Animation in spotlight at Spencer event

Kansas University’s School of Fine Arts and the Art Department Visiting Artist Series will present “CARTUNE XPREZ,” a collection of animated videos and live multimedia performances by Slow Dance Recyttal and Hooliganship.

The event will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, 1301 Miss.

“CARTUNE XPREZ” is a program of experimental animations and performances from across the U.S. and Canada. Animators include Paper Rad, Martha Colburn, Amy Lockhart, Takeshi Murata, Francine Spiegel, Luke Negrey, Andrew Meeken, Jim Trainor, James Duesing, Drew Pavelchak, Michael Bell Smith, Philippe Blanchard, Cassandra C. Jones, Gretchen Hogue and Hooliganship.

Slow Dance Recyttal is live music/animation/performance by Christopher Doulgeris, Cassandra C. Jones and Peter Burr. Hooliganship is a grunge rock-inspired dance-off duo that combines electronic melodies with freak-out animations for a sensory-overload multimedia party.

The event is free. For more information, call 864-4401.