Animation Organizations and News Sites:

ASIFA East
THE website for everything of animation in New York!

Animators Unite
A very cool and informative website for New York’s animation community

Animator’s Ink
organization for animators, computer artists, cartoonists, illustrators, and writers (or animation support group… if you will)

Cartoon Brew
A wonderully informative animation news site headed by Amid Amidi and Jerry Beck

AWN
A Worrying Newbie? After Winter Nicknacks? NO! Animation World Network! (or Amazingly Wonderful Newt)

Wardomatic
A blog of Art, animation, and anything aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

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Animators:

Bill Plympton Studios
Website of one of my all time favorite, and humorous animation masters. Big bad Bill Plympton

Signe Baumane
A wonderfull, kind, amazing person who first taught me animation.

Patrick Smith
A wonderful animator to whom I look up to. (the prom king of animation)

Olivia Ward
A wonderful animator to whom I look up to too (the prom queen of animation)

PES
An amazing master of stop motion

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Other interesting sites:

Matthew Archambault
An amazing illustrator and drawing teacher. Some of my best figure work is because of him.

My new friend, and amazing (not to mention historical) artist and designer, Gary Panter.

a film festival focused on the work of immigrants, travelers, and nomads from all over the world. Now in LA!