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Lutefisk Sushi: Volume E — The Ballot Boxes Are Open!
Hey cartoonists!
Minnesota’s premier comics art show LUTEFISK SUSHI is back for its fifth season in 2012. While the opening reception is over fifteen months away, we need to decide on a featured artist ASAP! As in past years, the featured artist will design the sushi box, and will have a whole wall devoted to their artwork during the gallery show at Altered Esthetics in November, 2012. See websites of past shows here.
NOMINATION PROCESS:
To nominate a cartoonist, please send the following info to nordeastcomics [at] gmail.com:
– The artist’s name
– The artist’s website (if there is one)
– The artist’s email (so we can contact them to confirm if they want to run)
NOTE: Artists must reside in Minnesota or have some strong connection to the state.
NOTE: If an artist does not wish to be nominated, or does not respond to us before August 25, they will not be listed as a nominee.
CALENDAR:
August 15: Nominations open
August 25: Nominations close; Voting begins
September 1: Voting closes at noon; Winner is formally announced at 6pm at the Nordeast Comics Summit, and online.
VOTING PROCESS:
As in past years, voting will take place on www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/conspire. So jump on that site between August 25 and September 1 to vote! Voters must register on the Cartoonist Conspiracy website (it’s free). Voters may vote only once.
Past featured artists are Vincent Stall, Ken Avidor, Kevin Cannon, and Danno Klonowski.
Questions? Post them in the comments section below.
The Just Add Ink Opening is Just Two Days Away! (Friday, August 5th at Altered Esthetics)
The opening party for our comic cookbook/gallery show Just Add Ink is this Friday! I can’t wait!
Click on the image for details.
Please consider using the above image to help promote the event!
Some recent press:
Opening Reception
Friday, August 5, 2011 – 7pm-10pm
Artists’ Discussion
Saturday, August 20, 2011 – 1pm-3pm
Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy St NE, Mpls MN 55413
612.378.8888
Rain Taxi Brings Craig Thompson to MCAD to Speak September 26th
CRAIG THOMPSON
Monday, September 26, 2011, 7:00 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Auditorium
2501 Stevens Ave., Minneapolis
Click here for directionsAcclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson returns from a seven-year hiatus this fall with the publication of Habibi, an epic romance that investigates the history of religion and storytelling. Habibi is a hugely anticipated release that Thompson says looks at Islam the way his previous graphic novel, Blankets, looks at Christianity. Blankets was once banned from some libraries, and Habibi is expected to be no less controversial and no less enthusiastically received as a watershed moment in the art form of comics.
At this special Twin Cities appearance, Thompson will give a visual presentation and discussion of his work. Not to be missed!
. . . his brilliantly realized artwork transforms whatever potential for triteness lies in his message into profundity. . . . Goodbye, Chunky Rice is a heartfelt masterpiece.
—Rain Taxi Review of BooksBlankets magically recreates the high emotional stakes of adolescence. Thompson has set new bars for the medium not just in length, but breadth.
—Time MagazineCraig Thompson’s previous graphic novels include Blankets (for which he received three Harvey Awards for Best Artist, Best Graphic Album of Original Work, and Best Cartoonist; and two Eisner Awards for Best Graphic Album and Best Writer/Artist); Goodbye, Chunky Rice; and Carnet de Voyage. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
July 7000 BC Meeting
Saturday, July 9 | 1:00 | New York Pizza Department | 2nd and Central | Albuquerque, NM
Join us for an afternoon of socializing, planning, talking about — and maybe even making — comics. July’s 7000 BC meeting will be at New York Pizza Department on the northwest corner of 2nd and Central.
Start time is 1:00, which means that anyone coming from Santa Fe can ride the Rail Runner to the meeting.
We especially hope to see all the people we met at ACE — new members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions, or check out the new Membership page.
Registration for the Twin Cities Zinefest is Open
Terry Beatty’s One-Man Comic Convention This Saturday!
I was sorry to hear the other day that Terry Beatty is leaving Minneapolis… his wife got a new gig in Kansas City, so his family is heading down there. Terry is having sale of some of his large collection of wonderful things this Saturday. Stop by on Saturday and wish him well on his journey, and help him lighten his load. Details here.
Minneapolis Jam and Nordeast Comics Summit #3 This Thursday, June 2nd
Come at 6:00 for the pre-jam Nordeast Comics Summit:
NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT
TOPIC: Getting Over Self-Promotion Stage Fright
MODERATOR: Ryan Dow
DATE: Thursday, June 2, 2011
TIME: 6 – 6:30 pm
LOCATION: 1618 Central Ave NE, Ste. 216, Nordeast MPLS
More info on the Nordeast Comics Summit website here. You’ll want to check out that site regardless of whether you plan to attend, as it links to a wealth of educational material that Big Time Attic has written.
Follow the Nordeast Comics Summit on Twitter! handle: NORDEASTCOMICS
The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.
Afterwards, please join us to draw some jam comics, socialize and drink caffeinated beverages. Afterwords, we often have uncaffeinated beverages somewhere else.
The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner or later (and sometimes even printed).
Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe
1618 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please spend some money at Diamond’s while you’re there, even if it is just a cuppa coffee… they are excellent hosts, and we wanna stay welcome there.
NightShift: Jim Woodring Performing at the Walker at Midnight on June 4th-June5th!
Rain Taxi is bringing Jim Woodring to town!
Jim Woodring: Artist Talk and Performance
Walker Cinema, Midnight
for directions, click here.A man is drawing with a seven-foot-long pen. The nib is sixteen inches and made of brass-plated, cold-rolled steel. The handle is lathe-turned poplar, painted with black lacquer. The ink is a specially formulated acrylic blend. A large vase functions as the inkwell.
This isn’t a dream but rather a live performance with famed underground cartoonist Jim Woodring. At this special Nightshift event, the author of Seeing Things, The Frank Book and Weathercraft will draw live on-stage at the Walker with his handcrafted Giant Pen—an oversized version of the classic steel dip pen nib and wooden handle used by artists and calligraphers. Woodring will be making large ink drawings (up to 6 feet) while conversing with the audience as he works, and it will all add up to an in-depth tour through his surreal oneiric landscape.
Woodring’s Giant Pen was built with funds raised through United States Artists Special Projects.
