Category Archives: Events

Big Sale at Altered Esthetics this Saturday (1/25/14) as Altered Esthetics Gets Rid of its Walls.

Our friends and collaborators at Altered Esthetics gallery (1224 Quincy St. NE Minneapolis) are having a big sale this Saturday from 12 to 5 as they prepare to move out of their current space to pursue AE Without Walls. Please check out the kickstarter for that for more information, and to donate.

The sale this weekend will include all of the collaborative comics projects we’ve done with them that they still have in stock, including Lutefisk Sushi volumes D and E, Just Add Ink, Rock Ink Roll and BIG FUNNY… they will all be available at DEEPLY discounted prices. Hopefully we can find good homes for most of them. Much original art and other good stuff will also be for sale, including their furniture.

Here is a Craigslist post about the sale with the furniture for sale shown and some photos of other items.

More on AE Without Walls:

Altered Esthetics is excited to commemorate our 10th year with the launch of “Ae Without Walls” – a pop-up exhibition tour of the Twin Cities.

We have exciting news to share with you!

Celebrating a decade in the Arts District, Altered Esthetics will bring exhibitions directly to the audience in a series of pop-up installations and exhibitions around the Twin Cities entitled “Ae Without Walls.”

No stranger to pop-ups, Altered Esthetics has hosted exhibitions in alternative venues. From the Dinkytowner, to installations at the Hennepin Central Library, to its solo exhibitions program, Altered Esthetics has curated installations in a variety of spaces – but never before on such a grand scale. The hope of Ae Without Walls – to increase accessibility, opportunities for exposure to the arts, and to celebrate 10 years of being a voice for artists.

Altered Esthetics will still base out of the Q’arma building, maintaining a presence at its home in the Arts District, but will no longer have a permanent space housed there. Exhibition locations will be announced monthly.

Altered Esthetics is a community gallery run by artists, for artists. Want to get involved in Ae Without Walls? Email contact(at)alteredesthetics.org to find out more about showing opportunities, internships, volunteering and more.

Come Jam in Minneapolis Thursday, January 2nd

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative “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

Bus info here.

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.

SANTOPTICLAUS is this Saturday! (December 7th)

MORE INFO

Saturday December 7th @ CO Exhibitions
1101 Stinson Blvd, Minneapolis, MN10:00 a.m. thru 6:00 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION

As part of CO Exhibition’s fourth annual World Craft Fair, Autoptic is curating a small, one-day exhibition and sale featuring zines, independent comics, books, prints, and more!

Come see us this Saturday! A perfect chance to support independent artists in the Twin Cities and load up on comics and zines for your winter reading at the same time. We will also be raffling off fabulous PRIZES from the organizers at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm! Enter for a chance to receive a mermaid-portrait by Caitlin Skaalrud, a portrait by Anders Nilsen, or, finally, a prize-pack of publishers’ books from all of us!
Exhibitors scheduled to appear include:

2D Cloud
Anna Bongiovanni
Alexis Cooke
Will Dinski
Grimalkin Press
Sam Hiti
Meghan Hogan
in absentia press
Tom Kaczynski
Bart King
La Luz Comics
La Mano
Coryn LaNasa
Ryan V Lower
King Mini
Anders Nilsen
OVRABNDNC
Evan Palmer
Zak Sally
Eric Schuster
Caitlin Skaalrud
Uncivilized Books
Jessica Underhill
Derek Van Gieson
Peter Wartman

Anders Nilsen Presentation at The Minnesota Center for Book Arts Tonight, Friday, December 6

INFO HERE

Friday, December 6; 7pm
Isaac and Abraham and Video Games:
Book Arts Roundtable with Anders Nilsen
Free and open to the public

Join us in welcoming local artist and author Anders Nilsen! Nilsen will do a slide reading from his new accordion book Rage of Poseidon (published by Drawn & Quarterly) and discuss the book’s themes, including the role of mythology and religion in his work and what it means to re-imagine ancient stories and set them in the present day. Nilsen will also share examples of his many forays into unusual storytelling formats from hand-made, screen-printed artist books and photocopied zines to accordion books and poster-comics, as well as the relationship between these and his work in more traditional publishing.

