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SAW is one of the premiere places for dedicated study of #comics in-person & online. Founded by @hutchowen, run by SAW artists.

https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org
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Join us for our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Funny Creature Comics with Carlos Sánchez!

Join in November 28 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio!

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Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
Flyer for Free Friday Night Comics on Zoom for Sequential Artists Workshop. Drawings of creatures of different shapes and sizes. Text: Friday Night Comics with Carlos Sanchez. Friday November 28 7PM ET/1AM CET. Online for SAW.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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In-Person Workshop! Join Falen Spade at SAW to make photo cards! Photo cards are like celebrity/anime trading cards. The workshop involves decorating “toploaders” which hold photocards.

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📅 Saturday, December 13, 2 PM-4 PM
📍 In-Person 1314 S Main St Gainesville, FL
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November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The Drawing Health Podcast is coming!! Join host Georgia Webber for the very first episode: a live conversation with Tom Hart.

Why this podcast—why now?
What can Drawing Health bring to the world?
What questions do you have for us?

📅 Thursday, November 21 –

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Drawing Health Podcast flyer with decorative lines and a picture of Tom Hart (the guest). TEXT: Drawing Health Podcast Episode 1 live recording with Tom Hart for SAW community members! SAW pink sun logo included in flyer.
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Drink ‘n Draw is back! Today, 11/20 from 7-9PM!

This Drink 'n Draw will also be a fundraiser mini-market where you can purchase small wares, stickers, prints, and other merchandise donated by the amazing artists in our community!
Drink and Draw decorative flyer with drawing of person at a table with merch and stickers. Person is holding up a piece of paper that reads text: Prints, Stickers, Zines. Person also holding up a drawing of an alligator. Text top of flyer: Drink and Draw mini mart. Text bottom of flyer: November 20, 2025 at Boxcar in Gainesville, FL form 7PM-9PM. Drink and Draw T-Shirt Fundraiser.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Make Visual Art Together! Join Frankie D. in-person for Working Group.

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Gradient light green to white background with blue text reading: SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP WORKING GROUP come to saw and work with like-minded individuals on short- or long-term projects in the same place. December 4-January 24 Saturdays 4-7 PM
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Build Your Own Labyrinth with Matt Madden!

Join in November 21 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio!

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Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
Flyer for free Friday night comics class. Text: A free comics workshop presented by SAW Friday Nov 21 7pm set on zoom! Build Your Own Labyrinth with Matt Madden. Comic drawing in the center of flyer with 4 panels. Each panel shows a squished character. Panel 1 text: I can't seem to say more than a few words at a time. Panel 2 text: My words keep getting cut off. Panel 3 text: thought balloon with 2 exclamation points "!!" and character looks cramped and angry. Panel 4 text: I can't even hear my self think.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Repost! Let's get all the local SAWsters together to eat pizza, waffles, and delicious sodas!

All Pizza nights are at 7 PM on the following dates:
11/19
12/4
12/17

BE THERE AND BE SQUARE!! ☠️

#gnvlocal #gnvflart #pizzanightfl #gnvfl #gainesvilleflart #gainesvilleart #cartoonists #cartoons
Pizza background drawings. Flyer for SAW Pizza Nights and SquareHouse Pizza in Gainesville, Florida. SqaureHouse Logo and SAW logo on top of flyer for decoration. Text: Join SAW for Pizza Nights All Pizza nights are at 7 PM on the following dates: 11/19 12/4 12/17 at 7PM - SQUAREHOUSE PIZZA - 406 SW 4TH AVE
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Low Pressure Comics Systems with Fionn McCabe is SOLD OUT! Thank you!!

Swipe to see what other online workshops and programs are coming up, or head to our site for the current lineup. And don’t miss this week’s Friday Night Comics with Matt Madden!

