The Sequential Artists Workshop
Stop Dreaming and Start Making Comics
The Six-Month Graphic Novel Development Program
Begins June 1, 2024
Get your book done.
Spend 6 months building the confidence to finish the project that is biting, begging, tearing at you to be made
The SAW Year Long Certificate Program Starts Sept 5, 2024.
The SAW Single-Year Intensive Has Been The Premier Program For Affordable, Personalized Comics Instruction For Over 10 Years
Join us starting September 2024 to master the tools, find the motivation and harness the power to take your comics-making from Good to Great.
The Online Certificate Program is an intensive nine-month course that offers instruction in Drawing for Comics, Comics Storytelling, Comics History and much more.
By signing up you have direct access to professional cartoonists and a network of like-minded creators.
Join us for in Person programs at SAW
Every month we offer a range of free, sliding scale and affordable opportunities to engage with comics and creativity at SAW HQ in Gainesville, Florida.
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Upcoming In Person Courses and Events
Now accepting applications to the 2024-25 Gainesville Emerging Artists in Residence.
sign up for a Spring Online short Course
Draw with us every friday Friday Night Via zoom!
Every week we host a different professional cartoonist to lead the community through a drawing or storytelling exercise. All are welcome!
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join us in our commitment to inclusivity
At SAW, we stand with those who have put their lives on the line for generations to fight for equal rights, equal footing, equal safety and equal expression.
SAW was formed humbly, but from a privilege that we acknowledge and we commit now to creating equality in our realm, the realm of comics and teaching comics.
In 2020 we expanded our scholarship program to include three full scholarships to our year-long online certificate program for African-American students, as well as a number of partial scholarships to cover the cost of tuition.
In 2020-2021 we have donated thousands of dollars to comics projects supporting historically marginalized comics creators, plus $20,000+ to support the tuition costs of SAW programs for LGBTQ+, African American, Black, Indigenous and People of Color, as well as people with disabilities and people experiencing financial hardship.
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