AUGUST EVENTS

NWA BOOK FEST

Book Fest is a free public festival that happens annually. The event centers around a full-day schedule of bookish programming, such as author readings, book signings, and children’s storytimes, as well as a street market full of local, book-related businesses.

Arkansas comic authors and illustrators Zeke Peña, Sean Fitzgibbon, and Kyle Stück will be discussing the graphic novel and comic genre in a panel discussion moderated by Adam Fall.

This year NWA Book Fest will be bringing together some of Arkansas’ most prolific authors across all different genres for moderated panel discussions, including audience Q&A opportunities.

10:00 am - 7:00 pm • 08/17/24 • Fayetteville Town Center

FIGURE DRAWING

These are details of my student work. Join us Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm, AUG 12, 19, 26 | SEPT 2, 9, 16 at Community Creative Center for Figure Drawing and develop your eye and your hand as you learn fundamental Figure Drawing techniques such as gesture, form, light and shadow as well as anatomy based on a live model. An undraped Male or Female model will be present in each class. Whether you are a seasoned professional artist or beginner, this class will help you learn to loosen up, build confidence and speed and see the figure in all new ways!

Figure drawing is foundational for any artist working with the human form, enhancing their ability to create more accurate, dynamic, and expressive works across various artistic fields such as……

  • Animators

  • Illustrators

  • Fine Artists

  • Tattoo Artists

  • Fashion Designers

  • Concept Artists

  • Medical Illustrators

  • Architects

  • Storyboard Artists

Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM • AUG 12, 19, 26 | SEPT 2, 9, 16 • Community Creative Center • Fayetteville, AR

ACANSA GALLERY GROUP EXHIBITION

Be sure to check out the  ACANSA Gallery Comics Exhibition in North Little Rock. This group exhibition runs through August 10 and features narrative artist throughout the region including some original pages from my book, What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel.

ACANSA exists as a visual and performing arts festival dedicated to building a more dynamic and engaging community through the arts and enriching the cultural vitality of the region.

Special thanks to Kristi Crow-Pruett and Gabrielle Vernor.

July 19th - August 10 • 413A Main Street  • North Little Rock, AR