Open Call: Nouns Resident Artist at Devconnect, 2025

We’re thrilled to invite everyone to participate in this open call to be a part of the Nouns Residency at the Ethereum World’s Fair, a creative space for artists and illustrators taking place during DevConnect in Buenos Aires (November 17–22, 2025).

Our goal is to build a bridge between art, community, and technology. Nouns will connect traditional and digital media through a residency that offers an opportunity to create live, explore Web3, experiment with risograph printing, and collaborate with both local and international artists.

Why Participate?

• Learn about internet innovations (Web3: blockchain, NFTs, digital rights) and how they open new opportunities for creatives.
• Explore the process of risograph printing.
• Connect with artists from Argentina and around the world, sharing experiences, ideas, and feedback around drawing, illustration, and today’s creative context.

Residency Benefits

• 500 printed copies of your illustration to be distributed during DevConnect
• Open-edition mint of your artwork
• 1 DevConnect ticket
• Workshops on Web3 + risography
• Artist compensation: 800 USDC**

**Compensation will be paid after you successfully finish the residency.

Participation Commitments

• Attend one full day to create your illustration live, mint it, and prepare files for printing.
• Include Nouns and or noggles ⌐◨-◨ in your artwork (how you integrate them is entirely up to you).
• Join the pre-residency meeting (Nov 15) and the final feedback session (Nov 22).
• Attend the remaining DevConnect days to create at your own pace, see other artists’ work, join workshops, customize and sign your prints, and talk to the public about your art.
• Enjoy total creative freedom.

Requirements to Apply

• You are an artist or illustrator with experience in comics, visual narratives, printing, illustrated posters, zines, or related fields.
• You can share a link to your portfolio (Zora, OpenSea, Instagram, Behance, personal website, etc.).
• You can share your social media handles or any channel where we can see your recent work and community involvement.
• You’re comfortable working in collaborative or public settings, as the residency involves live creation and interaction with visitors.

Program

November 15 – Welcome Meeting

• Venue TBA. Pizza & beer night to meet each other, share experiences, and reflect on illustration, and new technologies.

November 17–21 – Nouns Residency at the Ethereum World’s Fair

• Each day, two artists will work live for about six hours: illustration, minting, and file prep for risograph printing.
• Live riso printing of the previous day’s artworks
• Make unique interventions on prints
• Risograph workshops
• Talks and demos of projects funded by Nouns
• Live merch printing
• Animation workshops

November 22 – Closing Session

• Animation workshop for Nouns residents
• Final gathering to share experiences, review results, and offer collective feedback.

What Is the Ethereum World’s Fair?

Organized by the Ethereum Foundation, this is the first global fair showcasing how Ethereum is already transforming everyday life — from DeFi and on-chain identities to governance, gaming, and decentralized social networks.

A unique space to inspire projects that use blockchain as a tool for change.

Learn more: https://devconnect.org/

What Is Nouns?

Nouns is a creative community on the blockchain. Every day, it generates and auctions a new character with square glasses called noggles. These characters are NFTs — but beyond collectibles, they’re the foundation of a DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) that funds creative and cultural projects worldwide. All artwork is CC0 (public domain), allowing anyone to propose, create, and build with Nouns.

Learn more: https://nouns.wtf/

Disclaimer & Terms

By applying to this open call round, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

1. Logistics & Responsibilities

• You will need to bring your own device and creative tools to produce your artwork.
• You are responsible for covering all travel, visa, and accommodation expenses to attend the residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina (November 15–22, 2025).
• You must ensure that you obtain any required travel documents or visas in time to participate. Failure to do so may result in forfeiting your spot.
• You are responsible for your own health and travel insurance. The organizers are not liable for any accidents, losses, or expenses incurred during the residency or related travel.
• Selected artists must attend all required meetings and be responsive to communications from the organizers.

2. Legal & Liability

• The artist compensation (800 USDC) will be delivered after the successful completion of the residency.
• Participation in the residency does not create an employment relationship. The artist compensation is a creative stipend, not a salary or service fee.
• You are responsible for reporting and paying any taxes related to the compensation you receive, according to your local jurisdiction.
• The organizers reserve the right to modify, postpone, or cancel the residency in case of unforeseen circumstances (e.g., force majeure, safety concerns, or travel restrictions). In such cases, the organizers are not responsible for costs incurred by participants.
• Failure to meet the requirements, deadlines, or expected conduct may result in disqualification at any time, including during the residency itself.
• Participation is subject to confirmation, even if initially selected.

3. Artwork Rights & Usage

• The minted piece will be published under a CC0 (public-domain) license, in alignment with Nouns’ open-source philosophy. By minting, you accept this licensing model.
• You grant Nouns and Estudio Mafia permission to document and reproduce images of your work (including photos, videos, or interviews) for non-commercial communication, press, and promotional purposes related to the residency and Nouns ecosystem.

4. Code of Conduct

• All participants are expected to foster an environment of respect, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Harassment, discrimination, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and may result in immediate removal from the residency.
• Artists must comply with all restrictions, limitations, and prohibitions in place during the Ethereum World’s Fair — including, but not limited to, activities related to regulated assets, the raising of funds, promoting yield, or offering regulated financial services. Any failure to comply will result in immediate disqualification, and the organizers will bear no responsibility or liability for any breach of these rules.
• Artists are encouraged to engage openly with the public, share insights, and contribute to the collective experience of the residency.