Calling all art lovers & open source enthusiasts:
Help us decide which piece of work will be commissioned for the Public Domain for a chance to win one out of two $50 USD SATOSH.EE gift cards!
Vote for your favorite here: https://tally.so/r/nPrdLQ
Detailed overview of the candidates:
| What is your artist name? | What would you create for 225k+ sats for the Public Domain? | What format(s) would you deliver your work in? | Proof of (Previous) Work |
| Maali Marvin | A 160 page Bitcoin book. | https://hackernoon.com/u/maken8 | |
| Rustypuppy | I will write and illustrate a book called “The Wandering Portal Emporium: Invitation and Introduction.” Similar in concept to “Thieves’ World” created by Robert Asprin, “Wild Cards” by George R. R. Martin, or the Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming license, this book defines a fantasy, shared-world setting. Structured like a travel guide, I will create locations, characters, environment specifics, and information on how a creator can use this book as a reference if they wish to create related open source works. A PDF of a detailed proposal is available here: https://drive.proton.me/urls/Y0MG2BYS1G#UEdvKrsHdt2z | 8″ x 10″ (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm) PDF. Mixed media art will be created on art boards and photographed to be incorporated into the PDF. Digital art will be created in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop and incorporated into the PDF. | Writing samples PDF (short form, long form) – https://drive.proton.me/urls/Y09ZNX7FAW#uyaOuclyPRCx Art examples PDF – https://drive.proton.me/urls/6C7HSH9A6M#mVxTyRw9H3Xv Project completion – 2 self-published microfiction collections – https://heidi2524.com/stories |
| mx12.Art | A short, illustrated story about Bitcoin impact, its future, or even a dystopian world where it’s the last free currency. Released for free as a PDF and a physical print with donations accepted | JPEG for digital use and physical prints for collectors or exhibitions | Art thread 1 bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5362071.0 Art thread 2 bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5527107.msg64973953#msg64973953 Lead illustrator einundzwanzig Magazin: https://einundzwanzig.shop/ Website: mx12.art |
| KN6ZZV | I would create an original, encrypted poem, musical phrase and accompanied art work. Deciphering the code embedded within the poem, music and artwork would grant the reader 50% of the winnings recieved via this contest. | Ideally, I would like to deliver an epub file that contains the digital artwork, musical phrase and poem. The work would include a short list of free e-readers capable of rendering the material correctly. | https://coastalunderground.wixsite.com/astralcenter/post/_tomato-alley https://coastalunderground.wixsite.com/astralcenter/post/space-cadillac https://m.soundcloud.com/jeffyspaghetti/pegasusjam |
| StackinBeets | Music: Ambient, classical piano, or a melodic electronic track. | .mp3 | Wavlake.com/esuna |
| Duncan Cary Palmer | A work of poetry in the classic, time-honored and renowned form made most famous by Bard William Shakespeare, i.e, a sonnet. My sonnet will celebrate the dynamic intersection of bitcoin with the teachings of Jesus, the anointed God/Man and Creator of all things. It will dramatically focus on bitcoin’s role in advancing the Kingdom of God in a world deeply troubled by evil. | I will submit my sonnet as a text file with embedded markdown formatting, and also as a PDF file, and possibly also as a photographic image of the sonnet in a curated font printed on textured paper. | Please browse this online library of my currently published poetry: https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/poetry And may I please direct your particular attention to the “Sonnets” shelf: https://peakd.com/poetry/@creatr/sonnets |
| Tynka | A set of 3 illustrations for children about Bitcoin, plus colouring pages. Illustrations can be downloaded and printed as posters or as a booklet (I will provide instructions), to be used as a picture book. Designs will include white space for children to contribute to the art, or for parents to write a story around the images. | Downloadable PDF, ready for print | I’m a picturebook maker and illustrator. www.martynabielecka.com |
WHAT:
The Open Source Creator Contest #1 is a contest to commission the creation of a piece of digital media for the public domain. The winner gets a grand prize of 225,289 sats which doubles as a commission for creating the work. Satoshee users, Open Source Culture supporters, sponsor companies and nostr zappers get the chance to participate in choosing the victor. The proposal submission period was 22 February – 22 March 2025. A total of 7 valid submissions were made (one was disqualified due to proposing 5 different things in one proposal – and all were blatantly AI generated suggestions). The voting period will be open from 23 till 31 of March 2025, after which the winning artist will have 1 month to deliver the promised works.
WHEN:
7-21 February: Collecting donations / negotiations with sponsors, preliminary note on nostr (the zaps to which will go to the main prize)
22 February – 22 March: Accepting proposals from artists, promoting the contest (zapvertising on nostr)
23-31 March – Voting on what will be commissioned
1-30 April – The timeframe for the artist to deliver on the promised works. 50% of the prize will be given to the winner prior to beginning the work, 50% after the work has been finished. The prize will be delivered in bitcoin via the Lightning Network.
1 May 2025 (latest): The work will be published on the Satoshee website and released into the public domain for anyone to use/copy/modify
THE PRIZES:
A raffle of 2x$50 Satoshee gift cards between people who participate in the voting process (sponsor companies excluded)
WHO CAN VOTE:
Satoshee company/employees (Kontext), registered members of SATOSH.EE, nostr members who have zapped one or more specified notes, Sponsor companies. The weight of the users/companies votes will be calculated as follows:
Companies/Sponsors:
Satoshee Strategy / Kontext: 1111 votes
Sponsor: 500 votes
SATOSH.EE registered members:
Standard/free membership: 1 vote
Silver membership: 10 votes
Gold membership: 20 votes
Orange membership: 100 votes
Orange 21 membership: 1000 votes
Zapped nostr users / Geyser supporters:
1-99 sats zapped or supported via Geyser: 1 vote
100-999 sats zapped or supported via Geyser: 3 votes
1000-9999 sats zapped or supported via Geyser: 5 votes
10,000+ sats zapped or supported via Geyser: 10 votes
Note: No matter how many votes a user has, they can only pick 1 winner
NOSTR NOTES THAT QUALIFY THE ZAPPER FOR VOTING:
Full announcement (video version)
ADDITIONAL INFO:
For more info about the contest, see the contest announcement post. For more info about Open Source Culture, visit the Open Source Culture page.
THIS CONTEST IS SPONSORED BY:
Seedor.io – metal plates for Bitcoin recovery seed phrase backup
Seedor gift cards are available at a 6% discount via SATOSH.EE
If you have any questions about the contest or would like to become a sponsor for the next one, reach out on socials or shoot an email: opensourceculture@satosh.ee
Best regards,
Harder Kink AKA Kontext
Founder & CEO, Satoshee Strategy
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