Arty4ever Blog

Join me this Saturday for an exhibit opening and mark your calendar for a bunch of fun events this Fall... Join me and other members of the DC Conspiracy comic creators collective for the opening reception of our interactive retrospective exhibit. Featuring original art and prints as well as chalkboard murals where you can create your own temporary comics! Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 545 7th Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 July 12th, 5 - 7pm (The exhibit will be up thru August 16th) And... I've been busy creating a bunch of new paintings so be sure to mark your calendar today for these upcoming events you won't want to miss... Sat., Sept. 13th 12-6pm 17th Street, NW Riggs Pl to P St Washington, DC Sun., Sept. 14th 10am-7pm 18th Street, NW Arts on Belmont Washington, DC Sat., Oct. 4th 10am-6pm Mt. Vernon Ave. Del Ray Alexandria, VA

SMUDGE is this Saturday! March 8th, from 12 noon to 6pm at Artisphere! Believe it or not... when I was a kid I drew comics of creatures I called Smudges. ( Click here  for an interview in which I speak more about that.) I'm looking forward to participating in the SMUDGE comic expo this Saturday. I'll have some of my vintage comics with me as well as my most recent cartoon paintings! For all the details,  click here ! And, here's other arty events you can see my offbeat artwork at... AMAZING MARVELS! An exhibit featuring art inspired by sideshow, circus and the carnival thru 4/19/14. Reception:   Sat. March 8, 1-4pm The Off-Rhode Gallery / Art Enables 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington, DC 20018 #WeTweetArt A social media connected exhibit featuring local DC area artists thru 4/6/14. Reception:  Sat. March 22, 7-10 pm The artdc Gallery / Lustine Center 5710 Baltimore Avenue Hyatt...

Original and limited edition artwork by DC area cartoonists! Steven G. Artley Michael J. Auger Carolyn Belefski Andrew Cohen Matt Dembicki David Hagen Teresa Roberts Logan Rafer Roberts  Reception: Friday, February 28th, 6:30pm - 8pm University of the District of Columbia Campus 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008 Gallery 42, Building 42, Room A-12 Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday, 11am to 5:30pm

I'm a member of the DC Conspiracy (a collective of comic creators based in the Washington DC area). We work to expand comics readership and fraternity through anthologies, minis, and webcomics, among other things including...  Magic Bullet ! Magic Bullet is a our free semi-annually published comic newspaper. You may have seen the first 2 issues at your local comic shop or at other random  restaurants and bars around town. Issue #3 is currently in production and I'm the cover artist!   If you want to place an ad,  click here .   If you want to help with a donation to keep the paper running (and make sure you score a copy when it comes out), click here . Magic Bullet will be coming at you soon! 

The DC Conspiracy presents:   The 5th annual...   Counter Culture Festival Sunday, October 24, 2010 12 noon — 8pm RFD   810 7th St NW Washington DC 20001 Alternative Arts, Comix, Zines, Freaks, Entertainment and More! Admission is FREE! I will have one-of-a-kind blacklight-reactive paintings on display and for sale.  Stop by my table and say hello! For details, visit the DC Conspiracy website.  http://www.dcconspiracy.com/counterculturefestival/

The Washington City Paper has been interviewing the illustrators of  Trickster  ( a great collection of native american folklore stories told in comic form) and you can read my interview by clicking here ! Mike Rhode asked a bunch of great questions and it's a fun, quick read.

Trickster : Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection (Fulcrum Publishing) is a 232-page, full-color comics anthology features trickster stories as told by Native American storytellers and illustrated by some of today’s rising indie comics artists. Stop by Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Va., for the launch party: Saturday, May 15, 2010 2:00pm - 4:00pm Big Planet Comics Vienna 426 Maple Ave E Vienna, VA

SPX stands for "Small Press Expo" and serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent. SPX 2009 will be held this weekend at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland and The DC Conspiracy (a comic creators collective I am a member of) will be there! Stop by this Saturday, September 26, 2009 and say hello! For details, visit: http://www.spxpo.com

The 4th Annual Counter Culture Festival, brought to you by the DC Conspiracy, will be held at this year at The Soundry! Comics, zines, arts and crafts, entertainment and more! Admission: FREE! This Sunday, May 24th , at the Soundry in Vienna, Va. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For details, visit: http://dcconspiracy.com/events

Flux Saturday, April 18 3213 Columbia Pike • Arlington, VA 22204 http://artoutlet.org Bow Wow Pow Wow Sunday, April 26 2200 18th St NW and Wyoming Ave • Washington, DC 20009 http://bowwowpowwow.com Pink-a-Palooza Auction Friday, May 8 8600 Foundry St Suite 217A • Savage, MD 20763 http://www.jillhackney.com Hyattsville Arts Festival Saturday, May 16 Longfellow St and Baltimore Ave • Hyattsville, MD 20871 http://www.hyattsvillearts.com ArtDC 12x12" show Saturday, May 16 - Saturday, June 6 5710 Baltimore Ave • Hyattsville, MD 20871 http://www.artdc.org D.C. Conspiracy's Counter Culture Festival Sunday, May 24 316 Dominion Rd • Vienna, VA 22180 http://www.dcconspiracy.com Artomatic Friday May 29 - Sunday, July 5 55 M St, S.E. • Washington, DC 20003 http://www.artomatic.org Hope to see you out there! —Michael