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SAW: Affordable education; Bringing artists and students together
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The Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) is a comics learning outpost in sunny Gainesville Florida.
AT SAW, we bring artists and students to work and learn together.
SAW is unconventional, non-institutional, rebellious, lively and serious all at once.
We offer personalized instruction, mentorship and a full-fledged, intensive and professional single-year program at a 3rd to a 10th the price of a single year at larger institutions.
We created SAW for anyone who has the passion and dedication to learn the art.
Funding goals and funding gifts for your tax-deductible donations.
We've had a great year at SAW.
Our students in 2012-2013 made hundreds of pages of story and artwork, co-curated more than a dozen art shows, collaborated with dramatists and comedians to create original theater, printed and bound thousands of copies of books, attended festivals; worked for clients; and learned in close proximity from our staff of working artists.
We hosted a half dozen visiting artists and scholars. We gave our four grants to deserving cartoonists. And we're asking for your help to have an even better year next year.
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To continue SAW on its mission of supporting artists, putting artists and students together we're asking for your help.
In 2014, we're hoping to
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Bring more artists to Florida to work and teach
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Assist more students through affordable programs and/or scholarships
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Expand/extend our grant program
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Expand our library
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Upgrade our equipment (computer, Risograph, etc.)
- Expand our studio space to accommodate 4 or more drawing spaces
We have a variety of funding gifts including posters by Julie Doucet, Vanessa Davis and Derek Ballard
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Vanessa Davis' Riso poster:
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And gift packages, including Risographed minis by Dylan Horrocks, Sarah Glidden, Jessica Abel, Matt Madden, Ron Rege, Josh Bayer and Pat Aulsio, Box Brown, Trevor Alixopolous, Rich Tomasso and more.
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Meanwhile original art and more are being added every day.
Whether it's an end-of-the-year donation our your first of 2014, your donations to SAW are tax-deductible!
Our fundraising mini-comics:
GROUP A for AWESOME includes mini-comics by
Josh Bayer + Pat Aulisio - The Greater Good
Sarah Glidden - The Warm Welcoming Sky
Nick Bertozzi - UV Catastrophe
Tom Galambos - Retired Superhores
Dylan Horrocks - Opposite Equinoxes
Rich Tommaso - Ka-Blam!
Jessica Abel - La Limpiadora
Fran Lopez - Something Like Dancing
GROUP B for BAD ASS includes mini-comics by
Box Brown - Sock
Jess Rullifson - SAWtoonists
Trevor Alixopulos - Boetimus & Paulus
Tom Galambos - Of Mice and Monsters
Steve Weissman - TBD!
Erin Curry - Found Abstract Comics
Kurt Wolfgang - Telephone
Matt Madden - Friends and Family
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Spread the Word
If you can't donate, please click us! Click the twtiter, the faceborg, the whatever link, just let people know, we'd really appreciate it. The artists and students of SAW thank you!
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Alabster's design for our thank you card. Risographed in 2 colors, every donor will receive a handwritten thank you on reverse.
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Derek Ballard poster
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Beehive T-Shirt Designed with Found Image Designed by Erin Curry
Two pieces of art by David Lasky from The Carter Family GN:
This tier of original art from The Carter Family GN in which AP Carter is writing his first song is $100 until Jan 22. Just click $100 original art in your donation and send us an email or comment telling us you want it.![]()
And this signed Giclee print from The Carter Family, featuring Dave's favorite panel in the book, featuring the Carter women singing "Single Girl". $75. Choose $75 level and send us an email or comment!
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Both the Lasky pieces can be found in the Etsy store. Please click the appropriate donation amount and send us an email or comment.
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Lisa Hanawalt print. Cause it's always political season! 6 left. Donate $30 and send us a message.
Original pages for $200 and drawings for $100.Take a look at the ETSY Link but buy it here on indiegogo, thanks!
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Original pages for $200 and drawings for $100.Take a look at the
ETSY Link but buy it here on indiegogo, thanks!
STUDENT RISO ZINES, 2013-2014
And here are some is a glimpse of some of the first student Riso zines you'll get with your SAW Student subscription:
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