Art Spiegelman is the first-ever cartoonist to receive the Edward MacDowell Medal. MacDowell is one of the nation’s leading contemporary arts organizations, and it has been awarding this medal annually since 1960 to artists who have made an outstanding contribution to American culture.
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Tags: Ana Merino, Art Spiegelman, awards, Cartoon Studies, cartoonist, Edward MacDowell Medal, Francoise Mouly, Graphic Novel, James Sturm, MacDowell, Michelle Ollie, RAW
This fall, the third and final volume of Jason Lutes’s epic Berlin trilogy is being released (through Drawn and Quarterly). It is a big accomplishment and rightly deserves some hearty congratulations. To celebrate, Jason’s coworker and fellow CCS teacher Luke Howard ′13 pulled together a super secret project where over of Jason’s peers and students drew their own version of more than the first 6 chapters of Berlin. Keep an eye out online—lots of contributors (159!) have been posting their work, which is especially interesting when they include the original page.
Page by Aaron Cockle ′08, creator of Annotated and Word and Voice
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Tags: Aaron Cockle, Angela Boyle, Astral Birth Canal, awesome 'possum, Bailey Sharp, Berlin, Black Lung, Cartoon Studies, Chris Wright, Dave Lloyd, Dean Sudarsky, Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics, Graphic Novel, Iona Fox, Iris Yan, Jan Burger, Jar of Fools, Jason Lutes, Kelly Swann, Luke Howard, Michelle Ollie, Mo Oh, Reilly Hadden, Retrofit Comics, Sandy Bartholomew, Sophie Yanow, Star Wars, Talk Dirty to Me, The Lifted Brow, What Is a Glacier?
Every year, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) sends out its annual comics appeal, drawn by a different artist. Past artists have included Alec Longstreth, Liniers, and Tillie Walden (’16). This year, CCS President and Co-founder Michelle Ollie herself has taken on the task.
Michelle takes us through her poignant and heart-warming childhood story of regaining her confidence and learning to read using comics. This is just one tale of the power of comics as a medium for communication. Click here to read the comic.
It is the time of year again where CCS, a non-profit organization, is reaching out for donations to support their work. They have been pushing more and more cartoonists out into the world, and we want them to continue to do so for decades to come.
Post by Angela Boyle (′16).
Tags: Appeal, Cartoon Studies, Comics Literacy, Dyslexia, From the Desk of the President, literacy, Michelle Ollie, Ollie, President Ollie
Central Vermont has been home to a vibrant cartoon culture that will be the focus of “Story Lines” an exhibit through March 11, 2017. The exhibit will focus on works from the extensive archives of The Center for Cartoon Studies that just marked its 10th anniversary. There will also be additional work exhibited by Ed Koren of Brookfield and Phil Godenschwager of Randolph. New Yorker Cartoonist Ed Koren is the Vermont Cartoonist Laureate. Phil Godenschwager has been creating political cartoons and stained glass in our area for 30 years.
Saturday, February 11, 11am
Opening & Cartooning Workshop for all ages!
A Conversation with New Yorker Cartoonist Ed Koren and The Center for Cartoon Studies co-founder Michelle Ollie. Immediately following is a special hands on cartooning workshop by The Center for Cartoon Studies alumni Kane Lynch ′16.
Location:
Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery
Randolph, Vermont
Tags: CCS Archive, ccs exhibition, Chandler, Ed Koren, Kany Lynch, Michelle Ollie, Phil Godenschwager
Guest curator and Professor of English, Craig Fischer as assembled an impressive The Center for Cartoon Studies ten year exhibit currently on exhibit at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
Presentation by James Sturm
January 27, 2016, 7pm
At the Junction of Words & Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) exhibit will feature work by CCS faculty and co-founder James Sturm, Stephen R. Bissette and Jason Lutes as well as by CCS Fellows Chris Wright (2008-09), Julie Delporte (2011-12), Connor Willumsen (2012-13) and Sophie Yanow (2014-15). Also included are examples of art by CCS graduates Dan Archer ′08, Charles Forsman ’08, Colleen Frakes ’07, Sophie Goldstein ’13, Luke Howard ’13, Joseph Lambert ’08, Melissa Mendes ’10 and cartoonists who have collaborated with the school on various book projects.
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Tags: Charles Forsman, Colleen Frakes, Connor Willumsen, Craig Fischer, Dan Archer, James Sturm, Jason Lutes, Joseph Lambert, Julie Delporte, Luke Howard, Melissa Mendes, Michelle Ollie, Sophie Goldstein, Sophie Yanow, Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Bissette, Tenth Celebration, Torching Center
(Portrait of Michelle Ollie by Max de Radigues!)
For those who parla Italiano, a chat with the CCS president on the Ferragamo Foundation blog here.
Tags: Ferragamo Museum, Michelle Ollie
We are proud to announce CCS President Michelle Ollie’s appointment as President of the Vermont Higher Education Council (VHEC) for 2013. VHEC is an organization of all the Vermont public, proprietary, and independent colleges with a mission to implement cooperative activity to strengthen higher education across the state. With Ollie at the helm, we know great things are in store.
To learn more about degrees and programs offered in Vermont, visit VHEC’s consortium site: www.vtcolleges.org
Tags: Cartoon Studies, Michelle Ollie, Vermont, Vermont Higher Education Council, VHEC
Many small towns have lost their economic engines. This one re-invented itself. How did White River Junction do it?
A collaboration in cartoons and sound by State of the Re:Union production intern Katrina Roi and The Center for Cartoon Studies student Sophie Goldstein.
Visit stateofthereunion.com to watch the special collaboration in cartoons and sound project with The Center for Cartoon Studies, and to listen to Vermont: The Small Town State segment.
Tags: Cartoon Studies, David Briggs, David Ford, James Sturm, Katrina Roi, Matt Bucy, Matt Dunne, Michelle Ollie, NPR, Sophie Goldstein, State of the Re:Union, Vermont, White River Junction
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Download a free copy of The World is Made of Cheese, The Applied Cartooning Manifesto.
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