FALL FOLIO FEAST- 2007
Please join us for our third annual Fall Folio
Feast!
When:
Saturday November 3rd,
2007 from 10 am to 2 pm
Where:
SPACE gallery, 538
Congress street, Portland Maine
Why:
meet illlustrators,
meet art directors, see wonderful art, listen to a great speaker.
Our Keynote speaker this
year will be Chris Van Dusen!
To be a guest to the FFF and just listen to the presentation by Chris Van Dusen (without bringing a portfolio), we ask for a $10 donation.
Please note:
The Fall Folio Feast is FREE
to participating Art Directors and Art Buyers.
For illustrators' guidelines, please read below.
The Maine Illustrator’s Collective is currently
seeking artist who would like to be a part of this event. Illustrators
will be displaying their portfolio to art directors, publishers
and art buyers. A great opportunity to make connections and network.
Registration is $60 for the general public, $50 for Collective
members and $35 for students. There are spaces for 40 artists.
Illustrators can register by writing a check payable to
"Maine Illustrators Collective" and sending it to:
MEICc/o Leticia Plate
292 Stevens Avenue
Portland ME 04103
Also, illustrators can register via e-mail by writing us at MEillustrators@aol.com,
and fees can be paid via Pay Pal . Feel free to contact us with
any question you may have.
2006 Fall Folio Feast
Please join us for our second annual Fall Folio
Feast!
When:
Saturday October 21, 2006 from 10 am to 2 pm
Where:
SPACE gallery, 538
Congress street, Portland Maine
Why:
wonderful illustrations,
delicious food, creative conversation
Free one-of- a-kind umbrellas
giveaway to Art Directors!
Please note: the Fall Folio Feast is free
to partecipating Art Directors and Art Buyers.
For illustrators' guidelines, please read below.
On October 21st, The Maine Illustrator’s Collective
will present “The second Annual Fall Folio Feast: An illustration
portfolio smorgasbord” at SPACE gallery in Portland, Maine.
(www.space538.org)
Participants will display their portfolios for New England
Art Directors who have been invited from a variety of fields
including corporate, editorial, and children’s publishing.
Our special guest will be Melissa Sweet, a marvelous
illustrator-
Melissa has been the recipient of many recent awards including:
* CARMINE: A LITTLE MORE RED was awarded the Lupine Award
Honor for 2005.
* 2005 Golden Kite Award: BABY BEARS CHAIRS
* The New York Times Book Review 10 Best Illustrated Books 2005:
CARMINE; A LITTLE MORE RED
* John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers: THE
BOY WHO DREW BIRDS.
* NY Public Library's Best Books for 2004 list: THE BOY WHO DREW
BIRDS
* Junior Library Guild Selection: THE BOY WHO DREW BIRDS
To see more of Melissa Sweet's work, please visit www.melissasweet.net
A buffet created by Collective members with ingredients from
local farmers and bakeries will be provided.
The Maine Illustrator’s Collective is currently seeking
artist who would like to be a part of this event.
Registration is $60 for the general public, $50 for Collective
members and $35 for students. There are spaces for 50 artists.
Illustrators can register by writing a check payable to
"Maine Illustrators Collective" and sending it to:
MEICc/o Leticia Plate, 292 Stevens Avenue, Portland ME 04103.
Also, illustrators can register via e-mail by writing us at MEillustrators@aol.com,
and fees can be paid via Pay Pal . Feel free to contact us with
any question you may have.
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Art Directors who pre-register for the event will receive
a collection of tearsheets.
In addition, due to the torrential downpours at last year's
event and the crazy weather in the Northeast this year, we will
give away one-of-a-kind illustrated umbrellas to partecipating
Art Directors. Check our blog to see more: MEcollective.blogspot.com
The Fall Folio Feast is free to partecipating Art Directors
and Art Buyers.
Please join us!
For more information please call: Anna Boll 207-729-1952
or Email MEillustrators@aol.com
2005 Fall Folio Feast: An illustration portfolio smorgasbord
2005 Event a Smashing Success!
 As
Reported in the Portland Phoenix
Issue Date: October 14 - 20, 2005
Local Illustrators Collectivize
Schlepping throughout New England to show her portfolio, local
professional illustrator Anna Boll found herself wondering, "Why
aren’t the art directors coming to Maine? We have an amazing
pool of talented illustrators right here." Well, on Saturday,
the art buyers did come, when Boll and the other founders of
the Maine Illustrators Collective hosted their first-ever Fall
Folio Feast, showcasing the work of more than 20 local artists.
 The Collective
(www.maineillustratorscollective.org) was formed this past January
out of the Business of Illustration, a MECA community education
course. When the class ended, instructor Letitia Plate and three
of her students, Boll, Gabe McPhail, and Justin Alves, wanted
to keep the accumulated energy going. Meeting on the last Wednesday
of the month at O’Natural’s, the group has grown
to include a dozen artists. Members range from students to working
professionals, in fields from cartooning (including Mike Gorman
of the Phoenix) to editorial, children’s books to the gift
industry.
The Fall Folio Feast was their first big initiative. They
invited art buyers from across New England to come to Portland
for the foliage display, a brunch of locally grown foods, and
the impressive portfolios of Maine illustrators (and a few from
neighbor states). The goal was, says Boll, "to create a
relaxed environment for art buyers and illustrators to build
working relationships."
 Steady
rain, leaves that had hardly begun to turn color, and a smaller-than-hoped-for
response from art buyers couldn’t derail the event. Participants
splashed through the doors of the Whitney Art Works Gallery on
York Street into an elegant space with art on the walls, a lavish
and delicious buffet, and tables of portfolios to pour over.
Illustrator and designer Scott Nash, currently developing an
animation studio in Portland, gave a provocative keynote talk.
He challenged his listeners to look beyond print media and extolled
the opportunities for creative media development right here in
Southern Maine. With current technology, local talent, and our
need for jobs, "we’re in the right place," he
said.
Susan Sherman, art director of Charlesbridge Publishing, was
impressed with the Collective’s initiative and the quality
of work displayed. "It was great to see a broader range
of pieces from people whose work I knew, and it was a wonderful
atmosphere for getting to know new people," she said.
Look for the Folio Feast to become an annual event.
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