Announcing: The Artists x Refraction Fellowship

Refraction is excited to announce our partnership with Lens to award fellowships through a worldwide open call to the digital art community.

The Artists x Refraction Fellowship will be comprised of 12 artists, from both emerging and established artistic spaces.  These artists will work with  Refraction and Lens to create new work,  learn how to best use the platform and increase their knowledge of releasing art on the web3 social protocol. 

Selected artists will receive  500 USD to mint an artwork on the platform and share their inspirations and process with the community. 

The projects will be presented on Lens and across all Refraction and Lens' online platforms. We are excited to once again be working with Lens, a decentralized web3 social protocol where users and creators retain ownership over their profile and the content they create. 

More details on Lens here.

Application process

1. Apply: fill out the application  https://refraction.typeform.com/to/gqB8zm2n 

2. Join the Community: approved applicants will receive an email with further instructions to claim their lens handle and join the Orb community Artists x Refraction.
3. Engage: upon entering the Artists x Refraction group Introduce yourself, announce your interest in the fellowship, post your work and engage with the community.

Selection process 

A committee made up of Refraction curators, founding artists, and Lens team members will do final selections. Winners will be announced in the Artists x Refraction group.

Criteria for selection is as follows : 

1. Strength of portfolio
2. Engagement within community (posts, comments, mirrors)
3. Demonstrate a commitment to utilize the platform to build their community and showcase their art.

Timeline

October 26 - Open call begins

November 10 - Open call closes

November 20 - Fellowship recipients announced

November-December -  Creation of work - details to come