A number of Conspirators have donated some big artwork for the Rock Band show at Altered Esthetics this Friday. Proceeds go to support the gallery, which is a non-profit, a great place, and a fantastic collaborator to the Conspiracy. Hope to see you there!
Conspirator Andy Singer has a show coming up this weekend of his Fruit Sticker Art… here’s the info:
I will be in a small show of Fruit Sticker Art at The West 7th Street Mississippi Market Coop From November 14th until December 14th. The show includes work by 3 artists– myself, Andrea McCormack and Richard Carlson. It’s a fun show, made entirely of fruit stickers.
Mississippi Market is located at–
1500 West 7th Street (near Otto)
Saint Paul, MN 55102
and is open daily from 8am until 9pm.There will be a brief “buy-your-own-food” opening reception where you can meet and eat with the artists from 2-3pm, Sunday, November 14th.
Come eat some fruit!
I ran across another well-done Twin Cities comics podcast today… Read Comics. It looks like they’ve been doing it quite a while… they just came out with their 48th episode, covering their delight with the recent MIX festival. You can listen to it here.
Here is my last post on Twin Cities comics podcasts. Anyone know of any more?
Kristy from Altered Esthetics asked me to pass on the following invite to you all… sounds like fun.
Looking for opportunities to draw animals in less than natural environments? If so come join us at Como Zoo, Saturday October 9th at 1 pm. Bring sketchbooks and a drawing implement of your choice. Our first meeting spot will be outside the south end of the Primate house. Look for the Ae sign. At this time we will be discussing our game plan and dispersing from there. At 3pm we hope you will stick around for show n’ tell outside Zooper Foods. If you need more information please contact Kristy or Cassie at workshops (at) alteredesthetics.org. We will be there rain, shine or snow “heheâ€. Hope to see you at the Zoo!
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End of summer, back to school. Past time to get going on those fall projects. What better time to start drawing on one of them than the Saturday Open Studio?
Saturday, September 11, noon to 4 p.m., MCBA Bindery (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
Future Sat. Open Studios:
Oct. 2 (24-hour comics day) FlexiSpace
Nov. 27 Bindery
Dec. 18 Bindery
Recently, there have been a lot of Minnesota cartoonists on the radio.
Minnesota Conspirators Lance Ward, Athena Currier, Bud Burgy and Ted Anderson recently started a delightful weekly comics-focused pop culture broadcast, The Geek Report:
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The excellent comics news and review blog, The Daily Crosshatch, has started podcasting, featuring Minneapolis’ own Sarah Morean with her co-hosts Brian Heater and Alex Cox. You can hear the first episode here.
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Finally, Britt Aamodt (author of the upcoming and eagerly awaited book from the Minnesota Historical Society Press, Superheroes, Strip Artists and Talking Animals: Minnesota’s Contemporary Cartoonists) recently put together a two-part documentary on Minnesota cartoonists that you can listen to here:
Minnesota Cartoonists Part 1: Indie Comix
Produced by Britt Aamodt
Producer Britt Aamodt descends into the world of underground comix, and interviews a slew of independent cartoonists in this two-part documentary about Minnesota’s vibrant doodle community.
Part 1 features interviews with:
Will Dinski, illustrator of the graphic novel, “Fingerprints”
Steve Stwalley, creator of “Soapy the Chicken”; founder of the International Cartoonist Conspiracy
Sarah Morean, coordinator of Twin Cities Zinefest and Minneapolis Indie Expo
Kevin Hoffman, City Pages editor-in-chief
Lars Martinson, creator of the four-part graphic novel, “Tonoharu”
Minnesota Cartoonists Part 2: Indie Strips
Produced by Britt Aamodt
Producer Britt Aamodt descends into the world of underground comix, and interviews a slew of independent cartoonists in this two-part documentary about Minnesota’s vibrant doodle community.
Part 2 features interviews with:
Dave Steinlicht, graphic designer for Pioneer Press
Chris Monroe, creator of “Violet Days”
Ken Avidor, creator of “Roadkill Bill”
Kevin Hoffman, City Pages editor-in-chief
Andy Singer, creator of “No Exit”
Kirk Anderson, creator of “Banana Republic”
Roger Lootine, creator of “Residue”
Here is more info on Britt’s book.
Hey All,
I’ll have a new issue of Dynamite Pilot for Fall-Con. You may ask, what’s new with the series? First and foremost, I’ve gone to ALL COLOR COMICS. No more black and white for me. I’ve even went back and colored Issue #1. The plot? Check out the cover (titillating, no?) and read the book. Pre-orders are being taken; 36 page Graphic Novel bound, full color, $10.
-Spanky Cermak
I’m having an old-fashioned comic book swap in my back yard this Sunday from 1-3PM. Bring stuff you want to trade and let’s have some fun.
Please bring these varieties of things for trade:
-Comic books
-Books of comics
-Original comic art
-Cartooning-related art supplies
-Other comics or cartooning-related things
Please do not bring anything to trade that has no relation to comics or cartooning.
No money allowed… we are operating strictly on barter, as it is more fun.
I’ll also have a good fairly large CRT computer monitor for free to the first person who can haul it away.
If you don’t know where I live and want to participate, please email me for more info:
Also, don’t forget about the Arty Garage Sale at Altered Esthetics on Saturday from 8-2PM.
