UP! Fair Art Auction has Begun!

Shawn Robare | December 3, 2010

If you believe in our mission and want to help us make a second UP! Fair possible, we could use your help!
As you know, we collected art donations to raise funding for next year’s UP! Fair, and we’ve begun rolling out the first wave of art items to auction this weekend. You can now bid [...]

Photos from the Up! Fair

Shawn Robare | November 24, 2010

Curious about getting a look at the Up! Fair?  Well here are a few photo sets from the organizers and friends of the event…
Photo Set #1 (by Holly Mahaffey)
Photo Set #2 (by Brian and Sara Turner)
Photo Set #3 (by Shawn Robare)
Photo Set #4 (By Chuck Moore of Comics Related)

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Video: Art Jam from Drink & Draw

Shawn Robare | November 24, 2010

We’re still reeling and recovering from this past weekend’s festivities, but we thought we’d take a second to post this video from Friday night’s Drink & Draw.  It features Mark Rudolph and Jim Lujan on an art jam…

You can find the full video here (just select Actions>Download.)

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Spotlight on Edith Burney

Carrie Robare | November 15, 2010

Edith Burney is the Youth/Teen Librarian at the Chelsea District Library in Chelsea, Michigan.  She is an avid reader of comics, graphic novels and manga which allows her to relate easily with the kids and teens she serves in her job.  Her strong desire to get kids interested in comics and further foster a love [...]

Spotlight on Todd Goodman & Dan Frazier

Shawn Robare | November 12, 2010

Todd Goodman is the owner and main writer of Old World Comics.  Having owned a comic shop in the 80s, Todd has since gone on to work on two self-published series, The Book on Me and The Powers That Be!
Dan Frazier is the writer & artist behind the Adventures of Nightcrawler and Prowler.  He has [...]

Subscribe to the UP! Fair Programming Calendar!

Anne Drozd | November 11, 2010

Now you can follow along with Saturday’s Events on your smartphone’s calendar application! We’ve put together a public Google Calendar with all of the program times, teaching artists, and location.
Just use the handy links below to subscribe to your preferred calendar format!
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Spotlight on Ray Coffman

Shawn Robare | November 11, 2010

Ray Coffman is a ronin artist from the small village of Harrodsburg, KY.  From an early age, Ray had begun to secretly master his ability to transform blank pieces of paper into illusions that created windows into other dimensions that people knew not existed.  No one knows whatever became of him.  It is said that [...]

Spotlight on Chad Strohl

Shawn Robare | November 10, 2010

Born and raised in Southeast Ohio, Chad Strohl has been a writer/creator in various ways since childhood. At the age of 18 he finished in the top 100 of a national competition for writing and illustrating a children’s book. From there he has gone on to work on various projects and disciplines. Chad has done [...]

Spotlight on Barry Gregory

Shawn Robare | November 9, 2010

Barry Gregory is one of the owner/operators of Ka-Blam Digital Printing, a publisher services company which offers digital printing (as well as a growing list of other services) for independent comic book publishers.
Digital printing uses high end laser technology to simulate the look of traditional offset printing.  This allows them to produce comics and paperbacks without [...]

Handy City Guide for UP! Fair Visitors!

Anne Drozd | November 8, 2010

If you’re new to the Lexington area and looking for a good place to grab a bite while attending the UP! Fair, we’ve got a downloadable guide highlighting some of the terrific restaurants and pubs within a short walk of the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning!

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