THE COMIC ARTS PARTNERSHIP ( COMIC A.P.) MISSION STATEMENT

The Comic Arts Partnership (Comic AP) is a non-profit organization based out of Lexington, KY, with a focus on fostering the awareness of comics and comic creators to the “every man”.

This non-profit organization is being built from scratch as an oversight group that allows for pillar projects to function as non-profit Arts projects within the Comic A.P.

One of the first projects that will be funded by the Comic Arts Partnership is, “Blueprint Saints Magazine”. The second project that is slated for 2010 is the live comic environment called, “Comic Creators Live” (as specified in the design document of Blueprint Saints Magazine as of October, 2007).

The founding principle of the Comic A.P. is that it is an organization that supports the comic Arts, the comic community, provides educational resources for the public about comics and comic creation, helps foster comic creation and creativity, endorses gallery shows and gives artists a chance around the country to get their work show in all forms of media.

The Comic Arts Partnership owns none of the intellectual property of anyone involved in any team. It is an organization that funds and supports comic communities around the country, fostering leadership for the next generation in a true “Open Source” environment. The Comic A.P. will be doing its best to set up scholarships and grants much like the National Endowment for the Arts. It is the organizations privilege to work with a willing and experimental culture of comic creators.

The Comic AP is quite unlike the other comic communites in Lexington, KY due to the nature of it being a foundation built on the ideals of innovation and reinvention of all the major concepts within Comic Art creation. Its main goal is to venture forward into undiscovered country within the Comic Arts where few dare to go. It is comprised of high risk for the leadership of this organization due to the nature of creating avenues for comic Art creation that would otherwise not exist.

The Comic AP does not support any single comic organization or comic label within Lexington, KY. It functions independently of the city entirely, and is built on the ideal moving culture with its national and international influence. Its major investments are in bringing new culture to city regions like Lexington.

Our organization lives in the spirit of the outright refusal to be treated as if we are Republicans or Democrats. We are not a comic label and won't be. Our goal is to keep the waters clear for the next generation of talent, allowing them the clearest path to independence in the comic world.

Take a look at our first project that will be funded by the COMIC AP: www.blueprintsaints.com