June 11, 2011 - Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach!

For the fourth year, Alys Beach is allowing its iconic white walls and understated architecture to be the screens on which innovative digital works of art will be projected at the Digital Graffiti Festival, a juried digital art competition and exhibition.

Alys Beach gives artists from all over the world the opportunity to display their original work while competing for $10,000 worth of combined prize money, awarded in five different categories. All projected works and subject matter will be considered for the competition and display during the 2011 festival, which will be held June 11.

Tickets can be purchased for $20 at 2011 Digital Graffiti tickets on sale NOW! | Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach - The World's 1st Projection Art Festival through May 15. Tickets will be $25 online May 16 through June 10. The day of the festival, tickets will be $35, purchasable at the gate.

A panel of judges with backgrounds involving the arts, film, architecture and journalism will evaluate the digital works. Among them are Florida’s State Film Commissioner, Lucia Fishburne as well as the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City’s Assistant Curator of Digital Media, Jason Eppink. Works will be judged in five categories including Best of Show, Judge’s Choice, Most Innovative/Experimental Submission, Best Local Submission, and Best Animated Submission.

“We are seeing work that continues to push digital materials in unique ways, allowing for more expressive, even soulful, results,” said Brett Phares, Digital Graffiti curator for Alys Beach. “The diversity of work has expanded as well, with submissions coming to us from Turkey, New Zealand and Senegal, to name a few. This year's walls at Alys Beach will see even brighter and more provocative work, building on a global awareness and maturity that makes the festival an important venue for projected art and artists.”

2011 Digital Graffiti Festival at Alys Beach - Finalists Announced

The following works have been selected for display and competition during the 2011 Digital Graffiti Festival at Alys Beach:

1. “Another Perspective” by Stephanie Thompson of Belford, New Jersey
2. “Blue Orange” by Polina Zaitseva of Hackensack, New Jersey
3. “Boyson” by Erin Stevens of Destin, Florida
4. “changes embedded in nature” by Mathew West of Souix Falls, South Dakota
5. “DG Kaleidoscopia” by Andy McKewon of Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
6. “Digital Graffiti 02” by Graffiti Technica of Brisbane, Australia
7. “Duchamp Spinning Glass” by Francesca Fini of Rome, Italy
8. “Ebrio” by Amber Bushnell of Missoula, Montana
9. “Florida Earth/Sky” by Russell Deaton of Fayetteville, Arkansas
10. “Flowers with Tendrils” by Don Relyea of Dallas, Texas
11. “FLUX” by Candas Sisman of Izmir, Turkey
12. “FocusPocus-videoparadox” Albert Laine & Kristina Laine of Helsinki, Finland
13. “From All Over” by Yandell Walton (credit for animator Tobias J Edwards) of Victoria, Australia
14. “Helios” by Coral Morphologic aka Colin Foord and Jared McKay of Miami, FL
15. “Here Be Dragons” by Manuel Barenboim of ValVerde, California
16. “Interpose” by Shyra DeSouza of Alberta, Canada
17. “It’s Sad, but the Telling Takes Me Home” by Brandon Neubauer of Brooklyn, New York
18. “Love Will Guide You” by Niky Roehreke of New York, New York
19. “N1.0” by fuse* of Modena, Italy
20. “Once More” by Florence Artur of Montreuil, France
21. “Playground” by Amber Bushnell, Charles Raffety & Charles Nichols
22. “Reulf” by Tout Court of Paris, France
23. “Sound Architecture” by Michael Murphy of Milledgeville, Georgia
24. “Spooker” by David Terranova of Brooklyn, NY
25. “Sun Beginning” by Linh Lam of Chandler, Arizona
26. “Tawhirimatea” by Tanya Ruker of New Zealand
27. “The City Unfolds” by Dmitry Kmelnitsky/Lustre of Venice, California
28. “The Colorflow” by Jonathan McCabe of Turner, Australia
29. “The Garden” by Michael Burton of Lincoln, Nebraska
30. “The Path EYE See” by Russell Beans of Panama City Beach, Florida
31. “Untitled #76” by Stefan Reibel of Liepzig, Germany
32. “Veils” by Irene Mamive of New York, New York
33. “Warm Signal” by Silke Sieler of Hamburg, Germany
34. “Wrestle” by Ann Carter of Nashville, Tennessee
35. “Wool and Water” by Lemeh42 of Monterado, Italy
36. “Yellow Whirl #2” by Marjan Moghaddam of Brooklyn, New York

2011 Digital Graffiti tickets on sale NOW! —> BUY TICKETS

Now through May 15, tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children* under 12 and available online!

