HUG (acq. dotART)

🎨 Big changes, bright futures! 🚀 As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to invite Huggers to .ART’s end-of-year webinar—a chance to reflect, connect, and set the stage for success. Featuring speakers from the .ART Odyssey publication, we’ll explore purpose, resilience, and creativity to help you redefine achievement in the year ahead. Let’s build meaningful connections and powerful intentions for what’s next. 📅 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dn4dHgkS #MeetTheArtists #NewYearNewGoals #ART #Creativity

🌍✨ WE'RE ABOUT TO GO LIVE 🌍✨ Join our LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE/TOWN HALL @ 10am ET. Hear from HUG co-founders Randi Zuckerberg and Debbie Soon, joined by members of the .ART team, as they discuss what this transition means FOR YOU! https://lnkd.in/e6G-8Knj

🌍✨ Exciting News for the HUG Community! ✨🌍 Have you registered for our upcoming press conference yet? 🎤 Join HUG co-founders Randi Zuckerberg and Debbie Soon, alongside members of the .ART team, as we discuss the exciting future of HUG and what this transition means for YOU. 📅 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect and learn more about the incredible plans ahead. 👉 Register now and be part of this transformative conversation on MONDAY, DEC 16TH 10am ET: https://lnkd.in/gnqcn7iQ Let’s shape the future of creativity together! 🚀 #HUGxART #PressConference #CreativityUnleashed

Exciting news—HUG has been acquired by dotART, the premier digital domain of the art world! 🎉 This new chapter for HUG will empower more creators than ever with tools, technology, and opportunities online, onchain, and in the real world. Our global arts community will now being joining .ART's prestigious network of creators, museums, and organizations which span over 400,000 domains & includes high-profile adopters such as Refik Anadol, XCOPY, Bitforms Gallery, Apple, and more. With HUG becoming part of the .ART family, we’re building on our shared commitment of supporting creators. HUG Artists will now unlock access to .ART’s suite of services to showcase, protect, and monetize their work in addition to free and discounted welcome benefits. As we hand the reins over, some of HUG's services will take a brief hiatus as .ART integrates more comprehensive tooling onto our website. Until then, we encourage you to take advantage of all that .ART has to offer and get excited for bigger and better opportunities in 2025. To help our community settle into our new home, HUG's cofounder Debbie Soon will be stepping in as an advisor to .ART. A portion of HUG's team will also be staying on as .ART ambassadors to continue their work with the artists we have admired and advocated for over the years. On behalf of HUG, thank you to every artist and art lover who has been on this journey with us. Take the next step by joining us live with .ART on Dec 16 to celebrate, reflect, and learn more as we look towards the future together. RSVP for the live press conference: 💌 https://lnkd.in/euUszV6a To learn more about this transition and the benefits extended to HUG's users, visit our FAQ: 🔎 https://help.thehug.xyz Read the full press release: 📰 https://lnkd.in/eZGiUBP5

Summer may be ending but our biggest sale ever is just beginning— use LABORYAY at check-out to save 20% off EVERYTHING in the HUG Shop! Visit https://thehug.xyz to shop now and save all weekend long 🛍️✨

𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙: 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 We are proud to welcome the United Nations Youth Office to our latest collaboration with the UN SDG Action Campaign! Together, we are hosting two open calls seeking art on the #GlobalGoals for Sustainable Development with a variety of themes including: • Youth • Climate Action • Gender Equality • Food Security • Peace • Digital Technologies Selected artists will have their art showcased in a touring exhibit around key United Nations events such as: 🗓️ September 20, 2024: Youth Action Day with United Nations Youth Affairs 🗓️ September 22-23, 2024: The Summit of the Future in New York City 🗓️ October 29, 2024:The UN SDG Action Awards in Rome In a shared commitment to diversity and inclusion, artists worldwide from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds are enthusiastically encouraged to apply. Given the new collaboration with the UN Youth Affairs Office, we especially welcome young artists to contribute.  Apply for free through August 19, 2024. For art on transforming tomorrow: ⤷https://go.thehug.xyz/sdg1 For art on economic justice: ⤷https://go.thehug.xyz/sdg2

𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙇𝙚𝙣𝙨  𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 Tired of algorithms hindering your potential? It’s time to own your content and connections with decentralized social media, which actually lets your followers follow you wherever you go. Learn how to take control of your social capital and monetize with Lens, in the ultimate crash course for creatives in art and technology. Over 4 workshops in 2 days, you will:  → Onboard with an intro to decentralized social with Lens → Create, curate, and collaborate with new communities on Orb → Master monetizing & marketing your brand with new tech Artists, entrepreneurs, and creative technologists of all experience levels are encouraged to enroll. Boot camp kicks off on September 17. Register for free through September 6. ↳ https://go.thehug.xyz/lens 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘀 Lens is an open social network that allows users to own their content and connections. Developers can build on the network, leveraging its audience and infrastructure. Users can seamlessly switch between social apps without losing their profiles, content, or connections.  . . . . . #decentralizedsocialmedia #socialmedia #lensprotocol #orbclub #web3 #entrepreneurship #onchain #contentcreators #communitybuilding #influencermarketing #artistsonlinkedin #artonchain #thehugxyz

🎨 Open Call for Art Exhibition with UN SDG Action Campaign It’s time to see how art can bring people together to build a better future, together. We’re excited to share our latest collaboration with the United Nations SDG Action Campaign for art with impact. Through two collaborative Open Calls, we are seeking artwork in support of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with themes such as economic justice, climate action, gender equality, and more. Curated works will be showcased with full credit to the artist at upcoming United Nations high-level conferences and initiatives such as the Summit of the Future in New York and the UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony in Rome. We’re excited to see how the art you create today can help us all build a better tomorrow. Apply by August 15, 2024. Submit art to A JUST FUTURE : https://go.thehug.xyz/sdg2 Submit art to TRANSFORMING TOMORROW : https://go.thehug.xyz/sdg1 #Act4SDGs #UNSDG #SDGAction #UnitedNations #ArtWithImpact #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGs

📰 BREAKING NEWS 📰 We are thrilled to announce a new partnership dotART that will grant all HUG Artists a ✨FREE✨ .ART domain! In a shared commitment to elevating the digital presence of artists, this partnership will empower HUG’s artists to sell and share their art more powerfully than ever with their own .ART domain. Additionally, HUG will be extending our ongoing resources and opportunities for exhibitions, grants, and accessible education with .ART’s global creative community. 📧 Already a HUG Artist? Check your email for instructions on how to register your domain for free. 🎨 Not a HUG Artist yet? No worries! Anybody is welcome to become a HUG Artist. It takes just a moment to apply for free through HUG’s website. Apply for free to become a HUG Artist ➡️ https://go.thehug.xyz/join Read the full press release ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eKj74j98

Intricate, organic florals meet women’s empowerment through the bold and bright world of artist, founder, and creative technologist Sara Baumann of Women and Weapons. Today, we debut our latest HUG Artist Storefront with Sara Baumann, an Iranian-American who went from being an occupational therapist to pursuing her lifelong dream of being a full-time artist! Now, she’s sharing her art and story while encouraging other women, minorities, and everybody in between to chase their creative dreams too. Share, shop, support, and get inspired by what Sara is selling with HUG:  ➡️ https://go.thehug.xyz/sara 👟 Strut Your Stuff in Custom-Painted Sneakers & Handbags Collaborate with Sara to step into your unique style with custom-painted, commissioned shoes and handbags. Each work is hand-painted, meticulously designed and personalized to reflect YOUR individuality. 🖼️ Fine Art for Your Home Gallery From living in the heart of Texas to honoring the heritage of her Iranian ancestors, culture is a prominent theme in Sara Baumann’s work. Shop her limited edition, fine art prints to curate your current cowboy era or showcase the beauty of Iranian culture on your walls. 📒 Shop Art Merchandise Sara brings her signature bold and bright art to accessories for your everyday life with her sparky journals and joyful phone cases, and her take on a cowboy hat that’ll leave y’all sayin’ GIDDYUP 🤠 Want to get your own HUG Artist Storefront? Sign up today: https://go.thehug.xyz/sell YOUR ART YOUR RULES YOUR PRICING No start-up costs. No monthly fees.  Non-exclusive. Our HUG Artist Storefronts turn your Artist Profile into a shop for you to sell what you want, how you want. Custom commissions, digital downloads, print-on-demand merchandise, live sessions or tutorials… what will you sell? . . . . . #artforsale #smallartistinspo #artrepreneur #emergingartist #artbusiness #artbusinesstips #creativebusiness #smallbusiness #shopsmall #sidehustle #passiveincome #fulltimeartist