Pablo and Splash with Sheena Dempsey
Entry
£3.50
Date
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Time
10.30–11.30am
Location
Clore Learning Studio
Turner Contemporary
Ages
Recommended for ages 6+
Get ready for a hilarious and creative comic book event as audiences join time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash on their adventures.
Join Pablo and Splash, the time-travelling penguins, on their adventures; an unexpected visit to the age of the dinosaurs, a race back to the frozen ice age, and, in their next adventure, a trip to Ancient Rome!
Author and illustrator Sheena Dempsey will take you on a journey starting with how to draw Pablo and Splash as well as creating a graphic novel strip live using ideas from the audience.
A brilliant event for all graphic novel enthusiasts and budding illustrators.
About the author
Originally from Cork, Irish children’s book illustrator and author Sheena Dempsey moved to the UK in 2009 to study for a Masters in Illustration at Kingston University. She has been making children’s books ever since. She now lives by in Folkestone, Kent with her husband Mick and their greyhound Jeremy.
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