COMIC CON-VERSATION 2019
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Comic Con-versation 2019
An evening of local comic culture.
The program curated by IllustrateYourLife included:
the Artists’ Alley; Panel Sessions ("Comic Team, Assemble! Collaboration in Comics"; "A, B, Comics. Sequential Art in Support of Education"); Workshops (“Comics and Memoirs”; “Pieces Live”); WACOM hands on experience
Ashfield Library, Sydney, Australia
partners:
Inner West City Council
Ashfield Library
WACOM
photos by Stephen Kadlec
ARTISTS’ ALLEY
Artists’ Alley - an opportunity to observe comic artists in action, converse with them, and acquire their art.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Ben Mitchell, Bill Hope,Claudia Chinyere Akole, Chris Neill, Hayden Fryer, Karen Beilharz, Louie Joyce, Marcelo Baez, Queenie Chan, Rob Feldman, Robert Luxford, Rosie Di Wu, Samuel McEwen, Sandra Broman, Craig Phillips, Dave Wells, Jin Hien Lau and IllustrateYourLife
PANELS SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS
- "A, B, Comics. Sequential Art in Support of Education" - panel session
With Tim McEwen, Claudia Chinyere Akole, Ben Mitchell, Fionn McCabe and Jakub Mazerant.
From using cartoons in school textbooks to being able to study for a PhD in graphic novel expression, comics have come a long way. This panel of authors and teachers discusses how sequential art can help educate future generations.
- "Comic Team, Assemble! Collaboration in Comics" - panel session
With: Karen Beilharz, Louie Joyce, Chris Neill and Jakub Mazerant.
Have you ever wondered what a collaboration between an artist and writer looks like? What happens behind the scenes? What is the process of editing a comic anthology, and what are the challenges of creating a large project, involving artists from all over the world?
- "Comics and Memoirs" by Sandra Broman (Silver Ledger Award 2019) - workshop
In this workshop Sandra Broman explains why comics can be an excellent medium for memoirs. We look at the ways for drawing out the essence of larger narratives, exploring different styles, page layouts common to the graphic novels, as well as interview hints for drawing a story from your subject. We then create a comic short based on life experiences.
- WACOM hands-on experience
PIECES PROJECT 2 - TASTER EXHIBITION
A taster exhibition of a double Guinness World Record-breaking comic book project.
Learn more about Pieces Project →
PIECES LIVE WORKSHOP
The Pieces Live workshop series is a unique offering that follows the core concept of the Pieces Project.
Our goal is to provide a platform for anyone seeking to express their creativity and engage in an artistic dialogue through graphic storytelling
