September 13, 2004
For Immediate Release September 13, 2004
White River Junction, VT– An exhibition of artwork from the collection of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), featuring many internationally celebrated cartoonists, will be on display at The Map Room, 58 Fore Street in Portland, Maine. Original artwork from cartoonists Seth (Clyde Fans), Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan), and Craig Thompson (Blankets) will be included.
This is a unique opportunity to see original artwork panels from graphic novels and comic books. The show will be on display in Portland for only one week.
SPECIAL EVENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION:
Portfolio Reviews, Saturday, October 23, 1-4pm
Location: The Map Room, 58 Fore Street, Portland Prospective students wishing to attend The Center for Cartoon Studies in fall 2005 are encouraged to bring drawings, comics, and sketchbooks for review to this special event. Information about the school will be available and staff will be reviewing work and providing feedback.
For more information about this event and directions to The Map Room, visit: cartoonstudies.org/maproom or contact the school at (802) 295-3319.
Book Signing, Friday, October 22, 8pm
Location: Casco Bay Books, 151 Middle Street, Portland Before his breakthrough book, The Golem’s Mighty Swing, James Sturm produced two bold, remarkable short novellas set in different periods on the American frontier. Both stories, The Revival and Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight, are collected together for the first time in Above and Below, an eighty page deluxe comic book published by Drawn and Quarterly.
The Center for Cartoon Studies – “America’s only two-year cartooning program” is opening in White River Junction, VT in fall 2005. The full-time two-year course of study program is designed for a small group of dedicated highly creative students with a passion and appreciation for graphic novels, storytelling, writing, comics, and design. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers will teach classes. The school is located in downtown White River Junction, Vermont in the historic Colodny Surprise Department Store building. cartoonstudies.org
THE MAP ROOM is a new non-profit exhibition space featuring drawings and works on paper. Located at 58 Fore Street in Portland, Maine, the space is open to the public on Saturday from 12-5:00 and all other times by appointment. Contact: Anna Hepler, (207) 251-3251, ahepler@themaproom.org
DIRECTIONS TO THE MAP ROOM: The Map Room entrance is located in the base of the brick Portland Co. tower at 58 Fore Street, past the entrance to the Narrow Gauge Rail Museum and Portland Yacht Services. Look for bright orange cones and a three-car parking space on the right hand side. For more detailed directions call (207) 251-3251.
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