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Summer Workshop Spotlight: Graphic Novel Workshop with Paul Karasik

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Summer 2019 you can work with Paul Karasik (How To Read Nancy, City of Glass) to get your own graphic novel off the ground! You’ll have a week, from July 29 to August 2 or August 5 to 9, to produce the first draft of a longer comics project. The course makes use of lecture, collaborative exercises, book discussions and more. And if that week isn’t enough for you, you can sign up for the optional online extension from August 13 to October 4!

“How To Read Nancy” , by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden, is the deconstruction of a single Nancy comic strip to reveal the hidden language of comics.“How To Read Nancy”  received an Eisner Award 2018: Best Comics-Related Book of the Year!

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2017 Summer Workshop Line Up!

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NEXT UP SUMMER WORKSHOPS!:

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP
with Paul Karasik
July 31-August 4
or August 7-11
Optional Online Extension 

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP
with Jo Knowles
and Tillie Walden
The Young Adult Genre
July 31-August 4 

GRAPHIC MEMOIR WORKSHOP
with Melanie Gillman
August 7-11

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Summer Workshop Registration is Open!

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CREATE COMICS

  • Session I: June 20-24
  • Session II: July 11-15

CARTOONING STUDIO

  • June 27-July 1

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP

  • Session I: August 1-5
  • Session II: August 8-12
  • Optional Online Extension:
    August 15 – October 7

Space is limited.

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Summer Workshops Announced!

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Announcing the 2016
Summer Workshop Line Up:

CREATE COMICS

  • Session I: June 20-24
  • Session II: July 11-15

CARTOONING STUDIO

  • June 27-July 1

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP

  • Session I: August 1-5
  • Session II: August 8-12
  • Optional Online Extension:
    August 15 – October 7

Register online now! Space is limited.

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Bring Comics To Your College Classroom

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To commemorate The Center for Cartoon Studies’ 10 year anniversary, we want to share our comics’ knowledge and passion with your college. Throughout the 2015-16 academic year, a CCS faculty member will beam into 10 classrooms for a free 30-minute presentation.

Whether it’s a tools and technique demo, professional practice lecture, or artists talk, presentations can be tailored to your classroom’s needs. Find out why The Center for Cartoon Studies is the premier cartooning school in the country.

First come, first serve.
Sign up today:
comicworkshop@cartoonstudies.org

If thirty minutes isn’t enough and you’d like a faculty member for a one, two, or three day cartooning workshop let us know. From Swarthmore College to the Ringling College of Art and Design, CCS’s workshops have brought our dynamic curriculum to schools throughout the country.

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CCS Summer Workshops! Register Now!

Summer Workshops at Cartoon Studies

Next up!

Create Comics:
July 20-24
Cartooning Studio:
July 27-31
Graphic Novel Workshop:
August 3-7  FULL!
August 10-14 FULL!
Request a spot on the wait list
Cartoon Club Summer Session:
July 6-10  •  July 13-17

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Summer 2016 Workshops Announced!

summer_workshops_at_cartoon_studies

Announcing the 2016
Summer Workshop Line Up:

CREATE COMICS

  • Session I: June 20-24
  • Session II: July 11-15

CARTOONING STUDIO

  • June 27-July 1

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP

  • Session I: August 1-5
  • Session II: August 8-12
  • Optional Online Extension:
    August 15 – October 7

Space is limited.

Eventbrite - The Center for Cartoon Studies 2016 Summer Workshops

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Summer Workshop: Register Now!

Summer Workshops at Cartoon Studies

Create Comics:
June 15-19  •  July 20-24
Cartooning Studio:
June 22-26  •  July 27-31
Graphic Novel Workshop:
August 3-7  FULL!
August 10-14 FULL!
Request a spot on the wait list
Cartoon Club Summer Session:
July 6-10  •  July 13-17

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Watch “How to Draw Some Attention to my Graphic Novel Workshop” by CCS instructor Paul Karasik

Graphic Novel Workshop:

Session 1: August 3-7 – FULL!
Session II: August 10-14 – FULL!

Request a spot on the wait list

Optional online extension!

Eventbrite - The Center for Cartoon Studies 2015 Summer Workshops

Do you have the beginnings of a graphic novel but need some help getting it off the ground? Is your cartooning stuck in a rut, ready to move up to another level?

Put everything else aside and only work on your comics for a week in White River Junction, Vermont. Workshop instructor Paul Karasik is a cartoonist (The New Yorker, City of Glass), a comics scholar (I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets, How To Read Nancy), and a renowned teacher who really knows how to take good cartoonists and make them better.

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Summer Workshop Registration Is Now Open!

Summer Workshops at Cartoon Studies

Create Comics:
June 15-19  •  July 20-24
Cartooning Studio:
June 22-26  •  July 27-31
Graphic Novel Workshop:
August 3-7  FULL!
August 10-14
Cartoon Club Summer Session:
July 6-10  •  July 13-17

Eventbrite - The Center for Cartoon Studies 2015 Summer Workshops

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CCS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE

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*!

BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

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. 

FREE COMICS

CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

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.

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

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

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.

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.

THE APPLIED CARTOONING MANIFESTO

Download a free copy of The World is Made of Cheese, The Applied Cartooning Manifesto.

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