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CCS schedule and exhibitors at Small Press Expo 2019

Here is a line up for CCS at SPX 2019!:

The Small Press Expo (SPX) is coming up on September 14 -15, and there are plenty of ways to see The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) grads while you are there! CCS will be present at table W28 with copies of This Is What Democracy Looks Like.

As part of the tour for This Is What Democracy Looks Like, Dan Nott ′18 (Table A7) will be on the Graphic Advocacy panel with Archie Bongiovanni (A Quick & Easy Guide To They/Them Pronouns), Box Brown (Cannabis), and Matt Bors (The Nib). Hallie Jay Pope will be the moderator. The group will discuss using comics as a powerful tool in sharing a particular mission and point of view.

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Graduate Spotlight: Donna Almendrala ′12 Art Director at PEANUTS Studio

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Donna Almendrala ′12 is the art director at the Peanuts Studio in Santa Rosa. She spends most of her free time playing and obsessing over board games and RPGs. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr as @madmacaques. She did the following interview with Angela Boyle ′16.

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Peanuts Studio Welcomes More CCS Alums!

Congratulations to Bryan Stone ′08 and Mary Shyne ′18 on joining the PEANUTS family. Bryan Stone was recently hired by another CCS alum, Donna Almendrala ′12. He joins Mary Shyne and classmate Denis St. John ′08, who are both staff artists.

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CCS at Alternative Press Expo

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October 12-13
San Francisco

Special mini comics self-publishing workshop by The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty Alec Longstreth and alum Nomi Kane on Saturday at 2pm!

Stop by table 529 to learn more about our program, meet CCS alum Donna Almendrala, Nomi Kane, Jen Vaughn, and take home a printed copy of our How To Draw catalog.  IRENE anthology and faculty Alec Longstreth will also be exhibiting at APE!

For more information, visit: comic-con.org/ape

 

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Seven Days: All Cartoons

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The comics from Seven Days’ recent all-cartoon issue are available online!

Click here for contributor bios and comics by Carl Antonowicz, Eleri Mai Harris, Rachel Dukes, Bill Volk, Bryan Stone, Allie Kleber, Donna Almendrala and more.

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CCS Alum To Watch: Donna Almendrala

She doesn’t work for peanuts– oh wait, yes she does! Peanuts with a capital P, that is. Hearty congratulations to class of 2012 alumna Donna Almendrala for joining the staff at Schulz Studios in Santa Rosa, CA. As a production artist, Donna will take on various tasks at the studio, including design approval for licensees, coloring, digital production, graphic and web design. “The job will grow into where my interests and skills lie as time goes on,” says Almendrala, who began work this week. Best of luck with this amazing opportunity, Donna!

You can see more of Donna’s personal work and other comics projects at her website: http://donnaalmendrala.name/

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Bingo Baby!

How do five CCS alumni, one faculty member, and an improvisational acting exercise result in a 96 page graphic novel? What rewards are in store for those who lend their support to this exciting endeavor into collaborative storytelling? Bingo Baby! The pioneer project from the CCS Inky Solomon Center has launched its Kickstarter campaign. Check it out here!

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Thesis Exhibition On Exhibit, May 12 – June 16

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!

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Congratulations Class of 2012!

Donna Almendrala
Bill Bedard
Ariel Bordeaux
Melanie Gillman
Jai Granofsky
Molly Howard
Sean Knickerbocker
Dakota McFadzean
Katie Moody
Adrienne Núñez
Amelia Onorato
Wade Simpson
Rio Aubry Taylor
Andrew Geer Warner
Dave Weinar
Nate Wootters
Michael Scott King Stanley

And this year’s fellows:
Julie Delporte
Blaise Larmee

See work by the graduates on display now at The Center for Cartoon Studies Thesis Exhibition.  Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-2pm, through Saturday, June 16.

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