Animation at the University of Arkansas

Animation interest is not only available through the U of A's curriculum, but organizations(clubs) on campus have began to bring together interested students. Also listed are professional organizations around the world for animators that provide resources, news and information and employment opportunities.

Game Developer's Club

The club is for people interested in developing computer games. It involves more than just computer programming and includes art, music, sound effects, and story writing. As a group, the club works on a main project. The current project is a tank battle game. The club meets at 7:00 on Wednesdays every other week.

The clubs web site is http://uagdc.webhop.org

Professional Organizations:

Women in Animation

Women In Animation is a professional, non-profit organization established in 1994 to foster the dignity, concerns and advancement of women who are involved in any and all aspects of the art and industry of animation.

http://www.womeninanimation.org/

The Toronto Animated Image Society

We are a non-profit corporation registered with the Province of Ontario. In the past we have held seminars on such animated related topics as computer animation, layout, storyboarding and promoting your animated film. We have also viewed reels of animated films from other countries; organized portfolio evaluation workshops for students; held exhibitions of artwork from animated films and socialized at picnics and Christmas parties.

http://www.awn.com/tais/

ACM SIGGRAPH

In the span of 30 years, ACM SIGGRAPH has grown from a handful of computer graphics enthusiasts to a diverse group of researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists, and other professionals who share an interest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Our community values excellence, passion, integrity, volunteerism, and cross-disciplinary interaction. We sponsor not only the annual SIGGRAPH conference, but also focused symposia, chapters in cities throughout the world, awards, grants, educational resources, online resources, a public policy program, traveling art show, and the SIGGRAPH Video Review.

http://www.siggraph.org/

European Association of Animation Film

http://www.cartoon-media.be/

AnimatorsUnite

Animators Unite, Inc.™ is a New York not-for-profit corporation, exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal revenue Code, that provides informational and promotional services to those in the animation industry FREE of charge. We hope to provide animators with the information and exposure they need in this rough economy. In addition, Animators Unite, Inc.™ strives to provide our users with plenty of entertainment from the world's best animators and some of tomorrow's rising talent.

http://www.animatorsunite.com/

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