Written by: Kristin Harris Saturday afternoon, October 14, the Academy Center of the Arts in Lynchburg, VA hosted a Big Draw17 Living Lines event. I knew I was going to have a good time and was thrilled when we had a full house with kids and adults making art and animation and loving it. I am most indebted to the Academy Center of the Arts for sponsoring this program. As a family event, it was very exciting to have so many adults actively participating, parents and adults who came to experience the Big Draw in Lynchburg. I had not realized, we were one of only three Big Draw happenings in the US this year. Time is running out, but not too late for you to register for a Big Draw event at your school, museum, art space, park during the month of October. Table One Zoetrope We had four activity areas, three were hands-on drawing with traditional tools, but animation related. Table One was all about zoetropes. These pre-film animation devices spin a sequence of images to simulate motion. Learn more about my process in fabricating one in this post. I was a little surprised the zoetrope table was a big hit and consistently full. I […]
Archives for October 2017
Photos from the Blue Ridge Ragtime Festival
The Blue Ridge Ragtime Festival, a first-time festival hosted by the Academy Center of the Arts, was held October 6-8, 2017, in Lynchburg, Virginia. The festival kicked off its first year with a full weekend of events and happenings featuring five professional ragtime pianists from across the nation. The festival’s events included two unique concerts, a seated educational symposium, free performances at area schools and downtown venues, and a special silent film comedy screening with live accompaniment by featured performers. Performers for the Blue Ridge Ragtime Festival included Bryan Wright, a Lynchburg native from Pittsburgh, PA, Frederick Hodges from Berkeley, CA, Martin Spitznagel from Pittsburgh, PA, Ethan Uslan from Charlotte, NC, and Bill Edwards from Washington, D.C.. Below, we’ve included photos from the weekend’s events. Bryan Wright, Lynchburg native, performs on Friday night at “Euphonic Sounds: The Classic Rags of Scott Joplin and His Contemporaries”. Frederick Hodges plays at the Lynchburg Community Market Hill City Keys Piano on Saturday morning. Martin Spitnagel flashes a smile after performing at the Lynchburg Community Market on Saturday morning. Bryan Wright performs at the Kegney Brothers’ Hill City Keys piano on Saturday morning. Frederick Hodges scores the […]
