WHAT IS DCAF?

DCAF is a FREE all-ages event celebrating comics & cartooning! Dozens of cartoonists, illustrators, animators, writers & vendors of comics! Come see their wondrous wares at this annual event – like a farmer’s market but it’s all comics!

WHERE, WHEN & HOW?

DCAF is held at the lovely Dartmouth waterfront at Alderney Landing on a middle Sunday in August every year! Like a comic-con but with FREE ADMISSION! Sponsored by Strange Adventures Comix & Curiosities

HOW CAN I EXHIBIT?

E-mail calum@strangeadventures.com for information on exhibiting

WHO’S GOING?

Cartoonists, writers, artists, comic stores, publishers, zinesters, craftmakers & lots more! Most updates appear quickest on our instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dartmouthcomix/)

Niko Silvester exhibiting at DCAF 2015

August 13th, 2015

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Niko is a writer/illustrator/artist originally from Vancouver Island but now lurking in the woods near Upper Stewiacke writing and illustrating the webcomics Fey and The Fabulous Forays of Aeryn Daring, and spending a lot of time drawing fairies and dragons. This year at DCAF, Niko will have Fey and Aeryn comics and minicomics, prints and a few pieces of original art, and some 3D dragon sculpture kits.

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DCAF 2015 floor plan

August 12th, 2015

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This is the floor plan for the 2015 Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival!

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Vixie Bee & Sockie will be at DCAF 2015

August 12th, 2015
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Vixie Bee is a local artist and YouTuber daylighting as a student at NSCAD University. She has a focus on illustration and comics, and is the artist on HeroWins, a new weekly webcomic about lady superheroes in a fictional Canadian metropolis(launching August 18th)! Come on over and visit her at her table, where she’ll have minicomics, buttons, stickers, prints, and more!

You can find her work at http://vixiebee.tumblr.com, and follow the progress of HeroWins at http://herowinscomic.tumblr.com/.”
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Sockie is a local artist born and raised just outside of Halifax, where her love of the maritimes inspired her to stay in the province during her ongoing stint at NSCAD. Although her foray into comics is still in its earliest stages, you can find her debut webcomic The Sea Cried Out on tumblr, and a multitude of ocean and mermaid-themed art here at DCAF. At her table, you’ll find everything from prints and stickers, to buttons and private commissions.

You can see more of her work at http://sinksanksockie.tumblr.com, and follow the progress of The Sea Cried Out at http://thescoComic.tumblr.com.
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Colleen MacIsaac will be at DCAF 2015!

August 11th, 2015

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Colleen MacIsaac makes small comics, quiet illustrations, and tiny explorations. Her work has been nominated for the Gene Day Award and the Expozine Alternative Press Award. Check out her daily art practice at http://littlefoible.tumblr.com or visit her website.

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Getting to DCAF from Halifax

August 10th, 2015

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for those staying in Halifax, the ferry starts early on Sunday for your easy travel to Alderney Landing for DCAF!

https://www.halifax.ca/…/Schedu…/documents/FerryAlderney.pdf

 

 

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