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Flyer for comics workshop. Text: SOLD OUT! Low Pressure Comics Systems with Fionn McCabe.Text: 2 Week Online Course. Starts December 8, 2025. When: Online on Zoom from 7PM-9PM Eastern Time/4PM-6PM Pacific Time. Learn more at learn.sawcomics.org Ongoing Memberships flyer. Text: Join our Exclusive membership and mentoring groups to discover your unique path. Enrollment is always open! Featuring memberships: SAW Comics Flow + Publish, SAW Graphic Memoir + Medicine Monthly Working Group, Monthly Mentoring Memberships with instructors like Vanessa Davis, Hyena Hell, Josh Bayer, Derek Ballard, and Katherine Woodman-Maynard. SAW logo at bottom of flyer. Text: SAW ONLINE. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU STOP DREAMING & START MAKING COMICS. SAW is a non-profit comics school and creative hub, led by award-winning cartoonists. We’re dedicated to helping you discover your path and bring your story to life through intensive workshops, a vibrant community, and free resources. Classes listed: Low Pressure Comics Systems with Fionn McCabe (SOLD OUT over image square) starts December 8 online, Graphic Medicine 3-Month Deep Dive starts January 20, Begin Your Graphic Novel Starts February 16. Learn.sawcomics.org. SAW logo at bottom.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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NEW ONLINE WORKSHOP: Low Pressure Comics Systems with Fionn McCabe! Starts Dec 8!

Expand your autobiographical comics practice and understanding of visual storytelling through two weeks of guided comics play and experimentation.

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Low Pressure Comics Systems with Fionn McCabe flyer. Text: 2 Week Online Course. Starts December 8, 2025. When: Online on Zoom from 7PM-9PM Eastern Time/4PM-6PM Pacific Time. Learn more at learn.sawcomics.org Text: What's Involved: This short series of workshops will explore visual storytelling principles through written and visual experimentation and hands-on comics making. Each student will engage with numerous short story experiments over the course of the four sessions, resulting in 10-15 rough comic experiments. At the end of the two weeks, students are encouraged to pick one of their experiments and create a more complete and finished version before sharing their work at the fifth and final class. MEETING TIMES MONDAYS and THURSDAYS 4 Sessions on Zoom Starting December 8, 2025 7 PM - 9 PM Eastern / 4 PM - 6 PM Pacific Monday, December 8th Thursday, December 1ith Monday, December 15th Thursday, December 18 Optional post-holiday sharing session to be determined... Text: Instructor Biography: INSTRUCTOR Fionn (pronounced Finn) McCabe is a print maker, comics maker and comics educator living in Sydney, Australia on Gadigal and Wangal land. Fionn teaches in the Animation and Visual Communications degrees at the University of Technology Sydney and has run comic workshops for City of Sydney, The Sydney Opera House, the Sequential Artists Workshop, California College of the Arts, and many other organisations. Questions? Reach out to us! hello@sequentialartistsworkshop.org. SAW logo at bottom of text flyer. Text: SAW ONLINE. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU STOP DREAMING & START MAKING COMICS. SAW is a non-profit comics school and creative hub, led by award-winning cartoonists. We’re dedicated to helping you discover your path and bring your story to life through intensive workshops, a vibrant community, and free resources. Classes listed: Low Pressure Comics Systems with Fionn McCabe starts December 8 online, Graphic Medicine 3-Month Deep Dive starts January 20, Begin Your Graphic Novel Starts February 16. Learn.sawcomics.org. SAW logo at bottom.
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Word of Mouth Fall 2025 edition! We are eternally grateful to get to create such a fun-filled, educational, and riveting event right here in Gainesville, Florida.
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Nonfiction Comics with Vanessa Davis!

Join in November 14 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio!

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Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Nonfiction Comics with Vanessa Davis! Join in November 14 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. https://buff.ly/1x2QTXC Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Join us for our annual Word of Mouth comics reading and performance! Inspired by storytelling events around the nation, Word of Mouth is SAW's performance spot for all your comics needs.

Please RSVP (link in bio): buff.ly/M1InxUf

When & Where:
🗓 November 7, 2025, 7PM-10PM
📍 SAW Studio
Join us for our annual Word of Mouth comics reading and performance! Inspired by storytelling events around the nation, Word of Mouth is SAW's performance spot for all your comics needs. Please RSVP (link in bio): https://sawcomics.as.me/WOM-Show-Social-2025 When & Where: 🗓 November 7, 2025, 7PM-10PM 📍 SAW Studio 1314 S Main Street (in-person event) This year, we are featuring the incredible stylings of: Cam Lopez, Eric Wolfgang, Lisa Klug, Elli Rhodes, Dori Griffin, Ross Cortéz, Thomas de Groff, Maria Cruz, and JoJo & J!
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Art and Activism with Maureen Burdock! @maureenburdock

Join in November 7 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio!

