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Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International

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Class Act Comics Conference October 5th, 2011

Jeff Lemire (Canadian, b. 1976)

Tales from the Farm, Page 41

Top Shelf, 2007

(Later in The Collected Essex County, Top Shelf, 2009)

Pencil, ink on Bristol Board

Size: 15” x 22”

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Concept

Activities Pre-Conference Class Visits

Class Act Comics Conference, October 5, 2011

• Keynote Presentations by James Sturm and Jessica Abel • Scavenger Hunt with Dr. Rachel Williams

• Break-out Sessions with Jessica Abel, John Porcellino, and James Sturm • Hands-on Round Tables with UI Art Students and Community Artists

• Comic Book Swap • Tours of the Graphic Language: The Art and Literature of Comics Exhibition

Post-Conference Class Visits

The Class Act Comics Conference was a collaborative and large scale University of Iowa Museum of Art event. Designed to complement the 2011–2012 Obermann Center-International Programs Humanities Symposium, Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, the conference was held on

October 5, 2011 at several locations in the Iowa Memorial Union. The Class Act Comics Conference collaboration involved students and teachers from 24 Iowa middle and high schools, UI faculty and students, UIMA staff and

volunteers, internationally-known artists, and local artists. The objective of the conference was to engage students with contemporary artists of graphic novels and comic books through participation in a wide variety of

activities. The Class Act Comics Conference was designed to address curriculum standards and learning objectives in language arts, social studies, and the visual arts.

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405 High School Students Bondurant-Farrar High School City High School (Iowa City) Clear Creek-Amana High School Davenport Central High School Glidden-Ralston High School Grundy Center High School Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids) Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) Linn-Mar High School (Marion) Spencer High School Valley High School (West Des Moines) Washington High School West Branch High School

Participants

309 Middle School Students

Columbus Junction Middle School Fairfield Middle School

Franklin Middle School (Cedar Rapids) Harding Middle School (Cedar Rapids)

Hoover Middle School (Waterloo) Northwest Junior High School (Iowa City)

Oelwein Middle School Solon Middle School

Southeast Junior High School (Iowa City) Taft Middle School (Cedar Rapids)

Waukee Middle School

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Pre-Conference Class Visit, led by Dr. Rachel Williams at Clear Creek-Amana High School, September 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students arrive at the Iowa Memorial Union, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students hear Keynote Presentation by James Sturm, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students hear Keynote Presentation by Jessica Abel, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Three of the Graphic Language: The Art and Literature of Comics Exhibition curators– Ana Merino, UI Department of Spanish and Portuguese;

Corey Creekmur, UI Department of English, UI Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature; Rachel Williams, UI Department of Art Education, UI Department of Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, and School of Social Work

October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Corey Creekmur, UI Department of English, UI Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature, introduces Keynote Speaker James Sturm, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Keynote Speaker Jessica Abel, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students view works from the UIMA School Programs Collection, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Student views works from the UIMA School Programs Collection, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Break-out Workshop with James Sturm, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Break-out Workshop with John Porcellino, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Break-out Workshop with Jessica Abel, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students attend Break-out Workshop, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students attend Hands-on Round Tables with UI Art Students and Community Artists, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Student attends Hands-on Round Tables with UI Art Students and Community Artists, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students attend Hands-on Round Tables with UI Art Students and Community Artists, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Student attends Hands-on Round Tables with UI Art Students and Community Artists, October 5, 2011

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Class Act Comics Conference: Students attend Hands-on Round Tables with UI Art Students and Community Artists, October 5, 2011

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Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International

and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Class Act Comics Conference October 5th, 2011

Matt Madden (American, b. 1968)

Odds Off, Page 117

Highwater Books, 2000

Non-photo blue pencil, ink on Bristol Board

Size: 11” x 14.5”

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