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
Come on down to the open studio on Saturday, October 19, noon to 4 pm, at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Meet, talk, and draw with a few of your fellow cartoonists. We’ll be at the flexi-space (low tables).
The coffee shop will be open. There are outlets for your devices, plus coffee-shop wi-fi.
There is free parking in the MCBA lot immediately east of the building. If the lot is full, go to the metered street parking on 3rd Street (one block south of Washington Ave.) for 25 cents an hour, or to the higher-priced meters on the other streets. Or, walk or ride your bike.
This is an open studio — all are welcome. Feel free to hang out, draw, or whatever.
Saturday, October 19, noon to 4 pm, at the flexi-space (low tables).
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
(just west of Big Brain Comics)
Minneapolis, 1011 Washington Ave. South
612-215-2520
Future Saturday Open Studios:
November 9, flexi-space (low tables)
December 21, bindery (high tables)
Many of you should really consider entering this.
The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the second annual Cartoonist Studio Prize!
Each year the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. (Last year’s winners: Chris Ware and Noelle Stevenson.) The creators of two exceptional comics will be awarded $1,000 each. In addition, this year award sponsor Copic is providing each winner with $250 of art supplies. Winners will be selected by Slate Book Review editor Dan Kois, the faculty and students of the Center for Cartoon Studies, and a distinguished guest judge. This year’s guest judge will be Christopher Butcher of the world-famous comic book store the Beguiling and co-founder of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
The two award categories for the Cartoonist Studio Prize are Graphic Novel of the Year and Web Comic of the Year. Finalists for each category will be announced Feb. 1, 2014. The two winning comics will be announced March 1, 2014.
Eligible Graphic Novels must be written in (or translated into) English, published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of 2013. To submit a comic for consideration, click here. Eligible Web Comics must be written in (or translated into) English, published online between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of 2013. Creators or publishers may submit a Web comic for consideration by clicking here.
Submissions in both categories must be received by Dec. 31. Currently enrolled CCS students are not eligible for the award. No creator may submit more than one work in either category. The judging panel reserves the right to consider work that was not officially submitted.
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.
In addition to his appearance tomorrow at Magers and Quinn, Peter Bagge will also be giving a lecture at MCAD at 1PM… details here.
Come on down to the open studio on Saturday, October 19, noon to 4 pm, at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Meet, talk, and draw with a few of your fellow cartoonists. We’ll be at the flexi-space (low tables).
The coffee shop will be open. There are outlets for your devices, plus coffee-shop wi-fi.
There is free parking in the MCBA lot immediately east of the building. If the lot is full, go to the metered street parking on 3rd Street (one block south of Washington Ave.) for 25 cents an hour, or to the higher-priced meters on the other streets. Or, walk or ride your bike.
This is an open studio — all are welcome. Feel free to hang out, draw, or whatever.
Saturday, October 19, noon to 4 pm, at the flexi-space (low tables).
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
(just west of Big Brain Comics)
Minneapolis, 1011 Washington Ave. South
612-215-2520
Future Saturday Open Studios:
November 9, flexi-space (low tables)
December 21, bindery (high tables)
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!
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.
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!
