May through August sees Portland giving native son Mel Blanc a long-overdue retrospective. Put together by the Oregon Cartoon Institute and the Oregon Jewish Museum, the Mel Blanc Project is a series of screenings and lectures celebrating the most famous voice talent in animation history. Check the website to get a sense of what’s going on. Screenings and [...]

After a two-year run as chapter president, it’s my (Mike’s) pleasure to step down so that  new president Rebekah Villon can step up! Rebekah’s been active in the scene for years, as a producer, as the ASIFA Portland VP, and as the chief organizer of both the BeTween unconferences and the annual Drinking & Drawing events, [...]

Thanks to all who came out to BeTween 2011, and thanks especially to Ingrid, Jeff, and Kohel for their expertise in RACC grants, taxes, and copyright law respectively. Huge thanks also to Webtrends, for the fantastic space, Oblique Coffee Roasters, and AiPD. We’re seeking feedback, so if you have thoughts about what worked, what didn’t [...]

On Saturday, May 14th, we’ll be heading uphill to draw the residents at the  Oregon Zoo ! Bring your own drawing supplies and gather up at 10:45am outside the main gates– off to the right, under the overhang. We’ll get everyone checked off and paid up ($5.00 a head) before purchasing the tickets in a single bunch at 11am. [...]

Coming up on Sunday, May 22nd, Portland animator Laura di Trapani presents her latest work-in-progress, Exquisite Corpse, at the Curious Comedy theater. Click the flyer for details!

The second annual unconference for Portland’s freelance animators is nearly upon us. Thanks to our friends at Webtrends, we have a big, chic venue overlooking the heart of downtown Portland – seriously, it’s worth coming for the view and coffee. BeTween is a participant-driven conference about the practicalities [...]

Thanks to all who made it out to the Show & Tell this weekend, and to Dan Ackerman for hosting at Stage 13 . Dan has other events slated for the space that might grab you, including Star Wars animator Peter Kuran with his book “How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb.” BeTween 2011 is coming up fast… Register, ruminate, and set [...]

By popular demand, we’re finally doing another one of these! On Saturday, April 16th from 2pm to 4pm at Studio 13 (13 NW 13th Ave, Portland), it’s time to show your fellow animators what you’ve been working on. Bring your movies, boards, character designs, puppets, rigs, animatics, pencil roughs, concept art, or whatever else you’d like to share–or just come to check things [...]

Continuing our mission to meet up for sketch outings on the second Saturday of the month, we’ll be assembling on April 9th at Pioneer Courthouse Square, 11am. Bring your own drawing supplies, dress for the outdoors, and either pack a lunch or pack a few dollars for the food carts. If the weather is exceptionally crummy, [...]

On Saturday, March 19 from 6-10pm, come on out to The Canvas Art Bar and Bistro to catch up with other ASIFA members, have some food and drinks, and watch some animation. We’ll start by screening shorts curated by ASIFA International in commemoration of the organization’s 50th anniversary. The program includes films by Bob Godfrey, Moustapha Alassane, [...]

Last night’s Simpsons episode, “Angry Dad: The Movie,” features fond spoofs of the current animation scene, including jabs at Pixar, Sylvain Chomet, and Aardman. Portland stop-motion maven Teresa Drilling worked on the Aardman parody with Musa Brooker for the Chiodo Bros. Teresa writes: Musa did the “Crumble” shots, while I did most of the “Willis & Miss [...]

Beginning next month, ASIFA Portland is coordinating regular sketchcrawls around the Portland area. These informal meet-ups will happen on the second Saturday of each month at a prearranged spot. Bring your own drawing supplies, see to your lunch, and dress for weather! On March 12th, Second Saturday Sketching kicks off at the Oregon Zoo .  Rain or shine, [...]

Some members transitioning here from the old website have reported login problems, and to fix this we’ve had to delete some accounts that haven’t been used yet. So if you had an account on the old site but are having trouble activating it on the new one, please create a new account . If your account is [...]

The Rules : Send your entry (PNG, JPEG, or PDF) to  asifaportland@gmail.com (300 dpi preferred) or bring it to our Drink & Draw event Jan. 29th 6pm at The Canvas . The design should be easily scalable and monochrome. ASIFA Portland reserves the right to use and reproduce all artwork entered into this contest. Only one entry will win the $50 [...]

At 6pm on Saturday, November 20, come out to The Canvas Art Bar and Bistro for a screening of last year’s Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-nominated Fantastic Mr. Fox with its animation director Mark Gustafson in attendance. We’ll roll the projector at 6pm. After the movie, Mark will take the mic to discuss the production and do some Q & [...]