Sharjah Art Foundation announces Corniche 7 Comic Anthology

Sharjah Art Foundation has announced an open call to broaden and diversify the creative scope of Corniche, an annual comic anthology compiling the works of illustrators and comic book artists from the GCC. The publication takes an exploratory and free-flowing approach to its process, allowing for a range of genres to be published together, including biography, science fiction, fantasy, mythology and art history.

A crucial platform for local illustrators to meet, experiment and publish, Corniche is a community-centred project and one of the Foundation’s core initiatives.

The selected artists will be invited for a three-day creative exchange in Sharjah. The final comics will be compiled and published as an anthology.

Eligibility Criteria

• Illustrators and comic artists are invited to submit pitches for a six-page comic to be considered for publication in the seventh edition of Corniche.
• Any GCC-based illustrator and/or comic artist, aged 18 and older, can submit an application.

Application Requirements

• Alongside other basic information indicated in the form, applicants need to attach the following as part of their comic pitch:
  • Art portfolio
  • Story synopsis
  • Rough storyboard
  • Rough sketch of one page
• Artists are required to submit exactly six pages (three spreads). Submissions containing more or fewer than six pages will be automatically rejected. However, artists may include as many panels on each page as they like.
• For your initial pitch, ensure that the attachments, whether digital or scanned, can be clearly viewed and read, keeping in mind that the final format will be a colour paperback (20 x 20 cm). A resolution of 300 dpi is encouraged.
• You can submit the comic in either English or Arabic. Comics without dialogue or other text are also encouraged. Whichever language you choose, make sure it reads well and is proofed for grammatical and typographical accuracy.
• Your entire comic or idea does not need to be finalised at the time of application, but the general direction of your storyline is considered and your illustration style is assessed. Once selected, you will be given time to finalise the comic.

For more information, visit Sharjah Art Foundation.