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Did you know that Sayama Forest, the woods that inspired Hayao Miyazaki in My Neighbor Totoro, is in jeopardy of becoming victim to urban sprawl? In a creative effort to prevent this, Pixar Animations Studio is teaming up with a bunch of cool contemporary artists in a mega-auction fundraiser on September 6th. After that, starting September 20, the art will be displayed at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum.
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Do you know if they are accepting donations for the auction? I didn't see anything about an auction on that site.
Thanks!
Posted by: danielle | July 15, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Danielle,
Do you intend to donate artwork for the auction or do you consider to donate money for the project?
If you intended to donate your Totoro related artwork for the cause I have to inform you that it is no longer possible.
See more at (more in the comments):
http://enricocasarosa.com/wordpress.1/2008/07/10/the-totoro-forest-project/
However you can donate money at: http://www.give2asia.org/
Browse for the 'Totoro Forest Project Fund'.
Best regards,
Daniel
Posted by: DanSan | July 16, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Boo! The site is down--it says it's "suspended". Totoro haters, I'm sure.
Paul
Posted by: frosty | July 20, 2008 at 08:27 AM