presentations
Presentations
My presentation section is back on track: http://www.ryanhipp.com/presentations
I am currently booking the 2009-2010 school year, - my 5th year giving presentations to kids. Know a teacher or a media specialist? Send them my information on school and library assemblies for students. Exploring writing, drawing, and making books. Comics lessons for teens. Booya!
Conference: MAME 2009
I will be leaving for Traverse City this week for the Michigan Association for Media in Education conference at the Grand Traverse Resort. I will be presenting a 3 hour Understanding Graphic Novels workshop for teachers and media specialists, as well as a shorter Graphic Novel breakout session. The presentation is useful for any educator that wants to encorporate comics into their lessons, or for librarians who want to learn more about how to shelve them. The idea is to open up dialog and answer questions about a form of literature that many grown-ups want to better understand for their students.
Lynda Barry Lecture
"An image is not alive or dead...it is something inbetween"
- Lynda Barry
Last night the GRcomics group was lucky enough to attend a lecture at GVSU by Lynda Barry - a mainstay in indie autobio comics for the past 20 years. Lynda was a delight to watch on the stage; as her presentation was part comedy act, and part heartfelt inspiration about the meaning of ideas, (transitional) images, stories, and art. Breaking down misconceptions of how to live a creative life, Lynda shared an important message that "everyone has the right to create, and ideas are worthwhile to share". Her newest book, the Eisner Award-winning "What It IS" delves into her early awakenings from a creatively stunted childhood, and into her uncertain adulthood. "What it IS" is a phenominal work of graphic literature and is available through Canada's premiere indie comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly.
Recommended for all those that want to see just how far you can push the envelope of art and literature.
Library Presentation
Thanks to the staff and guests of the Paw Paw District Library for a warm welcome this past Saturday for my two scheduled presentations.
