UNYA and Vancaf: YOUTH COMIC WORKSHOP
DATE: May 1st
TIME: 4pm - 7pm
LOCATION:
1618 E Hastings OCM Creative Space UNYA
Maya
McKibbin (Ojibwe) is hosting a Youth Comic Workshop in collaboration
with Vancaf and UNYA. The workshop is for self identifying indigenous youth between the ages of 11
and 24. We will be playing with the themes of home and our hopes for our
futures, though exploring other themes is welcomed!
Our creations from the workshop will be put together in a book and sold at Vancaf, all proceeds will go to UNYA.
This is an exciting opportunity to step into the world of creating visual stories for an audience who loves comics and art!
VanCAF
is The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival. It is a two-day celebration of
comics and graphic novels and their creators, including an exhibition
and vendor fair featuring hundreds of creators from around the world.
Other Festival events include readings, panels and workshops.
UNYA (Urban Native Youth Association) is the centre of Indigenous
youth excellence, supporting youth on their journeys by amplifying and
celebrating their voices. Our Vision: Empowered Indigenous youth leading
and inspiring all Nations.
Maya McKibbin is
a Two-Spirited Ojibwe (White Earth MN) and Irish filmmaker, illustrator and indie game
artist. They grew up in shíshálh and later in the Southwest of England.
Maya’s work explores the magic of the natural world both human and not,
their illustrations.
They have worked with Annick press, Greystone Books and Tundra in
publishing and also create smaller self published zines of their own, in
all of their work they have humour, social justice and initiative for
change close at heart.
