Miss Anthology
Project Residency
Miss Anthology’s mission is to support racially and economically diverse young comic artists of the female diaspora by teaching professional skills through hands-on workshops, and publishing their work online and in print. By introducing female and genderqueer artists and writers to the comics and the art industries before they graduate, they will gain a firm understanding and head start on their careers, as well as an established network of peers within this otherwise male-dominated field.
The Miss Anthology project includes a series of professional skill-building, hands-on workshops in sequential art (comics), for female and genderqueer youth, ages thirteen to eighteen, of diverse racial, religious, and economic backgrounds in the Greater Portland Area. Comics fuse visual art, text, and time in a way that no other medium can. Our primary objective is to help female and genderqueer students explore this male-dominated field. This artist-centric project will culminate in the print and online publication of student artwork, with the intention of annual recurrence. Our programming will include eight workshops for up to thirty students per workshop. Concepts covered will include character development, written narrative, drawing skills, storyboarding, inking, digital post-production, and submission for publication.
ABOUT THE COLLABORATIVE
MELANIE STEVENS (Co-Founder, Editor, Public Relations): is a Portland-based artist, illustrator and writer. She received her BA in Political Science from Yale University and is currently an MFA Candidate at Pacific Northwest College of Art.
EMILY LEWIS (Co-Founder, Editor, Administrator): handles Miss Anthology event planning, editing, and general admin stuff. When she isn't helping Miss Anthology kick butt, she teaches, makes comics, zines, videos, installations, and illustrations. She has exhibited her work nationally and has earned her BFA and MFA in Studio Art. Emily lives in Portland with her fiancé Chris, and her adorable animal sidekicks Steve and Etta.
MACK CARLISLE (Co-Founder, Editor, Education Consultant, Grant Writer): is a multi-disciplinary artist who has spent the last decade teaching, working in the commercial art industry, and writing for various outlets. Mack received BA’s in Fine Art and English from the University of Massachusetts, an MA in Teaching from Pacific University, and is a current MFA candidate in the Visual Studies program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Also, cats.