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Hamilton date changed! Now on the 22nd!

Hamilton DrawFest on the 22nd, Saturday, at Waikato University
Auckland DrawFest - 26th April (video confrence with Christchurch)
Wellington DrawFest -19th April (with armageddon)
Christchurch DrawFest - 26th April (with armageddon)

Hamilton date is now 22nd of march NOT the 15th. Please let everyone else know!

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Hey all, we're heading in for the pre-week spam for the Hamilton DrawFest. So to make sure we're all on the same page here, I'll be going over where abouts it is and what will be happening (yes we've started to try this thing called planning).

To start off, this event is aimed at raising funds for future DrawFest events the main one to point out is the events we're holding at this years Doujin Overload. If you can bring some sketches/prints or do commissions on the day to help in our endeavor to raise at least $200. We will also be holding a workshop or two with a small participation fee, depending on what the workshop is about and covers.

This will be a first for DrawFest and we'll need as many art lovers as artists turning up, so INVITE all those friends who wish they could draw to join in! We're even getting art teachers in for this one with and actual art room. We're also organizing a car pool to get from Auckland to Hamilton for the day as well as a few spare beds for others who need a place to stay in Hamilton.

Another thing is to inform any and all art teachers you know about this event and DrawFest in general, if possible.

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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

Auckland dates (Changing management)


- 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!
We'll also be getting a video conference with the Christchurch Drawfest being held at Armageddon going to really celebrate!

- 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 22nd, Waikato Universtiy, East Hamilton (!DATE CHANGED!)
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

- 19th/20th April, Armageddon, TSB Bank Arena, Waterfront
We're finally heading south with the intention of getting as many Wellingtonion Artists to come and participate. Our founder and creator are both attending to make sure it 's got the DrawFest experience.

Christchurch dates (New management needed)

- 26th/27th April


Dunedin dates (New management needed)

- TBD

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