Mpls. Open Studio, Sat. Feb. 19, noon to 4 p.m.*

24 Hour Comics, cartoonist conspiracy, Minneapolis

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Maybe you have spring fever, maybe you have cabin fever — both are excellent reasons to show up at Minnesota Center for Book Arts to chit-chat and draw with other cartoonists at the Saturday Open Studio.

Saturday, February 19, from noon until 4 p.m., MCBA Bindery (the high tables)

If you can’t find us inside the MCBA building, ask the friendly person working in the MCBA bookstore.

This is an open studio — all are welcome.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520

*Also happening on Saturday: Danno Klonowski has challenged Dan Olson to continue the storyline Olson began with his last three 24-hour comics, (Links to the PDFs) Somewhere in Montana, Meanwhile in Wyoming and Elsewhere in Utah. Danno challenged Dan to complete more than just one state a year — very reasonably suggesting that planning for doing one per year on 24-hour Comic Day would take another 47 years to complete all 50 states. So, Dan will be working on that project on Saturday as well. Probably starting a little earlier than noon. Danno will be there harassing — er — encouraging Dan. Go, Dan, go!

Future Sat. Open Studios:
March 12, FlexiSpace (metal tables)
April 9, FlexiSpace (metal tables)

Thursday February 10, 2011 San Francisco Comic Jam

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The next comic jam for the Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco is this Thursday Feb 10 at Borderland Cafe.

Come out and draw with your fellow cartoonist. You can collaborate, chat, compare notes, work on a project or anything you like.

Where/When: Feb 10 at the Borderland Cafe at 6:30 pm to 9/10ish.

870 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 970-6998 ‎

What to bring: Art Materials, creativity, money to buy drinks and treats.

Who can come: any artist who wants too!

note: we meet on the second and fourth Thursday of the each month.

Congrats to Britt Hammerberg!

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   Congrats go out to Mpls Conspirator BRITT HAMMERBERG!   First of all, Britt was just named BEST SEQUENTIAL ARTIST of the ARTS IN HARMONY 2011 Juried Art Show (and with title comes a hefty cash prize)!   Second and no less important is the fact that Britt’s webcomic FAMIB turns 10 YEARS OLD this weekend!  This means Britt has been doing a webcomic longer than the internet has existed.  Strong work, Hammerberg! 

 

Minnesota Cartoonists in the Press

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There has been a whole lot of coverage of the Minnesota cartooning scene recently… here is a round up.

First of all, the excellent Star Tribune story about the Twin Cities cartooning scene by Tom Horgen from last Sunday’s paper can now be read in its entirety online. Don’t miss the video with Peter Gross and the gallery in the sidebar.

In their ongoing 100 Creatives series at the City Pages, they have now covered Local Hero Kevin Cannon, Zander Cannon, Lars Martinson, DWITT, Adam Turman and Altered Esthetics’ own Kara Hendershot, among many other great local artists.

Twin Cities Public Television recently did a feature on Zak Sally.

The Daily Crosshatch just posted videos of Lars Martinson‘s “How to Self-Publish a Graphic Novel in 8 Hard Steps” presentation from the 2010 Graphic Novel Writing & Illustrating Conference sponsored by the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, MN.

The Daily Crosshatch also recently ran an interview with Pete Hodapp the cartoonist responsible for what was probably my favorite comic in the Lutefisk Sushi Volume D box, The Possum and the Pepper Spray. Apparently part 2 of the interview is coming soon.

Tom Kaczynski was recently interviewed at the Comix Claptrap.

February 2011 Comic Jams in San Francisco (Feb 10 and 24)

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The next comic jams at Borderland Cafe are Thursday February 10 and February 24.

Come out and draw with your fellow cartoonist. You can collaborate, chat, compare notes, work on a project or anything you like.

Where/When: Feb 10 and Feb 24 at the Borderland Cafe at 6:30 pm to 9/10ish.

