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Sat. Open Studio, Sept. 15, noon – 4 p.m.
Saturday Open Studio
Sat., Sept. 15
noon-4 p.m.,
MCBA
Please join us at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for cartooning and conversation. If you can’t find us in the MCBA building, ask the friendly person working in the bookstore. This is an open studio for all cartoonists, so come and hang out and draw. There’s plenty of room.
Also: The 8th installment of the 12-part 144-page graphic novel challenge will be going on during the open studio. Cheer on the page-crazed cartoonists. Or join in. They are starting today’s 12 hours in the coffee shop at 8 a.m.
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
Future Sat. Open Studio dates:
October 20 –21 (24 hour comic day!)
November 24
December 15
Sat. Open Studio, Aug. 18, noon – 4 p.m.
Saturday Open Studio
Sat., Aug. 18, noon-4 p.m., MCBA
Pre-State Fair event
Join us at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for cartooning and conversation. If you can’t find us in the MCBA building, ask the friendly person working in the bookstore. This is an open studio for all cartoonists, so come and hang out and draw. There’s plenty of room.
Also: The seventh installment of the 12-part 144-page graphic novel challenge will be going on during the open studio. Cheer on the page-crazed cartoonists. Or join in. They are starting today’s 12 hours in the coffee shop at 8 a.m.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
(Down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520
Future Sat. Open Studio dates:
September 15
October 20 –21 (24 hour comic day!)
November 24
December 15
Sat. Open Studio, July 21, noon – 4 p.m.
Okay, so this was pushed off the bottom of the blog.
Saturday Open Studio
Sat., July 21, noon-4 p.m., MCBA
Summertime cartooning.
Join us at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. If you don’t find us, ask the friendly person working in the bookstore. This is open studio time for all cartoonists.
The sixth installment of the 12-part 144-page graphic novel challenge will be going on during the open studio. Cheer on the page-crazed cartoonists. Or join in. They are starting today’s 12 hours in the MCBA coffee shop at 8 a.m.
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
Future Sat. Open Studio:
August 18
September 8
October 20 –21 (24 hour comic day!)
November 24
December 15
Sat. Open Studio, July 21, noon – 4 p.m.

Sat. Open Studio, June 9, noon – 4 p.m.
Sat. Open Studio, May. 12, noon-4 p.m.
Saturday Open Studio
(Seems like it’s a lot earlier in the month this time.)
Sat., May 12, noon-4 p.m., MCBA
This is the date they gave us. Second week in the month. If this seems early, check out next month’s date at the bottom of this note! Whew!
In any case, join us at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for cartooning fun and frolic. If you can’t find us right away, ask the friendly person working in the bookstore. This is open studio time for all cartoonists, so come and hang out and draw. There’s plenty of room for everyone.
The fourth installment of the 12-part 144-page graphic novel challenge will be going on during the open studio. Cheer on the page-crazed cartoonists. Or join in. They are starting today’s 12 hours in the coffee shop at 8 a.m.
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
Future Sat. Open Studio dates:
June 9
July 21
August 18
Sat. Open Studio April 21, noon – 4 p.m.
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520
May 12
June 9
July 21
August 18
Sat. Open Studio, Mar. 17, noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday Open Studio
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520
April 21
May 12
June 9
July 21
August 18
Sat. Open Studio, Feb. 17, noon-4 p.m.
Saturday Open Studio
It’s danged cold outside edition
Sat., Feb. 17, noon-4 p.m. MCBA
We’ll be somewhere in the Book Arts Building. If you don’t see us right away, ask the friendly person working in the bookstore.
This is open studio time for all cartoonists, so come and hang out and draw. There’s plenty of room for everyone.
(During this session Stwalley may be try to convice you to draw 12 pages a month for a year. But you don’t have to agree to that in order to attend the Sat. Open Studio.)
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
Future Sat. Open Studio dates:
March 17
April 21