If you're in New York this week, on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., ASIFA East and the School of Visual Arts will be hosting a panel discussion on 'Women in Stop Motion Animation.'
From the ASIFA East Facebook event:
"ASIFA-East presents a panel discussion with 6 innovative artists in the field of stop motion. Our guests include
Lisa Barnstone (“Celebrity Deathmath”),
Noella Borie (“The Face Shop”),
Alba E Garcia-Rivas (“Time/Space Reflections”),
Samantha Gurry (independent),
Liesje Kraai (“They Might Be Giants”), and
Alisa Stern (“Dr. Puppet”).
The panel will be moderated by Careese Singh (CBS College Sports Network) and has been organized by Robert Lyons (Media Arts Prof. at Univ. of Arts, PA).
Each artist will give a little presentation on their work, and there will be plenty of time for questions. Join us for an unique opportunity to learn more about the challenges women might face in the workplace, and to learn about the secret magic of stop-motion. 4/22 SVA Rm 502 7pm"
This event is located in Room 502 at the School of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd Street
New York, New York 10010
More information can be found on the ASIFA East website at: http://www.asifaeast.com/asifa-east-presents-women-in-stop-motion/. And if you're planning on being there, feel free to RSVP on their Facebook event page.
