Struggling to choose between majoring in animation or game design? If you’re passionate about animated media like video games and movies in addition to solving problems and using computer software,…
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Being an animator means having a big imagination, a passion for creative expression, and a strong technical skillset to bring your ideas to life. To be successful, you’ll need to…
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Animation is more than just bringing drawings to life through movement. It’s about crafting immersive worlds, telling compelling stories, and pushing creative boundaries. With the rapid advancements in technology and…
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Animation is a dynamic, ever-evolving art form that brings unique stories, characters, and messages to life. Through animation, hand-drawn, hand-made, or computer-generated works of art are given movement, allowing them…
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A year-long project for a group of Villa Maria’s current animation students, alumni, and faculty will premiere publicly on Saturday, June 15. Villa’s team worked with the Korean War Legacy…
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Each year, a select team of Graphic Design students collaborate with faculty to publish Skald, the College's art and literary magazine. In 2024, Skald was staffed by senior Graphic Design…
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Villamation, the College’s 24-hours animation competition has become a staple of each spring semester. “Without fail on the first day of classes each spring semester the first thing students ask…
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The 2023 Hertel Alley Mural Fest took place last month, transforming the vibrant Buffalo neighborhood into an open-air art gallery. This annual event brought together local artists that created original…
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One of the highlights of the Spring 2023 semester for Villa Maria’s animation students was Villamation. Villamation is the College’s 24-hour animation competition that challenges students to work in small…
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This year's Animation Showcase kicked off with the music video for “Time for Bed,” an original, animated music video that a group of Villa Maria’s animation students collaborated on to…
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