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From Majdal Shams to Gedera, Avishag and Rani Levanon are plowing Israel through and through with the A7 social comic workshops.
Each workshop consists of five sessions, and brings together groups of amateur comic creators of different ages, to create both individual booklets and a shared group book.
Each of the workshops is guided by professional comedians who give master classes.
"The idea of the workshops was born in 2021, right between the corona closures," say the creators of the project, Avishag and Rani Levanon, comic artists, illustrators and animators known by the pen name "Glandon and Isabella".
"It started as a collaboration with the salon and the comic book library of Beit Ariela. Later, we also proposed the project to the lottery factory so that we could spread the workshops all over the country and to our delight they picked up the gauntlet."
"Anyone who wants to create comics is invited to the workshops" (Photo: Public Relations)
"This is a wonderful tool for expressing ideas" (Photo: Public Relations)
Piss in Comic Culture in Samat Tivon (Photo: Public Relations)
The A7 workshops include five practical work sessions of creating social, political or personal comics, starting from the concept stage to execution - a booklet that includes approximately 16 pages in A7 size, which will be compiled, printed and distributed to the participants and the host local authority (participation in the workshops does not depend on age or experience) .
"We believe in pluralism and lack of selection," they add.
"Anyone who wants to create comics is invited to the workshops. It is a wonderful tool for expressing ideas, breaking boundaries and overcoming the language barrier. Our participants create diverse content - from personal stories about the family or the status of women in Arab society to superheroes, fairies and dreams."
The Lebanon couple lead the workshops alongside other comic artists (Photo: Public Relations)
The workshops will be held in the northern settlements of Smet Tivon, Torean, Tira, Kfar Bara and Hedra (Photo: Public Relations)
The Lebanese couple guide the workshops alongside other comic artists such as Ilana Zafaran, Tzachi Farber, Yotam Fishbein, Ofra Eyal, Charlotte Shama, Fatan Abu Ali, Rahma Ramza, Hamudi Ganam and more, in full cooperation with Sara Tzafroni from the Northern Front Association, which promotes artists and creators who live in the Galilee and the north.
The workshops will be held in the northern settlements of Smet Tivon, Turan, Tira, Kfar Bara and Hedra - where a closing party was held with Costa Kaplan.
At this point, four books have already been created, and it seems that this is only the beginning (Photo: Public Relations)
These days, workshops are also being held in Tel Aviv, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ekron and Beit Gabriel (Photo: Public Relations)
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these days workshops are also held in Tel Aviv, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ekron and Beit Gabriel.
During the month, additional workshops will be opened in Majdal Shams, Hasfin, Arad, Kfar Rupin, Yavnal, Nin, Beit Shan, Ra'anana, Modi'in Illit, Gedera, Kiryat Arba, Sakhnin, Yakneam Illit and more.
At this point, four books have already been created, and it looks like this is just the beginning.
Our recommendation: stay updated and in the meantime, let the illustrations speak for themselves.
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