Jobs, Housing and Recovery is a non-profit that runs homeless shelters throughout the area. For the holiday season, they’re putting together a fundraiser that involves selling mostly organic bagged soup mixes. They need 3-4 labels made for the products, each with the legal and nutritional information on the back and a graphic on the front. If you’re interested, contact Chris Firehock at cfirehock@jhrbaltimore.org. Designs are due November 5th, so hurry up and help make a difference!
Founded in 2000, Big Huge Games has created a fun and focused environment where teams of artists, programmers, and designers work cooperatively to craft the next generation of critically acclaimed and commercially successful video games. We’re currently developing a yet-to-be-announced console RPG driven by artistic visionary Todd MacFarlane, Oblivion Lead Designer Ken Rolston, and renowned fantasy author RA Salvatore. For more info check us out at www.bighugegames.com. We look forward to seeing you there!
The BolognaFiere is pleased to inform you about the special competition:
The Grammar of Figures
SPECIAL CELEBRATORY CONTEST COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF GIANNI RODARI’S DEATH
Gianni Rodari was the most important Italian writer of children’s literature of the 20th century. Born in 1920, his fairy tales, nursery rhymes, novels and the important essay, The Grammar of Fantasy, published in 1973, left a mark on world cultural history. Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970, Rodari continues to be loved, translated and published in many countries. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair is celebrating with a large exhibit of illustrations, gathering together artists, publishers and young students to participate in the contest, “The Grammar of Figures”.
In recent years, leading European illustrators have reinterpreted Rodari furthering the stylistic work already highlighted in classic works by Munari and Luzzati. To name just a few: Lorenzo Mattotti, Chiara Carrer, Francesco Altan, Fulvio Testa, Beatrice Alemagna, Xavier Zabala. In the large community of children’s literature, illustrators have a decisive role in keeping the fire of words alive, a fire that is lit each time that a new style or a new poetics is matched to a text. Rodari’s words— as the market shows—are special and mesh well with the picture book’s need for formal content—the prince of books for children. Illustrators will be able to draw heavily upon the wide range of Rodari’s stories—many translated into different languages—to revitalize a classic author who looks today more modern than modern. The Jury of the Illustrators Exhibition will also evaluate the participating illustrations in the contest: selected works will be exhibited in the show “Grammar of Figures” during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and will also be included in a special catalogue dedicated to the exhibition.
See the Link: http://www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/bcbf09_internal1.asp?m=107&l=2&a=&ma=366&c=4114&p=1072009
We are pleased to announce a lecture by Jerelle Kraus, former Art Director of the NY Times Op-Ed page on Oct 16th in BR320.
Recent IL graduate Sam Bosma has received some glowing compliments from blogger Christian Statham of the UK. In the posting, Statham notes Bosma’s craft and abilities to capture the story, urging Bosma to try his hand at a graphic novel version of a Grimm’s tale. MICA is also given strokes for being a ‘talent factory”. It seems folks are taking not even across the pond!
This spotlight panel would be exciting enough if it were just Jo Chen. Add to it the fact that Jose Villarubia is the moderator and you’ve got a can’t miss event. If you’re a fan of either of these creators (and you should be a fan of both) then make sure you clear your lunchtime schedule. After all, that hot dog cart will still be there at 1:30.
The Baltimore Comic-Con Sunday, Oct. 11th, 12:30 - 1:30 Spotlight on Jo Chen
Responsibilities include assisting with guests and visitors and crown control. If interested you would get a t-shirt and work for half a day (about four hours) on Saturday or Sunday. You get to keep the t-shirt, which will give you free access to the event for the rest of the weekend.
This is a great opportunity, not just to meet the organizers, but also guests and fans. Please come to the Registration Booth in the Convention Center on Saturday morning by 9:30 AM and ask for Shelly. She will give you a T-shirt and assign you a time and task.
http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/
The Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
We also have discount tickets to the Convention, $5.00 off with a MICA ID. You can get the vouchers from the Illustration office and Students Affairs.