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Live: Join us and former National Gallery curator David Jaffe, exploring Cezanne

Join the devs, Museum Curator David Jaffe and Paul Cézanne live on stream - Saturday 9th May 2020 at 8 PM BST/3 PM EST.

[h3]What to expect[/h3]
Join us as we explore the work of Paul Cezzane in-game with Former National Gallery curator David Jaffe and answer any questions you may have.

[h3]Bio[/h3]
David Jaffe, formally a senior curator at the National Gallery (London) started his career working at the Australian National Gallery, and later moved on to the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Davids's most notable work was for the National Gallery of London where David worked as a senior curator for 14 years.

David has been involved with many exhibitions during his curation career, some of these include Impressionism, Titian, and Rubens. David now spends his time writing about Renaissance and Baroque art. Come and join us for a special live stream where we will explore the work of Cezanne with museum curator David Jaffe.

[h3]Where to watch[/h3]
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We asked players to depict what social distancing means to them

In March we created a contest , the challenge was to create a work of art in-game using mosaics to depict what social distancing means to you.

Here are the top 5 results!


fragylesocks

necron

etyconia
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boom

morganamosaic

Check out all the entries here!

Q&A Stream With The Finsbury Park Deltics - Artist

Date: April 11th 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 8pm GMT / 3pm EST


Join some of the devs live on Stream with guest artist The Finsbury Park Deltics.

I have been drawing ever since I burst forth, urgent and confused, from a municipal bed into England. Initially, I doodled as a way of alleviating childhood angst; now I do it as a way of alleviating angst that’s all grown up and running around with scissors. Working in a variety of media, I parody mass culture by Read more

Check out The Deltics Kultura page


Q&A Stream With Rosa Francesca - Digital Artist

Date: April 4th 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 8pm GMT / 3pm EST


Join some of the devs live on Stream with guest artist Rosa Francesca.

Rosa Francesca is a digital artist from Leamington Spa, UK. Her work explores how we can make art and music more accessible to people with disabilities, utilising facial recognition and brain monitor technology. Her 3D computer-generated art, as a feature in Occupy White Walls, focuses on the female body, often with the theme of psychedelic body horror.

Check out Rosas Kultura page

Social Distancing Mosaic Contest



Don't forget to check out our latest update Mind Over Matter!

March 21st - April 30th.

Dear Friends, curators, and artists,

It has been almost a year since we last ran a mosaic contest and so we thought we would create one again using the updated 250+ color palette!
Mosaics are unlocked at level 7 and allow a player to create in-game art.

[h2]Objective[/h2]
Create a mosaic to the theme of 'social distancing'. The Stikipixels will shortlist several entries based on originality artist flair and overall 'wow factor'.

[h2]Dates[/h2]
The competition will run from today (March 21st) until April 21st at midnight EST.
Winners will be selected/voted on in May.

[h2]Prizes[/h2]
There will be 5 unique winners.
Prizes will include;


[h2]Rules[/h2]
  • All entries must be submitted by midnight EST on April 21st.
  • Entries must be entirely made in-game.
  • You may enter up to 3 times as long as they are unique.
  • Mosaics must stay visible until at least June 2020


[h2]How to enter[/h2]
Email [email protected] with the following information
  • Gallery name
  • Link to your entry (if not attached to the email)
  • Any additional information or captions

[h3]or[/h3]
Post on social media and tag us your entry with one of the following tags and state '#QuarantineActivities' and your gallery name.
Twitter - @whatisoww
Instagram - @whatisoww
Facebook @OccupyWhitewalls

We look forward to seeing all of the talented entries!

Stikipixels

Check our Discord for inspiration.

Hall of fame
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