With the blockbuster Tim Burton Exhibition coming to a close this weekend at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) here in Melbourne, I was curious as to what came next. After a quick Google search I was beyond ecstatic to discover that as of November 18, 2010, the ACMI will host Dreams Come True: The Art of Disney’s Classic Fairy Tales. This major new exhibit will celebrate over 70 years of Disney animation and comes to us direct from the USA.
Conceived by John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer, Disney/Pixar Animation Studios, as a cultural gift to the people of post-Katrina New Orleans and originally curated by Lella Smith, Creative Director, Disney Animation Research Library, the exhibition features over 600 original artworks, maquettes and animation cells from Disney’s much-loved adaptations of traditional European fairy tales.
Visitors will be able to go behind the scenes of the on-screen magic and explore the artworks and innovations that gave birth to the animated feature film. The exhibition includes early conceptual and creative artworks from legendary features including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, and the yet to be released Tangled.
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Date: Thursday 18th November, 2010 – Tuesday 26th April, 2011
Time: Open daily from 10:00am – 6pm
Cost: Family (2 adults, 3 children) $50
……..Adult $16
……..Concession $12
Location: Australian Centre for the Moving Image – Federation Square
Further Information: www.acmi.net.au
