It’s Huge! 79 Events panels presentations and parties, and that’s not including signings.
As part of our TCAF 2011 special coverage, we’ve gathered as much of the info as we could get our hands on, summarized it here for you, and linked all the key details you’ll need, along with floor maps. For our full schedule including off site events and the New Narrative IV:Image and Spectacle academic seminar on the 5th and 6th hit the MORE button…
Lots of stuff will be going on in and around TCAF, it’s a mad house! We could only get listings for a few things in time for the print edition, but we’ll post what we can here, update it as new listings come in.
Main Exhibition Dates
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011
At the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
Saturday May 7th 2011, 9am-5pm
Sunday May 8th 2011, 11am-5pm
FREE ADMISSION
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You can also download the “at a glance” version of the panel program here, to carry with you. Very handy.
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May 1 – May 3 – May 5 – May 6 – May 7 – May 8 – May 9
May the 1st
Chester Brown’s PAYING FOR IT – Book Launch & Party.
Date: May 1, Time 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Goodhandy’s, 120 Church Street.
May the 3rd
THE NEXT DAY – Toronto Book Launch & Exhibition.
Date: May 3, Time 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: The National Film Board of Canada, 150 John St. at Richmond St. W.
May the 5th
Comics, Manga & Co. – The New German Comics Culture
a live introduction to the collection.
Date: May 5, Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: The Beeton Auditorium, Toronto Reference Library.
If you can’t make the opening,
be sure to visit the exhibition
during TCAF, May 7th & 8th.
New Narrative IV:Image and Spectacle – Day 1 [UofT link]
Date: May 5, Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Jackman Humanities Institute, room 100, 1st floor, 170 St George
Panel 1 – Conflict, Alienation and the Spectacle – 9:00am to 10:20am
Panel 2 – Gender and Female Bodies – 10:35am to 12:00pm
Panel 3 – Self/constructions – 12:45pm to 2:05pm
Panel 4 – “East Asia” – 2:15pm to 3:15pm
Panel 5 – Animation/Film – 3:25pm to 4:25pm
Film Animation: presenting Diane Obomsawin’s work 4:35pm – 5:00pm
May the 6th
New Narrative IV:Image and Spectacle – Day 2 [UofT link]
Date: May 5, Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Jackman Humanities Institute, room 100, 1st floor, 170 St George
Panel 6 – Therapy, Satire, and . . . Bat-Lacan!! – 9:00am to 10:30am
Panel 7 – Art and other -ologies – 10:30am to 12:00pm
Panel 8 – The Graphic Novel – 12:45pm to 2:15pm
Panel 9 – Roundtable: Images and Spectacles – 2:30pm to 3:15pm
Keynote! – Diane Obomsawin – 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Closing words: Andrew Lesk 4:30pm –
Friday Kick-Off Spectacular! A Contemporary Comix Cavalcade.
Date: May 6, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library.
Free but registration mandatory, go here to get your tickets.
TCAF Kick-Off Party!
Date: Friday May 6 Time:9:00pm to midnight
Location: The Pilot Tavern. 22 Cumberland Street.
May the 7th
Main event panels – see the full program here
Location: The Pilot Tavern, 22 Cumberland Street,
Across the street from Toronto Reference Library
10:30am – 11:30am A2: Beyond the Panels:
A Panel on Art in Comics & Other Spaces
Panelists: Graham Annable, Benjamin Rivers, Miguel Sternberg and George Walker.
Moderator: Matt Hawkins
11:45am – 12:45pm A3: Indie Comix Japan:
A Short Overview, Plus Comics Worth Reading
Panelists: Deb Aoki and Ed Chavez
1:00pm – 2:00pm A4: Creator Roundtable: Pope, Graham, & Hiti
Panelists: Paul Pope, Brandon Graham, and Sam Hiti
Moderated by Robin McConnell
2:15pm – 3:15pm A5: Comics & Animation:
A Conversation with the Artists of Adventure Time
Panelists: Michael DeForge, Bob Flynn, Andy Ristaino and Steve Wolfhard
Moderated by Phil Rynda
3:30pm – 4:30pm A6: Balancing a Canadian Identity w/ Working in the Mainstream
Panelists: Darwyn Cooke, Ray Fawkes, Kathryn and Stuart Immonen, and Jillian Tamaki
Moderated by Robin McConnell
Location: The Beeton Auditorium,
Toronto Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street, first floor
9:15am – 10:15am A7: From Conception to Reality: Bringing Ideas to Fruition
Panelists: Kate Beaton, Joe Lambert, John Martz and Dylan Meconis
Moderated by Dustin Harbin
10:30 – 11:30 Creator Roundtable: Brecht Evens, Mawil, Ludovic Debuerme
Panelists: Ludovic Debeurme, Brecht Evans and Mawil
Moderator: Bart Beaty
11:45pm – 12:45Tpm A9: Lost Myths Live Show.
