First sequential art9/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Completion of first year of full-day classes.Host and offer community workshops by visiting numerous visiting artists including Stefan Gruber and Dean Haspiel, Megan Kelso and Jenny Zervakis.Partner with publisher Spit and a Half to publish Sequential Artist Jenny Zervakis retrospective.Offer continuous teen and adult classes.Begin year long program in sequential art with full-day classes.Host monthly sequential art shows and run continuous evening and teen classes.So far, we have offered substantial studio time to Adrian Pijoan, Justine Andersen, Tom Hart and Leela Corman as well as studio time for enrolled students. In addition, we offer free (at present) studio time for artists working on projects. In addition, we continue to lend books of sequential art from our library to members of the community. Held gallery show for Boston narrative artist Corazon Higgins.Announced Summer 2012 teen intensive, June 18-June 29.Held first Professional Inking and Drawing Class for Sequential Art taught by Justine Mara Andersen.Held talk/show of image/text artist UF alum Krissy Wilson.Offered single-night drawing services to American Cancer Society Benefit in Alachua, FL.Held show/book release party for Womanthology, a large-scale anthology of female sequential artists.Partnered with University of Florida to provide workshop for their Comics Image/Text Symposium.Held first pre-teen class in comics and sequential art, 5 weeks.Partnered again with Doris Arts Center in Gainesville, FL to run sequential arts classes for teenagers.Held second round of beginner series of adult sequential art classes.Began second series of adult classes in sequential art. ![]() Announced our year-long series of classes beginning in August 2012.Held show/book release party for local artist and faculty member Leela Corman.Showcased at the Harn Museuem, Gainesville, FL for their Arts Organizations evening.Held show/book release for local artist Andre Frattino.Held show of artwork produced during John Porcellino workshop.The final day culminated in a an event showcasing the students’ artwork. Students were taught from 10-6 every day, Monday- Friday. Held intensive week-long workshop with guest instructor John Porcellino.Satchel’s is a community organization dedicated supporting to the local community. Won a $500 grant from Satchel’s Pizza in Gainesville, FL for studio furniture.Held art show for Rochester, NY sequential artist Tom Galambos.Held art show for printmaker and sequential artist Caroline Paquita.Executive Director Tom Hart is developing curricula to be utilized by online web-portal and to eventually be featured as part of the SAW curriculum. Began informal partnership with E-Line Media through to develop curricula for online web portal potentially serving veterans and service-members.This event and all events funded by donations and remain free to the public unless otherwise mentioned. Held an art show/book release party for local sequential artist Derek Ballard.Partnered with The Doris Arts Center in Gainesville, FL to run sequential arts classes for teenagers, taught by Tom Hart.All subsequent classes are taught by Tom Hart unless otherwise noted. These classes ran for 2 ½ hours on Thursday evenings for 5 weeks and were taught by Executive Director Tom Hart. Held first adult classes through February 2012.Space is located at 433 SE Main St, Suite #2, Gainesville, FL 32601 Opened up school/gallery space in Gainesville, FL.Solicited donations through Fractured Atlas, our Fiscal Sponsor.Held/promoted two free comics-readings in New York City. Promoted via the internet and traveling to shows.Published Seriously Comics and Isra, two single-issue newspapers in advance of SAW official Florida opening.We have supported our mission of nurturing and educating sequential artists and promoted sequential art and sequential art literacy in our culture in the following ways: The IRS is requiring a list of our events and history, so we thought we'd share it here: ![]()
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