PHOTOVOX JANUARY 2022: AN INTRODUCTION TO NFTS

SPEAKER | Justin Aversano

WHEN | Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 6:30 pm (MST)

WHERE | Online (via Zoom – link provided in registration email)

COST | Free for CPAC*; $10 for non-members

*The member discount is now applied at checkout

ABOUT | In an increasingly digital world, NFTs are the latest cryptocurrencies to get all the attention. NFT is the abbreviation for “Non-Fungible Token”. Non-fungible means it cannot be exchanged for something of similar value. A token is a digital asset issued by a blockchain. And a blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. In other words, a NFT is nothing more than a unique and secured digital certificate/signature that can be attached to any object, physical or virtual. 

Join us for January’s PhotoVox and learn from speaker Justin Aversano how NFTs give artists the chance to create and sell digital artwork. A pioneer photographer in the world of NFTs for his “Twin Flames” documentary portrait collection, Justin has reached new heights with his success by gaining recognition from famous auctioneers such as Sotheby’s and Christies.

Justin will speak to his experience of selling, as well as discuss the co-founding of Quantum NFT.

Additionally, he will address the following questions:

            > What are NFTs exactly?

            > What is blockchain’s impact on the art market?

            > What does ownership and collecting look like?

MEET OUR SPEAKER 

Justin Aversano is an artist and curator working within the New York City and Los Angeles art scene. He has organized a number of shows in NYC and LA, as well as public art exhibitions around the country. Justin is the co-founder and creative director of SaveArtSpace, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing community art to public spaces. A humanist and a social entrepreneur, Justin connects his art with the world around him through capturing moments, faces, and communities that surround him, bringing them together through the lens of his camera.

ABOUT PHOTOVOX

PhotoVox is a monthly program offered by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center to help you strengthen your artistic voice with the support of other photographers and artists in the Denver Metro community. Meetings are held monthly at either CPAC’s downtown gallery or virtually on Zoom, and feature discussions led by local arts and community leaders. Three sessions per year are dedicated to portfolio sharing.