Stories tagged Cara Bean

CCS at Graphic Medicine Conference in Ireland

The Center for Cartoon Studies is heading to Ireland for the annual Graphic Medicine Conference. CCS president and co-founder, Michelle Ollie, along with several alumni and CCS fellows will be participating in the traveling conference.

Cartoonist and comics librarian Natalie Norris ‘20 will discuss “Harnessing the Transformational Magic of Graphic Memoir to Process Trauma.” J.D. Lunt ‘16 will present, “Comics, Oral History, and Sharing the Magic of St. Dorothy’s Rest, the Oldest No Cost Health Camp in California.” Michelle Ollie will lead a design talk, “Using Design to Improve Accessibility.”

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Tags: Applied Cartooning, Cara Bean, CCS Alum, Comics and Medicine, Fellowship, Graphic Medicine, Graphic Memoir, Graphic Novels, Healthcare, J.D. Lunt, MK Czerwiec, Natalie Norris, Nicole Georges, Technological University of the Shannon

Cartooning In An Anxious Age

This year’s annual appeal comic is by Cara Bean and is on the act of drawing, which focuses your attention and intimately connects you with the generative act of creation. It’s an inspiring read. Download a free copy!

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) and its students make comics to better understand themselves, our community, and our world. Please support our work, make a donation to CCS today.

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CCS graduates to exhibit and present at MICE expo in Cambridge

MICE, the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, is coming up on October 19 and 20 in Cambridge, MA. A perennial favorite, MICE is showcase space for artists and writers in the greater-Boston area working in the field of comics. The show is free and open to the public of all ages. And you can find lots of CCS grads and instructors tabling and in various workshops throughout the weekend.

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Visiting Artist Talk: Cara Bean

A Will Eisner Week lecture

Thursday March 7, 3pm
CCS Post Office building, 46 South Main Street

This lecture is open to the public.

Cara Bean is the author of Draw 500 Funny Faces and Features and has been teaching art in the United States for thirteen years. Her work has been featured in Pen America Illustrated, The Women’s Review of Books, and Teaching Arts Magazine. She provides public drawing and creativity workshops that explore how the beginning of complex ideas emerge from the simple act of doodling on paper. Cara has taken a leave from her teaching position to focus on creating comics that speak directly to kids about mental health. She is The Center for Cartoon Studies Cornish Residency Fellow.

Tags: Cara Bean, cartoonstudies, Cornish Fellow, Draw 500 Funny Faces and Features, Pen America Illustrated, Visiting Artist, Will Eisner, Will Eisner Week

CCS Alum in Best American Comics 2018

The list for Best American Comics 2018 is out, and CCS alum are well represented in the Notable Comics. Though the Notable Comics are not included as excerpts in the book, they are listed in a section from the series editor, Bill Kartalopoulos, to showcase the variety and quality of the comics field for the time period. This edition’s guest editor is Phoebe Gloeckner, creator of The Diary of a Teenage Girl (North Atlantic Books, 2015).

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Tags: Almanac, Best American Comics, Bill Kartalopoulos, Cara Bean, cartoonstudies, Fetch, Iona Fox, Mariner Books, Melissa Mendes, Nicole Georges, Pen America, Phoebe Gloeckner, Retrofit, Sophie Yanow, The Art Class Is a Sanctuary, The Diary of a Teenage Giel, The Weights, What Is a Glacier?

The Third Annual Cornish CCS Residency Fellowship Awarded to Cartoonist and Educator Cara Bean

Cara Bean’s work has been featured in Pen America Illustrated, The Women’s Review of Books , and Teaching Arts Magazine. She is the author of Draw 500 Funny Faces and Features and she provides public drawing and creativity workshops that explore how the beginning of complex ideas emerge from the simple act of doodling on paper. Cara has been teaching art in Lexington, Massachusetts for thirteen years.

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Tags: 500 Funny Faces and Features, Cara Bean, Comics, Cornish, Cornish CCS Residency, Harry Bliss, Pen America Illustrated, Teaching Arts Magazine, Teaching Comics, The Women’s Review of Books

A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

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.

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Stories tagged Cara Bean

CCS at Graphic Medicine Conference in Ireland

Cartooning In An Anxious Age

Support CCS

CCS graduates to exhibit and present at MICE expo in Cambridge

Visiting Artist Talk: Cara Bean

CCS Alum in Best American Comics 2018

The Third Annual Cornish CCS Residency Fellowship Awarded to Cartoonist and Educator Cara Bean

MFA and Certificate Program

Make a Gift to CCS

Online and In-person Workshops

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Cartoon Club

The Schulz Library

A Free One-Week Cartooning Workout

THE ED KOREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

FREE COMICS

CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

Let's Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental Health

A 32-page comic on how our government works

THE APPLIED CARTOONING MANIFESTO