Apr 28, 2022

Cartoon Network, Baltimore-based Outlook Inc. establish incubator for people of low social status

Cartoon Network Studios is partnering with Outlook Company on Neru Projects, a new content development initiative to discover emerging artists and storytellers in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Here is a brief description of how the program works and the company backing it:

Finalists will be selected with an emphasis on racial, gender, and age diversity, bringing a previously underrepresented animation community that has been previously under-represented in the animation world. Participants include:

Outlook's Price said in a statement, "This is a great way for Baltimore artists to have their work seen and considered and receive feedback on their professional animation content. This is an invaluable experience as we currently have six professional and credible animation programmers in the area."

[8 [Sam Register, president of Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, said, "Elevating original and diverse creative voices is one of Cartoon Network Studios' top priorities. The Outlook Company is the perfect partner for our mission to work with artists from underrepresented communities, and we look forward to working with Trevor and the amazing creators he has assembled in the future."