WIA AROUND THE WORLD
WIA Communities connect members from local geographic areas, schools, and even area of industry expertise and interest to build a hyper-local network of support and learning in order to:
- Create a more profound sense of belonging within the industry.
- Expand opportunities for career mobility.
- Promote meaningful relationships and trust between members.
Browse through our current active communities and update your communication preferences to receive notifications on upcoming events and more.
Global Communities
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Goal: Community Building + Talent Development + Advocacy
Chapters continue to offer community building events and talent development opportunities and then add the element of partnering with WIA Global to advocate for gender justice designed specifically to advance your targeted community.
Goal: Community Building
Connects are single events with the goal of gathering and building a community of people who are invested in gender justice in animation. These events focus on networking and education attendees about WIA’s mission. Connect events can center on shared geography (in-person) or shared interest (virtual only). Connects have taken place in various areas globally including Atlanta, Cape Town, South Africa, and Johannesberg, South Africa. To stay up to date on upcoming Connects, sign up for our Digest.
Goal: Community Building + Talent Development
Once a community has been established via Connects events, a group can apply to become a WIA Collective. WIA Collectives continue to offer community building via Connects events and also adds the element of talent development designed specifically for their members’ interests.
WIA affiliates are independent, like-minded organizations that have partnered with WIA to further our shared vision. Affiliate partnerships will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
WIA COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
Click on any WIA community listed below to learn more about their work and how you can connect with them directly.
Chapters
Collectives (Non-student)
affiliates
STUDENT COLLECTIVES
Academy of Art University (@wia_Artu)
Animation Mentor (@wia_animationmentor)
Arizona State University (@wia.asu)
California Institute of the Arts: CalArts
Chapman University (@wia_chapman)
East Carolina University
Exceptional Minds
Kansas City Art Institute (@wia.kcai)
Kennesaw State University (@wia.ksu)
Laguna College of Art and Design (@wia.lcad)
Lipscomb University (@wia.lipscombuni)
Maine College of Art and Design (@wia_mecad)
Moore College of Art and Design (@mooreaniclub)
Otis College of Art and Design (@wia_otis)
Pratt Institute (@wia_pratt)
Purdue University (@wia.purdue)
Ringling College of Art of Art and Design (@wia.rcad)
RMIT Animation Club – a WIA Student Club (@weanimateclub)
Rochester Institute of Technology (@wia.rit)
San Jose State University (@wia_sjsu)
Savannah College of Art and Design (@wia_scad)
School of Visual Arts (@wia_sva)
Seneca College of Art and Design (@wia.seneca)
Sheridan College (@wia_sheridan)
Texas A&M University- College Station (@tamu.wia)
University of Central Florida (@wia_ucf)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (@wia.uncc)
University of Pennsylvania (@wia_at_penn)
University of San Francisco (@wia_usfca)
University of Southern California (@wia.usc)
University of Texas at Dallas (@wia_utdallas)
If you’re interested in learning more about how to join or start a community, please reach out to [email protected]. If you’re a student inquiring about Student Collectives, go here for more information.