SAW Local: Call to Gainesville Artists to table at UF GCO Annual Conference
The Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) is excited to announce a new opportunity for comics and zine lovers to come together to share their wares at an afternoon tabling event during the UF Graduate Comics Organization annual conference.
When: Saturday April 6, 2024 from 3.30PM to 5PM (set up from 3PM)
Where: In person only at the University of Florida Gainesville Campus (exact location to be confirmed)
Who: Everyone is welcome to table and attend. Spread the word! You do not have to be an existing member of SAW or connect to the UF English Department or GCO to participate. We welcome anyone working across comics, storytelling and visual art to share their printed matter.
Price: Free to table and free admissions to the public on the day
This event is a part of the University of Florida English Department Graduate Comics Organization Annual Conference. This year the conference is being held Friday April 5 to Sunday April 7, 2024. The theme is "Ink and Imagination: Exploring Children's Comics" and will feature academic panels, workshops and keynote addresses by Andre Frattino and Alison Halsall.
Sponsored by the UF English Department, the Dotort Foundation Fund for Comics Studies, and the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature.
SAW Local is supported in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture, and National Endowment for the Arts.
If you have any questions please reach out to Emma at SAW.
Join in other SAW Events this April
We’ve got more skillshares, workshops and free events coming your way. Mark your Sundays ‘Occupied’ and get ready to practice drawing in colored pencil, using materials from around the house and how to use different kinds of software for comics with our Emerging Artists in Residence.
Or join the pros for short courses like ‘Surprise Yourself, Surprise Your Reader’ with Visiting Artists, Midden Wood.
And of course, we’ll have our regular Draw Jam and Friday Night Comics Watch Party!
Want More?
Reach out to use here at SAW and we can help you find the path to get you started!