Baltimore Comic Con

It's one of our favorite cons of the year! AWA will be at the booth of Geppi's Entertainment Museum from 1:00 PM -5:00PM and at the musuem itself during its extended con hours from 6:00 PM -  8:00 PM on Saturday, September 6, 2014. From 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM on Sunday, September 7, 2014, we'll be at the museum. Come see us during the con at Booth #2112 and come see our artists during these set times:

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Andrew Smart: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (during the con)

Art Way Alliance: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (at the museum) 

Sunday, September 7, 2014 (at the museum)

Andrew Smart: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM 

Tyrone Barnes: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM 

Keir Lyles: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM 

Ashley Gonzales: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Thank you very much to Geppi's for sharing their space with us! We're excited to join our booth buddies!

Update: A previous version said Ashley Gonzales was confirming. She has. 

Our Summer Classes are Hot!

FYI - Even after two hours, students were still really involved. I asked our page (David) what he though and he felt that Darren was really good. He appreciated how knowledgeable he was regarding comic books in general, loved his "odd" examples, like how he taught in a really simple understandable way, gave really good comic strip examples of what he was talking about, and really simple step-by-step samples of how to turn simple shapes into dramatic figures etc. David thought the fact that Darren, someone in the field was doing the program and not a librarian made it so much more interesting (really like him as a presenter) [and] made them feel connected.

- Philecia Harris, Children's & Youth Adult Librarian at Silver Spring Library

Our classes have been nothing less than phenomenal this summer. With veterans Darren Soto and Keir Lyles and newcomers Tyrone Barnes, AWA has partnered with multiple non-profit and educational groups to use our comic book classes in the context of their own summer camps.

We partnered with Concerned Black Men and Savoy Elementary, Silver Spring Library, and Reading Camp Maryland. Whether creating real life superheroes or drawing characters all their own, the children thoroughly enjoyed our classes. And we've had fun as well! Check it out below.

Silver Spring Library - June 10, 2014

Using his patented teaching technique, Darren Soto shows kids how to create unique and dynamic characters. 

Savoy Elementary/Concerned Black Men - July 10, 2014

Focusing on real life heroes such as fire fighters and police officers, Keir Lyles provided students with coloring pages and taught them the fundamentals of drawing.

Reading Camp Maryland - July 14, 2014

After a fun and engaging one-day comic book class, Keir Lyles poses with his students. Tyrone Barnes instructs the same students in a lesson. 

There's still more to come! We have classes planned at Enoch Pratt and Bowie Library in September. Stay tuned!

Artist Highlight - Tyrone Barnes

Tyrone Barnes, II works as a Multimedia Designer at Lockheed Martin. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation and a Minor in Interactive Design/Game Development from Savannah College of Art and Design. Tyrone currently attends the Academy of Art University, San Fransisco, CA, where he is earning his Master of Fine Arts in Illustration.

Tyrone's technical proficiencies include Photoshop, Flash, Visual C++, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, CSS, ActionScript 2/3 along with a list of others. He specializes in Manga and Anime.

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