Follow the Ellesaur!
2023 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Happening Now:
MoCCA Arts Festival
Celebrating independent comics
Sat, April 1st - Sun, April 2nd
Metropolitan Pavilion & SVA
Volunteering, potentially exhibiting, and as always - a wandering artist with my holster of markers and supplies, sketching the panel talks and festivities.
Buy tickets in advance online (or on site)
NaNoWriMo "Write-In"
Comics-themed Writing/Art Meetup
Spring date TBD
Everyone Comics (LIC, NYC)
Following the November challenge of National Novel Writing Month, planning to host a writing session with comics-themed prompts, and sketching our novel ideas into illustrations and comics adaptations.
Previously:
Upcoming:
Art Salon
Renaissance Night with COTC
Art Salon on theme of "Behold"
Mon, March 27th 7-9pm
Evening of art and community, hosted by Church Of The City.
Will attend, not currently slated to present, but may informally live sketch the event.
(No cost, but RSVP encouraged/required)
Poetry & Sketching
Open Art Night with OneCo
Mon, March 13th at 7pm
Midtown Manhattan
Night of many performers showcasing music, song, dance, film, and more.
Reading original poetry, along with live sketches of the entire event.
(No cost, but RSVP encouraged/required)
Poetry & Sketching
Renaissance Night with COTC
Art Salon on theme of "Envy"
Mon, February 27th 7-9pm
Evening of art and community, hosted by Church Of The City. Sketched the guests, presenters, lettering questions & answers. Read my "Poetic Thoughts on Envy" about contending with and being cured from it.
Monthly events, join in the next one!
Poetry & Sketching
"Rooted in Scripture" Retreat with Redeemer Presbyterian Church East
Sat, February 4th 9am-5pm
Poetry reading, sketching, and Bible verse lettering at a local all-day church retreat. Examining the theme "Rooted in Scripture" through talks and sessions, in community. (RSVP via church website, is at capacity)
Art Fair / Exhibit
"Off The Wall" Holiday Art Fair
Display: Nov 5th - ext. to Jan 29th
5-25 46th Ave, LIC Queens (NYC)
Annual affordable art fair. View the exhibit, buy artwork straight off the wall - as gifts
for family and friends, or to treat yourself.
Support your local arts community!
Produced by LIC-A, BrickHouse ceramics, and Culture Lab LIC at Plaxall Gallery.
Comic Con
Co(s)mic Con
Sat, Jan 21 - Sun Jan 22nd
Tangram Center in Queens, NYC
Attendee, wandering sketch artist of panels and festivities, impromptu art table Sunday.
Poetry & Sketching
Thurs, April 13th at 7pm
Open Art Night in Astoria, Queens
Plan to read poetry and sketch the event.
(Free but may have limited seating)
Poetry & Sketching
Thurs, April 13th at 7pm
Open Art Night in Astoria, Queens
Plan to read poetry and sketch the event.
(Free but may have limited seating)
Poetry & Sketching
Thurs, April 13th at 7pm
Open Art Night in Astoria, Queens
Plan to read poetry and sketch the event.
(Free but may have limited seating)
Benefit Concert
Sunday, April 23rd 7&9:30pm
New York City
Live sketching the performers at a concert to benefit International Justice Mission.
> Tickets from $19, click here for details <
+ required purchase of 2 food/drink items
Poetry & Sketching
Open Art Night with OneCo
Mon, May 1st at 7pm
Midtown Manhattan
Night of many performers showcasing music, song, dance, film, and more.
Attending, possibly reading original poetry, along with live sketches of the entire event.
(No cost, but RSVP encouraged/required)
Free Comics
Free Comic Book Day
Sat, May 6th
Hoping to revive my tradition of making a free giveaway comic available both in print
and online, also drawing/exhibiting/joining
the festivities at local comic book shop.
Open Studios!
LIC Arts Open Festival, May 17-21st
Studio visits May 20&21 12-5pm 43-01 22ndSt Studio352, LIC/NYC
My art studio's building hosted a couple site-specific open studio events, but dates have now been announced for the first formal LIC Arts Open since the pandemic. Among other events, my studio's building in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, NYC will be open to the public. Visit my wonderfully cluttered workspace and preview past/present/upcoming creative art projects.
(TBD 2023)
More events to come!
Look forward to upcoming and ongoing events in the new year! Make more possible by supporting my creative work.