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Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Art and Activism with Maureen Burdock! Join in November 7 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/freefnc Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event. To access and register for this workshop via the Acuity Scheduling link, please select the date you’d like to attend. You will then be sent a zoom meeting link. Registrants can only access from one device. This workshop is for adults but rated PG, and kids and teens are welcome with their parents. Appropriate standards of speech and imagery will be adhered to. No hate speech, bullying, harassing, will be allowed.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Squarehouse Pizza at 4th Ave Food Park has chosen SAW to be their partner for the Quarter 4 Rise up for Charity (RUFC)!

All Pizza nights are at 7 PM on these dates:
11/5
11/19
12/4
12/17

SEE YOU THERE AND BE SQUARE!! ☠️

#gnvlocal #gnvflart #pizzanightfl #gnvfl #gainesvilleflart #gainesvilleart
Squarehouse Pizza at 4th Ave Food Park has chosen SAW to be their partner for the Quarter 4 Rise up for Charity (RUFC)! We are super honored. To show them our gratitude, let's get all the local SAWsters together to eat pizza, waffles, and delicious sodas over the course of the next couple months. All Pizza nights are at 7 PM on these dates: 11/5 11/19 12/4 12/17 SEE YOU THERE AND BE SQUARE!! ☠️
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Join us in-person for a skill share on how to write letters to folks in prison! 💌

This is a free event and masks are required.

📅 When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 2 PM-4 PM
📍 Where: In-person at the Sequential Artists Workshop 1314 S Main St, Gainesville, FL
Join us in-person for a skill share on how to write letters to folks in prison! 💌 Writing letters to incarcerated people is one of the most accessible *and* most impactful ways to support prisoners and combat the unjust state violence inflicted upon them. We’re here to walk you through the process, support you in your letter-writing endeavors, and learn from each other as we take care of one another while we resist the carceral state. Half of the workshop will be dedicated to learning together and the other half will be time to practice our new skills in community! Leave knowing how to write to folks in prison and with the support to start your own letter-writing groups. This is a free event and masks are required. 📅 When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 2 PM-4 PM 📍 Where: In-person at the Sequential Artists Workshop 1314 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 👥 Who: People interested in community-building! In partnership with the Gainesville Civic Media Center!
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Do you have a teen artist in Gainesville who loves comics? Whether they’re just getting started or already deep into creating their own stories, Comics for Teens is the perfect place for them to develop their skills, meet other artists, and have fun!

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November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Don't miss out! Join us for drawing, comics, and zine-making among and inspired by plants! We’ll meet in person in the back greenhouse (aka Jungle) at Satchel’s Pizza, and use its many intriguing and magical botanical specimens as our source material!

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Don't miss out! Join us for drawing, comics, and zine-making among and inspired by plants! We’ll meet in person in the back greenhouse (aka Jungle) at Satchel’s Pizza, and use its many intriguing and magical botanical specimens as our source material! https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/blog/plantscapes-and-plant-stories-saw Pay What You Can! Sliding-scale $10-$25. The min is set to $10! Select Add-Ons if you can donate extra. 📅 Saturday, Nov 1, 9:30 AM - 11 AM 📍 In-Person at the Back Greenhouse @ Satchel's (1800 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609) 👥 For folks interested in art. Class size limited to 50. Subject to cancellation. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Community workshop presented by SAW x Satchel’s x The Satch Patch Nursery. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Join us at SAW for Draw Jam! Bring your works-in-progress, share your comic goals, and connect with fellow creators in a fun, low-key setting for our next FREE in-person Draw Jam!

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Join us at SAW for Draw Jam! Bring your works-in-progress, share your comic goals, and connect with fellow creators in a fun, low-key setting for our next FREE in-person Draw Jam! Please RSVP (link in bio): https://sawcomics.as.me/SAW-DRAWJAM When & Where: 🗓 November 1, 2025, 2PM-4PM (First Saturday of every month) 📍 SAW Studio 1314 S Main Street
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Drawing Nightmares with Vivian Zhou!

Join in October 31 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio!

