Astro Printing in Cornwall did an excellent job in printing the promotional cards for the Queer Youth Comics Project. There are four different versions. The cartoons are playful and are meant to inspire the person who picks up the card to continue drawing the strip in the blank panel.

The cards will be passed around by Pink Triangle Services (PTS) throughout Capital Pride Week (August 20 to 29) and will be available at art centres and libraries throughout Ottawa.

If you complete the strip and bring it back to PTS, you will be entered into a draw for a free comics workshop, in either French or English. PTS's address is 251 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 1X3.

LGBTTQ youth or youth from LGBTTQ families between 16 and 25 are welcome to sign up for the project. Download the Registration Form. Five scholarships spots covering the course fee are available. Apply here.

Find out more about the Queer Youth Comics Project and its French version, Jeunesse allosexuelle en BD.

Le Nichoir Wild Bird Rehabilitation Centre in Hudson, Québec is organizing an art fundraiser entitled The Wildcard. It’s happening at the old Dominion Textile building on the Lachine Canal in Montréal. The sale will raise money for a new conservation centre.

Artists from the area were asked to donate artworks on 5 x 7 inch cards in any medium, media and content of their choosing. My four donated works were on the reintroduction of wild turkeys to Eastern Ontario. These were done in gouache and ink.

Godlalune is a francophone hip hop duo from Gatineau. They are performing at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 1, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. The Museum needed a legal sized poster to advertise the show.