Fifth Annual Digital Graffiti Festival Calls for Artist Submissions

Alys Beach, FL– (January 31, 2012) Alys Beach, in conjunction with Visit South Walton, invites artists from around the globe to submit original digital artwork for the Fifth Annual Digital Graffiti Festival at Alys Beach, a one of a kind juried venue for projected art. Artists will compete for $10,000 in prize money, awarded in five categories. All work selected for the 2012 festival will be eligible for the awards, to be held on June 8-9th.

Alys Beach opens its doors, courtyards, and pedestrian paths to groundbreaking international artists who literally transform the entire resort town into a living work of art. The annual festival allows digital artists to explore how their fluid forms intersect with technology and wrap the architecture of Alys Beach to create entirely new art forms. 

“Digital Graffiti, over a short period of time, has become irrevocably linked to Alys Beach,” says Town Architect Marieanne Khoury-Vogt.  “Watching our beautiful, stark, white washed walls and roofs become completely transformed by the colorful and evocative swirling pieces of digital art is truly an inspiring experience. The projected vivid images that mold and melt against the backdrop of our sculptural architecture is fascinating to observe. One can meander through the paths and parks of our town and contemplate all of the different pieces of digital graffiti, at times set to music, and at times powerfully silent.”

An additional evening at this year’s festival includes an open air Salon, where artists are available to discuss their work with guests. During the festival weekend, various art workshops, hosted by Alys Beach in conjunction with the Cultural Arts Alliance, are available
for all to attend.

Florida Travel and Life lists Digital Graffiti Festival in their January/February 2012 issue as one of the must-not miss “52 Amazing Weekends” for 2012.

“The homes of Alys Beach create the perfect canvas to project these brilliant works. Digital Graffiti is an illuminating celebration that focuses on the art of our time!” says Daniel Garcia Sales Operation Manager of Florida Travel and Life.

Digital Graffiti tickets are now on sale and available while quantities last at www.digitalgraffiti.com and at Fonville Press located in Alys Beach. Adult tickets are $30 for Friday night and $50 for Saturday night. Children’s tickets (12 and under) may be purchased for $10 for each night. Please note that this event will sell out so it is strongly encouraged to pre-purchase tickets.

ABOUT DIGITAL GRAFFITI
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach is the world’s first outdoor projection art festival, with artists using the latest technologies to create original works that are then projected across the town’s iconic white walls. 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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            HOW TO ENTER
Stage 1:  Initial Screening
The deadline for all submissions is April 2, 2012.  All entries must first be uploaded to www.Vimeo.com and then submitted via the Digital Graffiti website Submit Entry form.

There is no application fee and artists retain 100% ownership of their works, although please note that by submitting an entry, you agree to allow Digital Graffiti, Alys Beach and/or its sponsoring partners the unrestricted right to use your artwork (in part or in whole) for promotional purposes.

You may submit more than one entry, but please note that each artwork requires its own entry information:
• Project Title
• Artist Name
• Original Format
• Running Time
• Year Produced
• One sentence overview of project
• Short description of project (no more than 200-300 words)
• Brief artist statement
• Finally, please indicate if you will attend the festival on June 9, 2012. Please note that attendance is NOT required for eligibility.
• Entries may include new or existing short digital videos or entirely new interactive concepts. 
• Every effort will be made to play audio with the pieces.  However, not all pieces will be shown with accompanying audio.

Stage 2:  Finalists & The Selection Process
Submitting artists whose entries pass the first screening (“Finalists”) will be notified in late April.

These finalists will be eligible for the competition on June 8-9, 2012 and their works will be displayed during the event.

Stage 3:  Awards & The Festival
The 2012 Digital Graffiti festival will be held in Alys Beach, Florida on Friday and Saturday, June 8-9. Prizes will be awarded in various categories, as judged by a panel of art and industry experts:

 Best of Show ($5,000 Prize)
 Most Innovative/Experimental Submission ($2,000 Prize)
 Best in Florida for entries submitted by artists residing full-time in the state of Florida ($1,000 Prize)
 Best Animated Submission ($1,000 Prize)
 Curator’s Choice ($1,000 Prize)

For more information, please email Kelli Arnold at events@alysbeach.com, call (toll-free) 1-866-481-8390 or visit www.digitalgraffiti.com.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2012 DIGITAL GRAFFITI FESTIVAL AT ALYS BEACH!

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach returns June 8 & 9, 2012!  Mark you calendars and stay tuned for more details!

2011 Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach

Mateo M & Shantell Martin paint guests at Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach

Congratulations to the 2011 DG WINNERS!

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

Best of Show Winner, "Love Will Guide You" by Niky Roehreke

• $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

Videos, pictures, and lots of thank yous coming soon!

Tickets, get your tickets!

2011 Digital Graffiti tickets on sale NOW! —>

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.

Mateo M: International artist and visionary joins Digital Graffiti 2011

International artist and visionary with almost 20 years of creative experience, we are pleased to announce Mateo M will be painting the town of Alys Beach this Saturday, June 11, for the 4th Annual Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach.

Originally from Marseille, France, Mateo obtained his Masters Degree in Art  from the School of Decorative Arts of Strasbourg in 1997.

In 2001 he founded his own creative studio, specializing in creative conception, production and integration of creative content for shows, large scale events, permanent installations & transmedias campaign. Supported by programmers and technical directors, he is working with leading figures in the field of creative direction, set design and performance technology.

Matéo M. has delivered stunning interactive visual displays in collaboration with leading companies like Moment Factory ( with project like Dj Tiesto world tour or Celine Dion’s 2011 Vegas Show ..) and MGM Special Events.

LIVE DIGITAL LIGHT PAINTING PERFORMANCE

In 2002 he started a New Media performance that he called live Digital Light Painting. It has been defined as cutting edge live performance art at its best. One of the first to employ the method of painting live with digitally projected light.  When Mateo M. uses people as the canvas upon which the art is created:

www.mateom.com

This performance is truly unique and produces a one of a kind experience.

On this specific set up, he has 5 to 8 minutes to create a unique piece of art on and around people.

Drawing with lights on their skin, the result is magical. A picture is taken and display on his site’s private gallery and can be shared directly on Facebook and other social medias sites.

This innovative new technique of painting, has expanded beyond the canvas of the body to architecture and waterfalls. Mateo has provided his performance skills on some of the most extravagant productions in the world. Collaborating on projects with Cirque du Soleil ( Love Premiere event for example), Virgin ( in Dubai), Starwood just to name a few, his talent have taken him from Montreal to San Francisco, to New York, Dubai, Qatar and Paris, China, India etc.

Mateo M will preform solo, as well as side by side in collaboration with fellow digital graffiti artist, Shantell Martin, at Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach.