The New Arts Lecture Series, organized by KCC|NMA Instructor Sharon Sussman, brings mainland and international artists to Hawai‘i. Each artist gives a community lecture and presentation. The following day the artist conducts a hands-on workshop in the lab. A number of well-known artists have participated in this series. Recent New Arts workshops include: Storytelling for 3D Animation by Kevin Johnson, Painting with Pixels by Craig Mullins, and Star Wars Spaceship Texture Mapping by Hiroshi Mori. In Spring 2006 New Arts Lecture Series will bring six speakers including Jill Culton, director of Sony's first feature animation, Open Season, who has also worked as a story artist and animator for features such as Toy Story, and Monsters, Inc.,. Another upcoming speaker slated for Spring 2006 is Ted Haigh, a graphic designer for films. Mr. Haigh's film credits include: Superman Returns (in production), The Ring Two, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The New Media Arts PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT 2005 Last Samurai, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, American Beauty, Babylon 5: The Gathering among many others.
New Media Arts will also host the Foto Group in the PCATT Lab starting in Spring 2006. The Foto Group is an informal gathering of anyone interested in making or viewing photographs. These workshops and presentations are free and open to the public. Upcoming topics include Student Photography Presentation - High School and College and Nuts & Bolts - The Business of Photography.
In Spring 2006 New Media Arts and Business Education will begin a collaborative effort to host a New Media Arts and Business Education Summer Workshop series with two primary target audiences. One audience is high school students. Presentations will be made at high schools and flyers will be distributed to promote the Summer workshops. The second target audience is recent KCC|NMA graduates and industry professionals updating their skills in either animation or interface design. These upper level courses will be submitted for Employment Training Funds approval and companies will be contacted to attract participants. The goal is to have a regular New Media Arts and Business Education Summer Workshop series that will attract students to both credit and non-credit New Media Arts courses. New courses such as Building a Website with Macromedia Flash and CSS for Designers will be added to courses that were offered in Summer 2005. New Media Arts and Business Education plan to develop Certificates of Completion as part of the Summer series.
Mark your calendars for late Spring 2006 when New Media Arts will host its second annual KCC New Media Arts 2006 Demo Reel Development and Design Portfolio Presentation and open house for graduating KCC|NMA Animation and Interface Design students. Last year this event attracted 75 people in attendance and this year we expecting more. In attendace will be current KCC|NMA faculty and students, industry professionals, state legislators, future KCC|NMA students, and local television stations.