LexArts Presents Comic Art Programming

July 28, 2008

Lexington, KY, July 18, 2008 — LexArts announces a series of Comic Art programs in conjunction with the Lexington KY Comic Creators Group and the Lexington Art League for August 2008 including guest lectures, hands on workshops and a gallery exhibit for all ages highlighting comic art from across Kentucky.

The Comic Art exhibit will be at ArtsPlace Gallery, 161 North Mill Street, and will include artwork by adults and youths. The exhibit will open with a reception and guest lecture by juror Shawn Crystal, Professor in the Sequential Art Program at Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta, from 6:00 – 9:30 pm on August 8 and run through September 6.  Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Adults who wish to submit art for consideration in the exhibit must do so by noon July 28.  Youths wishing to submit art must do so by August 4.

Guest lectures will be free and open to the public. Workshops will have limited space availability and are open to all skill levels.  Pre-registration is encouraged.

For more information on submitting art or to register for a workshop contact Nathan Zamarron, LexArts Community Arts Manager at 859.255.2951 or nzamarron@lexarts.org.

August 7    7:00 pm ARTalk – Joel Pett – Art in Politics. Open forum discussion and drawing session, Lexington Art League at Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive

August 8    6:00 – 9:30 pm Comic Art Gallery Show Opening Reception, ArtsPlace, 161 North Mill Street
7:00 pm Awards Presented
7:30 – 9:00 pm Lecture – Shawn Crystal – Black and White Design in Comics.

August 9    9:30 – 10:00 am Workshop Registration at Downtown Art Center, 141 East Main Street (class size limited, tuition: $30)
10:00 am -12 noon – Shawn Crystal – Part I: Comic Strip Storytelling &Penciling
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Shawn Crystal – Part II: Comic Strip Inking

August 10    2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Chris Ware lecture on coloring techniques using computer software at ArtsPlace, 161 North Mill Street

About LexArts
LexArts is a non-profit community organization that works for the development of a strong and vibrant arts community as a means of enhancing the quality of life in Central Kentucky. LexArts provides a wide range of programs designed to integrate the arts into our daily lives. Through its annual Campaign for the Arts, LexArts has raised millions of dollars in support of local arts. In turn, LexArts underwrites the operating expenses for a variety of beneficiary organizations, offers affordable exhibition and performance space for arts organizations, as well as competitive grants for community outreach projects. Visit LexArts website at www.lexarts.org.

Major support for LexArts programs and services is provided by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.  The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports LexArts with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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