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Submit your art for a chance to win aÌý5,000€ grant,Ìýan artist residency,Ìýsupport for production andÌýa tour of European festivals.

The Comic Art Europe ProjectÌýfeatures four of the leading EuropeanÌýcomics organisations:ÌýLyon BD (France),ÌýThe Lakes International Comic Art Festival (UK),ÌýEscola Joso, Centre de Còmic i Arts Visuals (Spain),ÌýThe Belgian Comic Strip Center (Belgium) and its goal is to strengthenÌýthe comics sector in the EUÌýby experimenting with collaborative workingÌýmethods.Ìý

Comic Art EuropeÌýÌýpromotes the transnational mobility of artworks, workers and creators as a means toÌýsignificantly upscale the work. It prefigures a European comics community capable of positioning creatorsÌýand organisations at a European level thereby challenging the historical dominance of the American andÌýJapanese giants.

The project will experiment with professional training (summer camp and residency pathways), creativeÌýassistance (grants and residencies), dissemination of results in Europe and outside Europe (EuropeanÌýcomic book catalogue, large-scale dissemination channels) and mediation around the transformationalÌýpower of comics (in particular through literacy workshops with comics).
Comic Art Europe will enable the participating organisations to test new ways of working together, thusÌýstrengthening their skills and boosting their profile and longevity. The project partnersÌýconstitute the base forÌýa future network capableÌýof bringing the sector together at a European level. This network will develop the capacities of its members,Ìýrepresent the sector at international trade fairs and markets, and consolidate a common culture builtÌýthroughout this experimental project.

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Open Call for Comic Projects
Comic Art Europe calls for artists from all European countries (+ EEA countries) !
The theme:Ìý« Visions of tomorrow » - all formats - comics, shows, exhibitions, ... - are welcome, the onlyÌýconstraint being the use of the comics medium.

Artists should submit theirÌýcomic project related to the themeÌýbefore February 10th.

5 WIN packagesÌýincludeÌýa 5,000€ grant,Ìýan artist residency,Ìýa support for production andÌýa tour of European festivals.

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To find out more and to submit your project, please visit:Ìý