Digital Graffiti 2026 Winners, Photos & Overview

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach is an art festival that employs the latest in digital technologies to project original works onto the town’s expansive white walls. The collection of events celebrates the creative process of integrating art, technology, and architecture. The new urbanist town on Scenic 30A provides an open-air, nighttime gallery space with an exhibition footprint spanning just under one mile.

About 70 works of art are projected onto the canvases of exterior walls and architectural features, pathways, and landscape in a show that combines juried pieces submitted by artists from around the world, as well as those of Residency Artists, emerging artists and creative partners. Winner of the 2024 CODAawards: Collaboration of Design + Art for Residential Projects, featured by National Geographic as one of the top “Unconventional Art Destinations Around the World.” Recognized by Smithsonian Magazine as one of the “top five” light-projected art festivals.

Moving forward, Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach will assume a biennial format – every two years – next celebrating 20 years on May 19 & 20, 2028. Digital Graffiti has grown from a grassroots effort to activate Alys Beach and incentivize community engagement with a fun, innovative art experience to a highly acclaimed projection arts exhibition of exceptional renown and substance. This new schedule will equip us to give Digital Graffiti the investment in time and attention that it deserves – especially as we prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this beloved experience!

Digital Graffiti is underwritten by the Alys Foundation to provide a fully immersive festival experience, including the juried show of original works of digital projection art. Artists from around the world submit work for consideration via an open call for entries, with the selection of finalists made by the festival curator, in conversation with a select team of production and Alys Beach representatives. Finalists’ installations are reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges representing experts in art, architecture, and technology.

See the 2026 Digital Graffiti Photo Gallery.

The Alys Foundation has announced the winners of the 19th Digital Graffiti Festival, which took place this past May 15-16, 2026 in Alys Beach.

BEST IN SHOW

Diana Reichenbach | Arboreal Canvas

CURATORS CHOICE

Katina Bitsicas and Scott McMahon | Sea Change: Uncovering the Unseen

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

tiainen.xyz | Constructed Memories

Rita Reis | Fabric of Being

S4RA | lil~mér~maid

The festival's juried show features the works of 64 finalists from the worldwide arena, selected from over 123 submissions. Finalists represented 23 countries and 16 states. The Emerging Artist Showcase included the art works of students from  Cypress College – Media Arts Design (CA), Indiana University Bloomington – The Media School, Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Qatar, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) (GA), Magnet Innovation Center High School (FL), Seacoast Collegiate High School (FL), Seaside Neighborhood School (FL), and Van R. Butler Elementary School (FL). The total number of exhibiting artists was 279 (including emerging artists), showing 72 projections, with 34 artists (finalists and residency artists) in attendance.

Congratulations to the 2026 Digital Graffiti Finalists:
Alice Falco, Alyssa Mackersie, Andrii Pedchenko, Areca Roe, Ari Dykier, Austin Shaw, Awab Jammas, Border Williams & nguluidu, Bradley – MoonFruit Studio, Carlos Vargas, chelidon frame x gaab, Chris May, Diana Reichenbach, Eric Homan, federic torres, FIAT LVX, Fumie Ito Matters, Giesla Hoelscher, Harry Morgan, Holland Hopson, Hunter Scully, Jasmine Sumpter, Jean-Michel Rolland, Johanna, Johannes DeYoung, Jonah Allen, Jordan E. Sambogna, Juan Silhy, Kaleb River, Kara Kelley, Karen Brummund, Kati Angelov, Katina Bitsicas, Komal Goswami, LIV, lyubov_navsegda, Marfa Radina, Marilu Morgan, Michael Betancourt, NICK RANDS, Nowhere Mountain, Patrick Jenkins, Patrick Kuhnmuench, Pirate Pixie, Prorva, Reese Betts, Rita Reis, Rui Yang, S4RA, SAMPAIKAN, Scooter Long, Scott McMahon, Sense, Simone Martinotta, Sofia Skaldutska, Submerce, TIAINEN.XYZ, Tracy Miller-Robbins, Zlatko Ćosić

2026 Residency Artists:
As Digital Graffiti's 2026 Residency Artists, the works of Isabel Clavo (Irrita) and Zoltan Varga (Studio EPER) will be featured throughout the exhibition route.

2026 Judges:
The 2026 Digital Graffiti judges panel includes exhibition curator John Colette; Alys Beach town architect and Khoury Vogt Architects' cofounder Marieanne Khoury-Vogt; festival technical consultant Geoffrey Platt; Vice President and Executive Director of BLINK®, Cincinnati's festival of light and art, Leslie Mooney; Kady Yellow, international creative placemaking expert and vice president of placemaking for Jacksonville, Florida's Business Improvement District; Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County's Jennifer Steele;  and immersive experience designer and award-winning director George Berlin.