The Lakes International Comic Art Festival

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The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
StatusActive
Genre Comics, Comic art
Date(s)mid-October
FrequencyAnnual
VenueVenue(s) Old Laundry Theatre, Windermere Jetty Museum
Location(s) Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
Country England, United Kingdom
Inaugurated18 October 2013;10 years ago (2013-10-18)
FounderJulie Tait
Founder partners: The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal College
Most recent14–16 October 2022
Next eventOctober 2023
Patrons Charlie Adlard, Yomi Ayeni, Kate Charlesworth, Stephen L. Holland, Sean Phillips, Zoom Rockman, Bryan Talbot and Mary M. Talbot
Festival board: Chris Hogg, Maheen Murtaza, Dinah Rose, Peter Kessler and Gemma Sosnowsky
Website https://www.comicartfestival.com/

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, often referred to as LICAF, is an annual comics art festival. Established in 2013, [1] the not-for-profit festival takes place for a weekend in October each year.

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From 2013 until 2021 LICAF took place in Kendal, a market town on the edge of the English Lake District, United Kingdom. In 2022 LICAF moved to multiple venues in Bowness-on-Windermere for the tenth festival, [2] in South Lakeland, Cumbria.

History

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival established the Comics Laureate in 2015. Dave Gibbons, best known for his artwork on Watchmen as well as numerous projects for Marvel, DC Comics and 2000AD , was appointed as the inaugural Comics Laureate in February 2015. [3]

To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Cumbrian author and illustrator Beatrix Potter in 2016, the festival launched a student competition Beatrix Potter Reimagined. International comic artists, including Luke McGarry, Duncan Fegredo, Hannah Berry and Charlie Adlard, also contributed artworks that interpreted Beatrix Potter’s tales with a modern comic art style. [4]

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Interview with Sergio Aragonés at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017

At the fifth festival in October 2017, cartoonist Sergio Aragonés launched a new accolade in the comic art industry, the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. [5] The award was established as a partnership between the National Cartoonists Society and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. The first award was presented by Aragonés to English artist Dave McKean. [6]

The sixth Lakes International Comic Art Festival in 2018 saw the official launch of Traces of the Great War, an anthology of illustrated short stories featuring over twenty international comic book artists, graphic novelists and writers. [7] The publication was part of 14–18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme commemorating the World War I centenary. [8]

In 2019, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, the National Cartoonists Society hosted the inaugural NCSFest in downtown Huntington Beach, California, United States, from 17 to 19 May. [9]

Honors and awards

Comics Laureates

As described in the comics internet news site Bleeding Cool , the job of the UK Comics Leaurate is to play... "an ambassadorial and educational role for the comic genre and aims to raise awareness of the impact comics can have in terms of increasing literacy and creativity. The appointment is made biennially to a distinguished comics creator, writer or artist in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the genre." [10]

The Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art

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References

  1. ↑ Sneddon, Laura. "Comic and graphic novel stars take over Kendal for new festival showcase". The Guardian (17 October, 2013). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Badham, Matt. "Panel show: For a decade now comic makers have descended on the Lake District for a weekend of creativity". Big Issue North (10 October, 2022). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dave Gibbons, first comics laureate: 'They're not just cheap, lurid entertainment'". The Guardian (20 October, 2014).
  4. ↑ "Comic artists reimagine Beatrix Potter characters". BBC (22 September, 2016).
  5. ↑ "How the world changed around Sergio Aragones and Mad magazine". The Economist (20 November, 2017).
  6. ↑ "Comic art award launched at Lakes festival". BBC (15 October, 2017). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "In Review: Traces of the Great War by Joe Gordon". Down the Tubes (November 20, 2018).
  8. ↑ Gordon, Joe (20 November 2018). "In Review: Traces of the Great War". downthetubes.net. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "National Cartoonists Society Launches 2019 Festival". Newsarama (12 December, 2018).
  10. ↑ Johnston, Rich (13 December 2022). "Stephen L. Holland's UK Comics Laureate Term Extended Another Year". Bleeding Cool.
  11. ↑ "New comics laureate Charlie Adlard declares war on 'the graphic novel'". The Guardian (17 October, 2016).
  12. ↑ "Hannah Berry: New UK comics laureate to harness 'untapped' potential". BBC (12 October, 2018).
  13. ↑ Johnston, Rich (11 October 2020). "Retailer Stephen L Holland Announced As New UK Comics Laureate". Bleeding Cool.
  14. ↑ FREEMAN, JOHN (13 December 2022). "Stephen L. Holland Continues as Comics Laureate until October 2023". DownTheTubes.net.
  15. ↑ Johnston, Rich (1 October 2023). "Bobby Joseph Named The New UK Comics Laureate". Bleeding Cool.
  16. ↑ "Hunt Emerson Wins 2018 Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art at The Lakes". Bleeding Cool News (12 October 2018).
  17. ↑ Freeman, John. "Charlie Adlard wins Sergio Aragones International Award For Excellence In Comic Art". DownTheTubes (21 May 2019).
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  19. ↑ Bruton, Richard. "Cartoonist Posy Simmonds Announced As 2022 Sergio Aragones Award Winner At Lakes International Comics Festival". Comicon.com (17 October 2022).
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