The Bay Area's Hub for Asian Pacific American Community Arts Since 1972

APAture 2015: Future Tense

Comics and Illustration Showcase

 

Kearny Street Workshop, the Bay Area’s hub for Asian Pacific American arts, proudly presents APAture, a multi-day, multidisciplinary arts festival featuring a lineup of some of today's most exciting emerging artists from the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

Comics & Illustration Showcase >>>

at San Francisco Main Public Library (Hispanic/Latino Room)

100 Larkin St., San Francisco

Saturday, October 10, 12-5pm

 

Co-presented by the San Francisco Public Library and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
 

Featured Artists: Thi Bui

 

Showcase Artists: Bo, Brian Canio, Mei-Hsuang Chiang,

Ka Yan Cheung, Sam Coaass, Trinidad Escobar, Cynthia Fong,

Lam Giang, Lamnho Giang, Ellis Kim, Vincent Kukua,

Michael Manomivibul, Minnie Phan, Sherwin Viray, Cecilia Wong (Bios)

 

Workshop Schedule: 

 

12pm-12:30pm: Traditional art demo by Michael Manomivibul

 

1pm-1:30pm: Betsy Gomez of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund discusses censorship in comics, with attention to Asian cartoonists

 

2pm-2:30pm: Cecilia Wong discusses color theory, with examples of her gorgeous illustration work

 

3pm-3:30pm: Ka Yan Cheung leads discussion with other CCA comics students about memoirs and other topics

 

4pm-4:30pm: François Luong interviews featured artist Thi Bui about her work and upcoming book, The Best We Could Do

 

Curators: Wahab Algarmi, François Luong

 

Admission: FREE

 

Buy your all-access pass to APAture 2015 now!