Hello, thank you for your interest in Ottawa Art City, an Augmented Reality Festival. I hope you will enjoy taking part in the event. We will be using Hidelight to see your work in AR. It is a mobile application that I created; it is already available on the Apple App Store. (Sorry, there is no Android version is available)
-You can choose the Augmented Reality location for your art, or I can
-Shopify is offering artists taking part in the festival a free promotional period to create a shop
-Visitors can tip you
-Your account on Hidelight will be used for the festival and beyond
-You can choose the Augmented Reality location for your art, or I can
Your artwork will be sprinkled around the downtown core for visitors to enjoy. You can choose the locations for your own art, or I can randomly select them for you. If you are selecting the locations by yourself, you can use Google maps to find the coordinates by left-clicking anywhere on the screen. For example, these are the coordinates for the Chateau Laurier: 45.425343, -75.694763. You can choose almost anywhere on the map. If someone has chosen your spot already I will try and keep your image as close as I can.
-Shopify is offering artists taking part in the festival a free promotional period to create a shop
The other issue to consider is whether you would like to accept Shopify’s promotion for artists taking part in Ottawa Art City. They are offering an extended period to try out an online store. We are still hammering out how long that period will be. Shopify will allow you to sell originals or any other products you can imagine. You can even design products to dropship that will be created if anyone orders from your shop. Somebody from Shopify will be available to chat with you if you would like to take them up on that promotional offer. The festival does not receive any commission or cut on your sales and Shopify is not paying me but if you have ever thought about trying their services, this is a good opportunity.
-Visitors can tip you
Visitors can tip you through the app. They can use Apple pay to send you coins that can be cashed out via E-transfers. If anyone uses the feature, you will receive 70%, 15-30% goes to Apple and I take anything they leave to pay for the servers.
-Your account on Hidelight will be used for the festival and beyond
I will upload the images you sent me to an account I create in Hidelight with your email address unless you prefer I use a different one. Visitors do not see your address. I will also create a random password which I will send your way, you can change it anytime. Unless you would like me to take your art down, I will leave it up in Augmented Reality after the festival for visitors to Ottawa to experience. All rights remain yours and the work will always be credited to your profile. It can be taken down anytime. My hope is that people will be excited to use the app in the future and continue to engage with your work around Ottawa. You can also use the app to add artwork anywhere around you. You will not be limited to downtown, you can contribute your art to any part of the outdoor world. You can even try uploading your artwork to the app today. More information about the app can be found here: https://hidelight.app/ ( the page is still being updated).
I’m happy to answer any questions I may have missed, there is also further information here