Category: Events

Come and see the art of the Roundtable!

Marblehead Arts Association is hosting “The Art of the Boston Comics Roundtable”, an exhibition of original comic art by our members and including pieces from our latest anthology, Inbound #4: A Comic History of Boston.

Join us for a special reception party on Sunday, March 7 from 2-4pm! Enjoy artwork, hang out with local comics creators, and catch screenings of short animation pieces by members of the Roundtable.

The exhibition will be on display from March 6-28 at the MAA’s location at 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.

WHAT: “Art of the Boston Comics Roundtable” gallery exhibition
WHEN: Reception party, March 7 2-4pm; exhibition on display, March 6-28
WHERE: Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
WEBSITE: http://www.marbleheadarts.org

MoCCA Art Fest is coming sooner than ever! The classic indie comics festival and fundraiser will be held this year on April 10-11 at the 68th Regiment Armory in downtown Manhattan. Look for Boston Comics Roundtable – we’ll be there, selling our anthologies and comics projects by our members!

What: MoCCA Art Fest 2010
When: Sat-Sun April 10-11, 2010
Where: 68th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Website: www.moccany.com/mocca_festival.html

Boston’s own comic show is moving up in the world, and the Roundtable will be there! This Spring’s con will take place at a new, bigger location (Westin Boston Waterfront) with high-profile guests (Jim Lee, Sergio Aragonés, Mike Mignola, and more). Boston Comics Roundtable will have a table – come by and check out our anthologies, graphic novels, and minicomics!

What: Boston Comic Con (Spring 2010)
When: Sat-Sun April 10-11, 2010; 10am-5pm
Where: Westin Boston Waterfront hotel, Boston, MA
Website: www.bostoncomiccon.com

Interested in making graphic novels? Learn about the creative and publishing processes at an event co-hosted by Massachusetts College of Art and the Graphic Artist Guild. Join them on February 6 from 1-5 for presentations and panel discussions, followed by a portfolio review. Panelists include Roundtable members Gareth Hinds (King Lear, Beowulf) and Dave Kender (Roundtable founder and writer of The Ragbox). For more details and registration information, see the full write-up below.

Location: MassArt
621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Tower Building, 11th floor

Part 1: Developing a Graphic Novel
A presentation by illustrator/author Gareth Hinds

Part 2: Getting published
A panel discussion with:
• Gareth Hinds- The Odyssey, Beowulf, King Lear…
• Liz Prince- Will You Still Love Me If I Wet The Bed?
• Joe Quinones- Amazing Spider-man and Green Lantern. Marvel and DC comics
• Dave Kender- The Ragbox. Creator and editor of Boston Comics Roundtable.
• Matt Lehman- Owner of Comicopia- a 2009 Eisner Retail Store Finalist.

Part 3: Portfolio Review
Have your portfolio reviewed by one of our panelists

(Snow date: February 27)
1:00-1:15 p.m. Networking
1:15 p.m. Presentation begins
App. 4:00 p.m. Portfolio Reviews begin

Reservations | By January 28 for discount price:
Guild members and MassArt Alumni: $10
Students with valid IDs: $5
Public: $15

After January 28:
Guild members and MassArt Alumni: $18
Students with valid IDs: $10
Public: $25

15 minute Portfolio Review: $15 (Sign up by sending an email to adminbgag@gmail.com)

To register and pay, go to http://boston.gag.org/GNevent

Robot attack! Space 242, Boston’s gallery for “pop surrealist and ‘low brow’ artists,” is opening a new exhibit of robot-inspired artwork, I…YOU…WE…ROBOT!. Look for pieces by two Roundtable members, Ron LeBrasseur and E.J. Barnes!

The exhibit will run from January 29 through February 19 with an exhibition opening party on Friday, January 29, 6-8pm. RSVP required for the party – please use Space 242’s RSVP contact form. See Space 242’s website for gallery hours and directions.