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Prompt for “Humanity”

The collection will be revealed on Wednesday 21st of June, 2023 and Thursday 22nd at 8:30pm GMT+2!

We will have a live presentation of the artworks and the artists, followed by auctions and open editions. Come!

To watch the recorded livestream of June 6th-8th, 2023, 24/7 with 100 human artists doing live art based on a list of AI prompts submitted by the public:

The list of prompts is now public! Check if yours was taken by an artist?

To view the artists who participate, check out #HumansofFaerian on Twitter or Instagram.

If you’re a Prompter, just fill up above the form of the current page with your contact info.

GO UNTIL THE END OF THE FORM, UNTIL YOU SEE A RESERVATION CODE AND A “PROMPT SUBMITTED” MESSAGE! 🙂

If you encounter any issue with the form, contact us on Discord.

Want to be informed of the upcoming drops, mints, auctions and editions of the “Humanity” event?

Timeline

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May 25th - June 5th, 2023
Enter your prompt

From May 25th until June 5th, you are able to enter, on this page, a written prompt as detailed as you wish, of maximum 3,000 characters, just like you would with any other AI generator out there.

Except this time... it is human artists who may take your order and design it!

To maximize your chances of being picked by an artist and appearing at the top of the list, become a Faerian holder - an official Wanderer of Faerian.

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June 5th
Artists pick a prompt

On June 5th, the list of prompts will close, and be made public. It will be accessible to any artist out there. We welcome all art mediums, such as visual artists, writers, and musicians.

AI may optionally be used, only if its contribution to the final artwork is less than 40%, to avoid potential copyright infringement.

You will be informed if an artist has decided to pick your prompt.

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June 6th-8th
Time for LIVE ART

From June 6th to June 8th, the artists will be invited to work on the prompts they've chosen. They will have to show their screen or use their phone camera during a live streaming event on Zoom/YouTube with all the other artists over the three days. You can also post your progress on social media using #HumansofFaerian.

While this happens remotely, during the NFC conference in Lisbon, Portugal (+3,000 attendees), there will be a physical screen streaming this YouTube live, and Faerian's curator and two artists on-site will also be doing live art. So, there will be maximum exposure for everyone!

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June 9th
Jury Meets

At the end of June 8th, the artists will submit their work. A jury will gather to determine the prizes and select which pieces will be part of the final "Chapter 2: Humanity" collection of Faerian.

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June 9th onwards
Auctions & Open Editions

Once the jury has selected the winners, the winning artists will be invited to add their artwork as NFTs* to the curated "Chapter 2: Humanity" gallery of Faerian.

Then, the original prompter will have 24 hours to decide whether to become a collector of the artwork as a 1/1 or let the artist submit it to either a public auction, either an open edition.

That's the end of Chapter 2! With your humanity, you will have used your imagination to create a new world together.

(*Did you read NFTs and don't understand or like the concept? Read more below.)

In Partnership with

Faerian Gallery

NFT Design Awards

Ovation Network

Non-Fungible Conference

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FAQ

Faerian was born from the observation that artists describing imaginary worlds were cruelly missing on the art scene. You usually see them in videogames, in illustrations for books, games, etc. but not in an art gallery and even less on the NFT scene. We decided to help them change this narrative.

Today, Faerian is the first art gallery and community focused on imaginary worlds. We’ve been physically exhibiting our artists in Paris, Rome, Seoul and NYC since December 2022.

We believe in the power of imagination as an inspiration for everyday life, and we believe in a virtuous cycle between artists and their audience, the notion of art inspiring art.

The gallery is curated and founded by Cynthia Mayer, a long-time passionate of fantasy art, RPG, books and stories. She switched back to the art world after some years working in fintech in California. She is a Duke graduate in UX, business and engineering, and also a fiction writer.

Faerian is also notably supported by Thomas Abrahamsson, the founder of Elfwood, the first fantasy-focused website (1996-2016) that had over 35,000 members.

6 artists have officially already joined the ranks of Faerian for its first chapter. They’ve worked for Magic the Gathering and famous videogames such as Lord of the Rings online. You may find their bios and interviews here. Two of those artists will be present at the NFC conference with Cynthia: Jakub Jagoda and Tomas Duchek.

