Free For The 1st Time, Pictoplasma!: Art, Design & Animation Festival in Germany Sept 18 & 19, 2020

We are amazed that art keeps going and adapting to the state of the pandemic world.  Pictoplasma's annual international art, design and animation conference which is usually held in Berlin, Germany, has adapted and for the first time offers it online for free for everyone.  For 2 days, they'll open 2 online channels where you can listen and watch artist talks, do live workshops and watch animations with many different methods and styles from around the globe.  Here's what they say about the conference:

• This year’s first ever, fully digital ‘Pictoplasma in Isolation’ awaits all global character pioneers, creatives and enthusiasts for a special celebration of contemporary character design and art.


• This September 18 + 19 we’ll be broadcasting more than 40 inspiring artist talks, 77 hand-picked animation shorts, 36+ hours of home entertainment spread over 2 channels during 2 intense days = endless character joy…
• … all for FREE, and all to the safety of your own 4 walls, wherever you are!

It's live broadcast only and starts at 7am PST in Portland, Oreton or if you're in Berlin, Germany that's 16:00 CEST. Click on the link above to register for it.

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2 live worshops that we think you might enjoy are:

1. INHALE, EXHALE—A CREATIVE WORKSHOP WITH NATHAN JUREVICIUS:  Do you feel stuck for ideas or in a creative slump? ‘Professor’ Nathan Jurevicius’ workshop is a crash course in unblocking your mind and allowing thoughts to flow freely. 
   Nathan will take you through a series of subconscious doodle exercises, breathing life into ideas and finishing up with a rigorous fan art sketch-a-thon.
2. STAY AT HOME WORKSHOP WITH JON BURGERMAN:  Join Jon Burgerman as he rummages around his Brooklyn apartment (or studio) to find things he can turn into a character. Then in the second half join Jon as he turns you into a character whilst you turn him into one!