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We are committed to supporting DIY arts and grassroots activism, and aim to work with promoters, groups, organisations, and individuals who share the qualities, outlooks and values that are important to us.

The events side of Cafe Kino (as well as other areas of the co-op) rely heavily on the voluntary time and effort given by our staff, who work hard to bring you a programme that we are very proud of.

ACCESSIBILITY

We are proud to be an all-ages venue. There are no age restrictions on any events at Cafe Kino unless otherwise stated.

The main entrance to the cafe is step-free and on the ground floor. However, most events take place in the basement area. Unfortunately, due to building restrictions, this space is only accessible by stairs.

WED 08 AUG 12

Ladeez Do Comics
Graphic Novel Forum

6.00pm - 9.30pm
£1.50

Image taken from Facts of Life by Paula Knight

LAYDEEZ DO COMICS is the first UK graphic novel forum led by women. Its focus is on comics work based on life narrative, and the drama of the domestic and the everyday. They usually meet monthly off Brick Lane, London, but they are venturing West for one night, to convene with some Bristol comics creators.

Launched in July 2009, the group was set up by the illustrator and author of graphic novel Billy, Me & You, Nicola Streeten, and the artist and curator Sarah Lightman. It is the first women-led graphic novel forum in the UK. They shared an interest in comics and graphic novels that were not about superheroes but were more about the domestic and autobiographical. They felt that they couldn’t be alone in their interest for this emerging genre within the medium of graphic novels. They were right!

Artists, academics, publishers and fans from around the world are invited to speak. It is a platform for people to test new works and ideas, where emerging artists present their work alongside more established practitioners. The evenings offer an inspiring experience in a social atmosphere for those both new to comics and those already immersed.

Invited guest speakers have 10-minute slots to present works/ideas followed by Q+A. Each month the meetings are recorded by invited guest bloggers.

EVERYONE … men and women …WELCOME !


This event will feature the following speakers, including the founding Laydeez themselves:

NICOLA STREETEN: Illustrator and author of Billy, Me & You, published by Myriad Editions in 2011. Nicola also produces a zine called Liquorice.
www.streetenillustration.com


SARAH LIGHTMAN: Sarah is doing a PhD at University of Glasgow in "Autobiography and Comics". She is also an artist and curator of Graphic Details, Confessional Comics by Jewish Women.
www.sarahlightman.com
www. graphicdetailstheshow.wordpress.com


KATIE GREEN: Freelance illustrator based in Bristol and currently working on her first graphic novel Lighter Than My Shadow to be published by Jonathan Cape next year.
www.katiegreen.co.uk


SIMON MORETON (Smoo Comics): Academic and comics creator based in Bristol and fresh from Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF).
www.smoo.tumblr.com


ANDREW GODFREY and EMMA MOULD (Sicker Than Thou): A Bristol writer–artist team producing comics with themes of physical and mental illness, and feminism.
www.sickerthanthou.com


PAULA KNIGHT: Illustrator–author working on her graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, which was shortlisted in First Fictions First Graphic Novel Competition earlier this year.
www.paulaknight.wordpress.com
www.firstfictions.com/first-fictions-competition
www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2012/directors-commentary-first-graphic-novel-award-paula-knight


Guest Blogger: NICK SOUCEK, cycling comics creator of Misinterpreted Complications.
www.mis-comp.com


www.laydeezdocomics.com