Foreword

The exhibition Animation as Art: A Multi-Sensory Experience was remarkably timely. It reflected the Museum of Texas Tech long standing commitment to presenting contemporary art through exhibitions, educational programs and scholarly publications that chart new territory. The exhibition gathered the work of more than 30 national and international artists and exhibited both their animations and the devices they used to create them or the environments they transformed. The exhibition was accompanied by a rich educational program comprised of two lectures and four workshops that spread the taste for animation among the Texas Tech and Lubbock communities.
The exhibition—the first exhibition on animation showcased at the Museum of Texas Tech—is a tribute to the professionalism and organizational skills of its co-curators, Dr. Jorgelina Orfila, (Art History, TTU), Dr. Francisco Ortega (Graphic Design, TTU), and Dr. Christine Veras (Assistant Professor of Animation, University of Texas at Dallas). We would especially like to thank the artists who lent their artworks to the exhibition and those who came to Lubbock to offer talks and workshops to the community.
It is a pleasure also to acknowledge the Society for Animation Studies; the School of Art at TTU; the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas; the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts at TTU; experimenta.l. Animation Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas; the Art History Area, School of Art, TTU; and the Ryla T. & John F. Lott Endowment for Excellence in the Visual Arts, administered through the TTU School of Art for their support of the exhibition. The present catalog was made possible thanks to a Faculty Research and Creative Award from The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, Texas Tech University.