If you’ve ever wanted to spend more time connecting with your industry peers and discussing what impacts YOU, then you should come to our next event! This town hall is your chance to be a part of a community discussion on top priorities and concerns in the local industry.   We’ll cover questions such as:... View Article

Freelance life: Glamorous? Chaotic? A little bit of both? Let’s talk about it! Nice Moves is hosting a State of Freelance Panel, and you’re invited! We’re gathering a crew of art directors, motion designers, illustrators, 3D artists, creative veterans of all kinds to spill the tea on all things freelance. IT WILL NOT BE STREAMED,... View Article

This June, we want to spotlight YOU! Let’s get together for a Nice Moves show-and-tell. Community members can come up and give a short 5 minute talk on what they’ve been working on. We welcome works in progress, finalized sparkling films, and everything in between (technical experiments, gifs, preproduction, commercial work you’re authorized to share,... View Article

Get ready to sketch, sip, and mingle with fellow animators and motion designers at Bauhaus Brew Labs on August 21st at 7pm! Draw League is about fun, laughs, and stretching your creative-thinking muscles in a low-pressure environment. This 90-minute drawing game provides three prompts with just 15 minutes each to draw your masterpieces. The guest... View Article

Save the Date! We will be hosting the Fall Mentorship Mixer on Sunday, September 7th, from 1-4 pm at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the College Center. Interested in joining in? Here’s some info! You will need to check in with the Security desk at MCAD to get a guest pass before... View Article

Save the Date! We will be hosting the Halloween Mixer on Tuesday, October 28th, from 6:30-9 pm at Social Cider Werks Get ready for a spooktacular night with your fellow motion monsters and design demons… and welcome new ghoulish fiends from our friends at Ad 2 Minnesota! Our annual Halloween meetup is now a crossover event,... View Article

ice Moves November Monthly Meetup: Mingle with friends new and old, enjoy our speaker, and connect with the community!

This November 20th, Nice Moves is thrilled to host Ed Baker, a veteran Television Story Artist!

Ed will share his unusual journey breaking into the industry, coming from Iowa to Los Angeles then to Minneapolis, still working remotely with LA studios like Warner Bros. He’ll then talk about his storyboarding process on a series, and how that process can differ from show to show. He’ll also share tips on visual storytelling and working with software for storyboards.

On Jan 29th, our community will hang out virtually while our monthly speaker is none other than Nice Moves Prez, Natalia Poteryakhin! While normally we avoid platforming the board too much and highlight the community, we thought this month’s unusual circumstance would be a good window for Natalia to share the same talk they gave... View Article

This February, we want to celebrate the love we have for our community by giving YOU the spotlight! Nice Moves will be hosting a VIRTUAL Show and Tell on February 19th on Discord! Community Members can hop on and give a short 5-10 minute talk about what they’ve been working on. We welcome works in... View Article

Mingle with friends new and old, connect with the community, and learn from speaker Eric Bernhagen about stopmotion!  With animation now accessible to artists everywhere, standing out requires maximizing one's limitations. Eric Bernhagen argues that stop motion offers the lowest barrier to entry of any animation medium, making it the most affordable and accessible path... View Article

Save the Date! We will be hosting the next Mentorship Mixer on Sunday, March 29th, from 1-4 pm in the MCAD in College Center (2nd Floor). We will be hosting the Fall Mentorship Mixer on Sunday, March 29th, from 1-4 pm at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the College Center. Interested in... View Article