From Stories to Comics: A Creative Rendezvous with Sumit Kumar, Graphic Artist and Illustrator

• Event Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
• Time: 5:00 pm–8:00 pm (CST)
• Location: Collaboration and Community Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

• Workshop

The Centre for South Asian Studies at CSAMES (in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum) invites you to attend and participate in a fun art workshop on November 6, 2024 from 5:00 pm–8:00 pm.

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Advance registration is required, and requires a NetID login. Registration is open until November 4, 2024.

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About the Artist

Artist Sumit Kumar is a renowned award-winning graphic artist who runs his own creative studio Bakarmax (external link), a platform where stories are narrated as webcomics. Kumar is a visual storyteller whose art production ranges from political cartoons to superhero comics, from animal comics to everyday life animations. He has won multiple awards (including COMIC CON India Awards 2019 and 2018) for his webcomics and his company also collaborates with private corporations, brands, and organizations for merchandise, products, and advertising.

Workshop Details

Where: Spurlock Museum, Collaboration and Community Gallery

What to expect: We promise an evening of fun art-making with Sumit Kumar with snacks, stories, and wonderful art pieces that you get to take home!

What to bring: Nothing! You will be provided with all the art supplies (and you get to keep your art)!

Accessibility

The Spurlock Museum is located at 600 S Gregory St, Urbana. The Collaboration and Community Gallery is on the second floor. It is accessible by stairs or elevator. Signage will be posted inside the museum, and there will be someone near the main doors to direct guests to the CCG. Free parking is available in university lot D22 next to the museum after 5:00 pm (in any space without additional signage or meter). The same is true of the parking lots underneath Krannert Center.

If you have accessibility concerns or need an accommodation, please contact Mara Thacker (mthacker@illinois.edu (email link)). You can also reach out to her if there is a specific need that you would like to clarify before the event.