[SAND] SIP-38: The Sandbox DAO Art Commission Grant 2025

This SIP is not allocating any additional budget from the treasury, it’s to vote for your favorite artist (soon to be announced).

This art commission is part of SIP-26.

It is based on a pre-selection of artists by the curatorial committee (Brian, Joséphine, Kim), followed by a transparent community voting process leading to the nomination of a winner and the production of an original artwork to enrich the DAO’s NFT collection.

This initiative is built on three complementary pillars:

• Curation of five artists whose practice resonates with The Sandbox Game’s open metaverse;
• Community voting on Snapshot to select the winning proposal (from 10th of December);
• Allocation of a budget between 8,000 and 12,000 USDC (already granted in the budget of SIP-26) for the commissioned artwork. The objective is to strengthen the DAO’s position as an active cultural player within the Web3 ecosystem, while showcasing the unique aesthetic and identity of The Sandbox Game.

THEME AND CURATORIAL FRAMEWORK

Theme: “Chunks of Creativity”

This theme invites a free exploration rooted in The Sandbox Game’s DNA:

• Dialogue between cultural heritage / voxel aesthetics, digital architectures, and contemporary innovation for Web3
• A reflection on collective memory, hybrid identities, and virtual worlds;
• Digital artworks (technique is left to the artists) with a final form delivered digitally and minted as an NFT.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

| Step | Actions | Timeline | |----|----|----| |Proposals from Selected Artists | Receive and review artists’ submissions from pre-selected artists (statement of intent, sketches/previews, bio/portfolio, technical sheet). | December 1–8th | | Community Voting Opening | Vote opens on Snapshot. | December 10th| | Winner announcement | Vote ends on Snapshot and communication | December 24th| | Artwork Production | Produce the commissioned artwork (artistic + technical). | February 20th | | Integration| Transfer the final artwork to the DAO wallet. | February 23th |

PRE-SELECTED ARTISTS

1. Chepertom
2. Khaled Makhshoush
3. Random Freaks
4. Excalibur
5. eBoy

All artists proposals: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDf73qNpxvvo7bFCJMO1Jb8Un9v_ptYl/view?usp=drive_link

https://snapshot.org/#/sandboxdao.eth/proposal/0x93cf3747b0da70f9da5c97512767e9d05c5ce062fc29d3b6cb9510219913e83f