Season 2 Allstars – Bigger and Better
And just like that, Season 2 of the Creator Contest comes to a close- and what a season it was! New creators, a bigger community supporting them, and a larger winnings pool made for a remarkable 16-week season. The Season 2 All-Stars competition wrapped up on Monday, December 19, in which three past contestants were […]
Season 2 General Contests End With a Bang!
The second season of Apollo Creator Contests, barring the Season 2 All Stars Contest that is still to come, is complete! Three new creators were chosen during Season 2 Contest 4, and have received funding – photographer/filmmaker Adeel Shabir won first place, followed very closely by musician James Hepburn in second place, and pixel artist […]
Season 2 Contest 3, Over & Out!
Season 2 Contest 3 presented the Apollo community with new creators to support and three new winners/future participants in the upcoming Season 2 All Stars Contest. Musical Theater Performer Elena Rosales took first place, with Jewelry Maker Nicole Hendricks taking second place and Musician Carl Scogland taking third. The total prize winnings was $2,219.60! A […]
Creator Contest – Season 2: Contest 1: That’s a Wrap
The first Creator Contest for Season 2 is officially in the books, in which three, yes THREE, creators received prize money to fund their projects as well as a chance to compete in the Season 2 All-Stars Creator Contest later this year. Graphic designer Jack Dugard took first place, followed closely in votes by painter […]
Why Crypto is Good For Creators
If we’ve learned anything over the past two and a half years, it’s that the status quo will not sustain us. It has repeatedly proven its ineptitude, and wealth and power disparities have remained even as our marketplaces and social forums have evolved. Content creation is no exception. Success as a creator in a digital […]
Sneaker Design Contest To *Kick* Off Soon
You’ve seen our Creator Contests before, but now Apollo has partnered with the athletic retailer Centre for a brand-new creative contest focused on sneaker design! Beginning next month, Centre will be sponsoring a special series of three contests followed by a finals round (similar to our Season 1 All-Star Contest), each focused exclusively on up-and-coming […]
Season 1: All-Stars Winner Goes To…
And the votes are in… 🥁 The Apollo All-Stars Creator Contest has come to an end with the final round, capping off the first season. A big congratulations goes out to musician Omar Nasr, the winner of Apollo Season 1 All-Stars Contest! It is very exciting for the Apollo community to see Omar use his […]
All-Stars Contest in Full Swing
In May 2022, Apollo Crypto launched its first contest to find and reward up and coming creators. 90-ish days later, Apollo just concluded its 12th contest! Over the course of that time the DAO distributed 6.4B Apollo tokens to 12 winners. The average cash prize was $10,958 and there were nearly 1,600 votes cast. That’s […]
Unseating The Stereotype Of The Starving Artist
It’s the dread of every artist. It’s a term that every creator dodges but can’t always escape: sell-out. If you fit the bill, you get criticized for being a corporate shill and sacrificing your vision for a dollar. Critics overlook the necessity of making money to survive, and suddenly you’re slapped with a label when […]
Brittney Palmer Wins Apollo Creator Contest Season 1 Finale
The first season finale of the Apollo Creator Contest #12 crowns Brittney Palmer as the winner! A special congratulations goes out to Brittney Palmer, artist, performer, and former Octagon Girl for the UFC. Brittney started painting when she was 21 after being involved in a car accident and cooped up for several weeks. Through this experience, […]