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Madi Piller Anijam Award Residency 2024
TAIS is thrilled to announce the winners for the 2023 Madi Piller Anijam Award. Charlotte Rose and Yasmine Karaman are coming to TAIS for 3 weeks from May 6th-27th 2024 for their residency! Stay tuned for their artist talk! Charlotte Rose is an artist based in Montreal, now living in Toronto. Her passion is fuelled…
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Oshini Wanigasekera – Artist talk
Join us for Oshini Wanigasekera’s artist talk! And check out this compelling trailer! Oshi will be discussing her work and her time at TAIS as the Artist in Residence in our Antiracism Project. Following the talk, we will be hosting a discussion about her work and the experiences of racialized animators broadly. WHEN: 7PM –…
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TAIS 2024 Digital Animator in Residence!
Supporting research and production in animation! Mitchell Keys has been working at TAIS as the Digital Animator in Residence for 2024 engaging in self-directed work, along with a mentor, towards the completion of a new short independent animated film or video. This residency comes with a combination of monetary funding and in-kind use of studio…
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BTS IRL
BTS IRL (Behind The Scenes In Real Life) is an open-mic style event where members can bring their projects and receive supportive feedback! Join us on Friday, March 8th at 6:30pm in our studios at 1411 Dufferin St. to meet people, share and see what people have been working on 🪄 Details:1. Both analog and…
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TAIS Microresidency artist Alexander Stewart’s Artist talk
Join us for TAIS Microresidency artist, Alexander Stewart’s Artist talk DATE: Wednesday March 6th TIME: 7:00PM WHERE: 1411 Dufferin Street Unit B Free and open to the public! Bio: Alexander Stewart received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His short films have screened internationally, including at the International Film Festival…
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2023-24 MicroResidencies
TAIS 2023-24 MICRORESIDENCY ARTISTS Ivyy Chen Ivyy will be in the TAIS Studios from October 25th – November 15th 2023 BIO: Originally from Taiwan, Ivyy Chen is an Animation filmmaker and Illustrator living in London, UK. Inspired by her own experiences, she explores the intricate tapestry of human emotions through her unique use of emotive colours…
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