SHOW FLOOR
Artist Alley
11am-5pm
Sounds by DJ Troy Frost
Performance Program
12-1pm
Boston is full of talent! We will have some amazing dance,
fashion, and music performances from local creators.
• A dance performance from Origination's NIA Dance Troupe
• Afro Futuristic Fashion show with the House of Nahdra
• The R&B Stylings of Notebook P
STUDIO ONE
All panels and workshops will take place on the second floor of the
Reggie Lewis Center in the multiservice rooms.
How to Kickstarter
Sponsored by Kickstarter
11:15-12:00
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Crowd funding is an integral part of independent comics self-publishing. This panel has several creators who have run successful Kickstarter campaigns and they will talk about what it takes to make your campaign stand out.
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Moderator: Orianna Leckhert
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Javier Cruz Winnick
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Juan Espinosa
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LJ Baptiste
Radical History of Comics
1:00PM - 1:45PM
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This panel will discuss how comics have been a part of social movements throughout history and in modern times.
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Moderator: Quincy Walters
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Joel Gill
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Ben Passmore
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Nassed Gifted
The Sixth Element:
The intersection of Comics,
Graffiti, and Hip Hop
2:00PM - 2:45PM
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Comics have always had a place in hip hop since the first time Big Hank name checked Superman in Rapper's Delight. Our panelists will discuss how comics have influenced hip hop's visual element on walls and galleries around the world.
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Moderator : Kristen Halbert
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Barrington Edwards
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Rob Stull
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Mike Davis
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Mark Davis
Exploring Identity
3:00PM - 3:45PM
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We often express our innermost selves through art. Our panelists will discuss their work and how they have used it to explore their own identities.
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Moderator: Cagen Luse​
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Dave Ortega
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Ingrid Pierre
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Tak Toyoshima
Conversation with
Robb Armstrong
4:00PM - 5:00PM
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Special guest Robb Armstrong about his 30 years of creating the most published Black
comic strip in the world..
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STUDIO TW0
Build Your Character Workshop
Sponsored by MassArt Center for Art and Community Partnerships
11:00AM - 2PM ​
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SPARC! will lead a workshop for all ages about designing your own comic character.
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Moderator: SPARC! The Artmobile
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Stop Motion Workshop
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Shaanti Williams of What Good? will demonstrate techniques he uses to create his intricate stop- motion animation projects.
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Comics in Color Trivia
3:00PM - 3:45PM ​
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Test your knowledge of Black comics with host Daneja Bradley for some fun and prizes!
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STUDIO THREE
Cartoonarium
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Join our artist for a live session of drawing. Each artist will take 15 - 20 minutes to make a quick sketch and talk about technique and inspiration.
Moderator : ​Rixy FZ
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Jamal "JAMsketch" Simmons
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Tyrone "Zerosnake" Motley
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Gabriel Reid
Animation Screening
Sponsored by Roxbury
International Film Festival
1:00PM - 1:45PM
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Roxbury International Film Festival Screening of Heroes of Color animated series and conversation (via zoom) with creator David Heredia. Heroes of Color LLC was formed to create multicultural content ranging from multicultural books, animation and other merchandise and stop motion by animator Shaanti Wiliams from his WHUT GOOD? series.
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Moderator: Lisa Simmons ​
The Black Aesthetic
2:00PM - 2:45PM​
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Artist and activist Allentza Michel, will sit down with fabric artist L'Merchie Frazier and special guest Ronald Wimberly to talk about the Black aesthetic in the comics and art world.
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Moderator: Allentza Michel
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L'merchie Frazier
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Ron Wimberly
Team Work:
Collaborating in Comics
3:00PM - 3:45PM ​
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This panel will focus on the relationship between writer and artists and best way to work together to create the visuals you want to see for your projects.
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Moderator: Ashley Lewis
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Barbara Thomas
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Greg Anderson Elysee
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Stephanie Yue
LOADING DOCK PARKING LOT
Live Comics and Graffiti
Art Mural Experience
Sponsored by StudioVexer and Barrington S. Edwards
with support from NEFA
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Artists from the "Imagined Futures" project will work on their mural sized comic panels while festival guests and participants are invited to join in writing and drawing their vision of the future of our community.
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Featuring:
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Michael "HopsArt" Womble
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Thomas Burns
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Nacaira Tse Greenawya
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Mimi Phan
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Barrington S. Edwards
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