The fifth annual 'Into the Pixel' (ITP) competition for published video and computer game artists to show off their work as art is open for submissions - although you've got to get your work in by May 21st.

According to the organisation behind the prize, "Each year Into the Pixel convenes a jury of world-renowned museum curators, gallerists, educators, artists and interactive entertainment art veterans to review the art submitted by video game artists from all over the world. Only sixteen pieces are ultimately selected by the jury to be printed by a master printer, framed and hung in the ITP gallery, which then travels around the US and abroad."

So, this is just some industry beat up? Some publishers coming together with an excuse for yet another drink and corporate bash? Well, looking at this year's jury, you'd have to say possibly not.

Non-Industry Jurors

Louis Marchesano, Curator of Collections, Prints & Drawings, Getty Research Institute.

Glenn Phillips, Consulting Curator, Getty Research Institute.

Richard Duardo, Managing Director and Master Printer, Modern Multiples Fine Art Studio.

Kevin Salatino, Curator of Prints & Drawings, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).


Industry Jurors

Daniel Dociu, Chief Art Director, NCsoft North America.

Tracy Fullerton, Assistant Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Co-Director, Interactive Media Division/Electronic Arts Game Innovation Lab.

Lorne Lanning, Co-Founder and President, Oddworld Inhabitants.

Kiki Wolfkill, Executive Producer, Microsoft Game Studios.

Works accepted for the 2008 event will be shown at E3 Media (July 15-17) and will open to the public at 'Entertainment for All Expo' (E for All), October 3-5, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Into the Pixel was created by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and the Prints and Drawings Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

Submissions must be art from published or soon-to-be-published computer and video games, or art that was used in the creation of the games. Artists may submit up to three (3) original works. Deadline is May 21, 2008 at midnight (Pacific). Interested artists should visit http://www.IntoThePixel.com for more detailed information or to submit artwork.