(Portland, Oregon--July 3, 2008) Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington’s local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced “Bring Your Own Art” (BYOA), scheduled to take place Thursday, July 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Art Institute of Portland, Ground Floor, located at 1122 NW Davis in downtown Portland, Ore.
Equivalent to an “open mic night,” BYOA is a celebration of the local computer graphics community and offers artists a chance to share computer generated artwork ranging from animation, 2D and 3D models and works in progress, to fine art and web design. BYOA promises to be fun and creative while offering an opportunity for artists to share their work with peers, learn from others and get inspired.
To show your art, contact Michael Smith at byoa2008@cascadesiggraph.org before Friday, July 25, and provide the following information:- Artist contact information, including name, telephone number and e-mail address
- Title of your art
- Description of your art (wall art, sculpture, video animation, etc.)
- Art size
Setup for the art show will be at The Art Institute on Tuesday, July 29 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. If you will be showing an electronic form of your art, then please bring files on disk, DVD or VHS and use MPEG or QuickTime formats. Participants are asked to not depend on downloading files from the Internet.
Location and Registration
The Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH BYOA event will take place Thursday, July 31, 2008, starting at 6:30 p.m. on the ground floor of The Art Institute of Portland, located at 1122 NW Davis, Portland, Ore. The campus is in Portland’s Pearl District near Powell’s Bookstore.
For directions, click here: Parking is available in the garage with entrances on 12th and 13th Streets.
This event is free. Annual local memberships can be purchased at the door for $25.00 ($18.00 for students), with cash or check. Sorry, no credit cards accepted. Light appetizers will be available to attendees. For more information on Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH and membership registration, visit the Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Web site at http://cascade.siggraph.org/.
Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to cascadesiggraph@gmail.com. Please be advised that the art shown at this event may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.
About Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH
The Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter exists to serve the needs of the Oregon and Southwest Washington computer graphics industry. Through meetings, workshops, conferences and other activities, the Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter works to promote an increased knowledge of and greater interest in the educational, artistic, and scientific aspects and applications of modern technology to graphics. The chapter works to enhance communication between persons in Oregon and Southwest Washington who have an interest in any aspect of computer graphics.
The Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter holds monthly meetings that include networking time and feature guest speakers whose expertise spans the world of computer graphics.
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