What is the Arena?
The Gaia Arena is a place to showcase your artistic talent and gain exposure in the Gaia Community. Originally intended for member-drawn art, the arena now includes an Avatar and a Homes showcase for those who wishing to share their dressing and decorating abilities with the rest of Gaia.

How do I get to the Arena?
The Arena is the large Coliseum-like building in Barton Town. It’s actually three Arenas in one:

Art Arena ?for showcasing artwork drawn by members
Avatar Arena ?for showcasing your style in dressing up your avatar
Homes Arena ?for showcasing your home decorating skills

Art Arena: What is it for?
The Art Arena is designed to show off your artistic skills to your fellow Gaians. You upload a picture and your fellow members rate it on a scale of 1 to 10. You can also view and vote on the artwork of others as well as offer constructive critique. Artworks are displayed chronologically from most recent to oldest.

From the Art Arena you can:

View the top ranking pieces of art
View all posts chronologically
See a listing of artists
View the 10 top posters
View the 10 top artists
Every month, we award medals to the top 10 most popular pieces of art submitted to Gaia. Those who win are awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals ?which are very rare items in the gaia gold Universe.

Can I upload my picture to the Gaia Site for submission into the Arena?
You can’t host your images on Gaia. Instead we recommend that you upload the picture to an image-hosting site like Photobucket that allows you to link to the URL of the image hosted when you register with them.

Help! Someone is claiming my artwork as their own!
If a member has claimed artwork belonging to you or someone you know, you can report it to a gaia gold moderator who will work with you to resolve disputes. We pre-screen all artwork prior to posting in order to avoid questionable content and art-theft.

Why isn’t my artwork showing up on the Art Arena?
We pre-screen all entries into the art arena so that content is appropriate for the site. It may take a couple of days for your artwork to appear in the arena. Also adhere to the guidelines that we specify for submitting artwork to make sure that your work is published swiftly