Anders Nilsen is the author and artist of the graphic novels Big Questions, Rage of Poseidon, Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow and The End, among other works. He has received three Ignatz awards as well as the 2012 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel prize. His work has been translated into numerous languages and his drawing and painting has been shown internationally. He lives in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located in
the Open Book Building in downtown Minneapolis
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612.215.2520
Fax: 612.215.2545
Email: mcba@mnbookarts.org

Come Jam in Minneapolis Thursday, December 5th

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative “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

Bus info here.

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.

Come Jam in Minneapolis Thursday, November 7th

The Minneapolis Cartoonist Conspiracy meets at 6:30 until 10:00 the first Thursday of every month at Diamond’s Coffee Shoppe in Northeast.

Generally, we draw collaborative “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

Bus info here.

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.

ROCK INK ROLL OPENING TONIGHT! (Friday November 1st)

More info here!

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

Friday, November 1, 2013
7-10 pm
Altered Esthetics Gallery
1224 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Refreshments will be provided!

SHOW LENGTH

ROCK INK ROLL will run from Thursday, October 31, 2013 through Saturday, November 23, 2013.
Gallery hours:
Tuesday & Thursday: 1-7 pm
Saturday: 1-5 pm

Independent Creator Explosion at Kaboom Test Labs

Independent Creator Explosion 2013 | Saturday, October 19 | noon–4:00 | Kaboom Test Labs Westside | 10250 Cottonwood Park Road, Suite E,
Albuquerque NM

Kaboom Test Labs in Albuquerque is partnering with 7000 BC to present the first Independent Creator Explosion. Local comic creators will have their books for sale in the gaming area of the shop on Saturday, October 19 starting at noon. Support the comic writers and artists of Northern New Mexico and discover their creator-owned books!

7000 BC members will also be available to answer your questions about the group and independent publishing. If you’ve ever wanted to see what local comic creators are producing, or learn more about making your own, be sure to stop by I.C.E.

Twin Cities Book Festival Tomorrow! (October 11th)

The wonderful comics-friendly literary event organized by our friends at Rain Taxi, the Twin Cities Book Festival is this weekend! Here’s the info from the Rain Taxi newsletter:

Tomorrow is the big day—the Twin Cities Book Festival starts at 10:00 am sharp. Come to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and make your way to the Progress Center to spend your day browsing books, meeting authors, and listening to great readings!

All Day Bookfair and Exhibit

We have more exhibitors than ever this year, with over 130 vendors ready to wow you with their wares! CLICK HERE to see the list of exhibitors, ranging from publishers like Graywolf Press to organizations like Minnesota Literacy Council to magazines like Revolver! Many authors will be exhibiting their books as well.

Exhibitors will be hosting author signings and specials all day. CLICK HERE to see the long list of Exhibitor Author Signings and Specials, and take notes for your best route through the exhibit hall.

Download the Program

Plan your day at the Festival ahead of time with a FREE download of our Festival Program! It has the schedule and list of exhibitors ready at your fingertips, so you can study up on how best to navigate your way through the Festival. Download it now! Or access our mobile-friendly website for all the same great info!

Books, Brains, Tyrannia, and two Brians

The Local Lit Lounge will be hopping all day with authors ready to mingle and sign books. We’ve got Geoff Herbach, author of the YA novel I’m With Stupid, Jesse Ventura with his new book They Killed Our President, Wendy Webb with her new book The Fate of Mercy Alban, and so many more authors! CLICK HERE for the schedule of author signings.

Test your creativity with author Rosanne Bane, who will be on hand all day to give the Brainy Creativity Quiz—you can win fabulous prizes too! Also available to blow your mind will be author Alan DeNiro with a book launch like no other: play his game-novella We Are The Firewall in real time, and offer your definition of tyranny in celebration of his new novel, Tyrannia!

And two Brians are visiting us from afar: Meet Brian Evenson, author of Immobility and The Lords of Salem (with Rob Zombie) and Brian Tuohy, author of Larceny Games. And meet authors Erin Hart and Paddy O’Brien who will inject a bit of Irish into the day’s festivities. These four will be at the Lit Lounge at 4:00pm.

This is just a taste of all the fun at the Festival—CLICK HERE to find out more!

See you at the Festival!