London Ontario’s Tingfest, A Celebration of Comics and Graphic Novels, Opening Reception Saturday April 19!

A wonderful, month long celerbration of established and new artists, their opening reception in this Saturday, April 19, 6 pm to 9 pm.

Old skool comic jammer Dave Lapp will also be there, with original pages from his magnus opus, a truthful telling of  childhood, The Field.

From their website tapcreativity.org/tingfest-2025

Named after Merle “Ting” Tingley, London Free Press’ editorial cartoonist from 1948 to 1986, Tingfest is an annual celebration curated by TAP Centre for Creativity that showcases the work of past, present and future comic and graphic artists from Southwestern Ontario.

While this festival is an homage to Ting’s work and influence on generations of artists, Tingfest is a rare forum for emerging and established artists to present their work to the public through a gallery show that is complemented with free events and programs.

This year’s festival takes place from Tuesday, April 15 to Saturday, May 10 with an opening reception on Saturday April 19, from 6PM-9PM, with a special performance by Willow Switch. You won’t want to miss the party!

Artists include:

Archie Cromwell, Craig Sellars, Dave Lapp, Emmanuelle Chateauneuf, James Collier, Jenna James, Merle “Ting” Tingley, Robin Henry, Tanner Fisher. To Learn more about the artists go HERE


Visit tapcreativity.org/tingfest-2025

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