This week at CCS:

Joe Quinones & Maris Wicks

For a glimpse at upcoming visitors:
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Minis Monday: Colleen Frakes

The Comics Journal

Alumni Colleen Frakes’ Xeric-winning Tragic Relief stages a four-act fusion of mythic characters and psychological case study. As foreshadowed by the title’s twist of cliché, three parallel sections set up the predicament with an epilogue driving home the message to full effect.

Go to the story…

Amelia Earhart Returns to White River Junction

For Immediate Release

January 20, 2010

Announcing the arrival of a graphic novel celebrating an American icon

White River Junction, Vermont – Seventy-five years ago, Amelia Earhart visited Vermont for the first time, her plane touching down at the airport just minutes from where The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) campus now resides. Earhart is returning to White River Junction, this time as the star of the fourth of a five book graphic novel series by CCS featuring the lives of remarkable Americans.

Drawing by Ben Towle

Novelist Sarah Stewart Taylor and cartoonist Ben Towle will launch Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean at The Center for Cartoon Studies, 94 South Main Street, White River Junction, Vermont on Friday, February 19, 4pm. The creative team will discuss the life of Amelia Earhart and the process of producing a graphic novel. Original sketches and drawings will be on display. All ages are welcome. A book signing will follow.

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CCS Top Notch Thesis Advisors

Senior Thesis advisors in the first three years of the school’s existence include top notch cartoonists, designers, and writers:
Alison Bechdel, Nick Bertozzi, Chester Brown, Ivan Brunetti, Eddie Campbell, Jordan Crane, Kim Deitch, Tom Devlin, Chris Duffy, Tom Hart , Kevin Huizenga, Kazu Kibuishi, Paul Karasik, Chip Kidd, Ed Koren, Frenchy Lunning, Jason Lutes, James Owen, John Porcellino, Ron Rege Jr., Stan Sakai, Bob Sikoryak, Chris Staros, Craig Thompson, Rick Veitch, Chris Wright.

Course of Study

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) offers a course of study designed for a small group of dedicated students with a passion and appreciation for graphic novels, storytelling, writing, comics, and design. CCS offers Master of Fine Arts degree and certificates. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers teach classes. Learn more about the course of study… Learn more about the course of study…

The “Me” of l’employé du Moi An Exhibition of Belgian Comic Art

January 30 – February 20

Gallery Hours
Saturdays from 10am-2pm

Including the work of Max de Radiguès (CCS Fellow ‘10) Sacha Goerg, Stéphane Noël, David Libens, Bert, Claude Desmedt (aka Bulu), Philippe Vanderheyden and Cédric Manche.

“L’employé du Moi is a publishing house in Brussels, Belgium. It is made up of eight people who are all cartoonists. None of them are paid for the time they put into l’employé du Moi. Since 2000, l’employé du Moi has explored intimate stories and autobiographies, trying to focus more on good storytelling than just spectacular drawings. L’employé du Moi isn’t afraid of any genre and publishes whatever they like.

L’employé du Moi is a French pun. It sounds like “the employee of the month” but it means “the employee of Me.” In this exhibition, I invite you to discover the Me behind l’employé du Moi.”

- Max de Radiguès

See Max’s comic journal Meanwhile in White River Junction
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AIC Wins 2010 Gryphon Award

Adventures in Cartooning, written and illustrated by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost, has received the 2010 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature.

…a stupendous new high for children’s graphic novels…a tale that works just as well as a read-aloud for the very young as it does a lesson for everyone from fans of the form to the wholly uninitiated.”

— Booklist, Starred Review
Order a copy today!

CCS’s How To…

Download a pdf copy of CCS’s How To Booklet (3.6 MB).

CCS Portfolio Day

Saturday, March 6, 2010
10am-1pm

Bring your sketchbook!
Show your portfolio for an admissions review
Learn more about the program and courses
Meet faculty and students
Tour the campus

Who should attend?
Prospective students
Applicants
High School seniors and graduates
College students

Registration:
Space is limited! Please register online here

Location:
The Center for Cartoon Studies
94 South Main Street
White River Junction, Vermont

Questions?
802.295.3319