Into the Pixel 2008 - now accepting submissions

Just got this email from the Into the Pixel folks and thought I'd share here...
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As a past participant of Into the Pixel (ITP) and/or one of our many ITP friends, we are pleased to announce that Into the Pixel 2008 is now open for submissions. As you know, Into the Pixel is the world's only exhibition that brings together the fine art and digital art worlds to explore and celebrate the art of the video game.

The sixteen artists that will be selected for this year's class will join a well-regarded group of notable artists, such as Daniel Dociu, Stephan Martiniere, Deane Taylor and Ryan Stevenson. The highly visible Into the Pixel collection, featured at both national and international events, will be shown at the Design-Center in Stuttgart, Germany during May 2008, and was recently on display at San Francisco's Hotel des Arts and the 2007 Toronto Film Festival.

We ask that you please forward this email to anyone you know who may want to submit their art for consideration by the 2008 ITP Jury. The deadline for submitting art is May 21, 2008.

For more information on this year's jury, past years' Collections, and/or to submit art, please go to http://www.intothepixel.com/.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for ITP 2008:

• May 21, 2008, is the deadline for submitting art.


• The Into the Pixel 2008 Collection will be announced and electronically "unveiled" at the annual ITP Reception & Jury Panel discussion in June. A gallery featuring the framed 2007 art will also be featured at the event. (Date TBA)


• The 2008 Collection will be unveiled to game makers at the E3 Media & Business Summit in July.


• ITP will be featured at a public gallery at the "E for All Expo," October 3-5, 2008, at the L.A. Convention Center.

Into the Pixel is a joint effort of the ESA, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, and the Prints & Drawings Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

We are excited about this year’s exhibition and look forward to your submissions for the "Class of 2008" Into the Pixel.

Okami Art

Capcom has created a website featuring art from Okami, check it out at http://www.okamiart.com/

Big Huge Games - Art Open House

Big Huge Games will be having its semi-annual ART OPEN HOUSE this Thursday, April 10th from 5-8pm. There’ll be lots of food along with Big Huge artists demoing game creation techniques. Artists will also be on hand for student portfolio review and feedback. Big Huge is rapidly expanding with multiple projects underway for the Xbox 360, Playstation3 and Wii gaming platforms. We have more challenging and exciting work than we can handle and are on the lookout for talented and motivated students interested in paid summer internships.

There are a limited number of spaces for portfolio review. To reserve a timeslot please contact Jessica Hara at jhara(at)bighugegames.com

Space for the event is limited. If you plan to attend we kindly ask that you notify us at RSVP@bighugegames.com.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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