Literary Cabaret: Comics & Graphic Novels - Chapter 2

Venue: CLVB '33 at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Breaking boundaries — mid-residency revelations in visual storytelling.

Join us for a mid-residency gathering that delves deeper into the creative evolution of our Comics & Graphic Novels artists. Chapter 2 showcases new developments and discoveries as residents test, tinker, and take bold narrative risks in the graphic narrative form. With informal readings, in-progress page reveals, and behind-the-scenes commentary, this evening offers a rare glimpse into the breakthroughs unfolding in the studio.

Hosted by Bishakh Som – Indian-American trans femme visual artist and author whose graphic novel Apsara Engine won the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize for Best Graphic Novel and the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Comics. Her graphic memoir Spellbound was also a Lambda finalist. Som’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, Autostraddle, The Boston Review, and more. She will guide the evening, read from her own work, and share the stage with the residency’s artists.

Enjoy a drink from the bar, browse a curated selection of books at Pages Books, and immerse yourself in the vibrant literary atmosphere. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., presentations begin at 7:00 p.m. Stay after and mingle with artists and faculty until 9:30 p.m.

You may also like the following events from Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity:

• Next Wednesday, 20th August, 04:00 pm, Early Career Banff Artist in Residence Open Studios & Elliptical Lineages Exhibition Tour in Banff
• Next Thursday, 21st August, 07:00 pm, Summer Writers Readings - Chapter 1 in Banff
• This month, 25th August, 07:30 pm, BISQC Concert 2: 21st Century Haydn Round in Banff

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