The Tube arts contest is an open call to all artists and writers to help figure out how the arts fit into YouTube.

Please watch the video to the right, and treat its comment section as an online petition if you would like to see an "art and writing" category added to YouTube.

If you're an artist or writer you can submit an entry to the contest in the form of a video response. 1st prize is $500!!!

The contest runs from February 29th - April 29th. Semi-finalist to be announce on May 9th.

Rules for the writing section:
http://www.carmun dot com/tubearts

Rules for the art section:
http://www.fracturedatlas dot org/youtube

If you need help on uploading a video, making an account, or another technical issue, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "help center".