Events


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.

Upcoming Events


VPL Cartoonist-in-Residence Launch on Thursday

As many of you know, Jewish-Canadian cartoonist Miriam Libicki is the Vancouver Public Library's first cartoonist-in-residence. This Thursday from 7:00-8:30m, Miriam will be at the library's central branch with a slideshow and interactive drawing night to launch her new residency. She'll ...

Field Guides: an Exhibition Celebrating the Fieldhouse Residencies on Thursday, September 14

As most of you know, Cloudscape HQ is provided by the Vancouver Parks Board's Fieldhouse Studio program. Every year the Parks Board does a big event to draw everyone's attention to all the great work that the fieldhouses are doing, ...

First Cloud Shop is this Thursday: Manga Studio with Jeff Ellis

Cloud Shop, Cloudscape's new series of free comic workshops, starts this week. The first one is taught by Cloudscape founder Jeff Ellis. He'll teach you some tools and tricks for making comics using Manga Studio (aka Clip Studio), from thumbnailing ...

Cloudscape’s Cloud Shops

Are you already making comics, but want to take it to the next level? Or perhaps you're a writer or an artist, but comics are a new challenge and you're looking for some professional advice? As always, Cloudscape Comics is ...

Mural Festival Tomorrow!

Reminding everyone that the Vancouver Mural Festival is tomorrow. This is Vancouver's largest free public art celebration, and we at Cloudscape will be on-site doing a live comic jam. The individual panels we will be painting will ultimately be put ...

Killarney Summer Art Carnivale is Next Week

Remember, the Killarney Summer Art Carnivale is next week, on July 8th, at the Killarney Community Centre. Cloudscape Comics will be there creating giant comic jams, as well as a lot of  other great events. Check out the carnival schedule for ...

Cloudscape at the Summer Art Carnivale

On July 8th, Cloudscape members Jonathon Dalton and Oliver McTavish-Wisden will be attending the Summer Art Carnivale at the Killarney Community Centre to create giant comic jams with the public. There will be numerous other events for the whole family ...

This Wednesday: Incite with Jillian Tamaki and Guy Delisle

Just reminding everyone that this Wednesday, two comic creators will be reading from their graphic novels at the Vancouver Public Library: Incite with Jillian Tamaki and Guy Delisle Two accomplished graphic novelists help the Writers Festival close out Incite 2017 with readings ...

VanCAF After Party

Once the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival ends, Cloudscape Comics & VanCAF present the official VanCAFter party this Sunday at the EXP Restaurant + Bar on 309 West Pender Street in downtown Vancouver. From 6pm until 7:30pm, all VanCAF artists are ...

VanCAF is this weekend!

The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is this weekend, Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21, at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Yale Town. This is Vancouver's biggest comic convention dedicated to indie comics, self-publishers, and individual creators, ...