*Drawfest

reporting.

Wellington drawfest is one we have been trying to achieve for a while.

I have taken position as the temporary Wellington Drawfest organizer.

Any members of the drawfest group who is stationed in Wellington please show your interest by replying to this journal or noting me (fello).

As soon as I can see enough interested, I will organize a date and time.

Thank you.

-Mike

IN OTHER NEWS!

We now have subcription (donated by me). Hurray Admins!

I'm assuming is the hamilton/auckland organizer.

Since K-sin is stationed in hamilton, drawfest needs someone who is stationed in Auckland to organize things up there.

We are looking for a new head admin for Auckland who is willing to dedicate themselves to the Drawfest cause.

Drawfest Auckland has been the heart of this community being where it all started. In the late dates of 2006, Murk and Fello were sitting in Fello's shitty little room in a house in Mt Eden. Suddenly, an idea came! Let's get people together and draw! Draw? YES DRAW! It was epic win that day as we organized the first drawfest through our journals. That weekend, we had near 10 people who came to the Mt Eden flat and well... they drew pictures all day! Sounds silly doesn't it? But we're doing it and it's a good thing. Auckland drawfest continued monthly (with some long breaks in between at times).

Auckland drawfest is known by GNC (the graphic novel cafe) and is welcome most of the time to use their spare office room so that's what's going for Auckland .

We're looking for anybody with a talent for getting people together and has good communication skills (unlike me... who just... you know... suck.). Your job is to organize up-coming drawfests with your counter part hamilton (since K-sin makes a trip up to Auckland every now and then.) Please send in a note to me (fello) if you think you're the next Auckland Drawfest organizer!

We are also looking for people to organize Drawfests in Christchurch and Dunedin so if you're interested in starting a drawfest there, please let us know!

Thank you.

-Mike

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To those of you who don't know what Drawfest is-

Drawfest is a gathering of artists, cartoonists, designers & creatives.
The main activity of the event is simply just to draw and to meet new people with similar interests or skills.
There are, of course, other activities involved (such as, eating and watching films, participating in events and commissioning/selling work.)
It is often comprised of amature artists and beginning freelancers, but is slowly growing to encompass more people with more variation. We are also interested in guest artists coming and presenting their work and experience and would greatly appreciate it.
It is a non-profit event with artists in mind.

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Auckland dates


- April 26th (venue TBD)
Celebrating the first quarter with a bang. This event is completely free and open to the public. So bring all that you have, be it comics, prints, commission info. We will be looking to recruit help for the 26th event, providing competitions, giving seminars and holding workshops throughout the day. We may even push it past the day and into the night!

- July 26th, Mercury Hotel, Auckland CBD ([link])
The biggest Drawfest of the year and worth a trip to Auckland if you can make it, and even if you can't. We will be doing a conjoint event with 'Doujin Overload' with a focus on students and freelancers. The purpose of the event to provide students and freelancers a place to experience or get closer to other areas in the creative industry, and for businesses to keep an eye out for new talent and display their latest products.

Things we've been considering for this event:
- Stalls displaying current Wacom, Adobe, Autodesk, Mac products, etc.
- Talks about the creative industry from popular and successful New Zealand artists & designers
- Gallery stalls
- Competitions for prepared art & speed art
- Workshops


Hamilton dates


- March 15th, Waikato Universtiy, East Hamilton (Room TBD)
The last few Hamfest's weren't something to brag about but didn't lose the Drawfest spirit. So this time we're preping for one that we CAN brag about. So make sure all the artists you know in the Waikato area know to be in Hamilton for the art packed day. With talent from the best Waikato University's BCGD can provide to provide design workshops.


Wellington dates

Soon to be announced. It is just around the corner.

Christchurch dates (New management needed)

- TBD

Dunedin dates (New management needed)

- TBD

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Website: (will be running shortly)

If you would like to help host a drawfest in your city in New Zealand or even abroad please e-mail:
korisin@gmail.com / matthewjwills@gmail.com / shibby_asian@hotmail.com

If you would like to attend the next Drawfest, simply note one of the head admins and we'll let you know more about it.

Founder


Head Admin


Admin


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Drawfest 1st Gig


Drawfest 2nd Gig

(As well as Lex)

Drawfest 3rd Gig

(As well as Lex and Miriam)
We saw later at the bus depot... hahaha...

Drawfest 4th Gig


Drawfest 5th Gig
[link]

Drawfest 6th Gig (LIVE BROADCAST!)
[link]

Drawfest 7th Gig
Aarmageddon

Drawfest 8th Gig
[link] [link]
And a ton of GNC guys part of the anime club (anyone I miss )

Hamfest 1st Gig
I have NO idea so note

Hamfest 2nd Gig
others but I have a bad case of the AMNESIA!