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The Help Japan Challenge Auction
posted by Keiko Tanabe on Saturday Mar 19, 2011
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It has been a little over a week since we saw, in disbelief, shocking images of the devastation of the March 11 earthquake and its subsequent tsunamis in Japan. Now the unprecedented nuclear crisis compounding the misery of the survivors there, many of us are asking, what can we do to help?

I am pleased to host the Help Japan Challenge especially because it is dedicated for us artists to raise money to help those who were affected by the recent disasters in Japan (click here to read about how this challenge works).

As a fund-raiser, this is a bit different from our usual Challenges. There's no specifc set-up or instructions. I have chosen "home" as a theme. All I ask you is to paint whatever comes to your mind when you think of your home.

I was born and grew up in Japan. I still have family and friends there whom I visit every year. "Home" for me is often captured in the form of a landscape or a streetscape that I find personally meaningful.

For you and for this Challenge, it could be anything - your mom, your child, your house, your childhood pet, a view from your room, a street scene of your old neihgborhood, flowers in your backyard... The possibilities are endless and it's up to your imagination. After you enter, tell all your friends and collectors about this event and encourage them to bid. The more money we raise as a group, the better.

If you sell your work, please agree to donate the proceeds to an organization who collects donations for disaster relief efforts in Japan. Also, please indicate where you will donate to in the description for your painting.

Japanese "Aid for Bed" - Directly Helping by Providing Shelter for the Displaced
Japanese Red Cross Society(send money via Google)
or Japanese Red Cross Society(send money directly to JRC)
American Red Cross
International Medical Corps.
Unicef USA
Save the Children
Mercy Corp.
PayPal

Last but not least, I'd like to thank David Marine, the creator of the DPW website, for implementing this wonderful idea and the great DPW Auction feature he developed.
 

The Challenge Entries - $28,768

The Daily Paintworks Challenge

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The DPW Challenge is about sharing, learning, and fun.

Each challenge consists of an image - either a photo or a painting - and a description or instructions. In most cases, participating is as simple as submitting your version of the image.

Anyone can participate by submitting an entry to any challenge - there are no deadlines! You can even submit more than once to a challenge. Any 2D media is welcome and don't be afraid to interpret.

Only for the non-fundraising challenges, please be sure to follow the spirit and the letter of the challenge. For example, each submission must be painted after the challenge is posted!

Simply click on the challenge you want to enter, then click on the Submit to the Challenge! link on the challenge page, fill in the dialog form that appears, and upload an image no larger than 1 mb and at least between 300 to 500 pixels tall or wide.

As a bonus, even if you are not a member of DPW, your challenge entries will be displayed with prices and links for purchase, in addition to description, painting media, and size. So be sure to enter all the information so someone can buy your painting!

And, the best part is there are no fees or commissions. You will also be able to mark your painting as sold when someone does buy it.

Now, will you submit to the Challenge?

The Daily Paintworks Challenge

Submitting to a DPW Challenge has changed.

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Now you must first sign in or register.

If you have already submitted to a challenge then an account has been created for you.

If that is the case, please click here to retrieve your username and temporary password - use the email address you entered when you submitted your previous entry(ies). Once it arrives by email, sign in, and then click on the my paintworks link, which appears upon sign in, at the top of each page to change your username, if you like, and your password to something more memorable.

Finally, return here and reread this help information, which will tell you how to submit.

Nothing Else Has Changed!


There are still no deadlines, and you can submit to any challenge as many times as you want.

When you click the Submit to the Challenge! link, simply fill out the dialog form that appears. After a quick spam screening, your submission will be posted on this page and available for other artists and potential buyers to see. Best of all, you don't have to sign up for anything and there are no fees or commissions.

Contact David at DPW

The Daily Paintworks Challenge

Submitting to a DPW Challenge is quick and easy.

There are no deadlines, and you can submit to any challenge as many times as you want.

When you click the Submit to the Challenge! link, simply fill out the dialog form that appears. After a quick spam screening, your submission will be posted on this page and available for other artists and potential buyers to see. Best of all, you don't have to sign up for anything and there are no fees or commissions.

Contact David at DPW

Note: the submission form looks different for the Help Japan Challenge. It has a section for setting up the DPW Auction for your painting and does not allow you to set the price, sold status, or buy URL, since that information is controlled by the auction.

The Entry Submission Dialog:
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