870 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 970-6998 ‎

What to bring: Art Materials, creativity, money to buy drinks and treats.

Who can come: any artist who wants too!

LIMINAL–An International Cartooning Collaboration opens Friday, Feb 4th at Altered Esthetics Gallery

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Time
Friday, February 4 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location Altered Esthetics

1224 Quincy St NE
Minneapolis, MN
 
 
 
More Info Happening in conjunction with Altered Esthetics February “ONLINE (DIS)CONNECT” show is an elaborate international collaboration: Ten cartoonists–five from Minneapolis and five from DenHaag/Rotterdam, Netherlands–collaborate on a gallery show taking place at both locations simultaneously. See their collaborative comic artworks exploring what happens in the space between panels in a comic strip (aka the Gutters).

MINNEAPOLIS ARTISTS INVOLVED:
Brett Von Schlosser, Tim Sievert, Danno Klonowski, B.Sabo, Maxeem

DUTCH ARTISTS INVOLVED:
Ibrahim Ineke, Gareth Hopkins, Mark Van Katwijk, Bernard Meijer and Edmond Spierts

DEN HAAG GALLERY:
Baracca
(http://www.baracca.nl/)
Zuidwal 17
2512 XS Den Haag, Netherlands

OPENING:
February 18th, 2011

This Thursday–Feb 3rd–is the 100th meeting of the Mpls Cell of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy!!!

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Actually it’s the 99th meeting.  Shhh!  Don’t tell the local media!

 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

Feb. 25th–The Graphic Novel Today–a talk by Mark Siegel, editor of First Second Books

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   Our friends at the Loft are having First Second Books MARK SIEGEL for a lecture on Feb 26th, BUT DID YOU KNOW the night before that–FRIDAY, FEB 25th–our friends from Rain Taxi are hosting a FREE lecture with Mr Siegel at MCAD?  Its true!  All the details are below (or HERE)–hope to see you at one of these great events!

The Graphic Novel Today
a talk by Mark Siegel, editor of First Second Books

Friday, February 25th, 6:30 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis

Come learn about the blossoming medium of graphic novels with a renowned editor, who will talk about the history of the art form, current trends, and the future of comics, which are now in their new golden age. Reception to follow!

In 2006, Mark Siegel launched First Second Books to publish graphic novels with talent from all over the world. In its first year, their release American Born Chinese became the first comic ever nominated for a National Book Award, and soon afterwards, the first to win the coveted librarians’ Printz Award. Many beloved cartoonists make up First Second’s stellar author line-up, from Sara Varon to Scott McCloud, Jessica Abel to Paul Pope, Eddie Campbell to Joann Sfar, and many others—including seasoned talents and newcomers, with projects in fiction and non-fiction, for children and for adults. In addition to his work on First Second, Siegel has illustrated several award-winning books (Seadogs, Long Night Moon, To Dance) and is currently serializing a graphic novel online (www.sailortwain.com)

February 7000 BC Meeting

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7000 BC · independent comics from new mexico

Saturday, February 12 | 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. February’s 7000 BC meeting will be at New York Pizza Department on the northwest corner of 2nd and Central on Saturday the 12th at 1:00.

Start time is scheduled so that anyone coming from Santa Fe can ride the Rail Runner to the meeting.

New members are always welcome. Send an email with any questions.

Germ Warfare! Call for submissions

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Hello fellow conspirators.
I’m putting together an anthology of funny comics about germs, and people who go to ridiculous lengths to avoid them. It will be called “Germ Warfare,” and it will be sort of experimental. I’d like artists and writers to create stories about some characters I created, so that when all the stories are compiled, they will feel like a cohesive narrative. The fun will be in seeing how everyone’s imaginations run in different directions despite the common template. The deadline for submissions is APRIL 26, so that gives you about 3 months.
More info here:
http://lupiloops.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/germ-warfare-call-for-submissions/