Add A Place To Belong Fanart Contest: Voting Open article

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+title: "A Place To Belong Fanart Contest Voting Open"
+date: 2022-04-28 11:00:00 +0000
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+With a fearsome showing of **134** entries, the artists of the osu! community have been hard at work — so come spend your **14** votes today!
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+![](https://assets.ppy.sh/contests/142/header.jpg)
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+At first, we weren't quite sure if this year's slightly unusual theme would resonate with our creators much. Then the entries started coming in. And kept coming. *And just would not stop.*
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+Such dedication must be rewarded. And what better way to do it than by slinging one of your **14** votes at your favourite piece of art?
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+Get a taste of the choices available with this handy 1-minute clip below, set to the tunes of [**Mameyudoufu**](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists/209), one of our glorious Featured Artists:
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+    <video width="90%" controls>
+        <source src="https://assets.ppy.sh/contests/142/aptb-spring2022.mp4" type="video/mp4" preload="none">
+    </video>
+</div>
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+[**Click here to go straight to the A Place To Belong Fanart Contest voting page and vote today!**](https://osu.ppy.sh/community/contests/142)
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+The voting will stay open for only **7 days** from the date of this post, so make sure to get in quick or be left watching from the sidelines as all of this wicked art passes you by.
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+As always, the Spring 2022 Seasonal backgrounds will be a choice selection of the top voted entries, which will range anywhere from 15 to 20 pieces depending on how the voting goes. 
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+Their artists will also snag a neat bit of osu!supporter for their efforts, and the top 3 finalists will receive a profile badge forged from their own work to celebrate the victory with.
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+Good luck to all participating, be it as an artist, or as an agonised voter with too many amazing choices.
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+—Ephemeral