There has obviously been plenty of time for the company to answer this question, but they haven't. So here is the short answer - NO. There is no cash involved, except the cash you will PAY and PAY to put yourself further up in the rankings to be seen! As another viewer put it - this is a VANITY site and winners end up being those who pay their way to the top. Avoid this site like the plague.

For almost all contests except the Monthly Site Sponsored Contests it is member dollars. The monthly contests you can win 100 real dollars if you are lucky. The monthly money contests are somewhat secretive since you only see the winners and those who are rejected are never revealed. Over time I have become disillusioned with these contests because it almost seems to more of a popularity contest for the Artist rather than the Art.