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Paper Cutter Demo
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National Truth and Reconciliation Day
TAIS begins National Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30th, 2021 by acknowledging that the sacred land on which TAIS sits has been a site of human activity for 15,000 years. This land is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (hodt-en-oh-SHOW-nee), the Métis (may-TEE), the Wendat, the Chippewa (CHI-puh-waa), the Anishnaabeg (ah-NISH-naw-bek) and most recently, the…
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See You Again Festival
TAIS is delighted to be screening more than 10 artists’ animated works curated by Katie Micak for the See You Again Arts Festival September 24-26 2021. The TAIS screening will take place outdoors in person at 8:30pm Sunday September 26th at the Oculus Pavilion on the Humber Trail. This screening will be free! The See You…
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Microresidency Artist talk
UPCOMING – July 14th! Join us for Yen Linh Thai’s TAIS Micro-Residency Talk! Featuring Yen Linh ThaiDate: July 14th, 2021Time: 7:00PM ESTLocation: TAIS Discord Server An experimental stop motion animation developed during my micro-residency at the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS). Oh Deer is an experimental stop motion animation inspired by traditional Chinese shadow puppetry. Elements of real experiences,…
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New staff!
TAIS is delighted to introduce Caroline O’Neill as our new Education and Studio Coordinator! WELCOME Caroline! We are so excited to have you as an employee and part of the team at TAIS!
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Canadian Artist in Residence Artist talk with SJ Okemow
TAIS is delighted to invite the TAIS community & public to the 2020 Canadian Artist in Residence Artist talk with SJ Okemow on June 2nd 2021 at 7:00pm on the TAIS Discord server. Click here to join the TAIS Discord Server Practice, Kinship, and Pandemic: Finding Wahkohtowin in Global Crisis SJ is a multidisciplinary artist of…
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The 15th Annual TAIS Animation Showcase: Call for entries
Entries are now open for the 15th Annual TAIS Animation Showcase!! Submit via FilmFreeway here ******NOTE with regards to Covid-19 Pandemic****** This year the 15th Annual TAIS Showcase will take place over three days! With our main screening event to happen on Friday October 15th, 2021. The 15th Annual TAIS Showcase will consist of a Showcase screening…
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