Boundary Crossings Public Opening

Monday, July 13, 6–8pm
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Swigert Commons and Feldman Gallery + Project Space
1241 NW Johnson St.

Join Pacific Northwest College of Art’s Intermedia Department for the opening of this innovative summer program, featuring an exhibition of animated installation work by Jessica Mein, Daniela Repas (with Todd Tawd and Thornton C. Wilson), and Marina Zurkow.

Interpeting Live Bait

Part of Boundary Crossings, “Interpreting Live Bait” was a panel discussion featuring Joe Arredondo, Director of Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University School of Art and Kirk Kelley, Creative Director, LAIKA/House.

Lecture

Spatial Politics – The Architectural Imagination of Animation

Tuesday, July 14, 7:30pm
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.

Prof. Dr. Suzanne Buchan, Director of the Animation Research Centre at the University for the Creative Arts UK, curator, and founding editor of “Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal,” examines spatial politics and artefact in relation to animation.

Paul Wells Lecture

As part of Boundary Crossings, Author Paul Wells delivered the lecture “Re-Imagining Animation” on July 17 at Pacific Northwest College of Art’s Swigert Commons.

Screening: An Evening with Paul Vester

Wednesday, July 15, 7pm
NW Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue

A pioneer in the field of animation, Paul Vester centers his work on the language of animation. Co-director of the Experimental Animation program at California Institute of the Arts, Vester was the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003. His films include “Abductees (1995), “Picnic” (1987), “Sunbeam” (1980) and “In the Woods” (2008).

Beyond the Box

A panel discussion held in conjunction with Boundary Crossings: An Institute in Contemporary Animated Arts. Moderated by Irene Kotlarz, founding director of Platform International Animation Festival, featuring animation artists from a range of disciplines.

Interpreting Live Bait

Thursday, July 16, 6:30pm
The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft
724 NW Davis St.

Interpreting Live Bait: An Ongoing Conversation with Joe Arredondo, Director of Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University School of Art and Kirk Kelley, Creative Director, LAIKA/House

Lecture + Book Signing

“Re-Imagining Animation” with Author Paul Wells
Friday, July 17, noon
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.
Co-sponsored by ASIFA-NW

Prolific Author Paul Wells, Director of the Animation Academy in the School of Art & Design at Loughborough University, discusses the changing face of animation and new media. Wells is the author of a range of animation books including: “Re-Imagining Animation,” “Understanding Animation,” “Animation – Genre and Authorship (Short Cuts)” and “Basics Animation: Scriptwriting.” Co-sponsored by ASIFA-NW.

Evidence of Process: A Team Approach to Creativity

Tuesday, July 21, 4-6pm
(open only to Institute participants)
LAIKA/House

Panel Discussion

Beyond the Box: Animated Installation and Community
Tuesday, July 21, 7:30pm
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.

Moderated by Irene Kotlarz, founding director of Platform International Animation Festival, Beyond the Box features a roster of influential animation artists who’ve taken their work beyond the screen and out into the community, redefining how animation interacts in the public sphere.

Screening: "Sita Sings the Blues"

Thursday, July 23, 7:00pm
NW Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue

Join us for the Portland premiere of “Sita Sings the Blues, “ the first feature by independent animation artist and 2006 Guggenheim Fellow Nina Paley. “The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told,” the film retells the classic Indian myth the Ramayana. Dubbed “America’s best-loved unknown cartoonist,” Paley is an independent artist committed to sharing her work through the Creative Commons.

Boundary Crossings Closing Reception

Friday, July 24, 6:00pm
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.

Learn more about Boundary Crossings through this exhibition of work created during the two-week institute, installed in and around PNCA’s Main Campus.