Community By Design Speakers Series Presents “why Portland? Why Now?”

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 13, 2010 -
PORTLAND, OR
January 13th, 2010

The Art Institute of Portland is proud to present the second installment of our Community by Design Speaker Series with Roland Gauthier, Michael Kuehn,and Alex Tysowsky of Hinge Digital. With over three decades of experience at studios thatinclude Disney, Sony Imageworks, and Laika, their body of work consists of films and animated features like, Spiderman, Open Season, The Matrix, and Harry Potter, as well as commercials for M&M’s, Ben & Jerry’s, and Honda.

Please join us as Roland, Michael, and Alex discuss why they’ve chosen Portland, OR to house their animation and visual effects studio, the benefits of our local market, and the challenges that exist when marketing a creative business in a tough economy.

MONDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2010 | ELLEN BYE STUDIO AT THE ARMORY:

128 NW Eleventh Ave
Doors open at 7:00pm Lecture begins at 7:30pm
Tickets $10 | Admittance fee waived for students
Spaces limited, to reserve your tickets email: AiPDrsvp@aii.edu

For more information on Hinge Digital visit www.hingedigital.com

For more information on The Art Institute of Portland’s Community By Design series email aipdcommunications@aii.edu

About The Art Institute of Portland:
The Art Institute of Portland is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of more than 45 education institutions located throughout North America. Offering undergraduate design education, The Art Institute of Portland (www.artinstitutes.edu/PORTLAND) provides programs the areas of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts, with 23 different programs of study and a minor in sustainability for select programs. The college seeks to be an innovative center for design, a lively supporter of the arts and a positive community partner in the city of Portland, the state of Oregon and the greater Pacific Northwest.