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Discover artists from our global community & one-of-a-kind Open Calls for your work! Bonus: Get a look at what it’s like building behind-the-scenes from @debbie

a 2 min clip of me celebrating the past few years of @thehugxyz 🥲

🔸 nurtured our community to 35k+ across 180 countries
🔸 grew our audience across platforms to 120k+
🔸 distributed $300K of artist grants and scholarships
🔸 mentored 2500 creators on tech and entrepreneurship
🔸 placed 3000 creators through one-of-a-kind open calls that saw them grace billboards, corporate events, and more

the full live stream is available on YT but watch this & celebrate with me 🥳
(p.s. should probably have washed my hair after the gym today)
i know i kinda already made an announcement yesterday and I hate to be that person but…

let this be the announcement of yet another announcement @thehugxyz 👀
Whenever I am interviewed I'll put down my hug page as my web page. In the past week art market magazine has been going full on promoting their Gold List Awards artists at Red Dot and Spectrum Miami. Before that they were doing it at Discovery Art Fair in Germany.
no big… just casually showcasing the art of @thehugxyz artists on the waters of miami this week
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Hi bug frens, I’m stoked to be the @thehugxyz HUG’s Artist of the year🪲💖 and it’s been a great year, even with all those challenges still going on👽Hope this art can spin up some good fortunes. Let’s spin into the stardust✨

"Prism's Fortune Turn" as a free mint↓
Happy Friday! I have some new art available on /objkt

Inspired by the traditional ceramic dolls I grew up with.

Muñecas Limé /tezos
Cheers to all artists who support other artists 👏🥂💐

And gratitude to Doug for collecting my art over on Lens 🙏

https://orb.club/p/0x0659a5-0x04
Hey @robin I joined lens! Shared my first @moshicam post there (selfie with you) just now 😁
Thanks @thehugxyz for onboarding us today 🫂

https://orb.club/@fercaggiano
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Angad
@angadbsodhi·17:09 26/08/2024
Grateful to have just received this exciting email! I’m going to be one of 6 artists whose work is being displayed at @JRNYgallery in Las Vegas!
Thank you @thehugxyz!

My photograph ‘Sleepless in Soho’, which was part of @theburrow’s ‘Pause’ collection will be on display as part of an exhibition titled ‘Solitude in the Digital Age’.
OPEN CALL FOR AUDIO
Theme: Echoes of Summer
Deadline: 13.9.2024

Submit original audio works that capture the essence of what summer sounds like to you.

Selected works will be posted on the alusta.art Instagram and Alusta Community Discord, including an interview with the artist.
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Who else submitted to the recent UN open calls? I'm crossing my fingers that my submission gets accepted, show me yours!
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“We are the dust in the universe”

I just got the latest HUG Visionary & grant recipient by @thehugxyz ✨👀🐛 Thank you so much!

To collect this artwork for free↓
🎟️ 15 raffle winners for 15 editions
⏳ Enter raffle now through Aug 31

https://thehug.xyz/redeem-hug-points
My art, Night Blooms, was accepted in HUGs open call for the Digital Dreams Gallery, in Kansas City, with the theme "the woman who does not require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet"
It's also my first @transientlabs labs mint ✨️
https://www.transient.xyz/stacks/night-blooms
Just submitted this one to Open Call on @thehugxyz and SDGaction !

I hope they will like it !🤞
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/2b9f40a2-a095-4cbe-354d-652ce935de00/original
$DEGEN allowance is claimable now.

Check your $DEGEN points and claim tokens:

degenclaim.com
Finally registered my .art domain (compliments of HUG 🙏 ) to collect links to all NFT art and podcasts I've ever created.

Kinda getting lost in wallets and platforms 🤪

Who else has .art domain?
https://brightfutureguy.art
@thehugxyz has created a great platform for people to share their art on and provide opportunities to connect.

If you like to find out more about my artistic expression stop on by and take a look at some recent pieces from my portfolio:
https://thehug.xyz/artists/manu_williams
The Fish of Consciousness - Leaving Home Triptych
by Charoa, @thehugxyz recipient!

