Indigenous Comic Con Poster

The Indigenous Comic Con is the first-ever pop culture convention dedicated to exploring and showcasing Indigenous peoples in the worlds of mass media and popular culture. As part of the Indigenous Comic Con, the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for the 2nd year in a row, will host a day of master class workshops for students and emerging professionals on Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This year’s invited guests will guide participants through illustrating and writing comics and graphic novels. The workshops will cover aspects of inspiration, process, and publication—building on last year’s workshop to help jumpstart a career in the comic book industry.

Featuring

• Dale Deforest (Navajo), Illustrator on Hero Twins
• Richard Van Camp (Dogrib Nation), Award-winning author of The Lesser Blessed and the Eisner Nominated Blanket of Butterflies graphic novel

Space is limited, so get your ticket today! Students are free. All other tickets are $100 for the day and winclude one (1) Saturday Pass to the Indigenous Comic Con. Indigenerd VIP Pass Holders will have free access to the workshop as part of the Indigenerd experience.

For more information, please contact MoCNA Membership and Programs Manager Andrea Hanley (Navajo) at (505) 428-5907 or ahanley@iaia.edu.