*THE 2011 TORONTO COMIC ARTS
FESTIVAL*
*/Featuring more than 250
cartoonists from around the world!/*
*The Toronto Comic Arts Festival*
At the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
Saturday May 7th 2011, 9am-5pm
Sunday May 8th 2011, 11am-5pm
FREE ADMISSION
TORONTO,
Ontario – Returning for the third time to Toronto Reference Library and for its
8th year overall, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) will burst
onto Toronto's literary and comic scenes again this May with its biggest and
best show yet. With over 250 cartoonists from around the world expected to exhibit,
*the broadest and most exciting range of comics and graphic novels being published
today will be on display in one of the foremost events of its type in North America this May 7 and 8, 2011.*
*Headline
guest Chester Brown is one of Canada's most famous authors* and his large body of work
including /The Little Man, I Never Liked You, The Playboy, Ed The Happy
Clown,/ the seminal underground comics series' /Yummy Fur /and /Underwater
/and *the best-selling 'comic strip memoir' /Louis Riel /are renowned
worldwide*. That impressive body of work will be joined in 2011 by *Chester**'s brand new graphic novel /Paying For It,/ which makes its international
debut at TCAF*. An exploration of sexual mores and personal politics many
years in the making, /Paying For It/ will be one of the most talked-about
Canadian books of 2011, and Chester will be launching the book, discussing it
in readings and panel discussions, and signing copies for fans over the course
of the Festival.
Chester joins
a fantastic and diverse array of cartoonists from around the world that will
exhibit at TCAF, including the artists of the Offical 2011 TCAF Poster *Jillian
Tamaki* (/Skim/), German cartoonist, teacher and multimedia artist *Mawil*
(/We Can Still Be Friends/), *and the superlative Chris Ware *(/Acme
Novelty Library/). They'll be part of an ambitious programme of exhibitor
presentations, gallery showings, readings, lectures, workshops, discussion
panels, and an artists' marketplace that brings the medium of comics, comix,
graphic novels—whatever you want to call them—to life!
Settling
into an annual date on the first weekend in May, *TCAF 2011 will follow our most
successful event ever in 2010, which saw over 12,000 people attend The Toronto Reference Library* exhibitions over two days, and over 15,000 people attend
various Festival events in total. TCAF 2011 will be the largest ever, incorporating
additional space for a large-scale art show featuring German cartoonists produced
by The Goethe-Institut. The Bram and Bluma Appel Salon at Toronto Reference
Library will host a gala kick-off presentation of the Festival, and the 2011
Doug Wright Awards for Excellence in Canadian Cartooning.
*The
Appel Salon will also host one of our most popular installations from 2010 now
back for a reprise: The Webcomics Pavilion.* A who's who of top cartoonists who serialize their
work primarily on the internet, *these cartoonists have readerships in the
tens-of-thousands*—and sometimes over 100,000—every day of the week. The
Webcomics Pavilion will fill The Appel Salon on the two main exhibition days,
and feature work that reaches far and wide with legions of dedicated and
informed fans. The Webcomics Pavilion is currently scheduled to feature:
-
Canadians *Kate
Beaton *(/Hark, A Vagrant!/),* Ryan North* (/Dinosaur Comics/),
*Joey Comeau and Emily Horne* (/a softer world/)
- U.S. Cartoonists *Jeph Jacques *(/Questionable Content/), *Meredith Gran* (/Octopus
Pie/), *Andrew Hussie* (/MSPaint Adventures/), and *Dave Kellett*
(/Sheldon/)
- and *all
the way from New Zealand*, creators *Becky Dreistadt and Frank Gibson *(/Tiny
Kitten Teeth/).
Over the
next several months TCAF will announce additional featured guests from Canada, Japan, France, and Italy, and related events, including details about the official kick-off
event Friday, May 6, and the details surrounding the Goethe-Institut exhibit
and The Doug Wright Awards. For more information visit the TCAF website
regularly: http://torontocomics.com.
*SPONSORS*
The
Toronto Comic Arts Festival would not be possible without the assistance of our
sponsors and partners, including presenting sponsor Toronto Public Library and
retail sponsor The Beguiling Books & Art.
TCAF
would like to recognize the efforts of The Goethe-Institut, The French
Consulate in Toronto, and The Italian Cultural Institute for their assistance
in planning the 2011 Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
Sponsorship
opportunities for TCAF 2011 are still available, please contact us at: contact@torontocomics.com for more
info.
*PRESS*
All
general press inquiries, interview and press accreditation requests should be
submitted to: media@torontocomics.com.
Inquiries regarding Chester Brown and Chris Ware should be directed to Drawn
& Quarterly Associate Publisher Peggy Burns: (514) 279-0691, peggy@drawnandquarterly.com.
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