📌 TL;DR

We’re bringing the art of storytelling, onchain minting, and risograph printing together in Buenos Aires for DevConnect 2025. “The Nouns Fair: Draw ETH. Mint ETH. Print ETH.” is a hands-on activation where artists will jam, draw, mint on Ethereum, and print their creations live with a risograph.

It’s part art residency, part minting lab, part print studio — and all Ethereum x Nouns.

🎡 The Nouns Fair: Draw ETH. Mint ETH. Print ETH.

In November, we will host an art minting and printing lab at DevConnect 2025 in Buenos Aires in partnership with the Ethereum Foundation. This creative space will welcome thousands of the 10–20k expected attendees throughout the week, showcasing Ethereum as a home for art and culture by hosting artists who merge visual storytelling with Ethereum x Nouns and risograph printing.

We will create an event experience featuring a full lab for minting and printing artworks from selected artists, complemented by an exhibition of artworks, physical pieces from past Nouns projects, Nouns vibes, and community elements.

We’ll invite a curated cohort of 10 artists (because Ethereum’s 10th anniversary!) to participate in a short-term art residency at the Ethereum World’s Fair. A mix of established artists within the Nouns ecosystem and renowned artists in the Argentine illustration scene, helping to root this project in the local creative community.

Each artist will create a final artwork to be minted as an open edition and produced as a run of 500 risograph prints. We are currently in talks with several artists and will announce the final lineup in future updates. ;) – our first confirmed artist is Kidd! ✨

The minting and printing lab will operate during DevConnect throughout the week, where artists will:

• Develop mini narratives & visual stories
• Learn about NFTs in a no-BS way
• Mint their creations as collectibles on Ethereum
• Print their work live on a vintage-style risograph machine

And general attendees will:

• Learn about Nouns in a dedicated showcase
• Get Nouns’ merch and swag
• Meet and greet nounish artists
• Have fun with a nounish installation

DevConnect is Ethereum’s most relevant and highly expected event of the year. We will transform the space into an art lab, where attendees will witness the creative process, engage with artists, and their art. We want to create a connection with Ethereum through the playful spirit of Nouns. We aim to bring Nouns’ good vibes to the core, making Nouns the cultural and visual layer of Ethereum.

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Fun fact: we’ve handed out Nouns risography prints at every edition of the Nouns Fair. For us, it’s fun to spark conversations about new technologies and creative practices while grounding them in traditional media, bringing together both worlds. Using risography feels fitting—its punk, DIY spirit of self-publishing echoes the cypherpunk ethos at the heart of Ethereum.

For those unfamiliar with risograph printing, take a look at this fantastic batch of prints created by the talented team of Nouns Beyond Screens below. You can also check this short video explainer about risograph printing.

📰 General

• Name: The Nouns Fair: Draw ETH. Mint ETH. Print ETH.
• Dates: 17-22 November
• Location: La Rural in Buenos Aires, Argentina (DevConnect 2025’s venue)
• Size: 10-20k attendees throughout the week

🗓️ Activities

• 📼 Onboarding sessions (leading up to DevConnect)
• ✍️ 6-day onsite art creation at DevConnect
• 🖼️ NFT live minting
• 🖨️ Risograph live printing
• 📽️ Nouns showcase
• 🎈 Nouns installation
• 🪇 Nouns community gathering space

🌱 Outcomes

• NFT gallery displaying minted artworks at DevConnect
• Physical collectibles printed in risograph at DevConnect
• Embed local artists into Ethereum and Nouns
• Nouns as the cultural and visual layer of Ethereum

🤝 Sponsors

Ethereum Foundation – In collaboration with the Ethereum Foundation and the DevConnect organizing team, we’ll secure a prominent, high-traffic, and central space within the venue.

*More sponsors are being approached as you read this proposal.

🪙 Budget — $106,000

Item	Cost (USD)
Printing and minting pop-up studio	$10,000
Booth production	$8,000
Merch and swag	$5,000
Artists (10)	$5,000
Photo/Videographer	$1,250
Riso printing operators	$1,250
Production (Lex and Mono)	$10,000
T&E (Lex and Mono)	$2,500
Misc.	$500
Showcase space at DevConnect	$62,500
Total	$106,000

We’re requesting that 106,000 USDC be transferred to the 3/5 Nouns Fair multi-sig.

Address:

• 0xFB35d8B136729D3aB74d687E482F3D16CE18d89C

Signers:

• Lex – ok-lex.eth
• Mono – monografia.eth
• Benjamin Latsko - latsko.eth
• Index – indexcard.eth
• Satori – admin.0xsatori.eth

👯 Team

Lex and Mono – the team behind the Nouns Fair at ETHGlobal hackathons, with a track record of Nouns’ IRL propagation impacting over 10,000 people in more than 10 countries worldwide, and builder-forward supporters in Latin America and beyond with Nouns Amigos.

In collaboration with the DevConnect’s organizing team.

Let’s make this IRL/onchain creation station a reality at DevConnect 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina! 🧉

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