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COMICS as POLITICAL EXPRESSION
A 14-Week Course with Seth Tobocman
October 12 – January 11
Hosted by the Museum for Reclaimed Urban Space
155 Avenue C (bet. 9th + 10th Streets) — LES
Info + Registration at http://www.abcnorio.org/comics
Course Fee: $140 – $200
First Class: Tuesday October 12 at 7:00pm
This weekly class is for people hoping to express their political convictions through comics, cartooning, or illustration. The class is open to artists of all skill levels. The ideas presented are narrative and conceptual and will work just as well with stick figures as with detailed realistic drawing. Everyone in the class will be treated respectfully, and criticized constructively, as a working artist.
This class is limited to 8 students. Participants are required to be vaccinated and to wear masks. In the case of a worsening of the pandemic the class will meet over zoom.
Class instructor Seth Tobocman is best known for his creation of the political comic book anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he started in 1979 with fellow artist Peter Kuper. He has also been an influential propagandist for the squatting, anti-globalist, anti-war, and environmental movements in the United States.