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What Are SILA Members Doing? Giovannina Colalillo Will Be Exhibiting at Tapestry of Art and Music May 27, 2023
Headwaters Arts presents “Tapestry of Art and Music”, a FREE, musically themed, art show & sale fundraising event on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at the Alton Mill Arts Centre. The afternoon festivities are all happening in the outdoor arts space, under the tented roof over the Annex and feature a performance by the Achill Choral Society The unveiling of a Mosaic Tapestry, showcasing original art created by Ontario artists' masterpieces for sale/purchase 6” x 6”at $40...
May SILA Sketch Lounge
Tuesday, May 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
UPDATE! In-Person and Zoom: Leveraging Resources to Your Professional Benefit
You asked and here you go: An In-Person and Zoom Event For virtual attendees, the Zoom link will be emailed an hour before the event starts. See you soon! Questions? Contact the office at info@si-la.org or 800-799-6368
Jerry W. McDaniel Life Celebration
Jerry W. McDaniel (September 9, 1935 - March 9, 2023) On March 9th, 2023, Jerry W. McDaniel passed away at his home in Los Angeles after many months of suffering. Jerry is leaving behind his son Teja Dion McDaniel, two grandsons, Tristan and Liam, and his art-partner for 15+ years, Ileana Costea. Jerry was born and grew up in Ohio (Union Furnace, Athens, and Logan). He worked in NYC for 45 years after which he moved to Los Angeles, CA. He had studios in NYC; Stanford, CT; Los Angeles, CA;...
April SILA Sketch Lounge
Tuesday, April 25, 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
PROGRAM MESSAGE FOR SILA MEMBERS
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles presents Blue Rooster Art Supplies at WonderCon 2023 in booth #1603
WONDERCON 2023 - BOOTH 1603 A nicely curated selection of Blue Rooster art supplies are available for purchase. Discover how joining The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles might further your creative endeavors.
Artists Rights Society, the Awards Season….and Artists
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March SILA Sketch Lounge
Tuesday, March 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 April 17 to July 10, 5pm – 8pm 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 drawing tips, instruction about technique, and examples of work by great masters, new and old, to help with visual storytelling, composition, light and dark, figure...
What Are SILA Members Doing? Giovannina Colalillo Is In an Exhibition at King Heritage & Cultural Centre
I am honoured to be included in the 2nd annual art show "Stereotype Smash" in recognition of International Women's Day. Featuring Giovannina's work and the work of 39 other Canadian women artists Running until Saturday, March 18, 2023 King Heritage & Cultural Centre 2920 King Rd., King City, ON Canada 905-833-2331 kingmuseum@king.ca
February SILA Sketch Lounge
Tuesday, February 21, 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
Illustration West 61 Accepted Artists!
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles' 2022 Board of Directors acting as the Illustration West 61 Show Chairs and our Judges, Orlando Arocena, Thomas Blackshear, Karina Granda, Anita Kunz , Vanessa Lemen, Robert St. Pierre, Rick Sealock and Francis Vallejo thank everyone who entered Illustration West 61 and send their congratulations to those artists, listed below, whose work was accepted. The Illustration West 61 Website is set to launch the beginning of March. We hope you'll drop by to...
January SILA Sketch Lounge
Tuesday, January 24, 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
Blue Rooster Pasadena – One Year Anniversary! Big Sale December 10th
Blue Rooster says: "It's officially been one year since we opened our Pasadena location. We absolutely couldn't have done it without the support of the community! To thank y'all, we've got a bunch of stuff planned to celebrate. Saturday, December 10th, the entire store will be 25% off, plus we'll have an artist pop-up, activities going, free limited edition tote bags, etc."
Blue Rooster, One Of Our Sponsors, Is Having A Holiday Sale!
Blue Rooster's big holiday sale at both locations for three days this weekend, Friday the 25th - Sunday the 27th. Everything in store will be 20% off our everyday prices, plus we're giving away gift cards, prizes, and we'll have some really nice clearance items that we're trying to move quickly. Mostly brushes!
Writing Longform Comics: Graphic Novels & Series With Jim Higgins Dec. 8, 2022 – Jan. 26, 2023 ~ 5:00 pm-8:00 pm PDT $450.00
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 workshopped in detail, the structure is analyzed, and the writer makes final decisions about what’s in and out, all with the aid of the group, finishing with a scene by scene outline. There will be lots of...
Somatic Movement with Aimee Takaya – Dec. 7, 2022 7pm PDT via Zoom
1 hour event covering the Health and Stress Relieving Benefits for Artists with the Somatic Movement - demonstration and Q&A with Aimee Takaya. Free for members $5 for non-members. This will be a Zoom event and an hour before the event begins on December 7, 2022 you will receive your Zoom invite. If you have any questions just let us know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Members RSVP: info@si-la.org Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: You can use your bank's Zelle function, your PayPal account or mail a...
November SILA Sketch Lounge
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 7pm - 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link, RSVP info@si-la.org
Interview With ILW61 Judge Orlando Arocena
Our eighth and final Illustration West 61 interview is with Orlando Arocena. Communications and Branding Committee member Chad Ewanic, conducted the interview with Orlando. 1.) How do you personally define ILLUSTRATION and why do you think you’ve gravitated toward it? I define Illustration as the Marketing term used within the commercial industry for anything that is created and published as a static. non animated visual intended to drive awareness and/or deliver a visual representation from...