Category Archives: Workshops

05
Jun 2009

ComicKaze Cambodia Press Release

Every Queen’s Birthday Weekend (6th – 8th of June), Australia’s brave cartoonists undertake ‘ComicKaze’ – an endeavor to draw 24 pages in 24 hours. http://www.ozcomics24.com

This Saturday, Cambodian comic artists will be lending creative support to their Aussie friends via a live web link from 8am to 8pm. Sunday morning will see new artwork posted from this Cambodian – Australian collaboration!

Art supplies and local technical support will be provided by Our Books, Cambodia’s comic art nonprofit, and web linkage will be hosted by ComicsLifestyle.com with the help of Café Living Room.

The 24 Hour Comic is a ‘free drawing’ session designed to unlock creativity. Our Books has been developing to gradually introduce Cambodian artists to this unique exercise and the global comics community.

Project:24http://www.scottmccloud.com/4-inventions/24hr/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_comic

Artists are welcome to attempt the full 24 hours. Since this is a big task, we are offering a ‘Cambodian Variation’: a one page in one hour ‘Introduce Yourself’ comic, so Australian and Cambodian artists can get to know each other.
http://www.comicslifestyle.com/group/comikaze2009/forum/topics/cambodian-variation

Example:

We will have a scanner on hand for sharing comics and jam strips. Final efforts will be displayed at Café Living Room this coming month, and compiled into a small publication for Australia’s National Young Writer’s Festival.

Come by and see artists in action! Lend your enthusiasm to comic artists going the distance! Come by, log in and see them live, or check out the final art as we post it up on Sunday!

Event Time: 8am – 8pm Saturday June 6 2009.
Event Location: Living Room Café
#9, Street 306, Boeng Keng Kang 1, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
+855 (0)12 526 840 (John, Our Books)
+855 (0)92 948 005 (Rhianna, Café Living Room)
+855 (0)23 726 139 (Café Living Room)

john@comicslifestyle.com
cafe@livingroom.com.kh
Press Release cross-posted at:
http://www.expat-advisory.com/forums/topic9891.html
http://www.sangsalapak.org.kh/whatson/2009/06/its-comickaze-weekend-cafe-living-room.html
http://www.asialifeguide.com/component/option,com_events/Itemid,67/agid,260/day,06/month,06/task,view_detail/year,2009/
http://www.ladypenh.com

Posted in Comics, Workshops, news, teaching | Tagged News, Teaching, Workshop

17
Oct 2008

Project: 24 – Celebrating 24 Hour Comics Drawing Day!

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Our Books Press Release

(above: art by Em Satya)

Our Books invites Cambodian artists to contribute to Project: 24, celebrating
worldwide Comics Drawing day – Saturday October 18th.

http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/

Many artists in Cambodia don’t have time or money to take a full day off from their
job. And publishing opportunities are not frequent. But Cambodian creators have a
love of comics and curiosity about overseas art.

To introduce Khmer artists to the international community, Our Books is coordinating
Project: 24, inviting artists to draw one page / one person / one hour.

When completed, the pages will be put on the internet with artist details:
* Our Books Web site
* Comicslifestyle.com
* The pages will be submitted to the 24 Hour Comics Drawing Day Archive at Ohio
State University, USA.
* An exhibition will be discussed.

Artists are requested to choose their hour by calling the Our Books office (023 223
242) to coordinate. Please submit before Saturday the 18th if possible. Pages should
be in black and white, any size. Scans and photocopies of the pages will be sent one
week after the event, to allow for provincial artists to participate. (October
25th.)

This is not an official ’24 Hour Comics Day’ event, but will open the door for an
official event next year.

How artists can share their work:

* send by email: editor@siewphewyeung.org.kh

* send to Our Books’ P.O. Box 1342

* or give in person at Our Books’ office, which will be open all day Saturday
18th.

Questions? Phone 012 526 840 (English) / 023 223 242

Email editor@siewphewyeung.org.kh

- John Weeks
Assistant Managing Editor, Our Books
012 526 840 / 023 223 242
john [via] siewphewyeung.org.kh

Posted in Project:24, Workshops, news, teaching | Tagged News, Teaching, Workshop

30
May 2008

Cambodian Comics on the Map

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…becoming visible slowly but surely. Lambiek Comiclopedia cribs some notes from Our Books, including -
Uth Roeun / Im Sokha / Em Satya !

below: Im Sokha in our Archives.

Posted in Archiving, Comics, Em Satya, Uth Roeun, Workshops, news | Tagged Archiving, News, Workshop

12
Apr 2008

Khmer Comics In The News: (Re)géné Rations: The New Khmer Graphic Novel

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Krista Mahr at Time Asia profiles Séra and his ongoing anthology project, (Re)géné Rations: The New Khmer Graphic Novel. (Due in June!)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1729550,00.html

Postscript: online comics press takes note -
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/11/comics-in-campodia
http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2008/04/11/cross-hatch-dispatch-4112008/
http://tcj.com/journalista/?p=576

Tags: cambodia,comics,literature,khmer

Posted in Artist Visits, Comics, Sera, Workshops, news | Tagged News, Workshop