May 21, 2024 - In just a couple weeks, the Character in Context show opens at the A.R. Mitchell Museum. This event celebrates the enduring importance of illustration in the contemporary art sphere, featuring a comprehensive presentation of process work hanging alongside the traditional final work. [caption id="attachment_76705" align="aligncenter" width="526"] The Builders by Scott Brundage[/caption] A bunch of fantastic illustrators (many of them Muddy Colors contributors) are participating in the show, and many of the artists - a third of them, myself included - will be traveling in for the preview, opening, demos, and art talks. I asked Elliot Lang, the show curator, and Cody Kuehl, the museum’s board president, for an interview to learn more about the genesis of this event and what we can expect. They were kind enough to oblige! _____ Sarah: How did this show…