Women in Animation Bay Area Chapter

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Women in Animation Bay Area Chapter

WIA Bay Area Chapter is an organization consisting of students’ and professionals from all different aspects of animation.

Our goal is to provide a community focused on learning, networking, and mentoring for those involved or interested in animation.

05/25/2026

Come chat with .kyra about her role as a Senior Matte Painter in the animation industry! This Thursday 5/28 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the Art Hangout voice channel of the WIA Global Disrcord. She'll be going over her paintimg process, how she got into her role, and advice for other matte painters. Hope to see you all there!

05/13/2026

YOU'RE INVITED!! Come hang out with WIA Bay Area at a casual mixer event in the beautiful Presidio!!

We'll meet on the grass across from the Disney Museum. Food and drinks are available for purchase from a wide variety of food trucks.

Saturday June 6, 2026
11:30am- 1:30pm

Bring a blanket to sit on and mingle with fellow WIA Bay Area Members!

We hope to see you there!!

Flier illustration by

05/02/2026

SFFILM has invited our WIA Bay Area members for another exciting event! THIS SUNDAY, May 3rd at 10am at the Jewish Community Center of SF they will be showing Space Cadet followed by a Q&A with director Lilliann Chan

Visit https://sffilm.org/event/space-cadet/
WIA Members please msg for a FREE PROMO CODE :)

02/27/2026

welcomes WIA Bay Area members to their live event THIS SUNDAY at the SFMOMA

They will be showcases 9 shorts from Cartoon Salloon including the recent award winning Eiru. In addition director Giovanna Ferarri will be joining remotely for a Q&A about her impact full and beautiful short film. Come celebrate Irish culture and beautiful Indie animation with SFFILM and SFMOMA this weekend!

Sunday March 1
11 am

02/17/2026

Bay Artists interested in teaching! Colorspace Arts in El Cerrito is seeking a teacher for their character design course this summer working with kids 9-14.

Reach out to Susan at [email protected] for more information.

01/18/2026

Join us on the WIA Bay Area Discord voice channel this Thursday 1/22 at 6:30-7:30pm to hear all about what it is like being a colorist in animation from Jade Tan. Jade is currently a colorist for Lucasfilm and has previously experience at Tonko House on Oni and other commercial work.

12/13/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who came other for our mixer! We loved getting to know fellow members and sharing advice or just chatting! If you missed we can't wait to see you at future events! In the meantime please join our Discord to meet others and find community in-between events!

Happy Holidays!
WIA Bay Area Team

11/29/2025

WIA Bay Area Holiday Party
Date: Wednesday, December 10
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Perry's Embarcadero, 155 Steuart St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

Come celebrate the holidays with WIA Bay Area! Enjoy complimentary appetizers and meet fellow members. Drinks are available for purchase.
RSVP at your earliest convenience because capacity is limited. Must have an active WIA Membership to RSVP.

RSVP HERE: (must be a WIA member to RSVP)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgQ2MMyzPe9OzxghlOjSgEpyWWcjzz4fcY3jlBq-2bhMVcag/viewform

11/15/2025

Join us on WIA Bay Area's Discord this Thursday, 11/20, at 6:30 pm for a presentation on Sketching Life: Methods and Process led by 🎉 They'll go over their urban sketching process and tips and tricks theyve learned from studying at Cal Arts. We hope to see you there!

11/06/2025

Hi all! With everyone coming back from Lightbox and getting back into their routine after Halloween I thought it'd be nice for a chill working session for tonight's Discord event. Come join me tonight 6:30-7:30pm to chat and share what you're currently working on!

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