REMINDER: The second Cam-Jam comic jam of 2010 will be this Sunday July 18, 2010 a the Cartoon Art Museum.
This is an event I am organizing, so of course I will be there and I hope you will be there too.
Find out more at:http://cartoonistconspiracysf.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/cam-jam2010-2-on-sunday-july-18th-2010/
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Chris Monroe — the cartoonist behind the Star Tribune’s weekly comic, “Violet Days,” and the author of (among others) two “Monkey With A Toolbelt” books — will sign her new book, “Sneaky Sheep” this Saturday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Red Balloon Bookshop on Grand Avenue in St. Paul.
Stop by and say “Hi” and purchase a book or two.
The Lutefisk Sushi Volume D show is coming up this August… and we’re already thinking about what we want to for our collaboration with Altered Esthetics for NEXT year. Let’s get it figured out shall we?
Here are some of the many possible ideas we have discussed for next year’s comic art show, in no particular order:
PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOK — Wherein each artist illustrates a chapter from a public domain book.
ANTHOLOGY — An anthology of some sort. Â Specific topic and printing details TBD.
COMIC COOKBOOK — Spiral bound cookbook with recipes and art submitted by artists. Â Could cook some of the dishes during the opening. Â Categories can be split among the potential artists based on last name just like when dividing up a potluck (e.g. A-D salads, E-J meats, etc.).
LOOSE SHEETS — Each artist makes a multi-page comic and they are bound like loose leaf newspaper pages, or in a 3-ring binder.
SONG COMICS — Each artist picks a favorite song and creates a comic based on this song.  This allows for maximum flexibility as artists may create whatever type of comic art they want. Musicians could cover some of these songs during the opening.  We could produce a “mix tape” list to give out (people would have to purchase their own songs). Karoake?  — Comic – Oke.
SCRIPT SWAP — Artists could draw comics based on other people’s scripts. Â This would give comic writers a chance to collaborate with local artists. Â We could also create comics based on the scripts of young children, which could get pretty hilarious.
EDUCATIONAL COMICS –Each artist makes an educational strip on a subject of their choosing.
COMIC POSTER ART — Partner with poster artists who would print comics designed by cartoonists.
Suggest ideas you would like to participate in in the comments below, and we’ll discuss and vote on them very soon on the message board.
Tomorrow from 1PM to 4PM, the Conspiracy will be collaborating with kids to make mini-comics and drawing caricatures on request as part of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts 25th Anniversary event. Cartoonists, feel free to just show up (ideally around 12:50) and participate. We’ll be in the Bindery.
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts has been a wonderful collaborator to the Twin Cities Conspiracy for a number of years, donating our monthly open studio space, hosting our 24 hour comic days, and inviting us to participate in gallery shows in their space. They are a wonderful organization, and we feel very lucky to have them for friends.
1-4pm: Make your own mini-comic with artists from the International Cartoonist Conspiracy, and get a personalized caricature! (for tweens and teens)
We will be having a special jam this Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Loft Literary Center in conjunction with their Graphic Novel & Comic Book Writing and Illustrating Conference. As always, it will be open to anyone who wishes to participate… we hope to have a lot of new participants. Here is a PDF with a lot more information about the conference. See you there!
little funny series II is intended as a prominent “sideshow” to the Lutefisk Sushi Volume D project. little funny is a series of mini-comics sold in an old cigarette vending machine at Altered Esthetics. The first series was compiled in conjunction with the BIG FUNNY show in 2009, and it is almost sold out… it is time to restock the machine.
No entries will be rejected provided they follow the specs (these comics need to be a specific size to fit inside the boxes in the vending machine). You do not have to be a Minnesota artist to participate.
You can view pictures of little funny series I here.
You can see what the vending machine looks like here.
Additionally, we have a limited number of vending slots available for people who would like to vend a non-little funny comics project from the machine. All projects will need to fit in a 3†x 2†x 1†box. Email tonytudisco (at) alteredesthetics.org for more information on this opportunity.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
In addition to the comics please include your name, address, phone number and email address.
DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATION IS JULY 22nd.
THINGS TO NOTE:
There is a lot of evidence piling up that this will be the best year ever to be a Minnesota cartoonist! Open your calendar now and write yourself down some dates…
I’ve heard rumor of some other things as well. Get ready to be busy and have a lot of fun.
Our friends at The Loft Literary Center (along with the Hennepin County Library) are putting on “The Graphic Novel & Comic Book Writing and Illustrating Conference” June 19th. The event is free but registration is limited. Registration opens May 22nd. Presenters will include Gene Yang, Barbara Schultz, Zander Cannon, Robin Schwartzman, Lars Martinson, Jude Nutter and Linda E. Davis. Also, the Cartoonist Conspiracy will be having a special jam at the end of the conference, open to anyone who wants to participate, as always.
CLICK THE IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF FOR MUCH MORE INFORMATION.
The Midwest Comic Book Association’s Springcon event is this weekend, and you won’t want to miss it. They decided to do Fallcon in the Spring this year… it will be all weekend long at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Our friends at the MCBA know how to put on one hell of a fun and friendly convention… you won’t want to miss it.
READ MORE ABOUT THE EVENT HERE.
Here is a promotional chicklet I made you can put on your site, social network, or whatever it is you kids do with these things these days to help promote good things…
We could use some additional Conspiracy volunteers to hang out at our space over the weekend. If you can help out please email me at:
Hope to see you there!
Come to the Annual MCAD MINI Comic Expo Thursday March 25th.
Guest Lecture by special guest Kevin Huizenga at 1:00 PM in Auditorium 150. The Comic Art students from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design will have their comics and prints on sale in the Student Center from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
