Cross posted from the Broken Frontier web site with permission, the British Comics Now delegation talks about their Toronto Comic Art Festival Experience
How Comics have a positive impact in the classroom
The final artist workshops for our two year research project looking at how Comics have a positive impact in the classroom took place last week. George Hastwell School, in Barrow, and Sandgate, in Kendal, were visited by Alastair Fleming for an incredible session demonstrating how Comics can be used in the wider world.
As we edge closer to this year's Lakes International Comic Art Festival, returning 27th - 29th September 2024 to Bowness-on-Windermere, we're delighted to bring you the first issue of Between The Lines, our new magazine focusing on Festival guests and other matters comic.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival partnership with Creative Scotland brings more top talent to annual event
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce that it will bring a number of Scottish comic creators to its annual Festival in September in Bowness-on-Windermere, thanks to the support of The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
Argo is a major Czech publisher, renowned for its vast list of literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as trade and mass market fiction. Their books have won extraordinary acclaim since 1992, including numerous Czech and international awards. Their ability to combine literary excellence with commercial success brings them to the fore of the Czech Republic’s publishing market.
A New Kind of Comics Marketplace at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2024 - and it’s free!
At the annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival, the main aim of its Comics Marketplace has always been to create an environment which encourages networking and opportunities to discover more about the global comics scene alongside selling to our audiences and guests. Ultimately, the Festival has always wanted to find ways to get British comics seen more widely, and to provide a platform for the developments of creators’ careers.
Make Mine Manga - Manga Character Design Competition
Love creating your own characters? Interested in drawing and illustrating? Are you a fan of Manga? If so, pick up a competition sheet from your local library in Cumbria – and create your own Manga character!
Westmorland and Furness Council are running a Manga Character Design Competition in connection to with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival-organised "Make Mine Manga Exhibition" at Barrow Library, which is on display there until 18th May 2024
We've added two new "Comic Potential" Educational Resources to our YouTube channel, presented by Hester Harrington.
These videos form part of a series funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, which exemplifies the use of comics to enhance children's learning across a range of subject / curriculum areas.
Working in partnership with Barrow and Kendal Libraries, supported by Westmorland and Furness Council, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce a number of “Manga MashUp” workshops for young people.
