Project Schedule

Project Schedule (Tentative)

Timeline	Proposed Activity
January, 2005	• Travel to Japan to conduct interviews and discussion with mangaka (cartoon artists) for the exhibition and related publications including the exhibition catalogue.
March, 2005	• Paper to be presented at annual NAEA (National Art Education Association) conference in Boston, MT (3/4 - 3/8/05) • Complete the draft of exhibition catalogue based on interviews and research in Japan
May, 2005	• Edit the content and visual images of exhibition catalogue and send it to of publisher, the board of the Pennsylvania State Univ. • Create invitational postcard and advertisements for the exhibition and symposium
Summer, 2005	• Travel to Japan and select final manga artworks from mangaka for the exhibition to ship to Chico • Final preparation for the exhibition and the symposium
October 27, 2005	• The exhibitions start at California State University, Chico (A Japanese print show to be held at the Janet Turner Print Museum in conjunction with the above exhibition.) • A related symposium of Visual Pop Culture, The Power of Girl’s Comics: The Value and Contribution to Visual Culture and Society held in Chico.
Thursday, 11/10/05	• Machiko Satonaka, Shojo mangaka and Professor, Osaka Art University • Keiko Takemiya, Shojo mangaka and Professor, Kyoto Seika University • Tomoko Yamada, Shojo manga researcher and curator, Kawasaki City Museum • Fusanosuke Natsume, Manga critic
Thursday, 12/1/05	Workshop I at Humanities Center • Trina Robbins, researcher and writer of the US girl's comics
Tuesday, 12/5/05	Workshop II at Ayres Hall 106 (Little theater) • Frederik Schadt, Japanese manga critics and Japanese interpreter
Thursday, 12/14/05	Closing Workshop III, at Humanities Center • Brent Wilson, Professor, Pennsylvania State University>
January,’06	• The exhibitions start at Pennsylvania State University, Chico
March, ’06 (3/1-3/31/06)	• The exhibitions start at the School of the Institute of Chicago in conjunction with NAEA (National Art Education Association) conference, Chicago
Summer, 2006	• All artworks returned to Japan. Another touring exhibition possibly held in Japan and other Asian countries.