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Sister Spit 2019 x IPRC

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

7 artists 2 hours of queer brilliance This year marks the tour's 22nd anniversary of bringing powerful, provocative, vital queer writers and performers on the road. Tour alum include Eileen Myles, Dorothy Allison, Justin Vivian Bond and Chinaka Hodge. The tour will be traveling along the West Coast with booking opportunities in California, Washington and Oregon. Meet the 2019 lineup: ▼KATIE FRICAS▼ Katie Fricas is a cartoonist and library worker from New York City. She makes non-fiction essay comics about art, politics, cultural events, oddities, and hidden histories in a wiggly, sloppy style for various publications and websites. She got her start illustrating for $pread Magazine (R.I.P) and self-publishing a comic about her life called Blabbermouth. Her work pops up in various anthologies, including the…

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$10 – $20

SFWA Portland Publishing Happy Hour – October 2019

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Calling Portland-area publishing professionals, including writers (any genre), freelancers, editors, agents, publishers, designers, artists, and anyone interested in books and storytelling! Please join us for the 4th Portland Publishing Happy Hour. Held at rotating venues in and around Portland, the PPHH is an informal gathering of the diverse creative interests that make up Portland's publishing and writing landscape. The meetups are sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), but you don't need to be a member to attend. The happy hours are intended as purely a social time with no fixed agenda, but a great place to meet fellow creatives in publishing fields in an informal atmosphere. Please register to join us at the Rose City Book Pub; SPACE IS LIMITED.…

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Free

Teens: Choosing a Career in the Creative Industries

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

What does it mean to say, "I want to be an artist?" In this virtual workshop, we're bringing together college counselors, art directors, professional artists, and art administrators to talk about what it really means to work in the creative sector. Not everyone becomes a studio artist - many become corporate product designers, nonprofit arts administrators, social justice advocates, business owners and more! Find the right college, explore the many directions you can go in the creative sector, and hear answers to the infamous question, "how do you make a living as an artist?" Our panel of creative professionals will guide you through an activity to give you meaningful steps to take toward the career you want. We invite young artists of all media -…

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$10

Submission Deadline: Make|Learn|Build Grants – Round 3

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

During the first year of covid-19 we pivoted our grantmaking, offering more flexible awards with the goal of supporting a greater number of artists and arts-based businesses during a time of rapid change and creative innovation. The Make|Learn|Build grant program supports artists, creatives, organizations, and businesses in making work, gaining skills, or building up a business as we continue to respond to community needs. This grant program is designed to address the various ways the arts community in the tri-county region need support. This grant offered funding for artists and arts-based business/organizations in three categories: MAKE: the creation of work in any artistic discipline LEARN: artistic or administrative learning, skill building, or professional development that improve your art practice or business BUILD: a transition or…

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Free
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