Saturday, November 8, 2025
10:00am – 4:00pm, Activity Hub (located in the Head House)

In celebration of her new graphic novel Botticelli’s Apprentice, cartoonist Ursula Murray Husted invites all Book Festival attendees to drop by her makeshift studio and add your marks to the collaborative mural she’s orchestrating to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rain Taxi’s TCBF. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and Ursula is also happy to chat about making art, art history, or pretty much anything art related that’s on your mind. Honor the apprentice in yourself and take a moment to make art! (All ages)

About the Artist

Ursula Murray Husted is a lifelong artist, former professor, and advocate for the arts and education; her previous graphic novel is A Cat Story. Husted has taught comics classes and art history workshops in settings ranging from pre-K to graduate university seminars; she received her PhD from the University of Minnesota, her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and her BFA from Marshall University. She lives in Minneapolis.