PR: Small Press Expo Announces Signups for Workshops at SPX 2025

 

SPX Announces the Workshops Track of Programming. There will be 18 workshops over the two days of SPX 2026, to be held September 12 & 13 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. These workshops are free and open to any participants. They're aimed at a wide variety of ages and skill sets, from kids just starting out to experienced cartoonists looking to sharpen their skills with a master class. In response to last year's enthusiastic response, we will continue to have two figure drawing workshops featuring model Babs New(d). (18+ only.) Graduates and representatives of the Center For Cartoon Studies (CCS), the Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW), and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will be on hand to lead many of these workshops. Here are a few highlights of this year's workshops: Create An Imaginary Comic with Matt Madden Drawing Comics on Target with SVA's Josh Bayer Physical Self-Care for Artists and Writers with Kriota Willberg Gag! Cartoons! with Hilary Campbell & Sofia Warren Limited Palettes and the Color Wheel with Carly Shooster Making Science Comics: Bug Edition with Coco Fox and August Driussi  Sign up for any of the 18 workshops at this year's show here on the SPX web site. Any questions on the workshops, please send them to rob.clough@smallpressexpo.com

SPX Announces the Workshops Track of Programming. There will be 18 workshops over the two days of SPX 2026, to be held September 12 & 13 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. These workshops are free and open to any participants. They're aimed at a wide variety of ages and skill sets, from kids just starting out to experienced cartoonists looking to sharpen their skills with a master class. In response to last year's enthusiastic response, we will continue to have two figure drawing workshops featuring model Babs New(d). (18+ only.) Graduates and representatives of the Center For Cartoon Studies (CCS), the Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW), and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will be on hand to lead many of these workshops. Here are a few highlights of this year's workshops:  Sign up for any of the 18 workshops at this year's show here on the SPX web site. Any questions on the workshops, please send them to rob.clough@smallpressexpo.com

Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 500 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of workshops, panel discussions and interviews with this year’s special guests. The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com. Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824