Unleash Your Superpowers: Comic Book Creation! (Ages 10-14) FREE

March 24, 25, 26, 27, & 28 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm

This fun spring break class is a great way to enter the realm of comics! In this five-session “Comic Book Creation” class, you’ll dive in and create your own comic with Teaching Artist Sarah as your guide. The process starts with brainstorming characters and stories, then learning how to script and plan your pages. Sarah will help you master drawing, inking, and lettering to make your comic pop, and even add cool details like backgrounds. At the end, you’ll polish your comic and present it to the group! Sarah will also provide information and tips on digital editing to take your comic to the next level. This class is five sessions; the March 27 (Thursday) session will be combined with ACE’s “Comic Book Creation 4 Teens!” class. Please plan to attend all five sessions. All supplies included. Please enter through the 5th Street door.

Teaching Artist: Sarah Marcotte

Cost: Free

Location: Art Center East

Sarah Marcotte has been a lifelong consumer of cartoons, comics, and films. She studied psychology and multimedia design, and her first job after college was as a videographer for a custom homes show; there she learned the ins and outs of visual storytelling through drafting storyboards and operating a glide cam. Sarah then started creating comics. Her first works were published in 2016. She then branched out by writing a graphic novel series and producing a faux podcast and audio drama. Sarah is passionate about building an army of fellow storytellers who will go out into the world and launch their original creations on the waiting public.

Parents/guardians of youth age 17 or younger: if you haven’t already done so, CLICK HERE to fill out a Youth Release Form in order for your child to participate in ACE youth classes.

There are limited spots available for this class! If you RSVP and later find you’re unable to attend, please email ACE Youth Coordinator at [email protected] to cancel your RSVP. This helps ACE open up spots for other interested students. Thank you!

Free youth classes are made possible by the Art Center East Youth Arts Learning Fund. The Fund is supported by the Avista Foundation, Autzen Foundation, Blue Mountain Bottled Water, Eastern Oregon University, Grande Ronde Med Spa, Gray Family Foundation, Haley Hines at Blue Summit Realty, JTMF Foundation, Koza Family Dental, La Grande School District, Miller Foundation, Nate Conklin at State Farm, Optimist International of La Grande, Soroptimist International of La Grande, Tanner Willson at Edward Jones, Walmart Foundation, and community member donations.