At Comic-Con: SILA presents Han Cholo! Booth #1720

San Diego Convention Center 111 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA, United States

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, “Han Cholo” designer, Brandon Schoolhouse, grew up immersed in the sub culture of Hollywood’s music and art scene. The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, founded in 1953, is firmly established as the major professional art entity on the West Coast providing significant contribution to the vitality of not […]

September SILA Sketch Lounge – revised date

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

SAVE THE DATE! Illustration West 61 Award Winners Exhibition Oct. 4 – 27, 2023

Los Angeles City College DaVinci Hall Visual and Media Arts Dept. 855 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Illustration West 61 Award Winners Exhibition October 4, 2023 - October 27, 2023 Los Angeles City College, Da Vinci Hall Gallery Explore the best of international Illustration! LACC will be exhibiting world-class illustration from “Illustration West 61”, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles’ annual competition. This competition, held every year since 1961, celebrates the […]

October SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday October 26, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

November SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday November 30, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday December 28, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

Jim Higgins ~ Making Comics: A Class for Writers and Artists Jan 22 to Apr 8, 2024 7PM-10PM PT ~ $495.00

Learn the most important aspect of writing — how to structure a story as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a story with interesting characters, real emotion, an engaging plot, and a satisfying ending. Artists will be given […]

***Writing Longform Comics: Graphic Novels & Series With Jim Higgins February 1 to March 21, 2024 ~ 5pm – 8pm PT $450.00***

NEW START DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Instead of focusing on doing a short comics story like in the Making Comics class, this eight-week class focuses on writing a detailed outline for a graphic novel, a miniseries, or the first story arc of an ongoing series. Any subject matter, any genre, even non-fiction. The story is […]

January SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday January 25, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

Jim Higgins ~ Making Comics: A Class for Writers and Artists Jan 22 to Apr 8, 2024 7PM-10PM PT ~ $495.00

Learn the most important aspect of writing — how to structure a story as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a story with interesting characters, real emotion, an engaging plot, and a satisfying ending. Artists will be given […]

***Writing Longform Comics: Graphic Novels & Series With Jim Higgins February 1 to March 21, 2024 ~ 5pm – 8pm PT $450.00***

NEW START DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Instead of focusing on doing a short comics story like in the Making Comics class, this eight-week class focuses on writing a detailed outline for a graphic novel, a miniseries, or the first story arc of an ongoing series. Any subject matter, any genre, even non-fiction. The story is […]