INSTANTANEOUS 3
SEQUENTIAL COMIC BOOK ART OUT OF CONTEXT

Updated:
Booklet page needs to be submitted as A4 size.
You can submit the page electronically or as a hard copy.
If the page is submitted electronically, remember that it needs to be A4 AND 300dpi!
(The booklet will be comic size- we will down size the A4 to fit)
Any questions you may have can be answered by the curators
at the Grace Emily on Saturday March 1st from 2pm

Instantaneous 3 is an Art Exhibition at the Grace Emily Hotel
232 Waymouth St Adelaide
Opening night Tuesday 6th of May 2008 7pm
Art Pieces and Booklet page deadline Friday 21st March 2008

One piece per artist
40 pieces maximum
Registration essential: $5 entry
Register at Pulp Fiction Comics 34A King William St Adelaide during business hours.
Each contributing artist will receive a “free” booklet on the opening night.

Guidelines:-
Instantaneous 3 will have 2 parts
and contributions must meet both of the criteria:-

PART ONE - THE BOOKLET

Once again, artists will need to submit a page for the INSTANTANEOUS 3 Programme.
The programme will be black and white interior, with a colour cover.

The page will tell part of a story, preferably consisting of 3 to 9 panels,
so the story that the panels depict is open ended on at least one side
- imagine a page ripped out of a comic and placed into the Instantaneous booklet.
This way, the bulk of the programme will look like individual pages taken from all sorts of different comic books.
-ideally, we would like at least 3 panels (of any dimensions so long as they fit within the space) for your page.
Your art piece can be any one of these panels depicted (first, last, one of the middle ones etc.)
-If you cannot illustrate any more than the one panel that you have produced for the art piece,
then you'll need to write a short script outlining a few moments before and after the panel
that you have used for the art piece.

Dimensions to be finalized, though it will be comic size (259mm high x 168mm wide).
Either size, there will be a bleed around the edge, with a space at the bottom allotted for the page number
and title of the piece. All pages will need to be submitted at a resolution no less than 300dpi,
and fit roughly into the dimensions.   Furthermore, all artists will be able to submit a bio of themselves
of no more than 50 words to appear at the end of the booklet.
A line of contact detail (artists choose how they wish to be contacted, e.g. e-mail, phone etc.) will also be present.

PART TWO - THE ART PIECE

ONE panel from your comic book page
will be the basis for your piece
exhibited in the Instantaneous 3 exhibition
and meet the following guidelines:-  

1) It must look like a panel from your contribution page
- unrelated works aren't applicable.

 
2) It must include some form of text:

Line(s) of dialogue
Word balloon(s)
Thought balloon(s)
Written Sound Effect(s)
Line of Narration(s)

-something that identifies it as a piece of sequential art from a comic book page.

3) Preferred size of the art piece IF YOU WISH US TO FRAME IT
is A3 (to fit into an A2 Frame with a black matte border)
or A4 (to fit into an A3 Frame with a black matte border).
If you wish to frame it yourself, by all means!

4) The medium used is limited to 2 dimensions,
or something that can be hung on a wall,
preferably able to be framed.

5) All pieces will be auctioned on the opening night
Tuesday May 6th, with all profits donated to charity.

ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS OF CLARIFICATION OF GUIDELINES
CAN BE ADDRESSED TO:
peter@pulpfictioncomics.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) Do I need to do a fully inked or full colour page for the Programme?
A) No. Your programme page may be in pencil and/or ink, colour,
b & w or a combination. However, the booklet page will be printed in b & w.

Q) I've got a great idea for a gag cartoon, can't I just submit that?
A) No. It must be a piece of sequential art that is open ended on at least one side of the page.

Q) I'm stuck for ideas. What do you recommend?
A) There's some great books and comics about sequential art.
Recommended are:- any of the Scott McCloud books
(Understanding Comics, Making Comics & Reinventing Comics),
Will Eisner's Comics & Sequential Art, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way,
Watchmen or pop down to Pulp Fiction for a great range of comic books.  

Q) Can I show you my piece to check I'm on track?
A) YES. The curators will be available at the Grace Emily meetings
on Saturday the 1st of March from 2pm to give advice & support.  

Q) Can I pick any type of subject matter?
A) Yes. You can do Superheroes, slice of life, crime, humour, sci-fi etc.
However, pieces that are deemed as terribly racist, sexist, excessively violent
or have sexual or pornographic overtones will not be permitted.  

Q) Where can I get more info?
A) Updates will be available on the Pulp Fiction website
and will be announced at the Grace Emily meetings first Saturday of the month.

INSTANTANEOUS II
An Art Exhibition
-A celebration of original comic book panels out of context-

***EXHIBITION NOW CLOSED***
THANKYOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

PFC WANTS YOU TO SHOWCASE YOUR ARTWORK!
Pulp Fiction Comics is proud to present the second "Instantaneous",
an art exhibition showcasing original panel artwork by South Australian creators.
Held upstairs in the Grace Emily Hotel, 232 Waymouth St, the exhibition opening
will be Tuesday the 4th of December at 7pm,
with all pieces professionally auctioned off at 8pm.
All proceeds go to Adelaide soup kitchens for the needy.
The exhibition will then run for a following two weeks.
(the exact closing date will be announced as soon as possible).

Earlier in the year, the first INSTANTANEOUS raised over $1800
for the St Vincentian and Magdelene Centres.
This time, we aim to best that amount!

