35 Raring2go! The World’s largest museum prize, the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022 is up for grabs and Oxford’s Story Museum is one of five shortlisted museums. The Story Museum’s upcoming exhibition called KA-BOOM! The Art of Creating Comics, open’s on May 30th 2022 and will run until Spring 2023. It will inspire children to become the next generation of comic creators. KA-BOOM! will take visitors on an interactive journey through the comic-making process in the hope that it will encourage the next generation of comic artists and writers to be inspired. A giant pop-up comic strip takes over the museum’s temporary exhibition space, and will reveal what makes a great comic, whilst giving children all the necessary skills and confidence to make their own. Visitors will be taken hand in hand through the comic making process - from developing all characters & plotting, right to drawing, colouring and lettering - with the help of some famous faces including Dennis and Gnasher, Minnie the Minx, Cadet Judge Dredd and Bunny VS Monkey. There’ll also be top tips from leading experts. Also on display will be original artwork that showcases the rich history of British comic book making from the 1950’s right to the present day. Just like all great comics, this exhibition will be overseen by its newly appointed Editor-in-Chief, Octoboom the octopus which was created by 9-year-old Eddie Tilling at The Story Museum’s monthly Comic Club. Octoboom will lead visitors through the process of creating a comic. KA-BOOM! is on a mission to represent story telling in all forms whilst making reading an accessible, enjoyable experience for children of all abilities and ages. It is a proven medium that supports the development of literacy, offering a different route into discovering the pleasure of reading. Caroline Jones, Director of The Story Museum, comments, “Comics are one of the many story forms we collect and celebrate at the Story Museum.The exhibition will lift the curtain on the comic making process, from creating complex narratives to developing eye-catching artwork.The comics on display will showcase the skill behind their apparent simplicity.“ KA-BOOM! opens following the sold-out Phoenix Comic Festival, which took place at The Story Museum earlier in the year. The festival celebrated The Phoenix's 10th birthday with a selection of masterclasses & interactive workshops with some of the comic's best-loved contributors. Oxford’s STORY MUSEUM is shortlisted for prestigious prize To find our more just click this page or visit: storymuseum.org.uk
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