IFS Artwork Competition

Here we are again agents! It is time for another round of artwork! Are you creative? Do you like celebrating events that bring us together? Would you like to see your artwork in the scanner as an IFS Media? Well now is your chance!!!

We are excited to announce alongside Niantic that the submission for the fourth round of IngressFS Artwork Competition is now open!

The next round of submissions for July, August, and September 2020 is now open, you can submit your artwork here!

The IngressFS Artwork Competition is focused on highlighting themes that are relevant to the global community through original works of art made by agents all over the Earth.

If you can think of something that makes you wonder, that makes you move, see, explore, and enjoy the world, please share it with the Ingress community as a work of art and enter the global competition!

You can get an idea of what we’re looking for by checking out the winning submissions for 2019 and January 2020!

FAQs

Q: I’M IN! WHAT’S CONSIDERED VALID ARTWORK?
A: Submissions shall be original digital artwork. This includes images of field art made by the agents as well as street art or pictures drawn by agents. All submissions must be original. No copyrighted work other than Ingress materials and the artist’s original creation will be considered for the competition. Also, your work must comply with the Niantic Player Guidelines (e.g. nothing racist/sexist/obscene).

To further add to this, the artwork has to be created fully by the submitter and can not include others artwork. Please also do not redraw or trace another agents image/artwork. 


Example of artwork drawn by Ishira

Q: HOW DO I ENTER THE COMPETITION?
A: Enter your artwork using this submission form.

Q: WHAT ARE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA?
A: The best submissions have to be original pieces and will:

  • have a strong aesthetic appeal
  • celebrate the cross-faction Ingress community
  • represent the desire to explore new places
  • inspire Ingress agents to be physically active
  • communicate a feeling of mystery, wonder, or surprise
  • have a thematic association with the month or season

Q: WHO WILL EVALUATE THE SUBMISSIONS?
A: An evaluation panel consisting of Niantic and FevGames/IFS-UN members will review all submissions for each period and choose the winners.

Q: HOW MANY WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN?
A: This competition will run on a quarterly schedule and three winners will be chosen each quarter. One work of art will be featured each month of the quarter.

Q: WHEN ARE THE DEADLINES?
A: Cutoff for submissions for the competition will be June 8th (11:59pm UTC)

Join in the discussion in the Ingress Community!