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# Nounsweek : Onboarding 20 artist in 1 day
# TL;DR:
- An illustration art contest to curate and select the **top 20** emerging artists via **nouns.gg**
- Hosting a Nouns Artist Bootcamp on **March 28, 2025**, in [Yogyakarta, Indonesia](https://maps.app.goo.gl/C8trk1AYT7DC9bRK8).
- **Educational sessions** covering the Nouns ecosystem: DAO fundamentals, Nouns culture, CC0 licensing, ways to contribute to Nouns, funding opportunities, and building a career as a Web3 artist.
- Our goal is to **onboard 20 artists** into the Nouns ecosystem in a **sustainable** and **long-term manner**.
- Producing **20 original nounish artworks** and featuring them in the **Nounsweek Artist Talk**.
- Requiring participating artists to actively share their work and journey on social media platforms (Instagram and X).
- Seeking **$7,000 USDC** in funding to bring this project to life
# Nounsweek 2024 Flashback
- Successfully onboarded several Indonesian artists into the Nouns ecosystem, who remain active and engaged to this day: [Mukhlis AbsArt](https://x.com/absart6/status/1757994275223261500), [Mindtoasted](https://x.com/Mindtoasted0x/status/1760951579048620321), [Pandu](https://x.com/printilun/status/1760950166423740459), [Deguma](https://x.com/Degudhadharma/status/1761385028637118601), and [Aprilia](https://x.com/0xaprilia/status/1761407296331239443)
- Organized a 3-day digital art exhibition at Superlative Gallery, Bali, attended by over 240 visitors. Here is the recap of [Day 1](https://x.com/nounsweek/status/1763808578455175515/video/1), [Day 2](https://x.com/nounsweek/status/1764289453030547717/video/1), and [Day 3](https://x.com/nounsweek/status/1765605674703315324/video/1)
- Hosted a conference discussing Nouns and DAO fundamentals, engaging more than 50 university students.
# Artist Onboarding
- Organizing a digital art contest with a $1,000 USDC prizes.
- The contest will be hosted on nouns.gg, where Nouners/delegate will select the top 20 artists.
- The selected 20 artists will participate in an offline bootcamp in [Yogyakarta, Indonesia](https://maps.app.goo.gl/C8trk1AYT7DC9bRK8) on March 28, 2026.
- Educational sessions covering Nouns, DAOs, digital illustration, how to participate in the Nouns ecosystem, and practical insights on staying active as builders within Nouns.
- The bootcamp will feature speakers (0xishal) sharing knowledge and experience in the Nouns ecosystem.
# Why Offline Bootcamp? Why Yogyakarta?
- IRL meetups transform audiences into active Nouns contributors while naturally amplifying social reach.
- In-person learning creates stronger onboarding and deeper ecosystem understanding.
- The bootcamp fosters lasting collaborations that drive long-term creative output.
- Yogyakarta’s central location ensures accessible and cost-efficient national participation.
- As Indonesia’s art capital, Yogyakarta is the ideal hub to grow new Nouns artists and expand CC0 culture.
# Nounsweek Artist Talk
- The most important part of this project is ensuring that participating artists continue creating and contributing within the Nouns ecosystem after the event concludes.
- To support this, we will invite artists to produce a Nounish-inspired artwork and discuss their work in an X Space, with a total collaboration budget of $500 USDC.
- The [Nounsweek](https://x.com/nounsweek) X Spaces will be held weekly, featuring four artists per session.
- Each session will explore art movements, the journey of being an artist, and in-depth discussions of the artworks created.
# Timeline
- **Week 1 :**
- Finalizing the Nouns Week concept.
- Developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Nouns Week contest.
- Initiating the design process for the contest announcement and promotional materials.
- **Week 2-4 :**
- Publications, announcements, and marketing for the contest.
- Launching the challenge page on nouns.gg, remaining open through the voting process until Week 4.
- Preparing the bootcamp concept, including finalizing the venue and educational materials.
- **Week 5 :**
- Conducting venue surveys and securing event bookings.
- Confirming participating artists, including managing any potential artist replacements.
- Developing the documentary concept and preparing supporting content materials.
- **Week 6 :**
- Delivering educational sessions that clearly communicate the purpose of the event and the expected outcomes.
- Ensuring that artists arrive excited and leave inspired, motivated to continue creating and contributing within the Nouns ecosystem.
- **Week 7 :**
- Post-event recap and documentation.
- Participant satisfaction survey.
- Measuring outcomes and achievements throughout the program, followed by a progress update.
# Deliverables
- 20 Indonesian artists committed to creating and contributing within the Nouns ecosystem.
- Mini-documentaries capturing the bootcamp
- 20 post-event illustration artworks, created as continued contributions after the program.
- Five weeks of X Spaces, featuring engaging discussions with 20 artists as part of Nouns Week.
# 20 Artist for Big Impact
- Rich storytelling across social media, shared organically by participating artists.
- Integration of Noggles and Nouns characters into the artists’ works, strengthening Nouns visual identity.
- Deeper understanding of Nouns among artists, increasing long-term interest and engagement with the ecosystem.
- Creating a marketing domino effect, reaching artists’ followers and creative circles as they discover Nouns.
- Global amplification across X, Instagram, and Farcaster.
# Budget
| Description | Amount | Cost (USDC) |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------- |
| Artist Contest (Prizes) | 20 artist | 1,000 |
| Artist Bootcamp (Accommodation for 20 artists + 1 speakers, Presentation materials, Food and drinks during the bootcamp, t-shirt merch) | 21 people | 4,200 |
| Nounsweek Artist Talk (collaboration of 20 artworks by 20 artists) | 20 artist | 500 |
| Branding & Marketing (Design, Contest Promotion, Photograph, Videography) | 1 time | 800 |
| Team Compensation (Community Collaboration, Floor Management, Event Organizer) | 1 team | 500 |
| Total | | 7,000 |
Transaction : send **$7,000 USDC** to [0xishal.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/0x63B6F53a4e8C8D5F474059fa04Ba0951eF28073B)
# About Proposer
I, [0xishal](https://x.com/0xishal), have been actively contributing to Nouns DAO since 2021. Through consistent dedication as a builder, I successfully secured funding for [Proposal 483](https://www.nouns.camp/proposals/483) ([Nounsweek](https://x.com/nounsweek)) and [Proposal 709](https://www.nouns.camp/proposals/709) ([Nounscraft](https://x.com/NounsCraft)). Strong execution and tangible impact from these initiatives demonstrate my ability to earn trust and deliver results. I kindly ask for your support and vote for the execution of this proposal.nounsweek-:-onboarding-20-artist-in-1-day