Created During the Festival. Free Entry
Andy Leuenberger is a Berlin comic artist, producing and self-publishing the retro-SciFi comic Dead Time Data since 2021. He also regularly self-publishes satirical cartoon/comic/art/zine/whatever books.
His drawings, screen-prints and books have been presented in exhibitions and festivals for micropublishing, screen printing and comic art around Europe and beyond.
7.30pm, Tuesday 7th October. Free Entry
As well as an exhibition, Andy will give us a workshop on creating and publishing your own comics. Work created in the workshop will become another exhibition!
This is an evening event for adults, including young adults. Materials will be provided but you can bring your own.
We are fortunate to be joined by two excellent French Press cartoonists who will show us the reality of their artistic process – all the way from coming up with a new idea to delivering a finished drawing by the deadline.
2.30-4.00pm, Friday, 3rd October.
Thibaut Soulcié was born in Loir-et-Cher in France and now calls Bordeaux home. Perpetually young at heart and in good spirits, he’s known for his wonderfully irreverent take on just about anything. His cartoons appear in L’Équipe, Marianne, Télérama, La Revue Dessinée, Fakir, Arte 28’, Fluide Glacial… and pretty much anywhere else that’s willing to join in the fun.
To book see: galwaycartoonfestival.ie/eventbrite
1.00-2.00pm, Saturday 4th October.
Camille Besse honed her artistic skills at ENSAAMA (Applied Arts), the Gobelins School, and ESAD (Decorative Arts). After collecting yet another diploma, she was welcomed into the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo, where she truly found her calling: editorial cartooning. Her first cartoon appeared in 2018, marking the start of a five-year collaboration with the magazine.
Today, Camille’s work can be seen in a wide range of publications, including Marianne, Reporterre, L’Humanité, Le Pèlerin, Phosphore, and Les Cahiers Pédagogiques. Beyond the press, she creates comic books and animated films, and occasionally runs workshops in both schools and prisons—sharing her passion for drawing and storytelling with audiences far and wide.
To book see: galwaycartoonfestival.ie/eventbrite
12.30-2.00pm, Friday 3rd October
Author of hit graphic novel Je Ne Sais Quoi and contributor to the bestselling Enola Holmes series, Lucie is a highly skilled comic creator.
She gave us a couple of very popular comic art workshops last year, and returns now as one of our Artists in Residence on Inis Oírr, where she will draw and exhibit.
She will also be visiting the city to give us another workshop. These were oversubscribed last year, so be sure to book in advance.
See: galwaycartoonfestival.ie/eventbrite
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop. Middle Street
12.00-1.00pm, Friday 3rd October
We’re doing it for the kids once more, in Charlie Byrne’s bookshop. And this time the Festival team will be aided by the fabulous Hunt Emerson.
Hunt is one of Britain’s greatest comic artists, famous for his “underground” work since the 1970s, the strip Phenomenomix, and as a collaborator with people like Alan Moore. But he also draws for the much-loved children’s comic The Beano.
The workshop is for younger children accompanied by adults, and all materials will be provided. To book see: galwaycartoonfestival.ie/eventbrite
As a way to bring cartoons to the community, the Festival organises cartooning workshops for schools. Many of these are through the medium of Irish.
These are led by Caoimhe Lavelle and members of the team, and take place throughout the Festival as well as at other times of the year.
Let us know if you’d like us to visit your school.
