The Art Institutes to Host Nationwide Tour of Macworld Conference Expo Digital Art Gallery

PITTSBURGH, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Art students, designers and other fans of digitally-created art will have the chance to see award-winning pieces from the Macworld Conference Expo Digital Art Gallery during a special five- school tour hosted by The Art Institutes.

The exhibit will be on display to the public at Art Institute locations in Phoenix, Washington, D.C., Boston, Minneapolis and Dallas.

The Macworld Conference Expo Digital Art Gallery features more than 30 pieces of digital art created by professional artists and students from around the world. The work was chosen by a respected panel of judges from the digital art community and represents a selection process that began with more than 1,000 entries from students, professionals and hobbyists. The competition's judges included Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, legendary pop artist Peter Max, NAPP's Scott Kelby and Adobe's Russell Brown. The artwork was recently on exhibit at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco this past January.

The Macworld Expo Digital Art Gallery will be on display at the following Art Institute locations and dates. For exhibition hours, please call the school directly.

   The Art Institute of Phoenix
   2233 West Dunlap Ave., Phoenix, AZ  85021   Tel. (800) 474-2479
   March 31 - April 29, 2005

   The Art Institute of Washington
   1820 North Ft. Myer Drive, Arlington, VA  22209   Tel. (877) 303-3771
   May 2 - May 30, 2005

   The New England Institute of Art
   10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA  02445   Tel. (800) 903-4425
   June 13 - July 6, 2005

   The Art Institutes International Minnesota
   15 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, MN  55402   Tel. (612) 332-3361
   Aug. 17 - Sept. 30, 2005

   The Art Institute of Dallas
   Two North Park East, 8080 Park Lane, Dallas, TX  75231
    Tel. (214) 692-8080
   Oct. 17 - Nov. 26, 2005

"This is a unique chance for the public to see a wide variety of digitally-created art from professional artists and students," said Daryl Wise, coordinator of the Macworld Expo Digital Art Gallery and Competition. "This tour at selected Art Institutes also will be a great inspiration to students, artists and anyone interested in exploring 2D and 3D digital art."

Art from the 2003 exhibition was displayed last year at Art Institute locations in Boston, New York City and San Francisco. This expanded five-city tour in 2005 is part of The Art Institutes national sponsorship of the contest and gallery.

To see examples of the Macworld Digital Art Gallery, or for more information about submitting artwork for the upcoming contest, visit http://www.macworldexpo.com/gallery .

The Art Institutes system of 31 education institutions is located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. The Art Institutes system of schools has provided career-oriented education programs for 40 years. For more information about The Art Institutes, please visit http://www.artinstitutes.edu/nr .