Thursday, 9 February 2017
Lakes International Comic Art Festival won two awards at the Cumbria Life Culture Awards.
We're delighted to announce the Lakes International Comic Art Festival won two awards at the Cumbria Life Culture Awards this weekend.
Core team members Aileen McEoy and Carole Tait were among those on hand to collect the awards for Festival of the Year and another award, Event of the Year, for the world premiere performance of artist Dave McKean's Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash.
In all, there were 75 finalists for the second Cumbria Life Culture Awards announced at an event. Compered by radio personality Stuart Maconie at Theatre by the Lake, chosen to represent the best of Cumbrian culture.
LICAF was up against some amazing events and festivals in the categories, so we really are (as you might be able to tell) both giddy and proud to be part of key cultural events taking place in Cumbria.
In the style of all good award ceremonies, we would like to thank you, our amazing Festival goers; our incredible team at Festival HQ (we may be few in number but everyone works with such dedication and passion for the medium that is Comic Arts); and our volunteers, the Red T Squadron – without them we couldn't run the festival.
Plus, our amazing Patrons – Bryan Talbot, Mary Talbot, Sean Phillips, Emma Vieceli, Boulet, Stephen Holland of Page 45 fame – our funders, local partnerships… so many others and all of those who come and visit the festival.The fifth Lakes International Comic Art Festival will run from 13th-15th October 2017, celebrating great comic art from across the world. The first announced guest for 2017 is MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragonés, who will be presenting the first ever NCS Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art.
The full guest list will be announced later this month.
The Festival's plans for next year also include special tributes to Will Eisner, creator of "The Spirit" and Tove Jansson, creator of "The Moomins".