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Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Drawing Nightmares with Vivian Zhou! Join in October 31 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio! https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/freefnc Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event. To access and register for this workshop via the Acuity Scheduling link, please select the date you’d like to attend. You will then be sent a zoom meeting link. Registrants can only access from one device. This workshop is for adults but rated PG, and kids and teens are welcome with their parents. Appropriate standards of speech and imagery will be adhered to. No hate speech, bullying, harassing, will be allowed. If you can’t make it, this workshop will be recorded and archived on our YouTube channel so you can catch up on our free workshops in your own time!
October 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Join us for drawing, comics, and zine-making among and inspired by plants! We’ll meet in person in the back greenhouse (aka Jungle) at Satchel’s Pizza, and use its many intriguing and magical botanical specimens as our source material!

buff.ly/nsBUz1B

Sponsored in part by Florida Arts and Culture
Join us for drawing, comics, and zine-making among and inspired by plants! We’ll meet in person in the back greenhouse (aka Jungle) at Satchel’s Pizza, and use its many intriguing and magical botanical specimens as our source material! https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/blog/plantscapes-and-plant-stories-saw Pay What You Can $10-$50. The min is set to $10! Select Add-Ons if you can donate extra. 📅 Saturday, Nov 1, 9:30 AM - 11 AM 📍 In-Person at the Back Greenhouse @ Satchel's (1800 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609) 👥 For folks interested in art. Class size limited to 25. Subject to cancellation. Community workshop presented by SAW x Satchel’s x The Satch Patch Nursery. Sponsored in part by Florida Arts and Culture.
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Story +1 with Marek Bennett!

Join in October 24 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific.

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Please note, this is a Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) online event.
Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Story +1 with Marek Bennett! Join in October 24 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific.
October 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Join us for our annual Word of Mouth comics reading and performance! Inspired by storytelling events around the nation, Word of Mouth is SAW's premiere performance spot for all your comics needs.

Please RSVP buff.ly/aDYSmLx

When & Where:
🗓 November 7, 2025, 7PM-10PM
📍 SAW Studio
Gray and white mouse wearing a SAW T-shirt exclaiming in speech bubbles "testing, testing." Green background image with yellow box stating WORD OF MOUTH. Pink background image with words stating THE SEQUENTIAL ARTISTS WORKSHOP PRESENTS. Come by: 7-10 PM. Date of Show: November 7, 2025. @ SAW Studio, 1314 S Main Street. Cam Lopez | Eric Wolfgang Lisa Klug | Jessyca Premo Dori Griffin | Elli Rhodes | Ross Cortéz | Thomas de Groff Maria Cruz | JoJo & J
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Abstract Haiku Comics with David Lasky!

Join in October 17 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. Link in bio!

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Our next free, online *WE BELIEVE IN COMICS* Friday Night Comics Workshop: Abstract Haiku Comics with David Lasky! Join in October 17 @ 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific. https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/freefnc
October 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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ACTIVATING COMIX! The world is in crisis. How do graphic novelists respond? In this course we will start by considering graphic novels that do this particularly well and then jump in with prompts that inspire you as you work on your own mini-comic (or longer ongoing project).

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Comix Activism with Maureen Burdock. Heading image of children standing to pledge of allegiance juxtaposed with an image of a tank. Image of instructor drawing on a large piece of paper at a standing desk while wearing a colorful jacket and surrounded by art tools. 📆 4 Saturdays on Zoom — November 15 - December 13* 🕦 11:00 AM Eastern / 8:00 AM Pacific *Skipping November 29 WHAT'S INVOLVED The world is in crisis. How do graphic novelists respond? How can you directly engage your work to meet the strain of political chaos, environmental crisis, social inequities, and maintain your own health and sanity in the face of it all? In this course we will start by considering graphic novels that do this particularly well and then jump in with prompts that inspire you as you work on your own mini-comic (or longer ongoing project). MEETING TIMES 4 SATURDAYS November 15 - December 13* 11:00 AM Eastern / 8:00 AM Pacific INSTRUCTOR Maureen Burdock's work has been exhibited and published widely, and she has taught writing, comics, and humanities courses in academic settings and beyond. Graphic Mundi Press published her graphic memoir, Queen of Snails, in November of 2022. Questions? Reach out to us! hello@sequentialartistsworkshop.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Join us for our next Monthly Pro-Call with UF alum and DreamWorks insider Nicole Williams, as she shares how to make your webcomics stand out—covering webcomic history, biggest hits, upcoming trends, and what animation studios look for.

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Join us for our next Monthly Pro-Call with UF alum and DreamWorks insider Nicole Williams, as she shares how to make your webcomics stand out—covering webcomic history, biggest hits, upcoming trends, and what animation studios look for. https://buff.ly/rut6PFG
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM