South Africans can enter to win $100,000 worth of prizes in the ASUS ProArtist Awards 2022
2022/03/17
This year, ASUS is hosting the
free-to-enter ProArtist Awards design competition with $100,000 worth of exciting prizes to be won. Designers of
all ages and all nationalities can enter their work related to the theme Explore Beyond the
Limits.
- Creators are invited to submit entries in the categories of photography, graphic design, film, and animation, under the theme of Explore Beyond the Limits.
- The $100,000 prize pool includes 4 x $10,000 cash first prizes for category winners, ASUS creator products, global publicity and an NFT-related bonus prize.
- Free entries to one or more categories are allowed, with submissions open from March 1, 2022 to May 15, 2022, and winners will be announced in June 2022
- Entries will be judged by a panel of experts representing a wide range of creative fields, including professionals, industry leaders, and high-profile content creators
Johannesburg, South Africa [17 March 2022]
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South African
designers, photographers, animators and creators of all ages are invited to enter this year’s ProArtist
Awards. Creations can be submitted between 1 March 2022 and 15 May 2022, and the winners will be announced
in June 2022.
The design competition is free to enter for everyone – from amateurs to professionals. If you really want to, you can submit a stickman drawing. As long as your creation falls under the overall theme of Explore Beyond Limits.
The ASUS ProArtist Awards 2022 are organised by ASUS, and a lineup of world-class creativity-led brands, including Pantone® and Calibrite®, along with the California-based ArtCenter College of Design. The competition is intended to encourage and inspire creators in the four competition categories of photography, graphic design, film, and animation.
More than anything, it serves as a free platform for enthusiasts and professionals of all ages from all countries to celebrate their limitless creativity.
Submissions will be closely evaluated by an international panel consisting of renowned content creators, industry professionals, ASUS ProArtists and ASUS experts. To give the wider public a voice, the jury panel will award 80% of the final score, and public votes will comprise the remaining 20%.
A winner and a runner-up will be chosen for each of the four categories, and prizes will consist of cash, ASUS creator hardware, free global online publicity and a chance to collaborate on ASUS design projects. As a bonus prize, ASUS will offer an NFT listing-fee rebate as a bonus prize.
There will also be a People's Choice Award in each category based on public voting, as well as great lucky draw prizes for contestants and public voters. Ts & Cs apply.c
The design competition is free to enter for everyone – from amateurs to professionals. If you really want to, you can submit a stickman drawing. As long as your creation falls under the overall theme of Explore Beyond Limits.
The ASUS ProArtist Awards 2022 are organised by ASUS, and a lineup of world-class creativity-led brands, including Pantone® and Calibrite®, along with the California-based ArtCenter College of Design. The competition is intended to encourage and inspire creators in the four competition categories of photography, graphic design, film, and animation.
More than anything, it serves as a free platform for enthusiasts and professionals of all ages from all countries to celebrate their limitless creativity.
Submissions will be closely evaluated by an international panel consisting of renowned content creators, industry professionals, ASUS ProArtists and ASUS experts. To give the wider public a voice, the jury panel will award 80% of the final score, and public votes will comprise the remaining 20%.
A winner and a runner-up will be chosen for each of the four categories, and prizes will consist of cash, ASUS creator hardware, free global online publicity and a chance to collaborate on ASUS design projects. As a bonus prize, ASUS will offer an NFT listing-fee rebate as a bonus prize.
There will also be a People's Choice Award in each category based on public voting, as well as great lucky draw prizes for contestants and public voters. Ts & Cs apply.c
Exciting prizes worth over $100,000
The total value of
prizes for the ASUS ProArtist Awards 2022 is over $100,000 , with a cash prize for each of the four category
winners of $10,000, and $5,000 for each of the four runners-up. Winners and runners-up will also receive
fantastic bundles of ASUS creator hardware including creator laptops from the ProArt Studio book, Zenbook
Pro, and Vivobook Pro series; ProArt displays; ProArt motherboards; and ProArt accessories.
To give winners a broad platform to help showcase their creations and achieve their ambitions, the first prize winners and runners-up will, in addition, enjoy extensive international publicity via the web platforms of ASUS and the judges; and receive a gas-fee rebate on NFT platforms as a bonus prize to give the artists proof of ownership and wider exposure for commercial opportunities.
It's important to note that the NFT listing is optional and non-mandatory. All winners will receive an ASUS ProArtist certificate and will be offered the potential opportunity to collaborate with ASUS on future real-world design projects.
To give winners a broad platform to help showcase their creations and achieve their ambitions, the first prize winners and runners-up will, in addition, enjoy extensive international publicity via the web platforms of ASUS and the judges; and receive a gas-fee rebate on NFT platforms as a bonus prize to give the artists proof of ownership and wider exposure for commercial opportunities.
It's important to note that the NFT listing is optional and non-mandatory. All winners will receive an ASUS ProArtist certificate and will be offered the potential opportunity to collaborate with ASUS on future real-world design projects.
The diverse international jury panel
ASUS ProArtist Awards
has invited creative industry leaders, renowned creators, professional ASUS ProArtist collaborators, and
representatives of ArtCenter College of Design — one of the top design institutions in the US — to form a
diverse jury panel that represents a broad range of creative disciplines.
Among the jurors are world-famous content creators, including global creative photographer Jordi Koalitic, 3D illustrator Josiah 'Jazza' Brooks, filmmaker Matti Haapoja, graphic designer Benjamin van Valen of Benny Productions, and 3D artist Nathan 'Ducky 3D' Duck, plus Adobe's Principal Director, Creative Cloud Evangelist, Terry White. The jury is committed to conducting a fair and balanced assessment of the entries based on the jurors' extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and professionalism.
Among the jurors are world-famous content creators, including global creative photographer Jordi Koalitic, 3D illustrator Josiah 'Jazza' Brooks, filmmaker Matti Haapoja, graphic designer Benjamin van Valen of Benny Productions, and 3D artist Nathan 'Ducky 3D' Duck, plus Adobe's Principal Director, Creative Cloud Evangelist, Terry White. The jury is committed to conducting a fair and balanced assessment of the entries based on the jurors' extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and professionalism.
The ASUS ProArtist Awards: a boundless platform for creators
ASUS is passionate about
technology and driven by innovation. Recognising that every creator needs their special equipment to deliver
the perfect solution for an efficient workflow, ASUS has assembled one of the most comprehensive ranges of
creator technology and established the ProArt sub-brand, which is dedicated to bringing out the best in
creativity from all creative minds.
Our search for incredible ideas and experiences led us to create the ASUS ProArtist Awards. We welcome creators from all fields and ages to Explore Beyond the Limits of art and unleash their wildest creativity in the world.
Anyone interested in entering the ProArtist Awards design competition can head to this landing page. If you don’t’ have an ASUS account, you will need to create one. Luckily the process is fairly simple.
Our search for incredible ideas and experiences led us to create the ASUS ProArtist Awards. We welcome creators from all fields and ages to Explore Beyond the Limits of art and unleash their wildest creativity in the world.
Anyone interested in entering the ProArtist Awards design competition can head to this landing page. If you don’t’ have an ASUS account, you will need to create one. Luckily the process is fairly simple.
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Marce Bester
ASUS Technical Public Relations Manager
marce_bester@asus.com
083 966 6779
Marce Bester
ASUS Technical Public Relations Manager
marce_bester@asus.com
083 966 6779
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