Zigzag Animation is presenting an Animation Gallery of the artwork behind various animated films. The first exhibit will be Ulla-Carin Grafstr

The Project Exhibition is an exhibition of animation and new media artwork from Nic Hess, Janine Cirincione and Michael Ferraro. This is Nic Hess' first gallery exhibition in the U.S. He focuses on large murals. The team of Cirincione and Ferraro has worked together since 1992 creating visually innovative animation and new media.

Animation Competion and Festival:
-www.Swearbear.com and www.Newgrounds.com join forces to sponsor NYC SwearBears Animation Competion. SwearBears is looking for the certain someone whom can fit the Swearbears mold.
-We are running our Competion through www.Newgrounds.com and Deadline is March 01.
-All info is on www.Newgrounds.com (side navigation bar)

-All submissions that Qualify will be shown at SwearBears Animation Festival in NYC sloted for Spring.

-Winners will be asked to work on Swearbears Entertainment DVD combining live Action with Animation.

-Pls. DO NOT email www.Swearbear.com all Works are submitted through www.Newgrounds.com

Michel Gagn

"SUPERSTARS! Of Animation & Design" is a two-night multimedia event that explores the people behind influential design and animation in pop culture. The event features talks and multimedia presentations by animation and graphic design students from The Art Institutes International at San Francisco. Kathi Georges, graphic design instructor at the school and creative director of Alphanetics, will host it. The topics for Tuesday will be Swiss Design, Movie Titling, Japanese Design, Psychedelic Media, Manga, Intuitive Design and Grafitti. The topics for Wednesday will be Dada, Horror Movie Posters, Comics, New Wave/Punk Design, Anime and Techno. The event will run from 6:30 - 8:30 pm on both days. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Saturday, April 14, 2001. Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Saturday, April 21, 2001. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Kinetica 2: A Centennial Tribute To Oskar Fischinger is touring the U.S. with many of the master's works. The exhibit is set up into three programs. Program One features Fischinger's titles recently restored by the Academy Film Archive. Program Two features rarely seen works, advertising films, experiments and fragments of uncompleted films. As part of the second program iotaCenter director Cindy Keefer has produced a new documentary, OSKAR FISCHINGER: THE CREATIVE SPIRIT. Program Three will feature the work of many artists who have been influenced by Fischinger's work. Filmmakers included are John Whitney, Harry Smith, Hy Hirsh, Len Lye, Jordan Belson, James Whitney, Larry Cuba, Sara Petty, Norman McLaren, Mary Ellen Bute, Jules Engel, Paul Glabicki, Robert Darroll, Vibeke Sorensen, Michael Scroggins, B

The 3rd World Summit On Media For Children aims to create an audiovisual policy supporting the rights of children around the world. Organized by the European Children's Television Centre, the event strives to bring many people, including teachers, researchers and academics, together to investigate the relationship of children's television and new media. The conferences will feature topics such as: going global; media for all; new technologies; and children have a say. The event will also hold an exhibition, audiovisual centre, forums, workshops, children's events and children-produced film festival.

The Art Institute of Phoenix is holding an exhibition of its winter 2001 graduate portfolios. Artwork presented will be from students in the computer animation, graphic design, multimedia, video production and Website administration departments. The event will be held at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.

To celebrate the release of the new Nik Phelps and the Sprocket Ensemble CD "Fetch," Sprocket Ensemble is holding a musical animation party. The CD features songs from the group's popular animation/music shows at the Minna St. Gallery. Musicians on the CD include violinists Carla Kihlstedt and Irene Sazer, singer Connie Champagne, bassist Matt Small, tubist Zachariah Spellman and eclectic horn Nik Phelps. New films by Sandra Gibson and Chris Lanier will be screened, along with David Michalak's film INNA MINNA. Admission is US$10 general and $7 for students. Both nights will feature performances at 7:30 and 9:30 pm.

Read Chris Lanier's recap of his experiences at the Sundance Film Festival in Animation World Magazine.

Also scheduled for Friday, May 11