What is BUKU?
Back on March 12, 2022 Autograph announced its partnership with AEG Presents:
Instagram Post. BUKU Music + Art Project is a New Orleans based two-day music and arts festival founded in 2012 by Winter Circle Productions and held annually at Mardi Gras World. This year (2022), the BUKU festival is March 25 through March 26.
What types of NFTs are Autograph offering as part of BUKU 2022?
For the 2022 BUKU festival, Autograph is offering three (3) types of NFTs:
- 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFTs sold on OpenSea (unique NFTs from 8 visual artists)
- Commemorative NFTs
- Make Your Own NFTs at the Festival
Tell me more about the 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFTs!
Autograph & BUKU have partnered with renowned visual artists to bring together the first-ever official BUKU NFT collection. Each visual artist has created a 1-of-1 piece of art that will be auctioned via OpenSea starting on the first festival date (March 25) and running through March 28. See table below for the list of artists and the start / end times of the auctions.
| Visual Artists Name | Art Piece Name | Edition Count | Auction Start Time | Auction End Time* | Autograph Collector Score Points** |
| Fat Kids |
States of a dancing white worm, the Devils, and the infected individuals in turn |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| Ceaux |
Vieux Dew |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| Monica Rose Kelly |
Dancing Roots |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| MK Ultra |
As Above So Below |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| Dvote |
Ancient Aliens Number 2 |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| Hugo Gyrl |
Working the Corner |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| Paws |
Under the Bridge |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
| The Reader |
Rail Spit |
1 / 1 |
3/25/2022 1PM ET |
3/28/2022 3PM ET |
8,860 |
(*) - Auctions will be extended if bids are made in the last 10 minutes of the auction window, per OpenSea processes.
(**) - Collector score points are subject to change at the discretion of Autograph
Tell me more about the Commemorative NFTs!
Those who purchased a ticket to BUKU 2022 will be emailed a redemption link to redeem an NFT that commemorates the user’s attendance for the 2022 festival! The NFT will be called BUKU x Autograph 2022 Commemorative NFT. See table below for all the timing you need to know (which Autograph reserves the right to change!).
| 2022 Festival | 3/25/2022 - 3/26/2022 |
| Redemption Email Sent by BUKU Music + Art Project to BUKU 2022 Ticket Purchasers |
By 11:59pm ET on 4/08/2022 |
| Deadline to Redeem Commemorative NFT |
11:59pm ET on 4/15/2022 |
| Commemorative NFTs to be Distributed to Users Who Redeemed By the Deadline |
All NFTs expected to be minted / distributed by 4/18/2022 |
Tell me more about the Make Your Own NFTs!
Autograph will have a sponsor booth at the 2022 BUKU festival in New Orleans. Festival goers can come to the sponsor booth and create their own NFT, one NFT per person. The user can create their very own NFT using a tablet to select and arrange a pre-selected group of creative elements, including BUKU photographs and artists’ graffiti tag! See below for the timing you need to know, again subject to change just in case!
| 2022 Festival (NFT Creation) | 3/25/2022 - 3/26/2022 |
| Redemption Email Sent to Users Who Created an NFT at the 2022 Festival |
By 11:59pm ET on 4/06/2022 |
| Deadline to Redeem Make Your Own NFT |
11:59pm ET om 5/06/2022 |
| Make Your Own NFTs to be Distributed to Users Who Redeemed By the Deadline |
All NFTs expected to be minted / distributed by 5/08/2022 |
What is the utility associated with these BUKU NFTs?
We’re glad you asked! The table below provides you with the information you need to know about utility for each NFT.
| NFT Type | NFT Name | Associated Utility |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
States of a dancing white worm, the Devils, and the infected individuals in turn |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
Vieux Dew |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
Dancing Roots |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
As Above So Below |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
Ancient Aliens Number 2 |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
Working the Corner |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
Under the Bridge |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| 1-of-1 Graffiti Artist NFT |
Rail Spit |
2 VIP Tickets to BUKU 2023 (initial purchaser), Access to private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| Commemorative NFT |
BUKU x Autograph 2022 Commemorative NFT |
Access to a private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
| Make Your Own NFT |
BUKU 2022 by You |
Access to a private Discord community, Access to unlockable scenes from BUKU 2022 |
Note: In order to be redeem the NFTs above and eligible for the utility above, users must:
- Establish an Autograph account
- Link their external non-custodial wallet to their Autograph account – see this blog post
- Opt in to data sharing with AEG
The Autograph Collector Score (CS) Points associated with the commemorative NFT and the make your own NFT is dependent upon the “edition count” (i.e. the number of such NFTs which are redeemed / claimed by users and therefore minted) since CS points are dependent on mint count. Once those point totals are finalized, they will be communicated via Discord. For more information, see the official
Terms & Conditions for the BUKU 2022 Festival Collection Curated by Autograph.
See you in New Orleans!
