FUNHOUSE

On the weekend of March 24 – 25, Desert Island and The Drawing Center will present FUNHOUSE, a new, interactive book fair at which guests can make their own books in collaboration with resident cartoonists and illustration artists.  FUNHOUSE Book Fair March 24–25, 2018 11am–5pm | $10 
FUNHOUSE guests will interact with resident artists to create unique pages for one-of-a-kind books to be assembled at the fair. The resident artists will also have their own publications available for purchase at General Store within the FUNHOUSE fair, with games of chance, author signings, special activities, and giveaways of artists’ books. A SIDESHOW of talks, lectures, and presentations will be organized by FORGE. art magazine’s Matthew James-Wilson. Additional spectacles, like life-size interactive cut-outs and funhouse mirrors will provide wacky fun and photo-ops galore!
FUNHOUSE artists include: Gabrielle Bell, Lilli Carré, Rob Corradetti, Joanna Fields, Laura Perez-Harris, Abby Jame, Jeff Ladouceur, Sarah Lammer, Gary Lieb, Richard McGuire, Walter Mettling, Ben Passmore, Oskars Pavlovskis, Monica Ramos, Jim Schleussler, R. Sikoryak, Whit Taylor, Matthew Thurber, Thu Tran, Mark Wang, Kelsey Wroten, Gina Wynbrandt, and JooHee Yoon. FUNHOUSE is organized by Gabe Fowler of Desert Island and Molly Gross of The Drawing Center.  SIDESHOW Talk Series  Entry to events included with FUNHOUSE ticket For full details and to RSVP, click <A HREF="http://www.drawingcenter.org/en/drawingcenter/20/events/21/public-programs/1856/funhouse/?desktop=1" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</A> Events on Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm include an Eyeworks Animation Screening, Sideshow Variety Hour,  talks on DIY practices, and art directors discuss the ever-changing illustration industry.  
FUNHOUSE special program Comic Zine Workshops for ages 15 and up Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, 12:30–4:30pm <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kus-magazine-comic-zine-workshop-tickets-42469309849" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">Tickets $40 - available at this link</A>, this ticket includes entry to the fair kuš! Magazine presents two Comic Zine workshops, lead by artist Oskars Pavlovskis. Pavlovskis, who works with the publisher kuš! from Riga, Latvia, will be a collaborative comic drawing experience suited for participants of any age and skill level. The workshop will focus on the creation of short experimental comic stories based around the FUNHOUSE theme. Together the participants will take part in creating a unique self-published comic zine, which will be printed and assembled during the workshop and each participant will receive a copy.

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