Public Participation Challenge #1: Identifying Artists In The Fantasy Art Collections

CHALLENGE #1:  Identify artists in the fantasy art collections.

​Over the course of gameplay each picture of art chosen by a player for their fantasy art collection will be posted in a photo album on Facebook associated with that player. The venue where the work may be found will be identified; the title of the work will be identified and the price will be identified. Initially, the artist's name will not be identified. The public will be CHALLENGED to figure out who the artist is and post the artist's name (or Instagram "handle") in the comments. The most obvious way to correctly identify the artist is to go to the venue in person. There are other ways as well. (More on that below.) The game administrator will confirm a winner and post the correct information in the notes within a few days. We hope you and everyone else following the game will learn more about all the wonderful artists in our community thought this challenge.

Five simple steps to complete this challenge:

STEP ONE: Find the fantasy art collection photo albums on Facebook.

On Facebook search for Rochester Art Collectors. Follow the page, if you're not already. Click on the "Photos" link just under the Rochester Art Collectors logo. Each of the twelve fantasy art collection albums will have a cover image that tells you the collection # and the fantasy budget amount of that collection. Links: Rochester Art Collectors > Photos > Albums

​​If you're having trouble finding the fantasy art collection albums on Facebook, CLICK HERE for detailed instructions.

Click on one of the albums and advance to STEP TWO

STEP TWO: Look at one of the pictures.
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Once you are looking inside one of the collection albums you will see the album description at the top. (Click on the description to read ALL of it.) You will also see a series of images. Two of the images inside each album will be administrative: the album cover image and a QR code. (More on the QR code in a later post.) The remaining pictures will be of the artworks that player has chosen for their fantasy art collection.

​Click on a picture and advance to STEP THREE.

STEP THREE: Read the description associated with the work of art.

Once the picture of the work of art is open you will have to look for the description of the work as you would with any other picture.

On a desktop computer the description will be off to one side near the top of the screen. If you are using a mobile phone, you may have to tap lightly on the image to see some of the description and then once more on the description to read all of the description. The description will contain the following information:

• The venue where the work was found
• The title of the work
• The price of the work
• The fantasy collection number
• The fantasy budget allocation for this fantasy art collection

If the artist's name is listed, then someone got there before you. At that point, if you feel inspired, you can comment on the work before moving on OR just move on to another work of art (picture) in the collection album or another collection album altogether.

If the artist's name is NOT listed, this is your queue to take action! Advance to STEP FOUR.

STEP FOUR: Research!

There are at least three options to find out who made the work of art.

OPTION A:  Go to the venue where the work is on exhibit and find the work & the artist's name in real life. We LOVE this option. We hope you'll visit the venues to see all the wonderful artworks in person.

OPTION B:  On Instagram search #🔴player to find the players and all their game related posts. At least one of those posts will depict the artwork you found in the album. The post should indicate the artist's name or Instagram account. Within a few clicks you'll have the answer!

OPTION C:  You recognize the work as soon as you see the picture because you already know the artist.

THE LAST STEP:  Post the artist's full name (or instagram handle) in the comments section of the picture of their work.

Yes, it's that simple!

If your answer is correct, you will be the WINNER! The game administrator will add the artist's name to the description of the work and sing  your praises while they're at it.

FINAL NOTE:

If no one identifies the artist within a few days, the game administrator will add the artist's name to the description but there will be no winner. And that will be sad...

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PRO TIP

If you ended up researching the answer to Challenge #1 by researching the players on Instagram, be sure to remember which player posted a photo that work of art. You will find the information very handy in solving CHALLENGE #2.

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Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is a program of Rochester Art Collectors.
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Participating in Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is FREE and open to the public. None of the players are paying to play or receiving any compensation. The program is privately funded and entirely non-commercial. Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 is not a fundraiser of any kind for any organization.

​The works of art chosen by Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 players for their fantasy art collections are not being purchased with real money. Red Dot Challenge is a FANTASY art collecting GAME. Players are having fun PRETENDING to buy/collect the art and modeling art collecting behaviors.

In all instances the artists retain the copyright for their work as well as all other rights and privileges provided by the law.

If you are interested in purchasing a work of art you've seen during Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 gameplay, please inquire at the venue where the work is exhibited.​​