Princeton Comic Makers Weekly Roundup #32
Summary of the Last Meeting (9/18/2024)
Artworks Trenton is letting us use their space for 24-Hour Comics Day, Saturday, October 5, from 10:00-4:00. The goal is to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours. Don’t worry, though, we won’t hold you for all 24 hours. We will start drawing together, finish at home, and then share our results at the next Wednesday meeting. We have some small goodies for folks who complete their comics, courtesy of jaZams and Final Boss Comics & Games!
We will also be using the Artworks Trenton space on Wednesday, November 6, when we will be meeting there instead of at the Princeton Arts Council. Our meeting will still be at its usual time, 7:00 pm.
For anyone participating, the Princeton Sketchbook Club deadline is approaching, Friday, October 4, 4:00pm latest. Please leave your sketchbooks with the front desk by then. The opening celebration will be next month, Friday, November 8, from 5:00-7:00.
Halloween is also approaching! We are going to do a casual Halloween-themed meeting on Wednesday, October 30. Feel free to dress up and bring in snacks. Just make sure to list the ingredients for any homemade foods.
Finally, thank you to Lisa for sharing this tip on Princeton parking: Lot 10 behind Thomas Sweet (the one at 183 Nassau St) has free parking after 4:00 pm. The numbered lots on the opposite side of the street will open after 6:00 pm. Click here for more info.
MoCCA Arts Festival
MoCCA Fest will be March 15-16, 2025, but the application deadline is very soon on October 2. We are tentatively considering getting a table as a collective, which would be $500 for a 6’ table. Due to the cost, we are hoping for at least 10 participants before moving forward with our application. Participants can split the cost of the table and sell their items. Do note that each table only gets 2 badges, and those are for the named applicants. If you are interested, please DM an admin on Discord!
Applications
The Jerry’s Artarama ARToberfest 2024 is a local flea-market style art fair coming up soon.
Application deadline: Sunday, October 13
Submit payment and release form
Contact store manager Kristen or assistant store manager Nick at 609-530-8972; princeton.manager@jerrysartarama.com; princeton.assistantmanager@jerrysartarama.com
Fee: $25 (plus tax) for 10’x10’ tent space OR $15 (plus tax) for non-tented space that fits a 6’ table
BRING YOUR OWN: Artists must provide their own tents and tables
Event date: Sunday, October 20, 11:00-4:00
Event location: outside Jerry’s Artarama, 2901 US Hwy 1, Lawrenceville, NJ
Note: the forms are in-person at the physical store, but if you cannot drive there, try emailing the manager or assistant manager. We thought we had a copy we could upload a photo of, but unfortunately we don’t. Our apologies!
Another potential local market/fair may be set up by Final Boss Comics and Games, a store in Lawrence Township, NJ for Halloween. If they move forward with it, we will let you folks know! Right now, though, this is very tentative.
If any of you are interested in flea markets generally, check out this website! It has listings for upcomings shows and fairs across New Jersey. Just double check that the theme of the show matches what you want to buy or sell.
Upcoming Shows
This year’s Annual Hopewell Tour Des Arts is at the end of September, during which local artists’ studios will be open for public viewing, and their works will be displayed in buildings across the town. One of the artists featured will be our very own Anita! The event is Saturday, September 28, 10:00-5:00; and Sunday, September 29, 11:00-4:00. It is also free! A map will be made available closer to the date that will allow visitors to plan their visit. Here is also the event Instagram page.
The Artworks Trenton “Sequential” exhibition, October 22 - November 23, is themed around comics and narrative-based art. Luke and Masha both have works featured in this show! It’s still a little bit away, so Artworks Trenton has not yet made a formal announcement page, just the call for the submissions.
Faraway Reminders
JetLAG Festival (Downsville, NY) is in about half a year, and includes music and camping, as well the opportunity to do installations! If you are looking for something fun to do in several seasons, consider checking this out!
Tomato reminder
We also still have tomato enamel pins, which are $10 for members. The proceeds from these pins go directly to our rent. If you want to help with rent but don’t necessarily want a pin, you can also just give Chris the same amount of money. No pressure, of course, and thank you to everyone who already contributed!
The usual links
For the new folks and anyone who was not receiving emails until recently, please click here to access the backlog of all our email blasts.
And as always, here is the Discord invite link. At first, you'll only see the "about-rules" channel; just enter the command written at the bottom of the guidelines to access to the rest of the server. If the link doesn't work, let us know and we'll send you another.