The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) welcomes Miguel Jiron, director at Sony Pictures Animation! Jiron will host a Storyboarding workshop for UMBC students on Friday October 18th and a public artist’s talk at the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival in Baltimore on Saturday, October 19th. For this masterclass on storyboarding and story development, Jiron will share story pitches, outlining the progression from initial ideas to final animation. A live pitch and feedback session of selected UMBC student projects will follow.

The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) welcomes Miguel Jiron, director at Sony Pictures Animation! Jiron will host a storyboarding workshop for UMBC students on Friday, October 18, and a public artist’s talk at the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival in Baltimore on Saturday, October 19. From Takashi Murakami to the Spider-verse, join Miguel Jiron on Saturday for a talk about his personal, roundabout journey from the independent and fine art world to the feature animation industry, along with a screening of his shorts.

Race Stories: Celebrating Maurice Berger celebrates the life and legacy of Maurice Berger, who was research professor and chief curator at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) until his death in 2020. The event will include the launch of the Maurice Berger CADVC Program Fund, the publication of “RACE STORIES: Essays on the Power of Images,” a collection of award-winning essays by Maurice Berger, the relaunch of the CADVC’s Issues in Cultural Theory publication series, the publication of Cockeysville to Baltimore (accompanying the exhibition Levester Williams: all matters aside), and remarks from noted speakers.