Panelists: Rupert Bottenberg and Claude Lalumiere
Location: The Beeton
1:00PM to 3:00PM Spotlight & Signing: Natsume Ono.
TCAF Featured Guest Natsume Ono makes her first public appearance in North America!
Free but registration mandatory, go here to get your tickets.
3:10 – 4: 10 A12: Spotlight: Chris Ware
Moderated by Tom Spurgeon
Location: The Beeton
4:15 – 5:00 A13: Machine of Death: Draw & Guess
Kate Beaton, Aaron Diaz, Chris Hastings and K.C. Green vs.
Matthew Bennardo, Ryan North and David Malki!
Location: The Beeton
Location: Learning Center 1,
Toronto Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street, first floor
9:15 – 10:00 A14: Spotlight on David Boswell
Moderated by Tom Spurgeon
10:15 – 11:15 A15: Root Rot Release
Featuring: T. Edward Bak, Michael DeForge, Ines Estrada,
Bob Flynn, Jesse Jacobs, Hellen Jo, Joseph Lambert, Diana McNally,
Robin Nishio, Angie Wang and Mickey Zacchilli
Moderated by Anne Koyama
11:30 – 12:15 A16: Spotlight: Lorenzo Mattotti
Moderated by Robin McConnell
12:30 – 1:15 A17: Quebecois Comics
Panelists: Jimmy Beaulieu, Frederic Gauthier,
Pascal Girard, Philippe Girard, Marc Tessier and Stanley Wany
Moderated by Andy Brown
1:30 – 2:15 A18: Telling True Stories
Panelists: David Collier, Jim Ottaviani, GB Tran,
Zach Worton, and Tory Woollcott
Moderated by Greg Means
2:30 – 3:15 A19: Ask a Freelancer
Panelists: Lucy Knisley, Dylan Meconis and Erika Moen
3:20 – 4:10 A20: Design
Panelists: John Green, John Martz, Adrian Tomine, Seth, and Colleen AF Venable
Moderated by Chris Hannay
4:15 – 5:00 A21: That Comic Isn’t About Me:
Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Comics
Panelists: Erika Moen, Yuko Ota, Ananth Panagariya, Ryan North, and Jose Villarubia
Moderated by Zan Christensen
TCAFabulous: Queer Mixer.
Date: Saturday, May 7 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Crews/Tango, 508 Church St.
The 2011 Doug Wright Awards ceremony.
Date: Saturday, May 7 Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas Street W.
The Second Annual Official TCAFête!
Date: Saturday, May 7 Time: 9:00pm to Late
Location: Pauper’s Pub, 2nd Floor, 539 Bloor St. W.
$5 Cover/Free for TCAF Exhibitors & Volunteers 19+
Kids Programming
see site for full program details
Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor, in The Appel Salon–Novella Room.
9-10am: Free Comic Book Giveaway
Superheroes & fantasy to funny animals & cartoon fun,
come early for FREE COMICS!
Limit 3 for children 12 and under.
Limited quantities each day.
10-10:45am: Comics 101 Workshop
Lucy Knisley helps you draw and write your own mini-comic
through a short series of activities.
Experiment & learn tricks & techniques used by pros.
11-11:45am: Comics for Change
Fiona Smyth and Claudia Davila help you explore
how comics can be a powerful message for change.
12-12:45pm: Designing Characters for Comics & Cartoons
Dave Roman and John Green demonstrate how to draw
your favourite comic and cartoon characters,
and show you how to make your own.
1-1:45pm: Introduction to Webcomics
Audra Ann Furuichi and Agnes Garbowska introduce you
to their comics, discuss why they create online comics,
highlight places to host your comics and give you ideas
of what you can write about.
2-2:45pm: I Made a Funny: Turn Jokes into Comics
Steve Manale, Brian McLachlan, Jay Stephens, and Eric Wight
help you brainstorm the funniest jokes ever & make your own three-panel gag comic!
3-3:45pm: Spotlight on Three Thieves
Scott Chantler shows step-by-step how he created Tower of Treasure,
the first in his popular children’s graphic novel series, Three Thieves.
4-4:45pm: Carousel for Kids
R. Sikoryak hosts a cartoon slide show featuring Dave Roman,
Raina Telgemeier and Colleen AF Venable, The creators will read their work
with music, sound effects, and audience participation!
Plus a 3D comic presentation! (With glasses.)
Saturday Owlkids Area Artists in Residence!
All day each day, there’ll be a comic artist on hand happy to draw with you,
lead you through exercises, or talk to you about your comics in the Owlkids Area!
