Thursday, July 06, 2006

Let Marek Bennet talk at you

A Free Workshop on Creating Comics

A free two-hour workshop on creating comic strip action and dialogue will be facilitated by Marek Bennet on Monday, July 10 from 7-9p.m. at The Commons office, 139 Main Street, 2nd floor, Brattleboro. Marek runs "Comics Camps" and workshops that are geared to be fun, participatory and experimental. No prior drawing experience is necessary. Materials will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their imaginations! For ages 8-88. No reservations necessary.

The workshop is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the Media Mentoring Project, which seeks to assist area residents in improving their journalism and media literacy skills. No previous participation is required. The Media Mentoring Project is a program of the non-profit Vermont Independent Media, Inc. To arrange a workshop in your town or neighborhood or for further information please contact (802) 348-7701 or info@commonsnews.org.

1 Comments:

Blogger Marek Bennett said...

Umm... thanks for posting that, Dan! Just for the record, I try not to talk AT people too much. In my workshops, EVERYBODY takes part.

We drew some pretty cool comics that night, and we all stayed up past our bedtimes for the sake of artistic comradery!

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