The 4th Ruoshui NFT Art Award officially starts its call for submissions: with the theme "The Flowing Years", inviting global creators to compose a poem of time together.

The 4th "Ruoshu NFT Art Award" is officially open for submissions starting today! This edition is themed "In Search of Lost Time" and invites creators from around the world to use NFT as a medium to write the intertwined chapters of memory and the present. The event is co-hosted by the Taiwan Association of Technology and Arts and akaSwap, with special support from the Cultural Content Development Institute, and will last until June 21, 2025.

The "Ruoshu NFT Art Award" has become an important NFT art competition platform in Asia since its establishment in 2022, encouraging creators to use blockchain technology to present the fluidity and eternity of art. The fourth edition is inspired by Marcel Proust's classic "In Search of Lost Time," hoping that creators will respond to the changes of time and the sedimentation of memory through art.

This year's art award has no restrictions on materials. Whether it's traditional painting, illustration, photography, or digital art, interactive art, generative art, or AI creations, all can be minted as NFTs through the akaSwap platform. With an open attitude, we encourage artists to transcend traditional boundaries, explore the methods that suit them best, and capture the unique rhythm of the flow of time.

Additionally, this year the new "Annual NFT Project Award" nominations are open, where the community will make nominations, followed by a professional selection committee from the Ruoshui Award for the final selection. To acknowledge individuals or organizations that continue to showcase creativity in the Web3 and blockchain fields, akaSwap invites everyone to review and nominate the outstanding NFT projects you believe in, allowing more people to see the infinite possibilities of Web3 and blockchain.

The awards ceremony will be held on July 12, 2025, at the De Tian Hall of National Taiwan University, and there will also be an exhibition of selected works, witnessing the diverse expressions and cultural power of NFT art in the digital age.

Ruoshu NFT Art Award Organizer

The Taiwan Society of Technology and Art is dedicated to promoting the exchange of technology and art, enhancing the level of research and creation in technology and art, and providing the general public with academic development and professional knowledge related to technology and art.

akaSwap was established in 2021 as an NFT creation and trading platform based on the Tezos blockchain, focusing on promoting Web3 applications and innovations, and creating a digital stage for creators to showcase and communicate. The platform brings together works and quality projects from artists around the world, dedicated to building a complete Web3 ecosystem that helps users easily explore the infinite possibilities of the blockchain world.

If Water NFT Art Award Cooperation and Co-organizing Units

Cooperating Unit: Cultural Content Development Institute

Co-organizers: Quanta Research Institute, MaiCoin Group, Center for Digital Innovation of Academia Sinica, National Taipei University of the Arts, Taiwan Association of Science and Technology Art Education, 23 Design, TZ APAC, c2x3, Volume DAO, FAB DAO, ASUS Metaverse

Media Collaboration: Chain News

For more information, feel free to follow the akaSwap community platform or contact the event team directly. Let us together capture those flowing moments like water, yet eternally engraved in the wave of digital art.

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