AA Free, one-day event at the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library featuring an Artists Alley, four panel presentations, and a screening of the 1983 Canadian Animation film "Rock and Rule" introduced by director Clive Smith with a panel discussion of the film featuring Clive Smith. It runs from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, June 8. Panels are as follows:
10:30 am Sandra Bell-Lundy and Graeme McKay in conversation about cartooning in newspapers, moderated by Leif Peng
11:30 am Joan Steacy discussing her graphic novel "Scrappy Jack" about growing up with her father in Waterdown, moderated by Joe Ollmann
12:30 pm Emmanuelle Chateauneuf and Meredith Park on the topic of "Queer Comics," moderated by Robin Fisher
1:30 pm Ho Che Anderson in conversation with Steve Bynoe about being black in the cartooning/comic industry
2:30 pm Screening of the 1983 Canadian animation film "Rock and Rule" which will be introduced by its director, Clive Smith, who will also stay for a panel talk about the film after the screening.
We will also have a forty-table Artists Alley on the first floor including tablers David and James Collier, Dave Ross, Rob Walton, Vince Marchesano, Ron Kasman, Clive Smith, Emmanuelle Chateauneuf, Charlene Chua, Rose Anne Prevec, Duane Murray, Aaron Losty, Scott Brian Woods, and more....
