The Center for
Cartoon Studies (CCS)
Students travel from across the U.S. and around the world to study comics at CCS in a diverse and vibrant community in Vermont.
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Do you have burning questions about CCS’s MFA and certificate programs but aren’t able to make it to one of our admissions events? Drop us a line at outreach@cartoonstudies.org and we can set up a 1-on-1 video chat session to answer any of your questions about the curriculum, the application process, student housing, financial aid, living in Vermont, or anything else you need to know about applying to CCS!
The CCS community is happy to announce recent graduate Juniper Kim ‘23, was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Award! Juniper will be pursuing a graphic novel project in Seoul, Korea, with her grant.
“While living in Seoul—a vibrant center of all kinds of arts and culture, and the place in which my family has roots—I will attempt to answer important questions about identity, art, and culture…” said Juniper.
The project’s current title is Gyopo’s Ballad. Juniper describes the work-in-progress as a “fictional graphic novel describing a Korean-born American-raised woman’s experience living in Korea for the first time since her emigration as a toddler. Sang, who is researching the Korean folk music revival, arrives in Seoul eager to reconnect with her roots; however, she also struggles to feel at home in her ‘home country’ and define herself somewhere in between being Korean and being American.”
Each year the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. The creators of two exceptional comics for this year will be awarded $1,000 each. The winners will be selected by The Beat and The Schulz Library staff at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS).
The two award categories for the Cartoonist Studio Prize are Long-form Comic of the Year and Short-form Comic of the Year.
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Tillie Walden ’16, graduate and faculty at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), is on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2024 list. “…Vermont appointed Tillie Walden the cartoon laureate, and at 26, she’s the youngest artist to receive the honor. Walden, who has published more than 10 books, often centering queer narratives, is also one of the youngest recipients of an Eisner Award, often referred to as the Oscars of the comics industry.” –Forbes. Click here to read more and see the complete list of young artists and designers reimagining how we see the world.
Join us in Summer 2024 to brush up on your cartooning skills or learn new ones! Click here to check out the complete line up and register today!
This year’s annual appeal comic, by Coco Fox ’20, is about the community that Coco found during her time while living in White River Junction, VT as a student at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Click here to read the comic online, and make a gift to support CCS today!
Published by Random House Graphic, HIDDEN SYSTEMS was Dan’s thesis project at #CartoonStudies! What was the first message sent over the internet? How much water does a single person use every day? These are just two of the questions Dan explores in this dynamic book for children.
“The true power of comics is on display here” —@ALA_Booklist
“A necessary introductory approach to everyday systems that briefly interrogates the bias and inequalities embedded within them.” —Publishers Weekly
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White River Junction, Vermont –The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) has named Sarah Shay Mirk its Program and Applied Cartooning Fellow for the 2023-24 academic year. Shay (she/they) is a graphic journalist, editor, and teacher. She is the author of Guantanamo Voices (Abrams, 2020), an illustrated oral history of Guantanamo Bay prison, which Kirkus called “extraordinary… an eye-opening, damning indictment of one of America’s worst trespasses.” She is also a zine-maker and illustrator whose comics have been featured in The Nib, The New Yorker, Bitch, and NPR. Her book on the craft of making nonfiction comics, Drawn from the Margins: The Power of Graphic Journalism (co-written with CCS graduate Eleri Harris ‘14), will debut from Abrams ComicsArts in 2024.
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Are you considering applying to The Center for Cartoon Studies MFA or Certificate program? Join us for our virtual campus open house and portfolio day! Learn about the campus and the renowned collection of the Schulz Library, hear from current students and graduates, and meet faculty and staff for a portfolio review! Saturday, December 2nd, 1-4pm EST. Sign up!
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CCS wants your old comics! These comics and many more were donated to support CCS's BIPOC Cartoonist Fund. If you're interested in making a comic book or cash donation drop us a line.
Cartooning In An Anxious Age (pdf) is a free comic by Cara Bean on the act of drawing, which focuses your attention and intimately connects you with the generative act of creation. It’s an inspiring read.
Created for middle and high school students, Let’s Talk About It: A Graphic Guide To Mental Health is a lively and educational comic book that destigmatizes the conversation around mental health.
Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.
Download a free copy of The World is Made of Cheese, The Applied Cartooning Manifesto.
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