with Lara Antal | 1 session
Description
**This class is fully booked. Please email info@powerhousearts.org to join the waitlist** In this workshop we will distill a memory into a mini-comic, using a single sheet/ 8-panel format. Students will dive into the unique language of comics, combining imagery, text, and sequence to create a short comic based in their lived experience. You will learn evocative and sensory storytelling techniques, exploring memories as sights, sounds, feelings, and moods. The results will range from poetic to memoir, and students will leave with a finished mini-comic and new storytelling skills you can apply to any future project. No comics or drawing experience necessary. Materials are provided. About the Instructor: Lara Antal (she/they) is an award-winning cartoonist who uses black comedy and colorful, critical lenses to tell really human stories. Their debut graphic novel, Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars, was the recipient of the 2023 Graphic Medicine Award and a finalist for the Ringo Comic Awards. They've collaborated on storytelling projects for places like The Washington Post and CNN, and worked with graphic novel publishers like Little Brown Books, Penguin Random House, and Abrams Books. Their work has been featured in WNYC-NPR, Kirkus, Paris Review, and The Washington Post's Best Illustrations of 2022. They live in Brooklyn with their almost-toothless chihuahua, Chuck. www.lara-antal.com
Policies
Cancellation Policy: In the event that you need to cancel your registration of the class or workshop, we ask that you please inform us as soon as possible, allowing us to give your spot to another person. We agree to provide you with a full refund if your cancellation is no less than 7 calendar days prior to the first date of the program; if your cancellation is closer in time than 7 calendar days to the first date of the program, then, any deposits or payments you have made are non-returnable. In the event that PHA needs to cancel a class or workshop due to PHA’s own reasons (for e.g., teacher emergency) your payment for the program will be refunded in full. If you are unable to attend a class or workshop for your own reasons, you will not be refunded for that portion of the program. Full payment for the class or workshop is required before your registration is considered complete. Health and Wellness Policy: If you are sick, we ask that you please refrain from attending in consideration of the health and safety of your fellow classmates. Please note that all of our classes and workshops are designed to be hands-on, and make-up classes are not available. Masks will be available at the front desk and in the classroom for your use.