IDW Publishing is pleased to
announce the relocation of their headquarters due to business expansion, in
June 2015, as well as the opening of a groundbreaking new comic art gallery.
The new offices and gallery will be located in former Navy barracks within the
historic NTC in Liberty Station, which is nestled in the Point Loma community
of San Diego.
The San Diego Comic Art Gallery will be a unique, new and
dynamic space located within the IDW offices, designed to educate and engage
the local San Diego community and the region of Southern California with the
sequential comic book and graphic arts. The SDCAG will create
a permanent home in San Diego as a showcase for this celebrated art form;
already so pervasive in pop culture, thanks to the meteoric success of
comic-based films, television and entertainment, and already so associated with
the San Diego area, thanks to Comic-Con International. With a retail
space, a gallery of original art from comics and animation, and actual working
artists on the premises, the SDCAG is an entirely new kind of
venture. Harry L. Katz, former Head Curator in the Prints and
Photographs Division at the Library of Congress, has been named the curator of SDCAG.
Through events, author and
artist appearances, art installations and celebrations, the SDCAG will
become a destination to worldwide fans of the medium, and cement San Diego’s
status as a Capital of the comic arts, while becoming an integral part of the
immediate community. The first installation will be an extensive showcase
of the work of Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, and local San Diego resident.
“We’ve been looking to make a move for a while,” said Ted
Adams, CEO & Publisher of IDW, “We’ve been expanding rapidly, and
simply have run out of room. At the same time, we’ve been looking for a space
that more accurately reflects who we are as a company. When we started talking
with the NTC, it became evident immediately that this would be a perfect fit.
And with the gallery, we’re going to be able to show the community, and the
world, just who IDW is. This move is the perfect next step in the evolution of
our company.”
“The NTC Foundation welcomes
IDW Publishing and their creative team to the NTC Arts & Culture District
at Liberty Station,” said NTC Foundation Executive Director Alan Ziter.
“Their new San Diego Comic Art Gallery will
be a great addition to the numerous art galleries and museums already at NTC
and we look forward to the creative collaborations ahead. We anticipate it will
be a San Diego landmark destination for comic and animation art lovers from all
over the world.”
Moving into a historic building
has its unique challenges and is being made possible with the assistance of San
Diego local area businesses such as Good & Roberts LLC and obrARCHITECTURE
inc. Taking 18,344 square feet, IDW will now be the largest tenant in the
already vibrant arts district.
After 15 years as a prominent part of the local business
community, IDW Publishing is sure to be a more public presence with the move to
NTC. The Grand Opening is scheduled for June 1, 2015.
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