Cambodian/French Artist Sera returns to Cambodia for an exhibition of his new book, and some workshops for young artists.

The Exposition is open to the public from April 7th.
Thursday April 21st (6pm) the artist will present the exhibition to the public, followed by a Café Littéraire / Rencontre and a dedication of his new book, ‘Water and Earth’ at Carnets d’Asie. More details at link below.

April Sera Exposition

Some intriguing comics from Pangolin about educational comics designed for Afghanistan.

http://www.20six.fr/pangolin/archive/2005/03/31/1onu7smp38fe0.htm

Are You Going To Buy That?

works by selected zine, comic book and graphic novel artists.

opening: Thursday 28 April 6.00 – 8.00pm

Exhibition dates: 29 April to 5 June, 2005

Venue: Town Hall Gallery, Rear Entry, 358 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn 3122

Enquiries: 03 9278 4770

Hours: Wed-Sat 12-5pm & 1st Sun of each month

Also, Yeah Write! is a one day fair, whereby young writers, zine makers, comic book folk can acquire a stall to sell, swap and market their zines. This one day bonanza will be accompanied by music and spoken word performances, workshops and forums. The guys from SILENT ARMY will be doing their thingwith a big art event as well!

Date: Saturday 4 June, 2005

Venue: Hawthorn Town Hall, Upper foyer and Chandelier room Time: 12-5pm

Enquiries: 9278 4775

http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/frontpage/features.asp?PageId=626

Cheers to www.awcomix.blogspot.com for initial tipoff.

from Black River Digital:

if you are in Wellington for the weekend of the 15th -17th April, whether for Armageddon, business, granny’s funeral etc, make sure you come along to the 91 Aro Street gallery New Zealand

Comics weekend! Bring Comics to sell or for the public to peruse, artwork for the walls, your reading glasses, handsome smile, we’d love have you along. Tim and Dylan are giving talks on Saturday at 5, and Robyn and I will have the cakes and coffee going all weekend (hopefully). you prolly all know about this anyway, but just a reminder….

Kartoon Kocktail 2005
Kartoon Kocktail is an annual screening of independent animation and comics performance, set to coincide with the Alternative Press Expo. This shimmery, silly two hours of cartoon fun is organized by Stefan Gruber, Davey Oil, Fausto Caceres, and Jesse Reklaw.
Friday, April 8th, 6:30-8:30pm
El Rio
3158 Mission St (at Cesar Chavez)
San Francisco
(near 24th Street BART)
$3 suggested donation
21 and over only.
Happy Hour from 5-9pm
people Free Tomales Bay Oysters on the half shell while they last…
Please show up on time. We will start promptly at 6:30PM!

sliderule
The animation will be preceded by Slide Rule, Seattle’s cartoonist slide show performance group. Using laptop computers and board-room presentation software they lift comics off the printed page and spin them into live sound and digital light for their sometimes high-minded, sometimes low-brow performances.

Featuring works by: Tatiana Gill, Tyler Gillies, Stefan Gruber, Davey Oil, Helen Parson, Kazimir Strzepek, and Toddbott.

http://www.slowwave.com/kartoon/

Palm pilot comic from David Chelsea.

In May:
“Sept mois -et une semaine- à la sauce khmère” (“Seven month -and one
week- in the Khmer way of life”) by Sylvain-Moizie premieres, as well as the new Simon Hureau book based on his travels in Cambodia.

All at ILLIKO, focused on what Europeans call the ‘9th Art’.

(Robot Translation:) The cities which organize festivals of comics or salons of comic books count today in a number but finally very little of them take the party taken to make these demonstrations, true moments of meetings and complicities between the authors and the public.Nous let us attach a great importance to the contact and the exchange to support the relations with draughtsmen and illustrators creative and available. With through our support for these artists, we also wish to give the word to the creation and not to the industry of the 9th art.

This 5e edition will be once more the occasion to gather a community d¹artists having for common point the talented and complementary fact of being in their work. The stress will in addition be laid on the presentation of original works and the organization of workshops of creation. Singular demonstration in the regional cultural landscape, illiko will propose, during a whole week, of many exposures and meetings of draughtsmen authors and astonishing illustrators; school workshops with Bruno Heitz with the media library youth; the famous contest of illustration having this year for topic “How to put cherry on the cake?” and finally, a weekend of strong times during which the public will be able to make some shopping (books of course!!!), to attend the varnishing of the exposures, to take part in meetings dedications with the authors and to enjoy the concert of Parrondo.

In short, a 5e eclectic edition, rich in surprised and especially far from the folderols. To consume without moderation!

“Les villes qui organisent des festivals de BD ou des salons du livre se comptent aujourd’hui en nombre mais finalement très peu d’entre elles prennent le parti pris de faire de ces manifestations, de véritables moments de rencontres et de complicités entre les auteurs et le public.Nous accordons une grande importance au contact et à l’échange pour favoriser les relations avec des dessinateurs et illustrateurs créatifs et disponibles. A travers notre soutien à ces artistes, nous souhaitons aussi donner la parole à la création et non à l’industrie du 9ème art.

Cette 5e édition sera une fois de plus l’occasion de rassembler une communauté d¹artistes ayant pour point commun le fait d’être talentueux et complémentaires dans leur travail. L’accent sera par ailleurs mis sur la présentation d’oeuvres originales et l’organisation d’ateliers de création.

Manifestation singulière dans le paysage culturel régional, illiko proposera, durant toute une semaine, de nombreuses expositions et rencontres d’auteurs dessinateurs et illustrateurs étonnants; des ateliers scolaires avec Bruno Heitz à la médiathèque jeunesse ; le fameux concours d’illustration ayant cette année pour thème “Comment mettre la cerise sur le gâteau ?” et enfin, un week-end de temps forts au cours duquel le public pourra faire quelques emplettes (de livres bien sûr !!!), assister au vernissage des expositions, participer à des rencontres dédicaces avec les auteurs et savourer le concert de José Parrondo. Bref, une 5e édition éclectique, riche en surprises et surtout loin des flonflons. A consommer sans modération !”

IlLIKO
http://www.crea-kingersheim.com/illiko.htm
http://www.culture.fr/PublicItems/evenements/3958

Silent Army takes it to the Year Nines. Click below for more.