Artist Annie Canto will lead this FreeSchool exploring the range of rigid, radical, and reflexive storytelling methods showcased in alternative comics. Participants will explore the transversive and inclusive potential of comics as a medium and develop skills in storytelling propelled by dialogue in order to see the potential of a single loaded panel. With daily writing prompts that encourage a deeper look into the everyday, the class will emphasize the possibilities of building worlds through serialised scenes. With a series of connected prompts, participants will wander imaginary or autobiographical universes through character development, dialogue, scene creation, and free writing.
Annie Canto is an artist and educator currently working on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. In 2020, she graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Master’s in Fine Arts emphasizing research in socially engaged art, critical race theory, and engaged pedagogy. Working with performance, text, comics, and food she facilitates participation in communal spaces to acknowledge the complexities of the other and question the overarching systems that govern our relationships. She is active in her creative community as a board member of the Vancouver Artist Labour Union Cooperative, and has most recently participated in the Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Satellite Residency 2020 and the Artist in Residence Studio Program for Vancouver Public Schools 2020-21.
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