NO FREE SWIM: QAS closed for Easter Weekend
Hamish has some serious egg hiding to do! Spring Camp will run on Friday, but otherwise QAS will be closed Mar29-Apr1
Quickdraw Animation Society is a member driven not-for-profit that fosters a creative community through resources and opportunities that further animation arts and culture.
Hamish has some serious egg hiding to do! Spring Camp will run on Friday, but otherwise QAS will be closed Mar29-Apr1
So maybe it isn’t utopian, but it isn’t nihilistic either, and when you’re looking at the span of human history, that’s its own sort of optimism.
Rendered on a portable typewriter, you can see the film as Johnson’s daydreams manifesting through a dreary day job, the excitement of early aviation rendered in a few pieces of punctuation and some dabs of colour.
Posted Mar 19, 2024
12-month program. Application deadline August 5, 2024
A 12-month mentor-focused program offered by the Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) intended to assist neurodivergent Youth (16-25 years of age) in learning animation or animation adjacent processes (gaming, 3D, storyboarding, etc) and discovering potential career pathways.
Posted Mar 13, 2024
Deadline: June 3, 2024
The Intermediate Animators Production Residency is a production-focused program offered by the Quickdraw Animation Society (or QAS) intended to assist an emerging or mid-level animator in completing an independent animated short film, and targeted towards animators developing their practice.
Posted Jan 23, 2024
6 week residency, to be completeted approx feb 13 to mar 23
Recently, Quickdraw has acquired 2 Rokoko Smartsuite II motion capture suits and we're excited to support ONE resident artist to explore the ways this technology intersects with their discipline, depending on their interests and abilities.
Make your Mondays a little more pleasant with a newly curated short film each week, plus our insights into why we love them.
Mar 25, 2024 – Mar 29, 2024
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm
Students aged 8-14 learn how to make their own animations with sound!
Jan 23, 2024 – Apr 16, 2024
Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
An overview of drawing techniques to produce your future animated films!
Jan 25, 2024 – Apr 18, 2024
Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
An introduction to the basics of animation!
Sign up for a one-year membership to gain access to Quickdraw's courses, resource library, and more. Whether you're a youth, a student, or a professional artist, we have the tools you need to support your animation practice.