Animation Month at CFAT!
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:00 AM - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:00 AM
Exhibition: ANIMATION AUTOMATION
Workshops: STEP & DIGITAL ANIMATION
Artist in Residence: MELANIE COLOSIMO
Exhibition:
ANIMATION AUTOMATION curated by Liz MacDougall
Exhibition Dates: May 18-30, 2012, Launch Event May 18, 8PM
Location: The Khyber Building, 1588 Barrington Street
The Centre for Art Tapes invites the public to attend the launch on May 18 of the video exhibition ANIMATION AUTOMATION curated by Liz MacDougall. With the Khyber building as setting, this show presents animation by artists who embrace automation (as inherent to digital technologies) either through the animation's narrative or as a distinct property of the piece. You will find animations installed on the first two floors leading to the third floor theatre where the larger body of works play in constant rotation.
The selected pieces allow us to explore automation as a fundamental and problematic attribute of animation. Animation and automation operate in inevitable tension. To “animate” is to breathe life and soul into the inanimate. In near contradiction, to “automate” is to reduce the need for human work in the production process.
This exhibition presents artists who engage with this conundrum in unique and surprising ways. We invite you to visit, ponder this digital problematic, and consider the contribution of the animator’s silent partner - automation.
This exhibition is made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and Heritage, Halifax Regional Municipality, Khyber Arts Centre, Incomplete Dislocations Collective, Carbon Arc Cinema, Planet Organic and A.R. Webber Investments.
Diane Obomswain, Montreal
Machine 2:17
Marie Koehler, Dartmouth
Tumour :59
Mike Hansen, Toronto
Flotsam 3:39
Paul Freeman, Edmonton
An Inside Story 6:23
Diyan Achjadi, Vancouver
Overflow 4:39
Dawn George, Halifax
Gratitude 6:22
Lief Hall, Vancouver
Mother and Babe 1:14
Monica Gutierrez, Toronto
Sedna 1:55
Karen Hawes, Halifax
Untitled :20
Yi Xin Tong, Vancouver
In the Two-dimensional Field of Retrospective Future 2:24
Workshops (ONLY 35$ each):
Stop-motion Animation
Tim Tracey
Sunday 20 May, 1-5PM, 35$
This workshop is a hands on approach to the fundamentals of stop motion animation. Explore various techniques that can be used with any still camera.
After Effects
Sebastian Harder
Saturday 26 May, 1-5PM, 35$
This workshop will introduce participants to After Effects, the industry standard for creating motion graphics and visual effects for film and video. Whether you need a simple animated title sequence, colour correction, or an advanced composite involving hundreds of different layers and effects, After Effects can do it!
Digital Animation with Adobe Flash
Michaela McIntosh
Sunday 27 May, 1-5PM, 35$
This workshop will give participants an overview of the animation techniques employed by animation artists when using Flash. Participants will be shown basic digital animation methods used in broadcast-quality animation by using CFAT's new graphics tablet. Some animation styles include: symbol animation, classical animation and rotoscoping.
Registration
To sign up, phone 422-6822 or email cfat.production@ns.sympatico.ca. Seats in workshops are available on a first come first serve basis. To secure your seat in a workshop, please register by paying in full at least one week before the workshop series. A workshop may not run if there are insufficient participants. Refunds will only be given in the event of a workshop cancellation.
Artist in Residence:
Centre for Art Tapes' Local Artist in residence Melanie Colosimo will also be available for studio visits during the month of May! Melanie is currently working on a large-scale stop-motion animation project. For more information about Melanie's project visit: www.melanieatcfat.wordpress.com. To book a studio visit with Melanie contact Kristen Atkins, CFAT Communications Coordinator at 422-6822. All are welcome!
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For more information please contact the Centre for Art Tapes at 422-6822.
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NSCC intern joins CFAT for spring term
Friday, April 27, 2012 9:00 AM - Friday, June 01, 2012 5:00 PM
1657 Barrington St. suite 220, Halifax NS
CFAT would like to welcome Michaela McIntosh, public relations student at NSCC as our spring intern. Michaela will be with CFAT from April 24 until June 1, 2012.
During her time at the centre, Michaela will be helping with internal and external communications, specifically the development of several fundraising initiatives. These initiatives include the soon-to-be annual CFAT spring event. Michaela will also be helping with volunteer organization for the upcoming "Animation Automation" exhibition, curated by Liz MacDougall.
Please feel free to drop by and meet Michaela!
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Centre for Art Tapes Seeking Installation Team
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 9:00 AM - Thursday, August 02, 2012 9:00 AM
1657 Barrington St. suite 220, Halifax NS
Are you looking to get experience installing art shows? Centre for Art Tapes (CFAT) is currently calling for all interested individuals to join the Installation Team (CFAT IT). This team of individuals will volunteer their time helping CFAT staff during installation periods. Since this is a volunteer based opportunity, team members will received CFAT Dollars that can be used towards facility and equipment rentals offered at the Centre in addition to gaining valuable experience installing professional media art exhibitions.
Installation Team members lending their time and skills to the Centre are compensated at $12 in CFAT Dollars per hour. Up to $350 in CFAT Dollars may be accumulated by each member per year!
All are welcome to join, no experience necessary!
To inquire about joining the CFAT Installation Team (CFAT IT), please contact, Kristen Atkins, Communications Coordinator: cfat.communication@ns.sympatico.ca or 422-6822.
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CALL: CFAT Archives Internship
Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:00 AM - Saturday, May 26, 2012 9:00 AM
1657 Barrington St. suite 220, Halifax NS
Centre for Art Tapes Archives Internship
13 June – 31 August 2012, hours to be determined
Deadline: 25 May 2012 at 5PM
The Archives Intern will work closely with existing video archives at Centre for Art Tapes (CFAT). The main task will be the transfer of these archives from video to digital while maintaining the archival system CFAT has in place. Reporting to the Director, the Intern will keep staff up to date on progress. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in Halifax video art history!
This position is very important to the Centre in order to maintain a visual history of video art made in and around Halifax. Centre for Art Tapes is looking for the following qualities:
• Reliable;
• Prior knowledge of video editing helpful;
• Tech savvy (working knowledge of digital video software, Mac operating systems, video decks);
• Able to work with minimum supervision;
• Able to work within CFAT archival guidelines;
• Able to volunteer during CFAT office hours (9:30a.m.-5:00p.m.) until familiar enough with equipment as to be able to work unsupervised;
• Responsible with archival material and CFAT equipment;
• Report any archival material or CFAT equipment not working as soon as possible.
The Archive Intern will be given the flexibility to build their own hours. Interns lending their time and skills to the Centre are compensated at $12 in CFAT Dollars per hour. These Dollars can be used toward equipment and in-house facilities rental. Up to $350 CFAT Dollars may be accumulated per year.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV and cover letter by 25 May 2012 at 5PM via email to Kristen Atkins, Communications Coordinator with the subject line ARCHIVES INTERNSHIP: cfat.communication@ns.sympatico.ca
For more information please contact Kristen Atkins, Communications Coordinator at: 902.422.6822.
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