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SUMMARY:Mix + Mingle + Maja
DESCRIPTION:Come meet Maja and see some of her work on display during Happy Hour at Oldspeak! She will also have some zines available. \n\n\n\nMaja Milkowska-Shibata (Illinois) was born and raised in Poland. She is a public health professional and medical interpreter by training\, using writing and art to share stories and perspectives. Over the past few years\, she began seeking a deeper connection to humanity in her work\, which led her to discover the field of graphic medicine\, which uses comics to discuss health-related topics. Her comics have been featured in Sequential Artists Workshop Anthologies (2023\, 2024)\, as well as in the journals The Rhetoric of Health and Medicine (2023)\, Intima (2024)\, and Tendon (2025).
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/mix-mingle-maja/
LOCATION:Oldspeak Bar\, 3640 W Chinden Blvd\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714\, United States
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SUMMARY:Drawing from Experience: An Introduction to Graphic Medicine and Creating Autobiographical Comics
DESCRIPTION:WORKSHOP \n\n\n\nDrawing from Experience: An Introduction to Graphic Medicine and Creating Autobiographical Comics \n\n\n\n$45 | General Admission$35 | Surel’s Place Sustaining Member Admission (register with Special Passcode)Partial scholarships are available by request to info@surelsplace.org. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\nIn this workshop with Maja Milkowska-Shibata\, we will explore the advantages of comics as a medium\, highlighting their various applications\, such as simplifying complex concepts to enhance understanding and knowledge retention. We invite participants to focus on personal encounters with illness and disability exploring the genre of graphic medicine. These applications will be illustrated with examples from published graphic medicine works\, showcasing various visual styles and diverse authors. \n\n\n\nAs a hands-on exercise\, the workshop participants will choose a memorable or challenging topic to transform into a short comic strip. We will start by developing a written narrative\, which will then be adapted into a script and illustrated as a one-page zine. Participants will learn the basics of creating comics and relevant terminology. No drawing experience will be required\, and participants will be able to use publicly available images for reference. \n\n\n\nAfter completing the comic\, we will discuss participants’ impressions of using a visual format to convey information\, share experiences\, and express emotions. Participants will be encouraged to complete and publish their works as zines\, which can be copied and distributed at Surel’s Place community spaces\, the local libraries\, or submitted to short comic calls.
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/drawing-from-experience-an-introduction-to-graphic-medicine-and-creating-autobiographical-comics/
LOCATION:Surel’s Place\, 212 E. 33rd Street\, Garden City\, 83714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Open Studio: Maja's Comic-Making Journey
DESCRIPTION:OPEN STUDIOMAJA’S COMIC-MAKING JOURNEYThursday\, September 18th | 9:30am – 5:30pm \n\n\n\nfree \n\n\n\nat Lake Hazel Library
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/open-studio-majas-comic-making-journey/
LOCATION:Lake Hazel Library\, 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Studios
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20250924T170000
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SUMMARY:Open Zine Studio with Maja Miłkowska-Shibata
DESCRIPTION:OPEN STUDIOOpen Zine Studio with Maja Miłkowska-ShibataWednesday\, September 24th | 5:00pm – 8:00pm \n\n\n\nfree \n\n\n\nat the Garden City Public Library \n\n\n\nJoin us for a hands-on evening exploring the art of zines! Maja Miłkowska-Shibata\, Artist-in-Residence at Surel’s Place\, will guide the participants in creating their own mini comic zines. Discover how this DIY medium can be used for self-expression\, storytelling\, and community connection. All supplies provided. Parental supervision is required for younger makers.
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/open-zine-studio-with-maja-milkowska-shibata/
LOCATION:Garden City Public Library\, 6015 N Glenwood St\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Studios,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Becoming Who I Always Was: A Graphic Memoir of Trauma and the Search for Identity
DESCRIPTION:FINAL EVENT & ARTIST TALKBECOMING WHO I ALWAYS WAS: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR OF TRAUMA AND THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITYMonday\, September 29th | 7:00pm – 8:30pm \n\n\n\nfree \n\n\n\nat Surel’s Place: 212 E. 33rd Street in Garden City \n\n\n\nMaja Miłkowska-Shibata will share from her graphic memoir weaving together themes of growing up with a disability\, navigating a dysfunctional home\, and building a career within the healthcare field. The memoir follows her experience as a patient undergoing forearm-lengthening surgeries due to an infection in infancy\, alongside the highs and lows of her professional journey in health sciences\, which took her from Poland to the Netherlands\, across South Asia\, and eventually to the United States. Through this work\, she examines the lasting effects of medical trauma\, the intergenerational impact of addiction\, and the complexities of navigating the healthcare system. \n\n\n\nThe genre of graphic medicine blends the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare\, merging the principles of narrative medicine with visual storytelling. Moved by the power of visual storytelling to capture the complexities of personal experience\, Maja strives for an intimate and authentic account of her journey. Her graphic memoir integrates written narrative with visual storytelling\, including sequential art\, illustrations\, photographs\, and archival documents\, all presented in her own handwriting. \n\n\n\nThe art talk will be followed by a short Q&A and reception. 
URL:https://surelsplace.org/event/becoming-who-i-always-was-a-graphic-memoir-of-trauma-and-the-search-for-identity/
LOCATION:Surel’s Place\, 212 E. 33rd Street\, Garden City\, 83714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition and Artist Talk,Reading
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