Princeton Comic Makers Weekly Roundup #52
Summary (4/9/2025)
🖋️IN SHORT: Plein Aire meeting next week. Next anthology check-in is May 14 (have lines done). Jerry’s Artarama Artist Alley applications open until May 31. Ignatz Awards submissions open until May 31. Seeking JetLAG participants for late June.
🌇Plein Aire meeting this Wednesday
This Wednesday, April 16, we are meeting outdoors! Find us in Hinds Plaza outside the Princeton Public Library, and remember to dress warm.
🏆Ignatz Awards submissions have opened
The 2025 Ignatz Awards are now accepting submissions until May 31! Please click the hyperlink to see the rules and categories. In summary, your work must be published between June 1-May 31 2025; you can submit works to any of the appropriate categories; and you can submit the same work for multiple categories. Each submission requires a form, which can be found at this link.
🎸JetLAG Festival (Downsville, NY)
It’s an outdoor music festival/camping excursion in Fri-Sun, June 20-22 that also provides the opportunity to do outdoor installations. Masha’s application has been approved, and she will be setting up a goblin market-themed space to sell her wares. If you would like to participate in any form, let her know!
💻Mike’s design-focused demo
Mike does design work professionally and has kindly offered to demo professional art programs such as InDesign, Photoshop, etc. To make this demo more helpful, please let Mike or an admin know what you want to hear! We haven’t yet decided a date, but once we do, we will announce it so anyone who wants to attend can plan for it.
📆Upcoming Events/Applications
Jerry’s Artarama Artist’s Alley
Deadline: Sat, May 31 What: Flea market-style artist fair. To apply: Submit the signed release form plus payment (card). $25 for for 10'x10' space; $15 for 6' sidewalk space. BRING YOUR OWN GEAR (tent, table, weights, etc.). We will get a nice scan of the release form soon. You can also pick up your own at the store. For more info, contact: Kristen or Nick (managers) at 609-530-8972; princeton.manager@jerrysartarama.com; princeton.assistantmanager@jerrysartarama.com Event date/location: Sat, June 7, 11:00-4:00; Lawrenceville Jerry's Artarama
Middle Township Savor The Arts Festival
Deadline: Sat, June 14 What: Colorful, joyful art, suitable for family audience. Pieces that tell a story, engage young minds, and inspire creativity. All mediums accepted. To apply: Register at www.middletownship.recdesk.com For more info, contact: 609-465-8732 or abecica@middletownship.com Event date/location: Sat, June 28, 12:00-5:00 (rain date June 29); Ockie Wisting Recreation Complex
Princeton Zine Fest
*Updates still coming* What: Represent the Princeton Comic Makers. Cannot sell goods, but can bring promotional items (eg. business cards, illustrations, zines, etc.) Event date/location: June; Hinds Plaza (front of Princeton Public Library)
🥚EGG-thology Reminders🥚
First check-in is currently in progress. This involves coming up with your idea and sketching out thumbnails. The next check-in is in a month, May 14, around which time you should be working on to-scale drawings.
Participants who have filled out the check-in form should have received an email by now, which is how we will provide updates specifically about the anthology from now on. Let us know if you have signed up but not yet received this email.
Our rough schedule:
May 14 - 2nd check-in (lines)⬅️ Jun 11 - 3rd check-in (SOFT DEADLINE, tones/shading/lettering) Jun 25 - All final artwork due (HARD DEADLINE) Jul 23 - Layout 1st check-in Aug 13 - Final layout due Aug 20 - Start of promos and pre-orders
📸Princeton Art Council’s Insta-Takeover
At some point, we will be recording snippets of our meetings for the Art Council’s Instagram. We will not film you if you do not want to be filmed. Additionally, if anyone is interested in doing the filming, feel free to speak up!
👀Your projects!
Luke’s comic “Mars Lightning” is now live!
You can find it on Webtoon, Tapas, and GlobalComix.
Anita is exhibiting with the Hopewell Tour Des Arts!
Presented by The Healing Arts Steering Committee at Capital Health, this exhibition will be open until April 30. You can find it at the Investors Bank Art & Healing Gallery at Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell (address here).
🛌Old links and reminders
Tomato pins
They are $10 for members, and the proceeds go directly towards our rent. You can also just donate to rent, sans pin. No pressure, of course, and thank you to everyone who already contributed!
Email and Discord 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. Check the “about-rules” channel first, then follow the instructions there to gain full access. Let us know if the link doesn’t work.