Want to learn the art of visual storytelling? Then get your creative juices flowing at Cartoon, Animation and Manga Workshops these school holidays!
Workshops are designed to cater for different age groups and various learning styles. Come for one workshop or stay for the whole day at a reduced rate, with supervised activities in The Parlour at lunchtime.
Download an information for parents sheet [new window 
124 kb] and a consent form [new window 46 kb]. The consent form is to be handed in when you sign your child into their first course.
Workshops
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Discover the art of cartooning and create your own cartoon characters! These workshops will develop skills and talents for writing and drawing while encouraging you to explore your own style. Participants receive an art book, pencils and pencil case to take home.
Interested in the art of Manga? Discover the styles and techniques of this unique art form originating from Japanese comic books. Learn to create and draw characters from the ground up. Participants receive an art book, pencils and pencil case to take home.
Love Wallace and Gromit? Create your own clay animation sequence using stop motion animation processes! Workshops build skills in concept development, set and prop construction and clay sculpting. Participants receive a DVD copy of their own creation.
Prepare to be taken on an online adventure! Discover how to use the computer animation program Adobe Flash to create your own animated masterpiece. Participants receive a DVD copy of their own creation. 
Workshop schedule
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Mon 11 Jan | Tue 12 Jan | Wed 13 Jan | Thu 14 Jan | Fri 15 Jan |
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Stop Motion Animation |
Stop Motion Animation Ages 12-16 10am-1pm Bazil Grumble $45 |
Stop Motion Animation Ages 9-12 10am-1pm Bazil Grumble $45 |
Flash Animation Ages 12-16 10am-1pm PixelFrame $45 |
Flash Animation Ages 9-12 10am-1pm PixelFrame $45 |
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Cartoon Workshop Ages 9-12 2pm-4pm Brian Doyle $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 12-16 2pm-4pm Brian Doyle $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 9-12 2pm-4pm Brian Doyle $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 12-16 2pm-4pm Gary Clark $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 9-12 2pm-4pm Gary Clark $25 |
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Full day $65 | Full day $65 | Full day $65 | Full day $65 | Full day $65 |
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Mon 18 Jan | Tue 19 Jan | Wed 20 Jan | Thu 21 Jan | Fri 22 Jan |
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Flash Animation Ages 12-16 10am-1pm PixelFrame $45 |
Flash Animation Ages 9-12 10am-1pm PixelFrame $45 |
Manga Workshop Ages -12 10.30am-12.30pm Madonna Spelta $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 9-12 10.30am-12.30pm Gary Clark $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 12-16 10.30am-12.30pm John Cook $25 |
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Manga Workshop Ages 12-16 2pm-4pm Madonna Spelta $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 9-12 2pm-4pm Gary Clark $25 |
Cartoon Workshop Ages 9-12 2pm-4pm Gary Clark $25 |
Manga Workshop Ages 9-12 2pm-4pm Madonna Spelta $25 |
Manga Workshop Ages 12-16 2pm-4pm Madonna Spelta $25 |
| Full day $65 | Full day $65 | Full day $45 | Full day $45 | Full day $45 |
Cost includes all materials. Please note a booking fee applies to all tickets
About the artists
Gary Clark
Growing up in Brisbane near a creek inspired Gary to create his famous cartoon strip Swamp. He has won the Australian Cartoonist’s Association Stanley Award for Best Comic Strip Artist eight times.
www.swamp.com.au [new window]
John Cook
John draws Sev Space, a cartoon parody of sci-fi and fantasy movies such as Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. His movie Sev Trek was released in 2004 and he is currently working on a new cartoon series, A Time To Laugh. John runs workshops on how to write jokes and brainstorm cartoon ideas.
www.sev.com.au [new window]
Brian Doyle
Brian is a freelance cartoonist with a lifetime of experience in the advertising industry. His Cartoon Funshops have encouraged over 200,000 children to “Keep on Drawing”.
www.briandoyle.com.au [new window]
Madonna Spelta
Madonna has been creating comics since she was fourteen when she developed a taste for Japanese style art. In 2004 her Manga Souls Forgotten was published by OzTAKU and has since been serialised.
www.oztaku.com [new window]
Bazil Grumble
Bazil Grumble offers unique educational arts experiences for children. They facilitate hands on multi-arts workshops, create children’s theatre performances and conduct weekly drama classes in Brisbane.
www.bazilgrumble.com [new window]
PixelFrame
PixelFrame is a film production company based in Brisbane.
They produce TV commercials, music clips, animations, promotional films and multimedia projects for a diverse range of clients both nationally and internationally.
www.pixelframe.com.aw [new window]
More information
Location
Meet at Reception
State Library of Queensland
Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank
Bookings and payment
All bookings and payments through qtix [new window] or 136 246
An information sheet will be forwarded with all tickets.
Travel to South Bank
By Citytrain to South Brisbane Railway Station
By bus to Cultural Centre Busway
By CityCat to South Bank stop
By car - parking available, fees apply
Transinfo: 13 12 30 or www.translink.com.au [new window]
Workshop information
t 07 3842 9059
e cypp@slq.qld.gov.au
Last updated: 27th October 2009
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