SAW went to SPX this year and had a BLAST!

CONGRATS to everyone for seeing SAWgust through to the end!!! 

Even if you didn't quite reach your goal, you still accomplished so much! You all should be very proud :) It's been a pleasure to see everyone's progress throughout the month, and I hope you all continue making in a way that feels challenging but kind to yourselves!

In this four week course students will create comics about nature. We will cover science comics, memoir and fictional works with themes about nature. We would focus on how to use comic techniques like mark making, textures, symbolism and anthropomorphizing plants (for example) in our nature comics! By the end of the course students will have a collection of finished comics that they can share or continue as longer form works. 

Participants will get hands-on experience with a text generator and text-to-image generator to foster an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of Gen AI, as well as to provide context for a conversation about the enduring power of human storytelling.

In late July, we gathered in-person in swampy Gainesville, FL, for a full week of COMICS-MAKING FUN at SAW!

Our next Pro-Call is with Yasmeen Abedifard and you're invited! We bring in comic professionals from all walks of life to guest speak (virtually) at SAW. These guest speakers give SAW students/members some insight from their personal experiences throughout their comics career and welcome questions at the end of each session.

We are so proud of our SAW community members who have been nominated for the illustrious IGNATZ AWARDS! Congratulations to Emily Zilber, Leela Corman, and Josh Bayer!

Request your ballot here and vote for them now! Online only!

This past weekend Karlo Antunes and Meg Lentz (that's me!) traveled to Chicago to run the SAW table at CAKE!

Submit your comic for a live reading at the SAW Studio! Submissions due: October 1

Event is on November 15!

As we say goodbye to Emma, we welcome Carly. Emma left huge shoes to fill, and Carly will do her best as the new SAW Assistant Director.

The SAW Accountability group is a one-a-week meeting place for Gainesville locals to bring whatever long term, short term, or anywhere-in-between project. When Tuesday evenings starting October 1 from 7PM to 9PM continuing on until November 12.

This class is for teens aged 11-18 that are interested in starting, continuing and/or maintaining their practice in comics. When Saturday mornings starting October 5 from 10AM to 12PM (continuing for 7 weeks until November 16, 2024)

Gainesville locals! Making art can sometimes be an isolating trade, why not share what you're working on with us? Drop by the SAW studio for Draw Jam every friday Saturday of the month! :-)