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Cool Places & Spaces June 2013
Get out and enjoy the summer by going to fun places. Here are some amazing places to go for art, animation creative events, exhibitions for June 2013:
1. The Walt Disney Family Museum
Dates: May 9-Nov 3,2013
Location: 104 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94129
Phone#: (415) 345-6800
About:
“The Walt Disney Family Museum is pleased to present the exhibition Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole. On view from May 9 to November 3, 2013, the exhibition features some 40 works by Garcia alongside ten Alice in Wonderland concept paintings by Disney artist Mary Blair from the Museum’s collection. Organized by guest curator Tere Romo, the exhibition celebrates not only Garcia and Blair’s artistry across decades and artistic styles, but also the power of art to draw us into magical worlds that spark engagement and inspiration.”-info from www.waltdisney.org/garcia
For more info about The Walt Disney Family Museum Events go to: http://www.waltdisney.org/calendar
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. This festival is recognised by ASIFA(The International Animated Film Association)
Who will be there?
Established animators and budding creatives, film directors and producers, teachers and students, designers or artists, long-standing fans or newcomers to the art… everyone can be found at the Festival.
Get your fill of features and short films in or out of competition, TV films and graduation films, as well as tributes, retrospectives and special programmes, Special Programmes, sneak previews and open air screenings on a giant screen…
Check out the Film Meetings to find out what goes on behind the scenes: Features at Noon, Work in Progress.-info from: http://www.annecy.org/annecy-2013/festival/presentation
Dates: June 14, 15, 16, 2013
Location: New York City, USA Sunshine Cinema
About:
http://www.vanarts.com/events/story-character-animation-masterclass-new-york-city-2013
5. E3 Expo
E3 is the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. For more information, please visit www.E3Expo.com or www.TheESA.com.
25th Annual Conference of the Society for Animation Studies(SAS)
Dates: June 23-27,2013Location: USC University of Southern California
Contact: sas2013@cinema.usc.edu
The Society for Animation Studies (SAS) is an international organization dedicated to the study of animation history and theory. It was founded by Dr. Harvey Deneroff in 1987. Each year, the SAS holds an annual conference at locations throughout the world, where members present their recent research. For more information, contact SAS President Dr. Paul Ward at pward@aucb.ac.uk .-info from: http://ww2.animationstudies.org/
Cool Places & Spaces May 2012
Cool Places & Spaces to Check Out for May 2012
Down below are links to interesting animation websites & events:
*1. Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
If you want to check out some really creative and unique animated films from around the world check it out by going to the link below.
“May 08 to May 13, 2012 around 1,000 of the best animated films worldwide, representing the whole spectrum of the genre, will be shown at the 19th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film. The Festival focuses on artistic animated film and the support of young talents. Prize money more then 70,000 Euros is awarded in nine competition categories.”-event info from: itfs.de/en
* 2. Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission St. San Francisco,Ca
415-CAR-TOON
If you have an interest in cartoon art the Cartoon Art Museum is the place & space to check out. They have numerous event coming up for this month that include:
–Celebrating 35 Years of Star Wars Comic Books: An Evening with Howard Chaykin and Steve Leialoha
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm
$7 General Public; Two-for-one admission
for Cartoon Art Museum members
(for more info about this event go to:
http://cartoonart.org/calendar/events/upcoming-events/)
– Avengers Assemble!
May 12 – October 21, 2012
–La Raza Comica: A celebration of the Latino-American experience in the Comic Arts
May 5 – September 30, 2012
Opening Reception Friday, May 4, 7:00-9:00pm
Reception is free and open to the public
– Cinco de Mayo marks the opening date for a major art exhibition focusing on Latinos in comics: La Raza Comica: A Celebration of the Latino American Experience in the Comic Arts. – (Info from cartoonart.org)
All information in regards to Cartoon Art Museum is from: cartoonart.org
To check out all the events that Cartoonart.org has to offer click on the link below and enjoy: http://cartoonart.org/calendar/events/upcoming-events/
*3. The Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94129
(415) 345-6800
http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/calendar.html
For May 2012 The Walt Disney Family Museum has numerous events:
Screening & Discussions
-Film of the Month: May 1- May 31
The Story of Robin Hood and Merrie Men
1pm-4pm(daily except Tues and May 5, 19 and 20
-Saturday May 19th
The Disney Treatment: Walt’s Version of Classic Stories
3pm Theater
-Friday May 25, Saturday May 26, Sunday May 27
Look Closer: Vintage Live Action Movie Posters
1pm & 3pm Theater Lobby
There are also Classes & Activities:
-Saturday May 12,Sunday May 13
Disney Discoveries
1pm -3pm Learning Center Art Studio
-Saturday May 19
Voice-over: Basic Acting & Characer/Voice Development
Class1 10am-1pm Learning Center Media Studio
Class2 2pm-5pm Learning Center Media Studio
-Saturday May 26
Teen Animation 1.0
10am-2pm Learning Center
Email: Education@wdfmuseum.org
All information in regards to the Walt Disney Family Museum is from: http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/calendar.html
*4. SF Fine Art Fair
May 17-20
Festival Pavillion, Fort Mason Center
May 16: Opening Preview, benefiting Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
As a proud cultural partner, ArtSpan will host a media booth at the SF Fine Art Fair with a postcard display from SF Open Studios Artists.
Passes are available online for ArtSpan supporters.
Stop by for a visit and make your own SF Open Studio art button!
About: The San Francisco Fine Art Fair (SFFAF) returns for a third year in 2012 as one of the highlights in the Bay Area for contemporary art. Select from 5,000 significant works of art from 400 respected artists all presented by 70+ prominent galleries worldwide.-(Information from artspan.org)
*5. artMRKT
May 17-20
Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 7th Street
May 17: Opening Preview benefiting the de Young & Legion of Honor
ArtSpan is pleased to be a cultural partner forartMRKT, which will feature 70+ highly reputable galleries from around the globe. Passes available for ArtSpan supporters:
Opening Night Party Pass
1 Day Tickets
About: artMRKT San Francisco, the Bay Area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair will feature 70 highly reputable galleries from around the globe, bringing some of the world’s most intriguing artists and galleries to San Francisco.-(Information from ArtSpan.org)
*6. June 2,2012 AIGA San Francisco Portfolio Day
The San Francisco chapter of AIGA invites you to Portfolio Day. Known as the best portfolio review on the West Coast, this is an opportunity for students to get valuable one-on-one feedback on their portfolio and career goals from some of the Bay Area’s best designers. Over 90 top Bay Area designers will serve as reviewers.
-You will receive your personalized Portfolio Day schedule on June 2 when you check in. You will receive four reviews and we will ensure that you receive at least one of your top four requested choices. Because each reviewer has only 4 or 8 reviews slots each, only that many students can see them during the day.
-You may bring your portfolio in book form, or load your images on a laptop and bring that with you. There will be wifi available. For more info about this event go to the link below. The info above about this event is from the aigasf.org website.
http://aigasf.org/events/2012/06/02/portfolio_day_2012
AM CreativeSpark 
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