It is an association of animators and illustrators with varied tastes and styles but with a common interest, to learn about and help navigate this complex and strange world of art. Its main activities include: MasterClasses given by experienced professionals in the sector, workshops (fanzines, dioramas, character design, concept art...), film forums in which animation films are shown and a small colloquium is held afterwards, and street markets in which young artists have the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work.

In this first edition of BeerMates we have the pleasure of having Theo Corral Malorde as our guest for a talk, The artist profile. Born in a village in Almería, he has been living in Madrid for 7 years, where he moved to study illustration at the art school, Arte10; Theo is a budding illustrator and comic book artist, but above all a fanzine kid, with a powerful professional career and a personal work that doesn't go unnoticed. And what's the chat about? Based on examples of artists from the past, we will reflect on the thousands of ways of dedicating oneself to art that exist and how comparing one's own career with that of colleagues is useless. Finally, we will try to formulate a new way of looking at ourselves as artists and art workers, leaving behind comparisons and expectations about what we should be or what our working method should be like.