Upload.gif: Celebration of Animated GIFs | SF

Upload.gif is an exhibition and event series that celebrates the Animated GIF organized by New Hive and the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts.

Spanning 26 years, GIFs are now one of the oldest image formats on the web. An in-between medium that is lighter than a video and heavier than a photo, animated GIFs occupy a unique position as a fundamental part of the Internet, web art and pop culture.

Upload.gif 2013 Events

Creative Code Lightning Talks + Exhibition Preview
Friday, October 11, 2013 | 8 pm
Hear from artists selected through the Upload.gif series and explore work from local digital artists
Free, but an RSVP is required.

Animated GIF Making & Demos
Saturday, October 12, 2013 | 1-7 pm
Learn how to make an animated GIF using a variety of techniques/methods, stop-motion, hand drawing, and more
Demos every hour, drop-ins welcome. Requirements: bring a laptop. Instructor: Daven Rauchwerk
Free, but an RSVP is required.

Upload.gif Exhibition and Party
Saturday, October 12, 2013 | 8 pm to midnight
Large-scale curated projections from your GIF submissions, drinks, dancing, and more
Music by DJ MatrixxMan
Free, but an RSVP is required.

Cinema Speakeasy
Sunday, October 13, 2013 | 7:30-11 pm
Film Screening, drinks, and closing remarks
Free, but an RSVP is required.