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High School of Art & Design's Pop Culture Art Festival

NEW 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, 5/23

Live Stream will be on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch!

** Links are NOW LIVE for SUNDAY **

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IS ALL AROUND US

A walk through our neighborhoods reveals constructed natural beauty and the variety of cool & familiar places brought to you by landscape architecture. Join us as we discuss what landscape architecture is all about and how it crosses through various skill sets.

Student Moderators:

India Butler, Senior majoring in Architecture

Pablo Greene, Senior majoring in Architecture

Viviana Alatorre, Senior majoring in Architecture

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

STRATHMORE TO UNCOATED TO PIXEL: ILLUSTRATION IN THE COMMERCIAL ARTS

This panel brings together artists on different paths but with a common passion for illustration. See how they found the road that worked for them in the world of commercial art.

Student Moderators:

Reissy Catu, Junior majoring in Illustration

Jo Lis, Junior majoring in AP Illustration

12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

THE CASE FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINISM IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Graphic Design is all around you. And when done well you may not even realize it. See how curiosity and a broad array of interests can help push the opportunities in graphic design beyond your expectations.

Student Moderators:

Katherine Glass, Junior majoring in Graphic Design

Tahis Fonseca-Miranda, Freshman interested in graphic design

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

STAGE PRODUCTION: IT'S OVER 9000!

Join us in this rare event with members of the Saturday Night Live Film Unit, Art Department as they detail the breakneck weekly process of script to finished movie. They'll dissect the hilarious 2019 movie trailer spoof: The Grouch.

Student Moderators:

Sarah Annor, Sophomore majoring in Film

Brett Howard-Butler, Senior majoring in Film

2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
(EDT)

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SMALL PAGE VS THE BIG SCREEN

You can spend your initial career focused on the static page, and then years later wind up moving to animation, or even directing your first full-length animated movie! What are the challenges in such a move, and if you could do it over again, what would you look out for? Come chat with illustrator turned director Scott Christian Sava and veteran triple-threat illustrator/cartoonist/animator and SVA educator Ray Alma as they go over their artistic journey.

Student Moderators:

Daniel Joseph, Junior majoring in Cartooning

Maude Lehmann, Junior majoring in Cartooning

Chloe Yung, Senior majoring in Animation

3:00 PM- 4:00 PM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

EVOLUTION FROM PAPER TO PIXEL

In comic books what are the pros and cons of ditching paper and moving to the digital environment? Comic artists Simon Fraser and Stéphane Roux will go over why they converted to the digital format and why you should too!

Moderator: Josh Adams

4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

COSPLAY RULES!  FROM FANDOM TO COMMUNITY

In this panel, these diehard cosplayers will talk about what drew them to cosplay, getting into the cosplay community, connections and self-care.

Moderator: Tex Merquise

5:00 PM- 6:00 PM
(EDT)

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NOW CLOSED

CREATING A DYNAMIC LAYOUT

Watch the pro's at the Kubert School take a concept from sketch to final page!

Moderator: Ramon Gil

6:00 PM- 10:00 PM
(EDT)

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS **** LIVE **** (Only Ticket Holders Can Play)

Players, who are encouraged to dress up, will be on live stream of this campaign, for all the public to see!

6:00 PM- 10:00 PM
(EDT)

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (Ticket Holders Only)

Halt! Go no further! You must await your band of companions!

** Programs are subject to change without notice **

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