We’re also supported by the incredible jury of NFT Design Awards.

Need more? Read more here about our list of advisors & helpers.

Hi Wanderer! We’re so glad to have you among us in the world of Faerian.

Since you were one of the first people to enter the world of Faerian, your prompts will be at the top of the list. This means that artists are more likely to choose your prompt 🙂

Please note that our artists who are physically present at the NFC conference in Lisbon will exclusively choose a prompt from our Wanderers. It’s definitely worth being a faithful collector, right?

If you’re not a Wanderer yet, you can mint through this magic link.

All mediums are accepted: visual, digital, physical, photography, writing, and music.

All genres are accepted: pixel, collage, glitch, digital painting, CGI… Your artwork doesn’t have to be in the style of our previous collection.

Our main requirement is that your artwork corresponds to the prompt you’ve chosen and represents something that doesn’t quite exist yet, except in imaginary worlds.

AI may optionally be used, only if its contribution to the final artwork is less than 40%, to avoid any copyright infringement. We will also verify this during the live streaming event. 

The event lasts for three days to give artists enough time to create a piece they can be proud of.

We will send a Zoom link to all registered artists where they can log in and share their art-making process live.
  • If you’re a digital artist or a writer, you can simply share your screen or webcam.
  • If you’re a photographer, you can share your screen while you edit your picture or stream yourself while doing the photography work.
  • If you’re a physical artist or a musician, you can connect to the stream with your phone camera from home or the webcam of your computer.
You don’t need to be streaming 24/7, but we need to see you at least once during the event to accept your participation.

The Artist will be free to use the blockchain they prefer, whether it’s Cardano, Ethereum, Tezos, or any other blockchain. 

It is free to participate!

You’ll benefit from wide exposure, both online and physically. You’ll be able to meet artists from all over the world and various communities!

If your final artwork is among the winners, you’ll be featured in Faerian’s final collection “Humanity”. Your artwork will be submitted as an auction or open edition to the whole community. We only take a small commission on that final sale to support all the operations that brought you this event 🙂

If you don’t win, it’s alright: you’re free to use/sell the artwork you made in your own terms. During the event you’ll probably attract and meet new collectors for your art!

It is free to enter the prompt of your choice!

However, since there will be a lot of entries, if you want to maximize your chances of being noticed by the artists, note that the holders of Faerian’s “Chapter 1: Light” will be given priority and their prompts will appear first on the lists. So, if you’re not a holder yet, go get your NFT 🙂

If your prompt is chosen by an Artist, you’ll be able to purchase the final artwork from them after the event ends. If you don’t, they are free to sell it to anyone else.

It’s a great opportunity to meet Artists you wouldn’t have known otherwise!

Well… first, a magnificent piece of art! ♥ The artists are welcome to choose the utilities they’d like to attach to their NFT. On Faerian’s side, owning a NFT of “Chapter 2: Humanity” will give you:
  • the artwork in the best quality available, decided by the artist
  • the title of “Builder of Faerian”
  • pre-access to future collections/chapters
  • a free gift card to be used on our boutique for prints and derived products

An NFT, or non-fungible token, is a unique digital representation of a piece of an artist’s work. Its primary purpose is purely symbolic: they don’t actually sell the file of their art – they sell symbolic ownership to their art. 

NFTs are popular nowadays for digital artists who don’t have the asset of scarcity physical artists may have. Since they cannot sell an “original” physical artwork, instead they can sell a symbolic, unique representation of that artwork.

That unique representation is “minted” (= created), on a “blockchain”, which is a sort of large database shared by multiple computers across the world. Because of the way it is built, that database can never be deleted, meaning their artwork will live forever as an NFT once it is minted.

You don’t need to own any crypto to start. If you’re new to web3, and need help to become a Faerian holder, join us on Discord and we’ll help you.

If you’re an artist, we can also help you understand the process behind NFTs in the art world today.

Yep. We have a page explaining Faerian’s universe & how we work, if what you read on the website isn’t enough. You can access it here.

Yes! We love feedback and new ideas. Send them to hello@faerian.art, or directly on the Discord server in the channel “shrine-of-ideas”!