BitPinas, a local crypto news publication, and TZ APAC, the leading adoption entity for the Tezos ecosystem in Asia, successfully organized #tezmasPH, the first ever NFT-minting contest in the Philippines.
Twenty five Filipino artists submitted their entries all depicting how Filipinos celebrate their longest holiday – the Christmas season.
BitPinas, a local crypto news publication, and TZ APAC, the leading adoption entity for the Tezos ecosystem in Asia, successfully organized #tezmasPH, the first ever NFT-minting contest in the Philippines.
Twenty five Filipino artists submitted their entries all depicting how Filipinos celebrate its longest holiday – the Christmas season. BitPinas and TZ APAC, together with visual artist Jopet Arias and community partners Crypto Art Philippines and NFT Philippines, are thrilled to announce the winners of this inaugural NFT competition:
First Place: “Paskong Pilipino” (Filipino Christmas) by Joel Chua ($400 in tez)
Second Place: “A TezMasked Life” by Illustravi ($300 in tez)
Third Place: A tie between “Malamig ang Simoy ng Hangin” (The Breeze was Cold) by Gusgusin NFT and “Christmas in the Wilderness” by Verlin Santos ($150 in tez)
Fourth Place: “Karoling” (Caroling) by MYKL ($100 in tez)
Fifth Place: “Homesickness” by MonggonsNFT ($50 in tez)
Special Award (Most Liked and Shared on Twitter): “A Simple Gift = A Genuine Smile” by Erichan ($100 in tez)
The NFT will remain on the showcase page of #tezmasPH and the organizers will never sell or burn them.
Visit the virtual gallery here: https://oncyber.io/exhibits/LtZPWfHnWJ67gxWQBnvi
Prior to submitting their work, the artists are asked to create multiple editions so they can immediately sell their artwork while waiting for the announcement of the contest winners.
Visual artist Jopet Arias, who helped in organizing #tezmasPH stated:
“Aside from what’s possibly the first ever NFT minting contest in the Philippines, it’s one of those rare art competitions where the artists are allowed to sell their work immediately.
I have experienced joining art competitions where we are only allowed to sell our work after the winners are announced, but the value of the art have become lower particularly for those that did not win the competition”
Winners of the #tezmasPH contest were decided by four distinguished judges known for their work in the local and international art and literary community.
Yvette Tan, celebrated literary writer and author of “Walking the Dead and Other Horror Stories” and “The Last Moon,” the first storybook NFT project that was released at the 500-year-old Frankfurt Book Fair last October, added:
“Filipinos have always been proud of their creativity, and this is one more way for artists to offer the world a glimpse of the visions inside their heads.
The entries run from sentimental to delightfully surprising, all of them revealing different aspects of the Filipino Christmas”
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