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CATEGORIES:Classes/Workshops/Clinics, Library Programs, Free
SUMMARY:Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch: Author/Illustrator Nikkolas Smith-Draw Your Own Superhero Workshop
LOCATION:Headquarters Library Meeting Room A 401 East University Ave, Gainesville, F
 L 32601
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Bestselling author and illustrator Nikkolas Smith will present a Draw Your 
 Own Superhero Workshop (60 min). This event is presented in collaboration w
 ith, and support from, Special Collections at the University of Florida Sma
 thers Libraries. The event is geared toward children, but all ages are welc
 ome.\n\nNikkolas will speak to the participants about his journey as an art
 ist and his relationship with Superheroes. He will talk about his work on s
 uperhero movies and re-imagining superheroes for apparel and books. He will
  discuss what a superhero is and how we can all be superheroes. Participant
 s will create their own superhero (based on a self-portrait or a superhero 
 or a specific character they want to focus on). Nikkolas will guide attende
 es with some tips while he draws something as well. Participants will have 
 an opportunity to show their Superhero and share what inspired them to crea
 te it.\n\nNikkolas Smith is an Artivist, picture book author, and Hollywood
  film illustrator. He is the author-illustrator of the USA TODAY bestsellin
 g picture book The Artivist, The Golden Girls of Rio, and My Hair Is Poofy 
 & That’s Okay. He also illustrated the picture books A Change Is Gonna Come
 , Captain America: Brave New World: A Hero Looks Like You, I Am Ruby Bridge
 s, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream, That Flag, and the
  #1 New York Times bestselling The 1619 Project: Born on the Water. Nikkola
 s speaks on his Artivism and leads digital painting workshops at conference
 s, workplaces, and schools around the world. Nikkolas was born in Houston, 
 Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles, California.
X-EXTRAINFO:Elementary (6-11 years)
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