Cartoon, animation and manga workshops
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.
Cartoon Workshop: 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.
Manga Workshop: 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.
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: 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.
Flash Animation Workshop: Prepare to be taken on an online adventure! Discover how to use the computer animation program Adobe Flash to create your own animated masterpiece.
Dates
Wed 7 January 2009 - Tue 20 January 2009
Times
Visit www.slq.qld.gov.au/cartoon for full schedule
Venue
State Library of QueenslandCnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane
Cost
$25 - $45
Further information
State Library of QueenslandEmail: theedge [at] slq [dot] qld [dot] gov [dot] au
Phone: 07 3842 9786
Web: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/cartoon
Bookings
Location
State Library of QueenslandCultural Centre
Stanley Place, South Bank
Brisbane
Opening hours
Open daily 10am - 5pm (until 8pm Mon-Thu)Heritage Collections open daily 10am - 5pm
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday
Open 10am-5pm all other public holidays
Parking
Temporary vehicle set-down in Stanley Place, access via Grey Street, Montague Road, the Cultural Centre tunnel or Peel Street.Paid parking is available at the following local car parks:
- Stanley Place car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel or Stanley Place. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.
- Queensland Art Gallery/Queensland Museum car park. Enter via Grey Street or the Cultual Centre tunnel. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.
- Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Enter via Stanley or Merival Streets. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3308 3000.
- South Bank Parklands Underground car park. Enter via Tribune or Little Stanley Streets, South Bank. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3867 2051 or Visit South Bank
Public transport
For further public transport information call TransInfo on 13 12 30.Bus: Cultural Centre Busway Station in Melbourne Street.
Train: South Brisbane Station, corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets.
CityCat & Ferry: The CityCat and City Ferry terminals are located at South Bank 1 CityCat terminal.
Accessibility
The library is accessible by wheel chair. Please contact the library to advise of your individual needs.
