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In a March 30 blog\u00a0post<\/a>, The Avalanche Foundation announced the launch of Avaissance, an initiative designed to support digital artists and boost the growth of the Avalanche nonfungible token (NFT) ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Avaissance has two main components: an Artist in Resident program (AIR) for over 50 artists, and the Mona Lisa Initiative (MLI) to curate digital art and expand the collections of art-focused decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).<\/p>\n

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Avaissance begins!<\/p>\n

The Avalanche Foundation is launching the Avaissance initiative to grow the #AVAX<\/a> NFT ecosystem and support its budding artists. The program aims to usher in a rebirth of creative activity on Avalanche.<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s the plan?\u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/mNhDoQqDhD<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 Art on Avalanche (@ArtOnAvax) March 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The AIR program will provide artists \u201cof any skill level\u201d with funding, mentorship and virtual workshops for six months. The MLI will collaborate with DAOs\u2019 curatorial teams to promote emerging Avalanche NFT artists and establish an \u201cAvalanche Permanent Collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ticketmaster introduces new feature for artists to reward fans using NFTs<\/h3>\n

On March 27, United States-based ticketing company Ticketmaster\u00a0announced<\/a> a new feature \u2014 token-gated ticket sales \u2014 allowing artists to reward NFT holders with exclusive benefits, including \u201cspecial presales, prime seats, custom travel packages and access to unique concert experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ticketing giant developed the functionality after being approached by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) and its Web3 team, Bitflips. A7X wanted help implementing a service to provide holders of its NFTs \u2014 Deathbats Club, a collection of 10,000 unique Deathbat NFTs \u2014 the opportunity to unlock perks and access to events.<\/p>\n

The feature works with tokens minted on Ethereum and stored in decentralized application (DApp) wallets, like MetaMask or Coinbase.<\/p>\n

NFT artist withdraws work from Sotheby\u2019s over lack of female representation<\/h3>\n

Popular NFT artist Patrick Amadon told his 142,400 Twitter followers that he would withdraw his work from major auction house Sotheby\u2019s upcoming \u201cNatively Digital: Glitch-ism\u201d art sale to protest a lack of female representation.<\/p>\n

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I am pulling my work from the Sothebys sale. While I believe it was a genuine oversight and the team means well, the lack of representation is a serious issue and we need to address this in our space. Female-identifying artists have played a major role in the glitch movement. \u270a<\/p>\n

\u2014 Patrick Amadon (@patrickamadon) March 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sotheby\u2019s responded the next day to say it would pause the sale to \u201credress the imbalance in representation within the sale,\u201d and relaunch later with a \u201cmore equitable and diverse group of artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sotheby\u2019s is pausing Natively Digital: Glitch-ism to redress the imbalance in representation within the sale, and will relaunch with a more equitable and diverse group of artists at a later date. <\/p>\n

\u2014 Sotheby’s Metaverse (@Sothebysverse) March 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Indonesian government looks to NFTs to preserve cultural heritage<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

NFT artist Beeple opens a major 50,000 sq ft studio in South Carolina<\/h3>\n

Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, shared a video with his Twitter followers on March 12, revealing his new 50,000-square-foot studio in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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welcome to Beeple Studios pic.twitter.com\/yBUxFRftX2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 beeple (@beeple) March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According<\/a> to Beeple\u2019s website,\u00a0he will use the space to create his artwork and host events to \u201cshowcase the very best art and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking to partner with the most cutting-edge artists and communities to put on events that are not possible at any other venue,\u201d the website stated.<\/p>\n

Other Nifty News<\/h3>\n

On March 25, an NFT from the popular CryptoPunks collection, valued at approximately $135,000, was accidentally burned by an investor<\/a> attempting the process of NFT wrapping to potentially borrow liquidity from it.<\/p>\n

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Today I accidentally burned a @cryptopunksnfts<\/a> trying to wrap punk 685.<\/p>\n

I was so focused on following the instructions exactly, that I slipped up, destroying a third of of my net worth in a single transaction. @yugalabs<\/a> please sell me the @v1punks<\/a> 685 as a consolation. pic.twitter.com\/jHoTGvlc7j<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 Brandon Riley (@vitalitygrowth) March 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the video gaming giant behind the PlayStation brand, recently\u00a0filed a patent for a framework<\/a> allowing users to transfer and utilize NFTs across multiple game platforms, titled \u201cNFT framework for transferring and using digital assets between game platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once implemented, Playstation 5 users will be able to explore NFT use cases via popular gaming titles.<\/p>\n