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Illustration Alum Jake Messing in two shows!
Presents: Jake Messing
Through October 30th
Monday- Friday 9am-5pm
Federal Hall Building
26 Wall St. New York, NY 10005
Rotunda Mezzanine
Exhibition: Through January 3, 2010
Public Hours:
Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 12-5pm;
Saturday, 10am-5pm
BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, First Floor
map
www.brooklynhistory.org
http://brooklynutopias.com/home.html
Online Gallery
www.jakemessing.com
Big News: Neil Swaab is a finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship
Parsons Illustration’s very own Neil Swaab [Adjunct Faculty and creator of the fantastic comic “Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles”] is currently a finalist for the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting. His movie script, EDDIE FANTASTIC!, was selected as one of the top ten of over 6,000 entries.
The Nicholl Fellowship is run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Oscars) and getting this far is a very big deal. If you want to check out more info about the Nicholl Fellowship, you can read it here:
http://www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/index.html
Variety also has a write-up here on the current finalists (including Neil):
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009717.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
The five recipients of the Nicholl Fellowship will be decided later this month. Winners get $30,000 and must write a screenplay in the next year.
Best of luck, Neil! Go all the way!
[image by AMPAS]
R. Crumb in Conversation with Francoise Mouly
R. Crumb in Conversation with Francoise Mouly
Author Discussion
The famed illustrator discusses his work with the art editor of The New Yorker, including his new book, an illustration of the Book of Genesis, from the Creation to the death of Joseph.
Friday October 23, 2009 7:00 PM
Barnes and Noble Union Square
33 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, 212-253-0810
Call for Entries: Illustrators 52!
ILLUSTRATORS 52 is now accepting entries online and Nora Krug, Associate Professor of Illustration, is Chair of the competition this year!
To upload your entries, please format your artwork to these specs:
72 dpi, RGB, JPEG file, 700 pixels on the longest side.
Please provide all of the appropriate credit information for each entry. THIS INFORMATION MUST BE COMPLETED TO BE JUDGED!
ELIGIBILITY
Any illustration created or initially published between October 1, 2008 and November 1, 2009 that has not been accepted in the Annual previously, is eligible. International entries are welcome. Each submission will receive consideration by every member of the jury for its category. Please be certain that the original art will be available for exhibition and can remain at the Society from January through March 2010. High-quality prints will be hung in the case of digitally created art only.
ILLUSTRATORS 52 ANNUAL BOOK
All accepted entries will be reproduced in full color in the Illustrators 52 Annual. Complete credit will accompany the image, including size, media and artist’s and/or rep’s phone number(s). The Hanging/Publication fee is required for reproduction in the book, whether or not the work was displayed in the exhibition.
AWARDS
Gold and Silver Medals will be presented to the illustrators and art directors whose works are judged the best in each category. Medals will be presented only if original art is available to hang in the exhibition. A high-quality print will qualify in case of digitally created work.
GALAS
The Sequential Gala will take place on Friday, January 8, 2010.
The Editorial and Book Gala will take place on Friday, February 5, 2010.
The Advertising, Institutional and Uncommissioned Awards Gala will take place on Friday, March 5, 2010.
Ticket information will follow.
EXHIBITIONS
Sequential: January 6- January 23, 2010
Editorial and Book: January 27 – February 20, 2010
Advertising, Institutional and Uncommissioned- February 24- March 20, 2010
CATEGORIES
All work whether published or not, should be entered in one of the first six categories:
COMICS/SEQUENTIAL
Any multi-image project for which a sequence of images is necessary to fully convey an idea or story. Examples: work that has been produced or published as comics, visual journalism or short visual narratives and picture stories, or graphic novels. Individual images from sequential may also be submitted in their respective categories. Self-published projects must be published in a run of at least 500 copies. Children’s book entries should be entered in the Book category only, not Sequential.
EDITORIAL
Examples: work commissioned by newspapers or magazines, medical and scientific journals or online magazines.
BOOK
Examples: all illustrations originally commissioned for use inside or on the covers of hardbound and paperback books, including fiction and non-fiction; children’s and young adult literature and comic books. Promotional posters or advertisements depicting book art must be submitted in the book category.
ADVERTISING
Examples: illustrations for advertisements appearing in newspapers, magazines or on television; video and CD covers; brochures, fashion, point-of-purchase and packaging illustration; movie and theater posters.
INSTITUTIONAL
Examples: work appearing on merchandise, announcements, annual reports, calendars, corporate projects, government service projects, greeting cards, newsletters, in-house publications, philatelic work and collectibles.
UNCOMMISSIONED
This includes all self-generated work such as portfolio samples, sourcebook ads and uncommissioned stock that are currently unpublished except as promotion for the artist or artist’s representative. Commissioned but un-published work appearing as self-promotion should be entered in the category for which the work was originally created. There will be no art directors or clients credited for uncommissioned works.
ENTRY FEES
$30 per entry for non-members of the Society of Illustrators.
