Romero Britto Launches NFT Art in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of SOBEWFF®
May 17 2021 - 3:00PM
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Funds for Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine &
Food Festival presented by Capital One
(SOBEWFF®) Beneficiary FIU's
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism
Management
World renowned artist Romero Britto, whose vibrant art earned
him international recognition as the founder of "The Happy Art
Movement,” has unveiled his non-fungible token (NFT) in
collaboration with SOBEWFF®. A new original piece entitled It’s So
Miami will debut as an NFT and be auctioned on OpenSea today, May
17th through May 24th. The piece ties into the 20th anniversary of
the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food
Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) as Romero Britto was
the artist behind the Festival’s first artwork and guest pass 20
years ago. As a partner in the auction, SOBEWFF®’s proceeds will
benefit FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
The Romero Britto It’s So Miami NFT collection can be found at
www.BrittoNFTs.com.
“Couldn’t be happier to collaborate once again with the
Festival! Food is a delicious art expression, and it was
interesting to incorporate it in my artwork, as an NFT,” comments
Romero Britto.
It’s So Miami is a colorful, culinary-inspired work combining
Romero Britto’s trademark elements of pop art, cubism and graffiti
along with eye-popping colors and bold patterns. The winner of the
It’s So Miami auction piece will receive a South Beach Wine &
Food Festival® “Guest Pass For Life,” allowing two people access to
signature SOBEWFF® events in perpetuity.
“We’re thrilled to partner once again with Miami’s most beloved
and one of the world’s most talented artists Romero Britto,” said
Lee Schrager, Founder & Director of SOBEWFF®. “Britto designed
our first ever Festival Guest Pass 20 years ago. Having his
original NFT artwork for our 20th anniversary presents an
incredible and innovative way to support FIU’s Chaplin School of
Hospitality and Tourism Management.”
In addition to the one-of-a-kind piece, three breakout NFTs
(“Burger,” “Boat” and “Wine Glasses”) derived from It’s So Miami
are now for sale, each as 100 individually numbered pieces. Each
purchase unlocks a one-day pass to the Festival’s 2022 Grand
Tasting Village event.
The entire NFT collection was produced by the NFT digital studio
of Miami-based Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ: DLPN) in
collaboration with Tampa-based creative agency Tack United.
Miami-based artist Romero Britto has exhibited in the most
prestigious galleries and museums in over 120 countries, including
the Louvre Museum and was the first living visual artist to present
his work at the Soumaya Museum. Recently, he set a new
record-breaking sale of a million-dollar asking price for an
acrylic and oil on canvas masterpiece (60" x 120"), "The First
Supper," to a private American businessman and art collector.
Britto is also considered the most licensed artist in history with
his lifestyle brand, BRITTO®.
About the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine
& Food Festival presented by Capital One
EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. All proceeds from the Festival benefit the
students of the Florida International University Chaplin School of
Hospitality & Tourism Management who also assist Festival
organizers with sponsorship fulfillment, restaurant and exhibitor
recruitment, logistics, and inventory as well as working alongside
some of the world’s greatest celebrity chefs and winemakers. To
date, SOBEWFF® has raised more than $31.8 million for the School.
In September 2019, BizBash named the Festival the #1 Food &
Restaurant Industry event in the United States for the seventh year
in a row.
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival® is produced by Florida
International University and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits,
with the support of the Miami Beach Visitors & Convention
Authority and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.
For more information about the Festival, visit sobewff.org or call
877-762-3933. For more information about Florida International
University visit fiu.edu, for the Chaplin School of Hospitality
& Tourism Management visit hospitality.fiu.edu and for more
information about Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits visit
southernglazers.com.
About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.-- Dolphin Entertainment
(NASDAQ: DLPN) is a leading independent entertainment marketing and
premium content development company. Through our subsidiaries
42West, The Door and Shore Fire Media, we provide expert strategic
marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both
individual and corporate, in the film, television, music, gaming
and hospitality industries. Viewpoint Creative and Be Social
complement their efforts with full-service creative branding and
production capabilities as well as social media and influencer
marketing services. Dolphin's legacy content production business,
founded by Emmy-nominated CEO Bill O'Dowd, has produced multiple
feature films and award-winning digital series. Dolphin’s
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Division is dedicated to designing,
producing, distributing and promoting NFTs for itself and its
clients within the film, television, music, gaming, culinary and
technology industries. The NFTs division is comprised of executives
across all six of Dolphin’s wholly-owned subsidiaries blending
their creative expertise in creative services, digital design,
production, marketing, sales and public relations. To learn more,
visit: https://www.dolphinentertainment.com
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