Illustrative responses to world events, large scale and small, have an effect both visceral and intimate. "Picturing Politics" explores the current state of political and social visual commentary. The Illustration Program of Parsons The New School for Design and the Department of Politics of The New School for Social Research jointly present an afternoon of reflections on the intersection of art and politics.

Guests include Daniel Dayan, leading media and politics analyst from France and visiting professor in the Department of Politics at the New School for Social Research, Steven Heller, author and former New York Times art director, Professor Joshua Brown, Executive Director, American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at CUNY, Rutu Modan, Eisner award-winning graphic novelist from Israel, Peter Kuper, graphic novelist and co-editor of WW 3 magazine, Steve Brodner, satiric visual commentator, Luba Lukova, political poster artist and Anton Kannemeyer, South African artist and creator of visual narratives. A book signing will follow the symposium.

Additionally, an exhibition of illustrated covers for DER SPIEGEL magazine is on view at Parsons Illustration, 2 West 13th Street, 8th floor, from November 14-30. There will be a reception in honor on November 14 at 6 p.m.

"Picturing Politics"
November 15, 2008, 1-5:30 p.m.
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Free and open to the public

(Los Angeles, CA -- Wednesday, March 3, 2004)
dhima | DH Institute of Media Arts, Los Angeles,
CA (US branch of Digital Hollywood, Japan)
will present a special guest lecture by Mike Disa / professional Animator with fifteen years of industry
experience who lectures, teaches, and consults on the animation processinternationally.
Mike Disa will lecture about the thirteen fundamentals of physics and the acting take, how each applies in 2D and how it is different in 3D.
The lecture will start at 7pm and run for about 2hrs.
The lecture is open to the public and free of charge.


For information: http://www.dhima.com or
Contact: info@dhima.com
Phone: 323.904.1135
RSVP: info@dhima.com
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RFX is hosting its annual technology BBQ, featuring free training, product debuts and a chance to meet developers. Below is a list of attending companies: * Alias - Maya 7 & Motion Builder 7, talk with Senior Application Engineers. * Apple - Shake 4, meet Developers and Support Team. * The Pixel Farm - Debut of PFClean (dust removal and clean-up tools), also PFTrack (3D tracking) PFPlay (2k playback). See Shake/PFTrack/Maya workflow. * The Foundry - Furnace 3 Debut Meet with the Developers. * mental images - mental ray + FREE TRAINING meet experts from mental images. More info on training here. * Next Limit - Real Flow + FREE TRAINING talk to fluid dynamics experts. More info on training here. * Silhouette - Debut of Roto with 2D paint. * Cirque Digital - GDI Explorer (asset management). * WaveGen - Textureloader Pro for Maya. * The Gnomon Workshop - Training DVD's. * Pixologic - Zbrush - 3D modeling RSVP to rsvp@rfx.com, including your name, company, email, phone and street address. The event will run from 12:30

The 13th LA Shorts Fest is the largest short film festival in the world. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences accredited. In past years, 33 participants have earned Academy Award nominations including 11 Oscar winning short films. The festival annually attracts more than 10,000 moviegoers, filmmakers and entertainment professionals looking for the hottest new talent. We have honored some of Hollywood's legends of the past: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Robert Wise; along with actors Martin Landau, James Woods, Gary Oldman and directors Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont, Paul Haggis and Shane Black. Submit online at www.LAshortsFest.com.

The 16th Annual Digital Hollywood Spring is a leading conference for the entertainment, media and technology executives. The event will feature special events, exhibits, sponsorships and speaking engagements. More than 300 industry speakers will be participating in the event. For more information, call (212) 352-9720 or visit www.digitalhollywood.com.

1st Annual Portfolios.com Awards Show will highlight the best advertising, graphic design, Web design, photography and illustration of 2003. An international panel of judges will judge online, and the Winners' Showcase will be announced and shown online. For more information, visit www.portfolios.com/award, e-mail customerservice@portfolios.com or call (800) 303-9277 ext. 261.

The fourth annual DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books teaches musicians, authors, filmmakers and entrepreneurs how to create, promote, protect and distribute independent film, music and books. The event will be held at the Barnsdall Art Park and the Derby nightclub. The three-day event includes the finals of the DIY Film Festival and DIY Music Festival. The 2004 DIY Convention is sponsored by BMI; Primera's Bravo CD/DVD Disc Publisher; Sound Exchange; CDBaby.com; Luck Media & Marketing; Sonicbids; Bryan Farrish Radio Promotions; Imagic; Alcasid.com and HearItAgain!.net. For more information, visit www.diyconvention.com.

CGARCHITECT.COM, the leading online magazine for architectural visualization artists, is hosting of the biggest online visualization competition in the CG industry -- 2005 Architectural Visualization Competition. The competition will start with an open call for entries. A panel of expert judges will select the top 30 entries to participate in the actual competition. With each challenge the field will be narrowed until the final three have been selected. What separates this challenge from the rest is the range of challenges that participants will be asked to compete in, and the individual critiques that each contestant will receive from the expert judges. The winner will be announced at the 4th Annual SIGGRAPH 2005 CGarchitect.com party in Los Angeles in August.

The competition is sponsored by the top software, hardware, and CG service providers in the industry, with prizes totaling more than $90,000 in value. The first place winner will walk away with a prize package valued at just more than $36,000 including a brand new HP workstation xw6200, configured with an Intel

The Guangzhou International Animation & Comic Exhibition is an official stage for the animation and cartoon industry to establish industry connections, strengthen the industry, standardize the protection of intellectual properties and popularize healthy animation and comic culture. The event will combine an exhibition, trade show and competition. For fans, the event will feature showcases of hot properties, workshops and Cosplay. For more information, visit www.toprepute.com.cn.

The 2005, Media Summit New York is an international conference on motion pictures, television, cable & satellite, broadband, wireless, publishing, radio, magazines, news & print media, advertising and marketing. This year