Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Jun 14 2026 - Jul 13 2026
- Time: All Day
Art For Life on Teia (Open Call Opportunity for Blood Donation Awareness) – #Art4LifeTez
Welcome to Art For Life (#Art4LifeTez) Open Call
Blood donation is not only an act for others, it is an act of humanity toward ourselves.
Across the globe life circulates, the need is shared, the response is shared, the responsibility is shared.
The primary goal of this initiative is social impact through art
Specifically, it aims to:
- – Raise awareness about the global need for blood donation
- – Encourage artists to create meaningful, purpose-driven work
- – Bridge the Tezos ecosystem with real-world institutions and audiences
- – Demonstrate that NFTs can function as tools for awareness and public good and introduce digital art and WEB3 in a different approach
- By grounding artistic production in a real-world humanitarian context, the event enables artworks to carry relevance beyond the digital space, potentially contributing to real-world campaigns.
Long-Term Vision
- Annual event aligned with World Blood Donor Day
- Growing institutional participation
- Increasing use of artworks in real campaigns
HOW TO Participate
– Mint and Swap/List on TEIA using the tag #Art4LifeTez –
– THEME: Create artworks that raise awareness about blood donation, Works that speak to everyone.
Explore human stories, needs, raise empathy, and the power of giving. The theme is related to the World blood donation day June 14th, and the purpose is to create artworks to raise awareness towards that purpose.
– SELECTION CRITERIA: works will be evaluated on relevance to the theme -importance of blood donation awareness, emotional impact, artistic quality, ability to communicate the message, and communicative clarity.
– Voting period: July 14th – July 17th for the Teia curatory team / July 18 – July 21st Community Vote
– Honorarium recipients announcement: July 23rd, on X/Twitter
WE CARE. DO YOU?
Blood Donation Inspiration Prompts
You do not need to follow any of these prompts. They are offered simply as starting points for reflection and creativity.
• Blood is one of the few things shared by every human being.
• A single donation can help multiple lives.
• Blood cannot be manufactured. It can only be given.
• Blood travels across borders, languages, cultures, and beliefs.
• What does it mean that life can be passed from one stranger to another?
• Red blood cells survive only about 42 days in storage. Platelets only 5–7 days. How might time, urgency, or renewal be explored visually?
• Somewhere in the world, someone is waiting for blood right now.
• Donation is an act of care performed without knowing who may receive it.
• What does solidarity look like?
• What does “shared humanity” look like?
• How can art transform awareness into action?
