Fall Quarter: Exhibits and Hours September 30, 2009
Posted by Deborah in : Don Bluth Collection of Animation, Exhibits, Useful Information , add a commentFall Quarter sneaked in so fast that before we knew it, we were already in the 3rd week ! If you missed Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD’s Don Bluth Collection in Atlanta over the summer, you can see an abbreviated version at Poetter Hall, in the second floor gallery. It only has art from Banjo, Secret of NIMH, and Dragon’s Lair, but if you find yourself near Poetter Hall, take a few minutes to go in and see it. We are very pleased to be able to share the collection with the Savannah Campus!
We have resumed evening hours—we are here until 8:00 PM on Monday evenings. So if our daytime hours don’t suit your busy schedule, come and see us on Monday evening. Remember that if you have a very difficult schedule, we can always work out an alternate way for you to use Special Collections materials. Just contact us and let us know!
We have a small display of new books in the Special Collections Reading Room. They cover a wide variety of topics and formats, and include Artists’ Books, facsimiles of Medieval manuscripts, fine press books, books on fashion, architecture, and limited editions sequential titles. Stop in and take a look.
Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD’s Don Bluth Collection June 17, 2009
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Mrs. Brisby, Color Model, The Secret of NIMH
We are so excited here in Special Collections! 88 items from the Don Bluth Collection of Animation are at the Frame Shop getting matted and framed and then are traveling on to Atlanta to be exhibited in Gallery See at the SCAD Atlanta Campus from July 7-31. We have been working on selection of the materials for the exhibition for months. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Society for Animation Studies Annual Conference. Please join us for opening reception from 6-8 PM on July 9th in Gallery See. Part of the exhibit will be in the Artist’s Book Room of the Library. There is even a rumor that Gary Goldman might attend.
This is the first time we have exhibited the Bluth Collection since it arrived at SCAD in 2005. Donated by Gary Goldman and Don Bluth, the collection is huge and will take years to process completely, but what is processed is available to researchers now. The collection was given to the college to be used as a teaching tool for students and faculty. Classes in Animation, Sequential Arts, Cinema Studies, and Illustration have found inspiration in the many drawings, backgrounds, cels, model sheets, and other materials from the collection. This spring, in addition to Professors bringing in classes, a group of students from Weston Hall came with their RA to view selections from the collection. We are happy to have an ever increasing number of people interested in this amazing resource!
The Society for Animation Studies Annual Conference will be from July 10-12. All the information you may need about the conference, including details on registration, is on their very exhaustive conference blog. If you are a SCAD student or faculty member with a current ID, registration is at the door and is free.
We have posted some of our favorites for a little preview of the exhibition, or for those who cannot make it.