If you are interested in Cloudscape getting involved in your event, please contact Cloudscape Events.
Event Calendar
Cloudscape Hosted Events
Cloudscape hosts many of our own events, most taking place at Cloudscape HQ in South Memorial Park (click here for a map). These events include:
Weekly Meetings: Cloudscape hosts weekly social gatherings on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM that are open to all adults interested in drawing comics. At these meetings both aspiring and experienced comic artists can network, exchange ideas, and work on their projects in a supportive environment. Everyone is invited! Meetings are currently alternating between online and in person.
Online meetings are held via zoom. To be notified of upcoming online meetings, join our discord server.
In-person meetings are held at Cloudscape HQ. You can find the dates for in-person meetings in the event calendar above.
Life Drawing: We regularly invite artists out for a life drawing session where they can sketch a local model in various poses. Cost is $10 per person. Dates will be posted in the event calendar.
Cloudshops: Cloudscape members occasionally hosts free to attend workshops and lessons covering various comic making topics. Keep an eye on the calendar for any upcoming events.
Open Studio: For people who want more time at Cloudscape HQ, we also have open studio sessions where the building is open to anyone who wants to stop by and chat, write, draw, or otherwise get involved in local comics. Check the calendar for particular times.
Local Events
Cloudscape Comics is a proud participant in numerous comic and art-related events all over the city, including various conventions and the long-running Vancouver Comic Jam, which is held the third Saturday of every month at the Wallflower Modern Diner on Main Street.
Cloudscape Comics will be on site at VanCAF 2014. There will be a full selection of anthologies, and will have a variety of contributors past and present on hand. You can use this map as a handy guide so you ...
May 24-25 is the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival at the Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews). It's BC's largest indie comics convention and a great opportunity to meet numerous local indie comics creators, including Simon Roy, Nina Matsumoto, Brandon Graham, Steve Rolston, Lucy ...
Saturday, May 3rd, is Free Comic Book Day. Come join Cloudscape Comics at Metropolis Comics and Toys, 4735 Kingsway Burnaby, to celebrate. Numerous local cartoonists will be attending, including Ed Brisson and Simon Roy. Other exhibitors will include the New ...
This Saturday at 7:40 AM on CBC Radio One, Cloudscape's own Bevan Thomas will appear on CBC's North by Northwest, talking with host Sheryl McKay about Epic Canadiana, our anthology of Canadian superheroes. After the show airs, it will be ...
This weekend, Friday to Sunday, is Fan Expo Vancouver, a massive convention for everything "geek" related. Whether you're into comics, anime, video games, horror, science fiction, cos-playing, or anything else, there will be events, booths, and celebrities for you. Many ...
There's still time to sign up for Cloudscape art classes! Our Artquake mentorship program is be accepting submissions until April 18. And don't forget that we'll be doing a Comic & Anime drawing class at the Sunset Community Centre, starting on April ...
Cloudscape is excited to offer our first ever life-drawing session at our studio! Drop by Cloudscape HQ at 5955 Ross Street on April 26 to participate. The class will run from 1 pm - 4 pm and cost $10 per person ...
This mentorship will features six workshops, each taught by different Cloudscape members on subjects ranging from writing and character design to paneling, inking, and colouring. If you're interested, contact Jannika Nyberg at jannika.nyberg@gmail.com. But do it as soon as possible as ...
