Degree Show 2018

Cartoon and Comic Arts 

Degree Show#5  

aims to be bigger and better than ever before 

Its that time of year when the studio gets a fresh lick of paint and table and chairs get moved around and generally the studio becomes an exhibition space. This year is no exception to that rule as Cartoon and Comic Arts degree show is back, bigger and better than ever., With the largest cohort ever to graduate - 30 students will receive the most treasured of accolades BA Honours in Cartoon and Comic Arts!

Tidying the show and prepping the show took place as normal with the students all pitching into help out.
This year saw the cohort using the computer lab as a couple of them had produced Web Comics and this allowed people to come and sit and read the comics all the way through.

For the evening event the students produced a buffet 

with a nice homemade cake to finish it off. The splatter in the middle is in recognition of the Stall in Erlangen Comic Salon.

Drew Hird received a special award from the Scarr Hall people for his achievements throughout th e3 years. 

The show was opened by Keith Brymer Jones from the TV Show the Great British Throw Down. The speech was actually quiet good!

Here is a selection of Images from the event on the day 

Erlangen Comic Salon 2018

Erlangen 

Comic Salon 2018

This year saw cartoon fulfilling a commitment to hit the international stage and sell comics at an international convention. Luckily Stoke-on-Trent is twinned with the Germany city of Erlangen which also boast the largest comic convention in Germany.

The student were to sell their work in the international youth forum, and I was invited to run a comic workshop for budding artist. 

Setting up the the stand at the convention in Erlangen

We would be part of the Youth Forum and I was asked to do a comic workshop 

The students had to set up the stand area and they set about setting it up.

The first thing was to come up with an interesting eye catching idea.

This is supposed to be an ink splatter. In the end using red made it look like we had blown our brains out, especially when we sat in front of it.

This is the group who went to Erlangen, from left to right - Ben Bloss, Rob, Drew Hird, Olly Ball, Kemo and Akka.

First Taste of Erlangen 

So after setting up the stall we heading off for some well earned food. Happily we had some money to allow the students to have a slap up feast at a local brewary.

For a few of them it was their first time in Germany and so sampling the customs and food was very important. 

Some took to the beer better than others and Kemo develop a particular taste for the festival beers. 

Olly liked the food and was impressed with what you could get!

Even Akka, was able to find a substantial meal for a vegetarian . 

I like my meat. 

First Day of the Convention Comic Salon 

I was lucky enough to get right to the front of the opening ceremony.

Here is the opening ceremony and the cutting of the ribbon

Here is the workshop I ran for people at the convention. 

As the first event, it was relatively well attended and the people who took part seemed to enjoy it .

Meanwhile the students were selling their work at the table, while others went to have a look around the convention.

The event was very well attended!

The work from the people who took part in the workshop was displayed on the wall to encourage people to look at it and have a draw.