How the public can participate during Season 1

Highlights of public engagement opportunities during Season 1 are listed below. In addition to following the fantasy art collections and the players, the public is invited to a series of "CHALLENGES" over the course of gameplay. Complete details about each CHALLENGE will be described in subsequent posts here and on social media as well as by other methods before gameplay begins on November 1, 2024. In the meantime...

CHALLENGE #1:  Identify artists in the 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'll follow up to learn more about each artist.

CHALLENGE #2:  Match the players with their collections

• As you just found out, the fantasy art collection albums will be posted on Facebook. Well, we aren't going to tell you which players are connected to which of those fantasy art collection albums until after the big REVEAL event after the game ends. What?! Yeah, that's right. We want you to try to figure it out. How is that even possible? The players will be posting game updates on each of their Instagram pages.  We're going to give you all the players' Instagram accounts so you can follow them. By following the players on Instagram you'll have clues as to who is collecting what. (Oh, and by the way, following the players will certainly help with CHALLENGE #1, right?) We're going to give you a form to keep track of your progress and submit your results. Correctly match at least one player with their fantasy art collection to qualify for a prize to be given out at the REVEAL event in February!

CHALLENGE #3:  Submit impressions of the collections

• This is an anonymous CHALLENGE. We're calling it a CHALLENGE because it will offer the public an opportunity to think more deeply about the works seen during gameplay. In fact, we hope you’ll go out to see the works in real life. That's why we're playing at a time of year when the number of works on exhibit is at it's peak. And that's why we are posting information about the venues. We'll provide an anonymous form with three questions. There are no right or wrong answers. One question will ask if you perceive a theme or a through line in each collection. Another will offer a list of words for you to pick from to help describe your response to each collection. The third question will be open ended so that you will be able to describe what each collection brings to mind. We’ll share the aggregate data from these questions at the big REVEAL event.​

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Summary Of Game CHALLENGES For The Public During Red Dot Challenge, Season 1​
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​Highlights of public participation in Red Dot Challenge during Season 1:

• FOLLOW the players and their collections in real time on social media.​
• COMMENT on the works of art and the emerging collections as soon as players post their choices.
• TAG the artists. People watching the game on social media will be encouraged to seek out and then tag artists represented in the collections.
• VISIT local venues to see what the artwork looks like IRL.
• FIND new artists and new venues to see art in our area.
• CONSIDER if each collection has a theme. Are there elements that tie each collection together? 
• TRY to identify which players are associated with which collections. The players names will be public but they will not be associated with their collection during gameplay. See if you can figure out who’s collecting what before the big REVEAL event. Find out at the REVEAL in February.
• JOIN our one hour interactive ZOOM podcasts covering Red Dot Challenge, Season 1 on Tuesday, November 12th at 7pm, Tuesday, December 10th at 7pm and Tuesday, January 14th @7pm.
• ATTEND the REVEAL event in early February. Details about this event will be announced soon.
  • HEAR the players talk about their collections and their experiences playing the game.
  • LEARN how people from all over the community responded to the collections.
  • SEE which players are associated with collections.
  • PLAY a "Lightning Round" of Red Dot Challenge!

​Ultimately game organizers hope people will purchase art in the real world to start or expand their collections.

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Public Participation Opportunities | Red Dot Challenge, Season 1
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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.​​​