$20 for members of the Society of Illustrators entering their own illustrations.
$35 per entry for non-members of the Society of Illustrators entering Comics/Sequential
$30 for members of the Society of Illustrators entering their own Comics/Sequential
Art directors and designers pay the non-member fees.
Deadline for entry is October 30th!
Illustration by Lorenzo Mattato. Design by Arem Duplessis. Chair: Nora Krug. Co-Chair: Edel Rodriguez
Create Art in Support of Afghan Women & Children
Create Art in Support of Afghan Women & Children
October 19th, 10 am-11:40, Kellen Auditorium, 66 5th Ave
Last year, Parsons Illustration students collaborated with Artfully Unforgotten (http://www.artfullyunforgotten.com) donating their art and raising $5000 for an orphanage in Kigali, Rwanda. This semester, we collaborate again, this time with the goal of raising funds for women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan. The artwork will be displayed and sold in a silent auction held at the Benefit for Afghan Women and Children at Best Buy’s Soho Loft on December 4th.
If you want to participate, please join us at Kellen Auditorium from 10:00 – 11:40 for a short film presentation and panel discussion about Afghanistan. Panelists will include members of Artfully Unforgotten, Women for Afghan
Women and an American member of the US military who has served in Afghanistan.
Frank Olinsky’s last piece for Next New Networks
Dig it: This is last of twelve posters Parsons Illustration faculty Frank Olinsky designed for the Next New Networks. Sad to see the series ending, but fantastic work, Frank!
R. Sikoryak and Isabel Samaras at APE in San Francisco
One of the country’s most popular and vibrant alternative comics shows returns to its San Francisco home, The Concourse Exhibition Center, for another two big days of fall fun this October. APE, the Alternative Press Expo, rolls into the city by the bay on October 17 and 18, 2009. Parsons Illustration Alums R. Sikoryak (also adjunct faculty!) and Isabel Samaras will be appearing at APE for a Pop Perversity event, and Bob will be doing signings of his new book, Masterpiece Comics. Here are the details:
Saturday, October 17
11:00am APE Opens
12-3pm Marc Signing
1-3pm R Sikoryak Signing
3-5pm Anders Signing
7:00pm APE Closes
Sunday, October 18
5:00–5:45 Pop Perversity: Parody in Comics and Art—Isabel Samaras (On Tender Hooks) and R. Sikoryak (Masterpiece Comics), parodists from the worlds of art and comics, show their work and describe how their sharp, sly images blur the boundaries between the popular and the profound, the propagandistic and the profane. Parody is a familiar part of our culture, but when done right it can still shock and awe, revealing deep truths while it makes us cackle.
The APE programming room is located adjacent to the Exhibit Hall.
11:00am APE Opens
12-3pm Marc Signing
1-3pm R Sikoryak Signing
3-5pm Anders Signing
6:00pm APE Closes
The Concourse
620 7th Street
San Francisco
Quick Hit: Parsons Fine Arts MFA/BFA Group Show
Comics History/New York History events
The New York Center for Independent Publishing presents:
Comics History/New York History
New York City was the birthplace of the modern comic book, and the city has had a starring role in some of the greatest and most influential work the medium has produced. The New York Center for Independent Publishing will be presenting a series of events looking at the rich history of Comics and the City. Join us at our historic building at 20 West 44th Street as we explore the city through comics, from Riverdale to the Baxter Building, from Dropsie Avenue to Forest Hills, to untangle the relationship between the world’s greatest city and the comics that chronicle its history. Visit www.nycip.org for more information!
New York Comics as New York History
Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm
Comics historian Kent Worcester will explore the connection between the city’s familiar streetscapes and the development of the comic book from the 1930s and 1940s to the post 9/11 era – looking at the ways comics history has mirrored the ups and downs of the quintessential American metropolis.
Cartooning and New York City Politics
Tuesday, November 3rd, 6:30 pm
Boss Tweed may have been the most powerful man in the City, but he was still tormented by Thomas Nast’s biting cartoons. Parsons Illustration faculty member Bill Kartalopoulos will host a panel exploring the interaction between political cartoons, New York City politicians, and the public.
New York, the Super-City
Tuesday, March 9th, 6:30 pm
New York served as the model for Gotham City, inspired Will Eisner as he created the noirish adventures of The Spirit, and became a recurring character during the 1960s resurgence of Marvel in comics such as Spider-Man and Iron Man. ForeWord Magazine contributing editor Peter Gutiérrez will moderate a talk on the relationship between superheroes and their favorite hometown… and on how comics culture has promoted potent and memorable images of New York to readers worldwide.
“Carousel” in New York
Tuesday, April 20th, 6:30 pm
The series closes with a multimedia presentation hosted by R. Sikoryak, Parsons faculty member and author of Masterpiece Comics. This event will feature work and performances from some the of the top comics artists working in New York.
Admission is $15, $10 for Members, and $5 for students.