stellar that incorporates the use of NFTs, the Stellar Development Foundation is inviting artists from around the globe to participate in the Stellar NFT Artist Challenge to mint art as an NFT and win prizes!

WHAT ARE NFTS? WHY NFTS ON STELLAR?

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Schedule

Date and time (CST)	What
March 11, 2:30 PM	Stellar NFT Artist Challenge opens! Build your artwork according to this prompt:
March 13, 2:30 PM	Deadline for NFT submissions
March 13, 6:00 PM	Start community vote
March 14, 6:00 PM	Voting ends, awards announced on the Stellar Developers Discord!

🌟 Prizes

We have the following prizes for the most creative NFTs allocated by the Stellar dev and NFT community:

<aside> 🏆 1st place: $750 worth of XLM

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<aside> 🥈 2nd place: $500 worth of XLM

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<aside> 🥈 3rd place: $250 worth of XLM

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Challenge: mint your art as an NFT on Litemint 🎨🧑‍🎨

Step 1: Get set up

Register here: https://stellar.org/events/stellar-nft-artist-challenge-sxsw
Complete verification instructions sent by email.
Once verified, you should receive a prompt with your unique code, your wallet address you specified during registration should have been funded with a small amount of XLM to cover minting fees.

Step 2: Create your art

PROMPT: Create an art piece that embodies the spirit of the metaverse 🔮

This can be images in formats of JPEG, PNG, SVG, GIFs, audio in formats of ... and video in formats of MP4

What is the metaverse?

Is to a certain extend similar to asking what the internet is in the 1970s. There are a lot of ideas out there of what it is, what it will/should be, but not every idea of what that would look like will be true.

‘Metaverse’ doesn’t refer to any one specific type of technology, but rather a broad shift in how we interact with technology.

It can include virtual reality, characterized by persistent virtual worlds that continue to exist even when you're not playing—as well as augmented reality that combines aspects of the digital and physical worlds.

It also translates to a digital economy, where users can create, buy, and sell goods. And, in the more idealistic visions of the metaverse, it's interoperable, allowing you to take virtual items like clothes or cars from one platform to another.