Savannah College of Art and Design > 021207a Inspire 07 final schedule announced

02/12/2007

Inspire 07 final schedule announced: All-access passes sold out; general admission tickets at SCAD box office

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The final schedule is set for the Savannah College of Art and Design’s inaugural Friday, Feb. 16, at the Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. The event, intended for students, art and design professionals, faculty and others with interest in the arts, is a one-day symposium held for the purpose of discussion and exchange of creative ideas in broadcast design, motion graphics and media art.

8:30 a.m. Doors open at Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St.

9 a.m. Opening Remarks

Peter Weishar, dean of the School of Film and Digital Media
Jill Taffet, chair, SCAD broadcast design and motion graphics department

9:15 a.m. Future Screens

Dale Herigstad, chief creative officer of Schematic

10 a.m. Psyop’s World

Marie Hyon and Marco Spier, co-founders and creative directors of Psyop

11 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. Remastering the Nano

Brien Holman, creative director, and Jayson Whitmore, designer/animator, of Exopolis

Noon SCAD Student Showcase

12:30 p.m. Lunch Break

1:45 p.m. Communication

Jakob Trollbäck, president and creative director of Trollbäck + Company

2:30 p.m. Network Identity — The Big Idea

Creative directors Orion Tait of Buck, Ellerey Gave of Capacity, Limore Shur of EyeballNYC, Patrick McDonough of PMcD Design and Vasil Hnatiuk of Roger

4 p.m. Break

4:15 p.m. Design Infused Storytelling

Jose Gomez and Andre Stringer, founders and creative directors of Shilo

5 p.m. Special Screening: "Matthew Barney: No Restraint" (Allison Chernick)

6 p.m. Closing Remarks

Jill Taffet, INSPIRE 07 conference chair

Dinner Break

9 p.m. Cream O’ the Crop Awards Show at Lucas Theatre

Bubblyfish, experimental 8-bit chipician, warms up the stage with VJ and SCAD professor Alessandro Imperato.
Awards show hosts: Jill Taffet, INSPIRE 07 conference chair, and Justin Cone of Motionographer. (Sponsored by (mt) mediatemple)

Awards Show After Party
Immediately follows the awards show and is open to all attendees (Sponsored by (mt) mediatemple)

The event is the first of its kind at SCAD. General admission tickets are $50, while students and SCAD alumni can purchase discounted tickets for $25. Admission for current SCAD students and faculty is $5. All tickets can be purchased at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St., or online at . These tickets grant admission to all listed events. Previously available, all-access gold and platinum passes for conference sponsors have sold out.

Named "Hottest for Studying Art" among America’s 25 Hottest Colleges by Kaplan/Newsweek, the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Accredited degree programs also are offered online through SCAD e-Learning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts and Master of Urban Design degrees.

For more information about the college, e-mail may be sent to admission@scad.edu. Savannah, Lacoste and SCAD e-Learning inquiries may be directed to 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100; Atlanta inquiries may be directed to 877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700.