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Did you know that each month’s full moon has a name? We’re going to use those names as drawing prompts in a year-round art challenge where we make one work of art for each full moon.
Full Moon Art Challenge 2024
Rules:
1.) Make a work of art using the month’s full moon name as a prompt.
2.) Post your art within three days of the full moon (the day before, the day of, or the day after.)
3.) Use the hashtag #FullMoonArtChallenge2024
4.) Repeat for each month.
For 2024, we will use old German moon names as our drawing prompts.
Prompt Calendar:
- January – Winter Moon
- (post on the 24th, 25th, or 26th)
- February – Horn Moon
- (post on the 23rd, 24th, or 25th)
- March – Spring Moon
- (post on the 24th, 25th, or 26th))
- April – Easter Moon
- (post on the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th)
- May – Pasture Moon
- (post on the 22nd, 23rd, or 24th)
- June – Fallow Moon
- (post on the 20th, 21st, or 22nd)
- July – Haymaking Moon
- (post on the 20th, 21st, or 22nd)
- August – Harvest Moon
- (post on 18th, 19th, or 20th)
- September – Wood Moon
- (post on the 16th, 17th, or 18th)
- October – Vintage Moon
- (post on the 16th, 17th, or 18th)
- November – Autumn Moon
- (post on the 14th, 15th, or 16th)
- December – Holy Moon
- (post on the 14th, 15th, or 16th)
Social Media
- Follow this event on Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/fullmoonartchal.bsky.social
- Follow this event on Twitter – https://twitter.com/FullMoonArtChal
- Follow this event on Mastodon – https://mastodon.art/@FullMoonArtChallenge
- Follow this event on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/fullmoonartchallenge/
- (Other social media coming soon.)
Notes:
Do I need to register or be invited?
-Nope. Just start drawing.
Does the moon itself have to be in my picture?
-Only if you want it there.
Can I use other moon names that aren’t on the list?
-No. The prompt list changes each year. If you use another name, you might be using up a future year’s prompt.
What medium can I use?
-Anything you want.
When can a make my moon art?
-Start your next piece anytime after the previous full moon has passed. You don’t have to spend all 28 days on a piece, but you’ll have about 28 days to make each one.
I didn’t discover this event until it was half-over. Can I still join in?
-I don’t see why not.
FULL MOON ART CHALLENGE 2023 RANKINGS:
0 Artworks – You’re a New Moon!
You don’t have any light yet, but your next phase can start anytime.
1 to 5 Artworks – You’re a Crescent Moon!
Even a little brightness is welcome on the darkest nights.
6 to 7 Artworks – You’re a Quarter Moon!
Your light isn’t half empty, it’s half full.
8 to 12 Artworks – You’re a Gibbous Moon
A luminous beacon in the open sky.
All 13 Artworks – You’re a Full Moon!
All phases completed! Your light has reached its brightest zenith.
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Moon Art Galleries
Here are some galleries of moon art I’ve make for the challenge.
