GIF THE #@!& OUT!

GIF THE #@!& OUT! was the first annual HOMECOMING! animated GIF competition. Artists submitted original animated GIFs, HOMECOMING! curated an exhibition from the entries, and the public voted to decide the winner. The evening featured circuit-bent audio and visuals by guest artist Marshall Thompson, with DJ sets by DJG and DJ DAUG. Clare Washington took first place with Epic Leap Frog.

Date: April 20, 2013
Venue: 2650B Main St., Dallas

Winners

Congratulations to Clare Washington, the first ever GIF THE #@!& OUT! champion, for her winning GIF Epic Leap Frog.

Clare Washington’s winning animated GIF “Epic Leap Frog,” GIF THE #@!& OUT! (2013): a line drawing of a child crouching to leap — Clare Washington, *Epic Leap Frog*, winning GIF

Congratulations also to the three runners-up: Shelby Cunningham, marthakilledbaby, and Shelby Roberts.

Animated GIF “myfacewhen” by Shelby Cunningham, runner-up in GIF THE #@!& OUT! (2013): a small shaggy dog standing on its hind legs — Shelby Cunningham, *myfacewhen.gif*, runner-up

Animated GIF “Give Me That Burger” by marthakilledbaby, runner-up in GIF THE #@!& OUT! (2013): a line drawing of figures outside a fast-food restaurant — marthakilledbaby, *Give-Me-That-Burger.gif*, runner-up

Animated GIF by Shelby Roberts, runner-up in GIF THE #@!& OUT! (2013): legs of a woman in a turquoise dress and sandals beside a brick wall — Shelby Roberts, *Roberts2FINAL.gif*, runner-up

A huge thanks to everyone who entered and to everyone who came out to GIF the #@!& out with us!

Original announcement & documentation

FIRST ANNUAL HOMECOMING! ANIMATED GIF COMPETITION IS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS! GIF THE FUCK OUT: SUBVERSION AND STORY, THE ANALYSIS OF SEMIOTIC LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF POSTMODERN PERCEPTION AND ARCHETYPAL TRIBALISM OF THE DIGITAL REALM. To enter, just e-mail your best ORIGINAL animated GIFs to gif@homecomingcommittee.com. HOMECOMING! will curate a show based on the submitted works and the public will vote to decide who is the victor. There will be winners, there will be losers, there will be prizes and there will be tears. Good luck! Featuring circuitbending audio and visuals from guest artist Marshall Thompson DJG and DJ DAUG will be spinning rhythmic out of this world sounds of kosmiche drift and frostbitten worlds SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 1ST THE COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE ON: APRIL 20TH @ 2650B MAIN ST DALLAS, TX 75226 FROM 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Don’t know how to make an animated GIF? Here ya go: • imgflip.com/gifgenerator • picasion.com/ • tools.dynamicdrive.com/animatedgif/ Please keep submissions under 2mb Not all submissions will be used, but submit as many times as you’d like.

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