Welcome to a new portal promoting the many different comics projects initiated by The Lakes International Comic Art Festival and its many local, national and international partners.
Throughout the year, The Lakes International Comic Art Festival organisation delivers a wide range of projects using comics to achieve positive change, delivering projects in our local community, across our region and country and with partners internationally.
The Comics Laureate: Comic writer, artist, tutor and editor Bobby Joseph is the current Comics Laureate (2023 – 2025).
The Comics Laureate is an ambassadorial and educational role for the comics medium and aims to raise awareness of the impact comics can have in terms of increasing literacy and creativity.
Working closely with the Lakes International Comics Art Festival, the Comics Laureate champions the role of comics in improving literacy through a programme of educational visits, workshop events, guest appearances and conferences. A key focus will be working to increase the acceptance of comics as a creative art form in schools, libraries and throughout the education system. Find out more
Our Comic Potential project, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aims to support learning outcomes for pupils.
LICAF is delivering projects in our local community, across our region and country and with partners internationally. We continue to explore how comics can galvanise efforts to address the climate emergency, how they can play a significant role in education – from primary schools to higher education – and much more. You can find out more about LICAF Comic Potential here.
We’re also delighted to be involved with a number of comic art anthologies in response to the climate crisis, as we believe comics have the potential to help raise awareness of threats to our planet!
CONSTRAIN Climate Comics: Led by the University of Leeds and funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme, CONSTRAIN Climate Comics brings the worlds of research, science and comics together to deliver a powerful message about climate change. Featuring leading comic creators Darryl Cunningham, War & Peas and Sayra Begum.
From Ink to Action: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival and British Council MENA are thrilled to unveil an exciting new project merging art and environmental consciousness – From Ink to Action! 12 talented artists from the MENA region have been commissioned to create comic art that raise awareness of the threats to our planet and inspire action towards building a sustainable future. Find out more on this dedicated web site
Ten Years to Save the World: Ten Years to Save the World is a British Council supported project. In partnership with Komiket in the Philippines, the project showcases 10 climate emergency comics from 10 leading comic creators from the Philippines and the UK. Find out more on this dedicated web site
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