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“Best of the New: Idea” The Boston Globe
CCS Graphic Novel Series make Booklist Top 10!
“Creative Economy exemplified” – The Rutland Herald
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[ June 23, 2012; ]
Telling [True] Stories Session
Woodstock Digital Media Festival 2012
Saturday, June 23, 11am
The ʺTelling [TRUE] stories strand of Festival programming brings some of the most innovative leaders of non-fiction narrative forms and platforms to Woodstock where they will share their work and explore the emerging possibilities of the form. For more information, visit: woodstockdigital.com
Visit Dan Archer’s site: archcomix.com
[ May 14, 2012 to June 16, 2012. ]
The Center for Cartoon Studies
2012 Thesis Exhibition
An exhibition featuring work by the graduating class of The Center for Cartoon Studies.
Exhibition runs Monday-Saturday, 10am-2pm, through Saturday, June 16.
Location: CCS Gallery, Colodny Building, White River Junction, Vermont.
Click here to see photos of the exhibit online!
The Center for Cartoon Studies Stumptown Comic Arts Awards 2012 Winners
Best Small Press
Fugue #1 by alum Beth Hetland
Buy a copy of the award winning FUGUE today!
Best Anthology
Lies Grownups Told Me edited by CCS alum Nomi Kane and Jen Vaughn, along with comics librarian Caitlin M.
Click on the image or here to read The Cartoon Crier!
[ May 1, 2012; ]
The word “comic” has always been a bit of a misnomer and The Cartoon Crier hopes to set the record straight. Sorrow and woe is the focus of this free 36-page newspaper tabloid that highlights the work of The National Cartoonists Society members and of The Center for Cartoon Studies’ community.
The Cartoon Crier features the [...]
[ April 21, 2012 to April 22, 2012. ]
The 2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Book Prizes ceremony honors the best books of 2011. This year, The Center for Cartoon Studies alum Joe Lambert’s I Will Bite You! is a Graphic Novel Finalist! Buy a copy today!
Workshop the children’s book you’ve always wanted to create with CCS instructors and renowned authors and illustrators.
Children’s Book Workshop
June 25-29
Exploring aspects of writing and illustrating books for children
This new, goal-oriented workshop will explore several aspects of writing and illustrating books for children through hands on exercises and activities. Faculty include celebrated children’s book authors, illustrators, [...]
[ April 21, 2012; April 28, 2012; ]
On exhibit through April 28
Gallery hours on
Saturdays 10am-2pm
Vincent Fago created the 1950s character, The Checkered Pup, and drew Peter Rabbit and other funny animal comics and strips. Fago also had is own publishing imprint. The exhibit at The Center for Cartoon Studies includes original Peter Rabbit artwork, comicbook covers, and character study drawings.
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[ May 12, 2012; ]
Please join us in celebrating our sixth commencement ceremony, with guest speaker Tom De Haven
The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) Sixth Commencement Ceremony takes place on Saturday, May 12 at 11am at Northern Stage Theater (at the Briggs Opera House) in White River Junction, Vermont. This year’s Commencement speaker is novelist Tom De Haven. A [...]
New Hampshire Public Radio Word of Mouth visits The Center for Cartoon Studies. Listen to the segment!
[ April 28, 2012 to April 29, 2012. ]
Once again, CCS will be exhibiting at MoCCA Festival 2012. Students, faculty and alumni will make the trip to New York City to take part in this 2-day (April 28 & 29)celebration of comics and cartoonists. Stop by the CCS table to see the latest comics out of White River Junction, and to learn more about our [...]
Industry Day gives both the students a chance to have their portfolios looked at by the best in the business (maybe arrange an internship) while the publishers get a chance to see the future of the comics industry and know what talent to look out for. This year guests include Gary Groth (Fantagraphics/The Comics Journal), [...]
The Center for Cartoon Studies presents Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, the latest graphic-format book to come out of the Center for Cartoon Studies (which has created books on Satchel Paige, Harry Houdini, Amelia Earhart, and Henry David Thoreau) opens yet another captivating page into history. Created by the incredibly talented CCS alum, [...]
[ August 20, 2012 to August 24, 2012. ]
Need a boost of comics inspiration? CCS’s new Master Class in Comics Narrative will turbo-charge your creative engines with an intensive week of comics boot camp.
The Master Class in Comics Narrative is taught by Eisner-winning cartoonist and experienced comics educator Paul Karasik.
You will leave this class a stronger cartoonist than when you entered.
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