Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.
Portland, Oregon 97209
1.888.390.7499 / 503.821.8903
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Pacific Northwest College of Art’s Intermedia department is currently accepting applications for Boundary Crossings: An Institute in Animated Arts.
The two-week institute, July 13-24, will explore the emerging field of animated arts through a combination of theory and practice sessions, lectures, and screenings led by internationally renowned scholars and current practitioners in the animated arts field.
Animation has long existed outside the codes and conventions of the studio cartoon, freely exploring the terrain of space, time, and form. With the advent of digital technologies, the appearance of hybrid moving images has emerged as the norm, affecting boundaries between live action, animation, image processing, and compositing as porous as the platforms of display that host them. Through re-defining animation and the manipulated image, animated art forms are being pushed beyond the movies to permeate our cultural landscape.
Application is open to practitioners working in the field, scholars, and upper division graduate students. Participants can select from three strands for a two-week course of study, including classes on hybrid media, narrative structure, installation, and animation aesthetics. Boundary Crossings will provide an intensive immersion in interdisciplinary explorations, designed to prompt critical and creative outcomes at the leading edge of contemporary animated arts and scholarship.
Deadline
Rolling admissions through May. To apply, visit www.pnca.edu/programs/ce/boundarycrossing.
Faculty
Rose Bond, Boundary Crossings Institute Director; Prof. Dr. Suzanne Buchan, Professor of Animation Aesthetics and Director of the Animation Research Centre at the University College for Creative Arts, UK; Irene Kotlarz, Founding Director of Platform International Animation Festival; Paul Vester, Co-Director of the Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts; Paul Wells, Director of the Animation Academy, School of Art & Design, Loughborough University, UK.
About PNCA
Since its founding in 1909, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) has become a leader in innovative educational programming that connects students to a global perspective in the visual arts. The College offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Communication Design, Illustration, Intermedia, General Fine Arts, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture. In addition, the College offers a mentor-based MFA in Visual Studies and a new joint MFA in Applied Craft and Design with Oregon College of Art and Craft. PNCA has the oldest continuously running community arts education program in the Northwest. From its base in the heart of the Pearl district, PNCA is actively involved in Portland’s cultural programming through exhibitions and a vibrant public program of lectures and visiting artists from around the world. In conjunction with its Ford Institute for Visual Education (FIVE), the College is pleased to present PNCA + FIVE Idea Studios, which bring internationally renowned artists such as James Turrell, philosopher Jacques Rancière, art critic Saul Ostrow, and theorist Tom Zummer. Visit on-line for a full events calendar and to learn more about PNCA’s BFA degree, MFA in Visual Studies or Continuing Education courses for all ages and skill levels.
For more information go to: http://www.pnca.edu/programs/ce/boundarycrossing/