May 16 through June 11, tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

Any remaining tickets will be available the day of the event at the gate. Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for children.

Ticket prices include tax and A&E fee. Online ticket fees are not included in ticket price.

*Children under 3 are free.

30 day countdown!

Recommended parking? Ellen

Recommended parking? Ellen

Ellen, there are several designated parking areas in Alys Beach - I seem to remember just following the signs once you get there. It was all very convenient.

Submit your photos for KaleidoscopiaLIVE for feature at Digital Graffiti!

Digital Graffiti finalist Andy McKeown is reaching out to the public to submit their images in order to be potentially featured in his 2011 submission, “Kaleidoscopia” for the fourth-annual Digital Graffiti Festival held in Alys Beach on Saturday, June 11.

Using a program designed by McKeown called “Kaleidoscopialive,” anyone can submit their images and become part of the show. The toolkit can be accessed by visiting his website, www.kaleidoscopialive.com.

Once uploaded, McKeown will incorporate user-submitted photos into his kaleidoscope-like exhibit. The work will be projected onto a one of the iconic white walls within the coastal community of Alys Beach. Repeat festival patrons may recall that McKeown was a featured finalist for his kaleidoscope-inspired piece at the 2010 Digital Graffiti.

McKeown intentionally made the process as user-friendly and accessible as possible, “I originally designed the toolkit as I discovered most people just don’t have access to expensive software, and the toolkit makes the process almost instant (nothing much to learn) and this frees the user up to experiment with just making fabulous kaleidoscopes.”

The process gets even easier with his webcam-version of the software. “There is no loading of files so ideal for small children and big people that don’t like computers!” McKeown said.



Artists from all over the world will have the opportunity to display their original work while competing for $10,000 worth of combined prize money, awarded in five different categories. The digital works will be evaluated by a panel of esteemed judges with backgrounds involving the arts, film, architecture, and journalism.

Tickets are available at www.digitalgraffiti.com

ABOUT ALYS BEACH
One of the most beautiful new towns in the world, Alys Beach is located on Scenic Highway 30A in Florida's panhandle, along what The New York Times said "may be the best beach in the continental U.S." The resort town's extraordinary architectural vision drew inspirations from both Bermuda and the family courtyard homes of Antigua, Guatemala. When complete, Alys Beach will be home to 900 villas and courtyard homes, as well as restaurants, parks, shops and other resort amenities. Alys Beach is the first Fortified...for Safer Living® community in the world, and all homes are built to Florida's Green Home Designation Standard. For home sales or vacation rental information, please call 866-481-8387 or visit www.alysbeach.com

Sounds cool - I will check it out.

GET YOUR TICKETS BY FRIDAY, JUNE 10 AT MIDNIGHT AND SAVE!

2011 Digital Graffiti tickets on sale NOW! —> PURCHASE HERE

Now through midnight of June 10, tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

Any remaining tickets will be available the day of the event at the gate, starting at 6pm. Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for children.

Ticket prices include tax and A&E fee. Online ticket fees are not included in ticket price.

*Children under 3 are free.

Party Pics from tonight's pre-party:
http://www.sowal.com/category/image...e-2011/digital-graffiti-pre-party-at-studio-b

Such a great night! Thank you all for attending and congratulations to the 2011 Digital Graffiti finalists and winners!

• $1000 prize for “Best Local Submission” was awarded to “The Path EYE See” by Russell Beans of Seacrest, Florida
• $1000 prize for “Best Animated Submission” was awarded to “FLUX” by Candas Sisman of Izmir, Turkey
• $1000 prize for “Most Innovative Submission” was awarded to “N1.0″ by Fuse of Modena, Italy
• $1000 prize for “Most Experimental Submission” was awarded to “Sound Architecture” by Michael Murphy of Milledgeville, Georgia
• $1000 prize for “Curator’s Choice” was awarded to “Warm Signal” by Silke Sieler of Hamburg, Germany
• $5000 prize for “Best of Show” was awarded to “Love Will Guide You” by Niky Roehreke of New York, New York (See attached photos)

My favorite!!!

Photo Gallery

http://www.sowal.com/category/image...rtainment/digital-graffiti-at-alys-beach-2011

Here's my 6-minute video and comments about wandering in the festival: