BROWARD COUNTY, FL -  Follow the light to IGNITE, Broward's new family-friendly immersive art experience showcasing exciting interactive light and video installations by leading contemporary artists and designers. Site-specific artworks will illuminate and activate locations in Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach from January 26 - 30, 2022. Admission to all Ignite Broward art experiences and talks is free to the public.

Downtown Fort Lauderdale will come alive nightly from 6 - 10 pm with spectacular outdoor digital, light-based art and 3D projection mapping at the Museum of Discovery & Science (401 SW 2 St.) and Esplanade Park (400 SW 2 St.).

Daily from 10 am - 8 pm, captivating indoor video, light and design exhibitions will be on display at MAD Arts in Dania Beach (481 S. Federal Highway), with timed reservations available and extended viewing until 10pm on Friday and Saturday. 

Everyone is invited to attend the IGNITE Broward kickoff at Esplanade Park on Riverwalk and in the atrium of the Museum of Discovery & Science on Wednesday, January 26, at 5:30 pm. The event will include food trucks, music and Broward County Mayor Michael Udine will activate the art at 6 pm. 

A series of talks exploring the intersection of technology and art will also take place during the event's five-day run, which coincides with Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week.

IGNITE Broward builds on the Cultural Division's 'Light the Night' festival, which took place in March 2021. Now, with a new name, expanded roster of artists and mediums, and new locations, IGNITE Broward is sure to become a must-see annual event.

Presented by Broward Cultural Division, IGNITE Broward is produced by the creative solutions firm MAD. It incorporates innovative technology to create new site-specific artworks by international and local artists. Additional support comes from Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale, Visit Lauderdale, Museum of Discovery & Science and the City of Fort Lauderdale. 

Featured artists:

• David Carson
• Susan Narduli
• Edison Peñafiel
• Marcel Andristyak
• Glowing Bulbs 

For more information, visit ArtsCalendar.com/Ignite.

The Broward Cultural Division advances arts and culture throughout greater Fort Lauderdale by investing in the creative sector through grants, public art, and community engagement, and by providing capacity building opportunities for that fuel Broward's creative infrastructure.