The Art Directors Club (ADC), the first global creative collective of its kind and longest standing organization championing the visual arts, announced today the program for the global ADC 92nd Annual Awards + Festival of Art and Craft in Advertising and Design. The three-day festival will be based out of W South Beach in Miami Beach from April 2-4, 2013.rnrnUnlike any other industry event, the ADC 92nd Annual Awards + Festival of Art and Craft in Advertising and Design inspires international advertising, design, and visual communications professionals to reconnect and recommit to the art and craft of their industries by inspiring their inner artist. The Festival will feature interactive, hands-on workshops led by key industry visionaries throughout each day, the ADC Design Night Celebration, the ADC 92nd Annual Awards Gala, parties and social gatherings throughout the week, and of course the beauty and culture that is South Beach.rnrn
rnrn”The ADC is recommitting to its roots: the art and craft of advertising and design, and this Festival is the epitome of our vision. Instead of listening to speakers, our Festival will feature interactive workshops where we’ll learn, play and be inspired again in an environment designed for lots of networking,” said Ignacio Oreamuno, Executive Director, ADC. “The unveiling of the 92nd Annual Awards winners will be done in a manner and magnitude that has never been done before.”rnrnConfirmed Festival Presenters are as follows:rnrnOliviero Toscani (Keynote Speaker and Host of the ADC Design Night Celebration)- world-renowned photographerrnBruce Mau – designer and co-founder and director of Massive Change NetworkrnJon Contino – alphastructaesthetitologist and illustratorrnLaurie Rosenwald – the world’s most commercial artistrnSean Kenney – professional kid and LEGO certified professionalrnRafa๏ฟฝl Rozendaal – visual artistrnKyle MacDonald – founder of the One Red Paperclip projectrnrn
rnrnAttendees should come prepared to be surprised, inspired, and turned-on by the commitment to art and craft celebrated at the ADC 92nd Annual Awards + Festival of Art and Craft in Advertising and Design. From laying bricks in South Beach to honing their design thinking and design leadership skills under the sun, festival attendees will not only gain inspiration, they will also gain a new perspective on themselves, their career and their industry.rnrnThe Festival will culminate on Thursday evening, April 4, with the ADC 92nd Annual Awards Gala at the New World Center, home of the renowned New World Symphony. Designed by Frank Gehry, the New World Center boasts state-of-the-art technological capabilities and an inspirational space within which the winners will receive their Cubes for achievement in art and craft in today’s visual communications industries.rnrn
rnrnEntrants are eligible for best-in-show in Advertising, Design and Interactive categories, as well as cumulative award
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