"The Fish of Consciousness - Leaving Home Triptych" captures the transformative journey of leaving home to chase one's dreams. The story is told in three NFTs, randomized & revealed upon mint, with 50 bonus, limited-edition pieces.

Mint yours ↓
https://celosphere-frames.vercel.app/api/the-fish-of-consciousness
Don't blame women for your own shortcomings
Check it my /chazzgoldart channel and my hug shop
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Chazz Gold
@chazzgold.eth·16:07 14/07/2024
Chazz Gold Shop on HUG IS OFFICIALLY OPEN
use CHAZZ25 For 25% off

"Dream Series" Starting at $35 3 Fine art Prints of various sizes see listings

“This Is My Brain on AI Series” Digital Collectables
1 Open Edition $6.90
3 1/1's $69.00 Each Delivered to BASE wallet

https://thehug.xyz/artists/chazzgold/shop
psst wake up babe, the new @thehugxyz homepage dropped today 👀

making it easier than ever for you to discover:
🛍️ all the amazing things our creators are selling
💰 open call opportunities for grants and exhibitions
📚 educational resources on art and tech

lmk what you think!
Eleanor
by @niccolo-casas, @thehugxyz recipient!

"Eleanor" blends monochrome portraits with organic elements to represent individual identity as a mosaic of our connections, from the environment to our emotions. This piece aims to reveal the beauty within the reconstruction and amalgamation of shattered fragments.

Mint yours ↓
https://celosphere-frames.vercel.app/api/eleanor
Today one of my pieces was accepted into the FCancer open call. I'm really happy to donate this piece to this cause — I almost cried while writing the story behind my creation and wanted to share with you all... ❤️ ···frac·tured//fem·i·nin·i·ty··· is symbolic of the challenging relationship all women have with our own bodies. As someone who has lost friends and family to cancer, and having been by my mother's side as she went through a partial hysterectomy and radiation, there was a lot of emotion that went into creating this piece. For me (an at risk individual) it's a constant battle to stay vigilant—with biopsies and mammograms every 6 months. As a woman, I feel my own body is working against me. What I tried to communicate in this piece is the fragility of the female form. The battle is both inside and out: to feel whole, to feel beautiful, and to feel safe. I count my blessings that my mom is a survivor in remission.

I am one of the lucky ones.
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I just set up my merch shop on @thehugxyz and you can now support the 'Support Living Artists' campaign by getting your own copy of the "Support Living Artists Notebook"!

Learn more on HUG: https://thehug.xyz/artists/angadbsodhi/updates/8bd7f527-b655-4a16-a56b-46b472d56667
Why you should be submitting your art on open calls ! /thehugxyz
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Garden of Souls
by @nakaliang, @thehugxyz grant recipient!

"Fleur II" is an abstract, hand-painted piece that creates a space for both artist & viewers to explore the unexplainable unconsciousness.

Mint the collection ↓
https://celosphere-frames.vercel.app/api/garden-of-souls
Shadow Dancers
by @bstract, @thehugxyz grant recipient!

"Shadow Dancers" are captivating digital motion art pieces that explore the concept of abstract shadows.

Rarities vary, with just 200 editions of Variant A (below)!

Mint the collection ↓
https://celosphere-frames.vercel.app/api/shadow-dancers
/HUG 🤗
Very happy & proud to have been selected for this @optimism project with only 3 winners! Appreciate it very much @nikaae & @thehugxyz
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Josey 🔴
@nikaae·07:22 23/07/2024
The winners of the Optimism art challenge have been selected!

One of the three winners: Opti-La by Ake @heyake

Opti-La is proud to be part of the Optimism collective, wearing her distinctive pin.

https://thehug.xyz/open-calls/optimism-ethereum/submissions/7ec87df0-bc01-42aa-9e54-210051b0ee9a~2024-07-08T10:35:18.527Z
Enjoyed working on my submission for the @onchainhq PFP open call on @thehugxyz 🩵

I created a new branded colour palette, explored a slightly different shading technique, incorporated logo Easter eggs and had lots of fun visualising some of the onchain values the foundation is driven by ✨

Presenting the ‘Descientience’ (desci/science/sentience) fast timelapse of the drawing process and some WIP experiments 😋