PHOTOS FROM INSTANTANEOUS HELD ON MAY 2nd 2007:

Criteria for the exhibition:

1. Each piece is to showcase an original single panel.
-The context of this panel may be explained by showing its positioning within consecutive panels below the main piece, if desired.

2. Each creator will have an A5 page in the Instantaneous Booklet, available on the night.
each page is to be submitted via e-mail and the design is completely up to the creator (e.g. showcasing the piece, the creator,
the creator's ramblings, other significant panels, etc). Pages need to be submitted by October 31st

3. The panel may or may not be from a work previously published by the creator.

4. The medium used to create the piece is limited to 2 dimensions

5. The piece is preferred to contain at least a line of dialogue (spoken or thought) or a line of narration within the panel.

6. Minimum standard (including bordering) of the piece is to fit inside an A3 frame, but may be larger if the artist chooses.
For example, an A4 piece bordered to fit within an A3 frame is ideal.

7. Profanity is to be kept to a minimum.

8. Gratuitous violence and/or pornography will not be suitable.

SALE OF ARTWORK

-All pieces will be auctioned to the general public on Tuesday Night December 4th.
-All proceeds from sales will be donated to Adelaide charities (the St Vincentian and Magdalene Centre Soup Kitchens).

Pulp Fiction Comics and the Grace Emily Hotel are funding the exhibition, with advertising and exposure throughout the media.

SUBMISSIONS

-All submissions are welcome
-Two submissions per person maximum
-The piece can be framed by the creator if desired, or framing can be arranged and subsidised (at least partly, depending on size) by Pulp Fiction Comics.
-Submissions to be lodged at Pulp Fiction Comics, 34A King William St, Adelaide (during business hours)
-Submissions closed on OCTOBER 31st

INSTANTANEOUS II
Art Exhibition
Opening & Auction Tuesday 4th December at 7pm
The Grace Emily Hotel
232 Waymouth St
Adelaide

INSTANTANEOUS II PRESS RELEASE:

INSTANTANEOUS II An Art Exhibition Opening 7pm Tuesday 4th December
at the Grace Emily Hotel.
Auction of pieces starts at 8pm.
Exhibition runs to the 21st December 2007  
The second INSTANTANEOUS art exhibition,
celebrating original comic book panels taken out of their context,
is opening at 7pm on December 4th at the Grace Emily Hotel,
232 Waymouth St Adelaide.

Instantaneous showcases the talents of South Australian comic book creators.
Each piece in the exhibition highlights a single panel from the comic book medium
taken out of its original story context.
"The idea is to get people thinking about what has occurred
before and what will occur after the instant depicted in each piece-
in other words, the power of a single panel,"
says Peter Moore, co-curator of the Instantaneous Art Exhibitions.

All 45 pieces will be professionally auctioned off on the opening night, with all proceeds
going to the Vincentian Centre and Magdalene Centre kitchens.
Pieces will then reside in the gallery until December 21 st .

”The inaugural Instantaneous held in May managed to raise over $1800 for the kitchens, which was a fantastic effort.
This time we aim to better that. The auction will be a unique chance
to own a piece of original Adelaidean artwork while making a donation to grass roots charities,” hopes Peter.
Acoustic legends Athletic Teenage Joggers will be playing at the venue
for the opening, with special guest Dom.

So it is best to be at the GRACE EMILY HOTEL
on the evening of Tuesday December 4th!



Australian Comics Creators:
Pulp Fiction Comics wants your comic book!

Pulp Fiction Comics is committed to supporting the Australian comics community.
Our growing 'Aussie comics' section always has room for more,
so if you're a comics creator or publisher located anywhere in Australia
and looking for a place to market your wares, contact us.

Are you an artist looking for a writer? A writer looking for an artist?
PULP FICTION COMICS. Where comics creators come together...

Writers and Artists Unite @ the Grace Emily
First Saturday of every month from 2pm

Prospective writers and artists, professional scribes and illustrators,
curious comic buffs and those up for a great chat or just a relaxing time
are all more than welcome to get down to the Grace Emily Hotel, 232 Waymouth St Adelaide
on the first Saturday of the month from 2pm for the usual monthly gathering of awesome talent!

Yes, the Grace plays host to everyone creatively minded on a rainy or sunny Saturday afternoon;
kitted out with some snacks and PFC-funded happy hours, how can you possibly go wrong?

Current South Australian & Australian titles in our stocks include:

(yon)asemic4
47 Scout
5013
The Adventures of Millie Piddly Pup
afterlife
Angry Comic Shop Guy
The Anthology of Alvin
Azerath
Basic Wage Kids
Blue Smoke
Crab Allan
Dicks
Dreams of Tomorrow
Escape
Full Moon
Giblets
Gyphon-aid
Hero Tales
How to Save the World: A Beginner's Guide
HvF: Hamlet vs Faustus
Jamiwaf Mangazine
Kipper Kid
knight-edge
The Koala Bares
Lymphoma'n' Away
The Men They Couldn't Stop
OzComics Magazine
OzTaku
Ordinary Eyeball
Pandora's Box
The Princess and the Gypsy
Rapidfire
Scraps from the Tableaux
Spaghetti Western
Stinkin' to High Heaven
Tango
Tommy Undead
The Travel Diary of Brendan Boyd
Truly Confused
Unruly
Vigil

For a more detailed list of Aussie titles, either drop in, email or phone us during business hours.