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Short Run Comix & Arts Festival
Save the date for the 7th annual Comix & Arts Festival at Fisher Pavilion and The Vera Project at Seattle Center on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. 11 am – 6 pm. FREE! All-Ages!
Info for Exhibitors
Here are details about travel, lodging, wifi, food, etc.! We are looking forward to seeing you and having a great festival experience! Read more…
Exhibitor List
Registration is now closed. We are pleased to welcome the following exhibitors to Short Run on 11/4. We have many first-time tablers, plus guests from Peru, France, Canada, Argentina, Taiwan, Japan, and the UK. Special guests are highlighted in bold, they will be participating in other activities surrounding the festival.
Partnership with International Comic Arts Forum
We are pleased to announce ICAF will conclude its 3-day conference at Short Run Comix & Arts Festival on Saturday, Nov. 4th. We will be sharing guests on this day, bringing you panel discussions, workshops, drawing activities and an incredible art show taking place at The Vera Project, running concurrently with our book expo at Fisher Pavilion. Read more…
Special Guest Announcement: Anders Nilsen
Summer School Full Schedule
Click for class descriptions & how to register! All classes except Paint & Sip are sliding scale admission (or free!) and financial assistance is available (please write to us at info@shortrun.org to inquire.) Read more…
Special Guest Announcement: Gemma Correll
We are thrilled to welcome the hilarious Gemma Correll to Short Run on 11/4! She is a cartoonist, writer and illustrator. Her books are: A Cat’s Life, A Pug’s Guide to Etiquette, and The Worrier’s Guide to Life. Gemma is a regular contributor to GoComics.com (with her popular Four Eyes cartoon) and she has produced illustrations for The Nib, Hallmark, The New York Times, Oxford University Press, The Observer and (MHA) Mental Health America. Read more…
Special Guest Announcement: Leela Corman
Welcome Leela Corman as a special guest for this year’s festival! We have followed her work since the early 1990’s (starting with “Subway Series”!) She is an illustrator, cartoonist, and Middle Eastern dancer. Read more…
Special Guest Announcement: Flora Kam
We are very excited to welcome French artist Flora Kam to Short Run on Nov. 4th! She is a comic artist, graphic designer, and co-founder of Plus Zero (with Xavier de Kepper), which facilitates collaborative micropublishing and other projects between artists, with a focus on artists in France and Vietnam. Read more…
Special Guest Announcement: Jordan Crane
We are thrilled to announce illustrator and comic artist Jordan Crane will be joining us for Short Run on November 4, 2017! As well as being a special guest at the festival, Jordan also designed this year’s festival poster! Read more…
Special Guest Announcement: Julia Wertz
Special Guest Announcement: Tom Hart
We are excited to be bringing graphic novelist (“Rosalie Lightening”, “Hutch Owen”) and founder of The Sequential Artist’s Workshop (SAW) in Gainesville, Florida Tom Hart to Seattle for Short Run Comix & Arts Festival this November! Read more…