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The People's Artist is an opportunity for one exceptional artist to win $25,000, appear in Artforum Magazine, and display their art at The Art of Elysium's Art Salon. The competition is run by Colossal and benefits the The Art of Elysium.
The profile photo is designed for a landscape image (horizontal orientation, i.e., 700x560) and will not allow for the full image to be displayed if you are trying to use a portrait (vertical) image instead. If your problem persists, you may try uploading from a different device and/or browser.
Look for your profile link in any of our official competition emails. You can easily copy and share the link with anyone you’d like.
You retain full ownership of all submitted photos and artwork. By entering, you only grant us limited permission to display your content on your public competition profile during the competition. We do not claim ownership of your work, sell it, or use it for external marketing without permission. You may update or remove your photos at any time, either yourself or upon request.
There will always be a slight delay from the time you change your profile photo to the time your photo is updated for Facebook sharing. We recommend minimizing the number of times you update your profile photo to prevent this delay.
Each artist is randomly assigned a group at the beginning of the competition. There are multiple rounds in the competition, and each person is only competing against the others within the same group during each round. We make every effort to ensure that groups contain an equal number of competitors throughout the competition.
Per the Rules, you are only allowed to use your Free Daily Vote for yourself.
We recommend trying to vote again from a different device or browser, as this will often fix most issues. Another possibility could be that it has not been a full 24 hours since your last vote. If you continue to experience difficulties, please contact our Support Team. We will be happy to help.
You can use your Free Daily Vote once every 24 hours, and you can cast votes by donation for your favorite student at any time.
Yes! Every vote by donation is a direct donation to Action Initiative Team (AIT), a 501(c)(3) charity. Votes by donation are deductible for federal income tax purposes. AIT will subsequently make the grant to The Art of Elysium after the winner is announced. Donors will receive a receipt via email.
We have a strict “no refund” policy which voters agree to when they make a donation. Since winners are decided based upon votes the public casts, we do not issue refunds once a vote has been fully processed in our system. As a voter, you are responsible for understanding this upon casting votes for the competitor in the competition.
Colossal Management, LLC runs the The People's Artist competition as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of Action Initiative Team (AIT), a 501(c)(3) charity.
The grant to The Art of Elysium will come from donations generated through votes by donation during the competition. 100% of donations made through the competition will go directly to Action Initiative Team (AIT), which will subsequently grant donation funds (minus competition fees/costs and a nominal percentage (1%) retained by AIT) to the organization.
The Art of Elysium uses creativity as a catalyst for healing and connection. Since 1997, the organization has empowered artists and communities through tailor-made art programs designed to help people overcome social and emotional challenges. Learn more at https://www.theartofelysium.org/.
Many charities with honorable missions lack the bandwidth to run effective fundraising campaigns year-round. Through this competition, Action Initiative Team (AIT) allows the The Art of Elysium to spend less time raising funds, and more time focusing on its mission.
No. Colossal Management, LLC runs The People's Artist competition as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of Action Initiative Team (AIT), a 501(c)(3) charity.
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