NEWS BRIEF: Digital Art Week kicks off at Underground Atlanta

Events hope to raise awareness of new possibilities

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Photo credit: Courtesy ATLNFT
Atlanta Digital Arts Week
By CL News Staff Tuesday March 1, 2022 01:00 AM EST
A celebration of digital art is now underway at Underground Atlanta until March 5. Educational symposiums, cultural events, workshops, virtual and “augmented reality experiences” are all on offer. “As the first digital art events program in the city, our hope with Atlanta Digital Art Week is to recognize the unprecedented trajectory of computer programming in visual arts, while raising awareness to the expanding non-fungible token (NFT) market,” said Lalani Ventures principal Kris Pilcher. He invites “innovators, artists and interested Atlantans to learn and experience the new wave of visual art and be pioneers in the city.” atlnft.art





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