Art Church

1st Annual Comic Expo. “Comics On the Wall” April 1st- 3rd 2010

Is a Comic-Con type event to be held at the Artchurch Studio, Hot Springs National Park urban arts studio and gallery on April 1-3- and sponsored partially by Hot Springs High School and Henderson state University. Kick Off Thursday 5:00-9:00 opening reception for Educators featuring:

Thursday, April 1

Thursday night only; Educator Packages at door while supplies last
*Lesson, plans with power point video, links, vendor incentives, program information,

Comics in the Classroom 6:00-7:00

Underground Stage (1st floor)

Trina Bright
Literacy Coach at Little Rock School District. Provides professional development for classroom teachers, demonstrates teaching strategies, connects staff to the most recent research on best practices. National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent English/Language Arts, Teacher consultant of the Great Bear National Writer’s Project (UCA), Vice President of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Executive Board Arkansas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts, Little Rock School District SREB Leadership Team, Phi Lambda Theta Honor Society.

Comics- Super Power Art and Reading

7:30-8:30 Underground Stage

Robert Deval

Literacy connection evidence websites
http://www1.ncte.org/store/books/media/126835.htm

Firday Awards Reception
The Student comic “sequence art” 5:00-9:00 main stage
Super Hero Costume Contest!

Special Guest Mitch Breitweise

Bio:
From his riverside studio near downtown Little Rock, artist Mitch Breitweiser travels the world (and sometimes time and space itself) with his favorite childhood heroes through his art. His illustrations can be found in comic book stores and in the hands of the young (and the young at heart) throughout the world.
The Arkansas native is into his fourth year as an illustrator for Marvel Comics, for whom he has illustrated many pop culture icons including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk and many others. His childhood dream of drawing comics became an obsession during adolescence. The obsession gave way to reality when after years of hard work, a move to New York City, and incessantly knocking on doors, Mitch was offered a small but coveted illustration job for Marvel Comics. The small job lead to a long term contract, and the artist’s star quickly began to rise.
Mitch’s gritty and realistic take on superheroes is part of a growing neoclassical illustration movement that is breathing new life into old heroes. Cinematic action scenes, lush backgrounds, and emotive characters are the hallmarks of Breitweiser’s work. (www.comicbookdb.com/creator)

Saturday, April 3

Creating Comics Workshop

10;00-12:00 main stage

Sean Fitzgibbon
Artist and illustrator. He obtained his Master of Fine Art from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and his Bachelor of Art from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. He also studied art and design at the Joe Kubert School of Art in Dover, New Jersey. Has taught Narrative Art Workshop (covering fundamentals of sequential art) at Northwest Arkansas Community Creative Center (Fayetteville, Arkansas) and Art Center of the Ozarks (Springdale, Arkansas).