DATE: March 10th, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Jody Horne-Leshinsky
Broward Cultural Division
PHONE: 954-357-7463
EMAIL: jleshinsky@broward.org

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward Cultural Division and Port Everglades welcome a unique national exhibition! Into the Pixel, An Exhibition of the Art of Video Game at Port Everglades Cruise Terminal 21 consists of a group of artworks hand-picked by the Port and the Division from the Into the Pixel national collection. The artworks are currently available for viewing by passengers and the community by special invitation.  

Into the Pixel is sponsored by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences to showcase visual story telling created for video games from 2004 through to today. Winners are chosen annually by a panel of judges from both the field of video games and from art museums and the winning artworks are displayed at industry tradeshows. Into the Pixel, Port Everglades will remain on view for the next year.
"It is envisioned that this exhibition will create a noteworthy and welcoming visitor experience and fun environment for our multigenerational and diverse cruise passenger population," says Steve Cernak, Chief Executive Port Director at Port Everglades. 

The exhibition includes 14 high-quality digital giclee prints. ESA is making the artwork available to select public entities at no charge in order to promote video games as an art form; bring more attention to the skill and creativity of the artists; and highlight career options for artists.

More than 20 Florida colleges and universities offer degrees in computer and video game design. Florida is a leader in the country in the number of video game education options for students. These schools are preparing new developers to help lead this growing industry and create remarkable works of art like those in this exhibit. This educational exhibition is intended to show the work of artists that design for the video game industry; they are not for sale.

For more information about this project or to set up a tour of this exhibition, contact Leslie Fordham, Public Art & Design Administrator at 954-357-7532. For information about Into the Pixel, contact, Alicia Moran, ITP Traveling Exhibition Coordinator, 410-991-7027.

About the Broward Cultural Division
Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has more than 1.8 million residents, 13.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,291 arts-related businesses employing 23,498 people, 823 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own arts councils and public art programs. For more information about the Broward Cultural Division, call 954-357-7457. Visit the website and follow on Twitter @BrowardArts and Facebook.

About Port Everglades
Located in the second largest county in Florida, Broward County's Port Everglades is consistently ranked as one of the three busiest cruise ports in the world with more than 4 million passengers in 2014. Nine cruise lines, one ferry and more than 40 cruise ships sail from the South Florida seaport including: Balearia's Bahamas Express (ferry), Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn and Silversea Cruises. The Port's wide-ranging fleet of cruise ships provides guests with an array of cruise vacation choices from the sunny Greater Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach area.  View details on the latest cruise offerings at porteverglades.net or contact us by emailing PortEverglades@broward.org.