April 1, 2014

Comic & Cartoon Art Week

Illustration by Molly Ostertag
TUESDAY, APRIL 1  |  7pm 
New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium
at Parsons The New School, 2 West 13th Street, Bark Room
Guest speak Ernie Gehr, filmmaker/animator
Free and open to the public


7:00 - 8:30pm
Strong Female Protagonists
at the School of Visual Arts Amphitheater
209 East 23rd St., Room 311
A panel discussion with Raina Telgemeier, Diane Noomin, Shelly Bond, and Alitha Martinez.  Moderated by Keith Mayerson.
This event is free and open to the public.  Registration required.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2  |  2:00pm 
The Draftsmen's Congress at the New Museum
235 Bowery
The New Museum has invited the Society of Illustrators to participate in a collaborative project called the Draftsmen's Congress led by artist Pawell Althamer. The Society has partnered with the National Cartoonists Society exclusively. Members will take part in the making of one large drawing that will take up the entire fourth floor of the space in the museum.  


THURSDAY, APRIL 3  |  6:00 - 9:00pm
MoCCA Arts Fest VIP Cocktail Reception
Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63 Street
Help us kick-off the MoCCA Arts Festival weekend.  Join us for a private viewing of the current exhibits Drew Friedman's Old Jewish Comedians and Jeffrey Catherine Jones. Invitation only. 


7:00 - 8:00pm
Nick Abadzis + Tucker Stone
Strand Books: 828 Broadway
Nick Abadzis will speak with comics journalist Tucker Stone. Learn more...   


7:00pm
Edie Fake presents Memory Palaces
Bureau of General Services- Queer Division
hosted by Cage, 83A Hester Street
Chicago comics artist Edie Fake and Brooklyn publishers Secret Acres are pleased to debut a monograph of Edie's recent gallery exhibition, Memory Palaces.  Edie will present his drawings and discuss the genesis behind his project, a radical re-imagining of queer spaces in Chicago.


7:00pm
Katie Skelly Signing Operation Margarine
Desert Island: 540 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY from AdHouse books   


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