00:01For its third year, the Digi Arts Festival brings artists and performers together with diverse voices and talents.
00:08In partnership with BIPOC Foundation and Southern Alberta Art Gallery,
00:11the event highlights digital art, a marketplace, a fashion show, awards, and live performances.
00:18Hip-hop artist and Lethbridge Polytechnic student, Travis Saint, is set to showcase his talent for the first time.
00:24He hopes to convey the festival's importance through his presence as an artist.
00:28I resonate with the concept and what it really stands for.
00:32The digital arts is going to be the future of everything from AI to innovation.
00:39This exciting event focuses on the work of artists and addresses the lack of platforms showcasing their work.
00:45It features how digital media artists lead in innovation and promote entrepreneurship.
00:50BIPOC Foundation founder and primary coordinator, Abdul Azizani, says the festival shows how artists blend traditional and digital media.
00:57The whole idea was to find a way to showcase artists of color, but also trying to give them that
01:05edge in terms of letting them know we're in a digital age.
01:08This is a great opportunity to ensure that artists are paid adequately and that their work is shared and respected.
01:14For Saint, he feels grateful that people are able to show up for him, allowing him to perform and express
01:20his own creativity.
01:21It should involve a lot more corporations that are looking for initiatives like this to promote art, to promote the
01:30youth creating art, and the future of innovation.
01:34Diverse culture and community come together at Digi Arts Festival.
01:37The festival continues to highlight the power of digital art in connecting people.
01:41For E! News, I'm Kier Abueva.
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