12:00-1:00: Ben Towle
1:00-2:00: Svetlana Chmakova
2:00-3:00: Chad Solomon
3:00-4:00: Clayton Hanmer
May the 8th
Main event panels – see the full program here
Location: The Pilot Tavern, 22 Cumberland Street,
Across the street from Toronto Reference Library
11:15 – 12:15 U1: Embedded Culture
Panelists: Barry Deutsch, Sarah Glidden, Matt Kindt and Wei Li
Moderated by Eva Volin
12:30 – 1:30 U2: Illustration
Panelists: Lorenzo Mattotti, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine
Moderated by Caitlin McGurk
1:45 – 2:45 U3: Guilty Pleasure Comics
Panelists: TBA
Moderated by Calista Brill
3:00 – 4:00 U4: Studio Tour
Panelists: Becky Cloonan, Jeph Jacques, Keith Jones,
Jim Ottaviani and Ramon Perez
Moderated by Hillary Chang
4:10 – 5:00 U5: Carousel for Adults
Panelists: Kate Beaton, Jess Fink, Jason Little and Jeffrey Lewis
Moderated by R. Sikoryak
Location: The Beeton Auditorium,
Toronto Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street, first floor
11:15 – 12:15 U6: Haida Manga and Shanghai Daily: A Graphic Travelogue
Panelists: Joanne Hui and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanass
Moderated by Rupert Bottenberg
12:30 – 1:30 U7: Spotlight on Usamaru Furuya
Moderated by Christopher Butcher
1:45 – 2:45 U8: Married in Comics
Panelists: Kathryn and Stuart Immonen, Joe Ollman,
Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier
Moderated by Robin Brenner
3:00PM to 4:00PM Natsume Ono — Exclusive Signing.
Free but registration mandatory, go here to get your tickets.
4:05 – 5:00 U10: Comics Storytelling
Panelists: Vera Brosgol, James O’Barr, Nate Powell and Eric Wight
Moderated by Alex Janson
Location: Learning Center 1,
Toronto Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street, first floor
11:15 – 12:00 U11: Her Majesty’s Comics
Panelists: Adam Cadwell, Joe Decie, Kayla Hiller,
Tom Humberstone, Phillipa Rice, and Sam Arthur
Moderated by Box Brown
12:15 – 1:00 U12: Framing Comics History: Reprints
Panelists Jeet Heer, Seth and Chris Ware
Moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos
1:15 – 2:00 U13: Print Culture
Panelists: Tom K., John Porcellino and Dylan Williams
Moderated by Zak Sally
2:15 – 3:00 U14: Spotlight on John Porcellino
Moderated by Tom Spurgeon
3:15 – 4:00 U15: Building Visual Language
Panelists: Marta Chudolinska and Edie Fake
Moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos
4:15 – 5:00 U16: New and Upcoming Works
Panelists: Pascal Girard, Joe Ollman, and TBA
Kids Programming
see site here for full program details
Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor, in The Appel Salon–Novella Room.
11am-12pm: Free Comic Book Giveaway & Costume Contest
Come dressed as your favourite comic book character!
The best costumes will be selected by 3 artist judges.
And pick up some FREE COMICS, too!
Limit 3 for children 12 and under.
Limited quantities each day.
12-12:30pm: Rabbit and Bear Paws Puppet Show: The Way
Join Rabbit and Bear Paws to hear the Anishinabe oral story of Nanabazhoo & the Animals.
Audience members will become puppeteers in this retelling of how Turtle Island came to be.
12:45-1:30pm: Heroes, Sheroes and Superheroes: Draw on Real Life to Tell a Good Story
Willow Dawson will discuss making comics & lead participants
in creating their own characters based on real life people
they will then use to generate story ideas.
1:45-2:30pm: Spotlight on Hereville
Hereville Cartoonist Barry Deutsch presents his Eisner-nominated work.
Includes a read-aloud (with audience participation), an animated film of Barry’s drawing process.
2:45-3:30pm: Turn Your Life Into Comics: Autobiography Workshop
Are you ready to tell your life story in comics?
Get tips from Raina Telgemeier on how to pick ideas
from your own life to create your own autobiographical comics.
3:45-4:30pm: Storytelling with Comics Workshop
This hands-on workshop how to turn ideas into comic scripts ready
for your artist friends. Run by Colleen AF Venable.
Sunday Owlkids Area Artists in Residence!
All day each day, there’ll be a comic artist on hand happy to draw with you,
lead you through exercises, or talk to you about your comics in the Owlkids Area!
12:00-1:00: Claudia DaVilla
1:00-2:00: Tory Woollcott
2:00-3:00: Eric Wight
3:00-4:00: Eric Kim
May the 9th
An Evening at the IIC with Lorenzo Mattotti.
Date: Monday, May 9 Time: 6:30pm
Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 496 Huron St.
“ZOO” J-Film Screening & Discussion with Usamaru Furuya.
Date: Monday, May 9 Time: 7:00pm
Location: Toronto Underground Cinema, 186 Spadina