Time sensitive: Call for Contributions, Materials in Motion Annual Meeting on the Preservation of Animation Artwork 2019, Manchester, UK, November 1-2
Deadline Extended to July 15, 24:00 Call for Contributions A Future for the Past, Preserving our Animation Heritage 1-2 November 2019 The Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Greater Manchester www.materialsinmotion.nl As part of an ongoing effort to preserve and promote animation heritage Materials in Motion will hold its second meeting in Manchester, UK for a two-day event at The Waterside in Sale. The event will consist of workshops, a tour of the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive, demonstrations and presentations. The animation materials that shape our lives, entertain and inform millions of all ages are under threat from the ravages of time. To counteract this, “A Future for the Past, Preserving our Animation Heritage’’ welcomes experts, enthusiasts, conservators and creators to explore the film cels, puppets, sketches, scripts and other materials as well as the techniques and strategies we now need to preserve animation production ephemera for generations to come. This interdisciplinary event welcomes heritage professionals, practitioners, students, enthusiasts, academics and collection custodians with collections large and small to exchange knowledge, experiences and ways of practice dedicated to the protection of our animation heritage. We invite abstracts/presentations/case studies in areas such as: Materials and materiality Preservation and conservation of animation cels or puppets (e.g. cellulose acetate foil and plasticine, silicone/rubber, resin, foam latex etc.) Artist interview and oral history Suggested abstracts are also welcomed. Talks will be 15 minutes long and delivered in English. Please e-mail abstracts of 350 words maximum (excluding title) to the conference review committee [email protected] Abstracts should include your name, affiliation (institution or place of work), e-mail address, and the title of your proposal as well as a short biography (max 300 words). Please also send a second, anonymized version of the abstract for peer review as a separate document. The deadline for submissions is extended to 15 July 2019 at 24:00. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified before the end of July. Full event details such as ticketing will be revealed soon. Stay up to date with the event by visiting the Materials in Motion website www.materialsinmotion.nl Further websites The Waterside Arts Centre https://watersidearts.org Cosgrove Hall Films Archive www.cosgrovehallfilmsarchive.co.uk Manchester Animation Festival www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk The event is delivered by Steve Henderson, Mette Peters and Aafke Weller. For further information please contact [email protected] ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
