Library Seeking Teen Artists for ComiCon

Tompkins County Public Library is seeking student artists to exhibit their work during the Library’s first mini comic convention, “Tomp-Con.”

Being held from noon to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, August 29^th, “Tomp-Con” will feature workshops, author/fan talks, a game room, a Super Smash Brothers tournament and a cosplay fashion show.

Artists, crafters and visual creatives ages 11 through 19, or entering grades 6 through 12, are encouraged to sign-up to exhibit their work in the convention’s “Artist Alley.”  Artists can register at the Library’s Teen Summer Reading sign-up table in the Youth Services Department or online at http://tcpl.org/teens/documents/artists-alley.pdf.  Applications must be submitted on or before August 21.

“Tomp-Con” is being held in conjunction with the Library’s 2015 Teen Summer Reading Program, “Unmask: Discover the Hero Within.”

Support for the Library’s Summer Reading Program is provided by the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation through generous support from the Harmon Foundation, the Brooks Family Foundation, the Phyllis and Charles Brodhead Memorial Endowed Fund and the Michael Kammen Children’s Fund.