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Saturday, June 19 from 10am to 12:30pm

Opening Remarks:
Sara Frazetta, Frazetta Girls

Sara Frazetta, granddaughter of Frank Frazetta, a leading figure in fantasy illustration, will offer opening remarks. Following his death in 2010, Sara and her mother, Holly Frazetta, formed the company Frazetta Girls. Sara has been overseeing her grandfather’s legacy by licensing his artwork and promoting his life and work in social media and in an online store. She is preparing to open a museum of Frank Frazetta’s art in 2022.


 Artist Panel One: The Frazetta Legacy in Contemporary Fantasy Illustration: A Family of Artists

  • Julie Bell
  • Boris Vallejo
  • Anthony Palumbo
  • David Palumbo

Julie Bell, Boris Vallejo, Anthony Palumbo, and David Palumbo are gifted artists who have been inspired by the notable legacy of fantasy and science fiction illustrator Frank Frazetta. This panel will explore their art, their position as the first family of fantasy illustration, and the creative and technical approaches that has inspired the acclaim and admiration of many fans.

 

Artist Panel Two: The Epic Fantasy Adventure

  • Allesandra Pisano
  • Donato Giancola
  • Gregory Manchess

The rich histories relayed by the storytellers, writers, artists, historians, and philosophers have helped to define epic adventures and fantastical characters through time, from The Epic of Gilgamesh in 2100 BCE to the dynastic rivals of The Game of Thrones. Alessandra Pisano, Donato Giancola, and Gregory Manchess will discuss their work as well as the fantasy narratives that have inspired it.

Price: One admission price for the entire Symposium.

    • $15 members
    • $20 non-members – Pay What You Choose option available

Land Acknowledgement

It is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that we are learning, speaking and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican people, who are the indigenous peoples of this land on which the Norman Rockwell Museum was built. Despite tremendous hardship in being forced from here, today their community resides in Wisconsin and is known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.

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