An article on Comics in Transit, our big public art project, is featured on IVOH, and includes an interview with Comics in Transit creator and Cloudscape executive director Oliver McTavish-Wisden: Founded in 2015, Comics in Transit creates original, poster-sized comics for display in bus shelters and transit stops around Vancouver and […]
For the only proper response to the refugee crisis now facing Europe (and the rest of the world) is action. In her latest graphic novel, Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, British-based cartoonist, artist, activist, and author Kate Evans faces the refugee crisis head on; reporting accounts of those marginalized and unwelcome in today’s […]
Just reminding everyone that the reception for Field Guides, this year’s exhibition of the Vancouver Field House Program, is tomorrow evening at the Roundhouse. Stop by to see what Cloudscape and all the other field houses have been doing.
September 19-24 is Word Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading. Held at various venues throughout the city, this festival promotes books and authors with free exhibits, performances, and hands-on activities for a wide range of ages and interests. Along with numerous other creators and organizations, we at […]
Shannon Campbell, creator of VanCAF and frequent contributor to Cloudscape Comics, is creating a bestiary for Dungeons & Dragons, and is seeking monster illustrations for it. Faerie Fire is a collection of monsters, characters, and rare items from the wild and untamed faerie realm. Artists can either pitch an original monster […]
This week we are learning how to letter with Kathleen Jacques, cartoonist of prominent webcomic Band vs Band. No comic is complete without lettering. Learn how to make your text pop, your sound-effects carry weight, and your pages sparkle. The event is at Cloudscape HQ (Memorial South Park, 5955 Ross […]
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 be talking about her career, her current project, and why […]
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, and this year it’s Field Guides 2017. Field Guides 2017 […]
And now, we continue our “Scott Pilgrimage” through volumes three and four of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim. In this episode we go even deeper into the themes, scenes, and subspace highway dreams of a twenty-something slacker who’s not very good at playing the bass. We talk about evil exes, […]
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Cloud Shop, Cloudscape’s series of free comic workshops, continues next week with two classes! Excel for Cartoonists On Wednesday, bookkeeper (and Cloudscape treasurer) Anat Rabkin will teach you how to use Microsoft Excel to manage your art career and keep track of your self-employment income. Time: September 6 (Wednesday), 7:30-8:30 Place: Cloudscape HQ. […]
