The ANDA Spring Show 2011 on 10th May 2011 was an evening of animation, installations and multi-media productions from students working within a range of techniques, from traditional to advanced digital technologies. The event included students works from the spring semester and the world premiere screening of the MFA thesis productions from graduating students. The screening included Cannot by Franklin DelGado, Seek by Jeremy Chia, Deadline by Sandhya Prabhat, Triumph of the Spill by Ishaan Kumar, Robot Coach by Tzu-Yin "Wendy" Weng, Plant Story by Kai-Sen Chan, and Rapunzel by Yang Liu.

Bee My Honey by Melissa Wright and Bar! by Shreyom Ghosh are two animations selected by the Singapore section of the Very Short International Film Festival. This is the second year that animations created by ANDA students are part of the selection. Screenings for the Very Short International Film Festival 2011 Local Selection were organized during the ANDA Spring Show, at Tisch Asia. The joint event was presented by Zomedia and sponsored by Steinlager Pure Beer.

Two thesis projects completed by ANDA graduates of class 2011 have been selected by a jury including Eric Khoo, Patrick Smith, Emil Polyak, Thomas Thesen and Jean-Marc Gauthier. Plant Story by Kai-Sen Chan and Deadline by Sandhya Prabhat will receive a grant for additional development and production during the summer 2011. The two graduates will render a new version of the animated film rendered in full high definition and stereoscopic.

More on the web about Sandhya and check her interactive panorama.

More on the web about Kai-Sen and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW9A-mrVbdg

Internship Day was a success. Professional animators were impressed with the 10 demo reels which students presented. Seven students received requests for interviews. Students also received job and internship propositions from various companies including OneAnimation and Animax.

Colleen Cox '10, (M.F.A., Animation and Digital Arts) lives and works in New York City, USA.

Colleen Cox relocated to Brooklyn and works as an animator for MTV, Aeropostale, Oddcast, and TAG Creative NY, as well as for independent filmmakers and small businesses. Her Tisch Asia thesis short, Wrong Number Singapore, screened at the Brainwash Film Festival at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and was programmed but not screened at the European Film Festival in Singapore.

She has found that, as a rule of thumb for applying for work online, it takes 40 tries before anyone responds (a hint for the new grads - don't despair, just create a routine and a pre-written application and you will be fine). After securing a chunk of change from spring work, she is using the summer to work on a comic which will be released online June 15th on her website: http://www.colleenlynnecox.com.

Ayse Suter '10, (M.F.A., Animation and Digital Arts) lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey.

"I think that after graduating, new grads have to take a step back, aware of their strengths and follow their instincts. After graduating from Tisch, I had no idea about my next step. During the summer time, I allowed myself to rest, to go camping and to travel. And at the end of August, I started to do my own things. I wanted to have a space, something similar to the ANDA lab, where I could think, and work. I chose Istanbul as my base. I rented a tiny place in the city, started to expand my art network. Istanbul's art scene is growing very fast, and I wanted to be part of it. Later, I bought a good desktop computer, a Wacom tablet, a lightbox, a couch and started to share my art projects with people from the art scene. Recently, I became a permanent artist in P & G Art Gallery, one of the accredited art galleries. I am invited to show my work in June and in September, inside an old Turkish bath. This is during the time of the Istanbul Biennale. Next year, I will have my own show, and my installation expenses will be covered by the gallery."

"I am also doing some stage designs, and animations for event companies. This is not much of a creativity flow, but working with corporate companies brings enough money to pay my rent. It has been a year since I graduated and so far I am happy with my start."

illustrations: art installation content, art installation space, interactive city

From June 30 to August 25, Jean-Marc Gauthier presents his interactive animations as part of "Elastic Identity," a gallery exhibition at the IMC Lab + Gallery, 56 West 22nd St, 6th Floor, New York City.