NFT, or non-interchangeable token, is a cryptotechnology that can be used to sell anything, including art. Many artists became active during the pandemic, when all workflows went online.

What is NFT, blockchain and cryptocurrencies? How and why start building a collection of NFT art? Our School together with invited experts in the field of cryptotechnology has developed a course of 11 lectures to deal with all aspects of NFT (including legal) and understand what is the uniqueness of this technology and how it changes the world now and will change our future.

Format: videotaped lectures and webinars

Agenda

Lecture 1
“The Digitalization of Art.
At this lecture, we will talk about what digitalization is and discuss cybernetic and generative art as well as net-art. We will learn about collecting, exhibiting, and storing digital art, and about festivals where such art can be seen.

Lecture 2
“What is NFT.”
This lecture will be about the history of NFT and the first projects. You will also learn about: basic terms and concepts, the problem of authorship, ideas of collective ownership of works of art and patronage, analysis of visual trends in crypto-art, blockchain technology as media, gamification of NFT projects, and curated NFT projects.

Lecture 3.
“Metaverse.”
How do you talk about something that doesn’t already exist? This lecture will talk about investments in avatars and how ancient Roman rituals can be connected to them, about digital fashion, virtual galleries and exhibitions.

Lecture 4.
“How to form a collection using Art Exchange platform as an example”.

Lecture 5.
“Specifics of an Auction House.”
More and more big auction houses are turning to selling NFT art, and along with traditional works of art, digital works are being auctioned off. Why do auction houses need digital art? We will find out at the lecture.

Lecture 6.
“Creating an artistic NFT drop.”
This lecture will talk about the unique features of NFT as a medium – generative graphics, creative programming, machine presence, alterability, interactivity, and much more.

Lecture 7
“Legal Aspects in NFT.”
At this lecture we will learn about the legal aspects of regulation of the issue and circulation of NFT in the world, and the law of digital financial assets.

Lecture 8
Webinar “NFT Galleries: from Cave to Hologram”
Virtual galleries with NFT projects are an example of the connection of the most important technologies for the planet – blockchain and augmented and virtual reality, which will accompany the development of the metacenter and the modernization of the financial system and which will be used by every second inhabitant in the near future.

Lecture 9
“Farms, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies.”

This lecture will cover the history of the emergence and development of mining farms, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies.

Lecture 10
“Recent Trends in NFT”.