Stories tagged School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Alum Spotlight: teaching in higher education

Because The Center for Cartoon Studies offers an MFA to those students who already have a bachelor’s degree (you might be surprised how many of those are Bachelor’s of Science), graduates pursue higher education including teaching at Stanford University, California College of the Arts, and the Animation Workshop,

Stephanie Zuppo ’15 (Belchville) is teaching at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.  In the Division of Communication and Creative Media, their classes have included digital painting. They originally got their BFA in Illustration and Design at Moore College of Art and Design. They also teach a wide variety of workshops at Generator Makerspace in Burlington, including bookbinding and teen cartooning. Stephanie’s main comics project right now is running Ladybroad Ledger, which just started a Patreon for subscriptions out of state. Stephanie also is the founder of Conosaurus.

Champlain College faculty/staff interior headshots/portraits, August 17th, 2017

Cole Closser ′13 (Black Rat) is teaching at Missouri State University in the Art and Design Department, where he also received his BFA. His classes include Graphic Narrative, Introduction to Computer Graphic Design, and Illustration.

Cole Closser, teaching portrait at Missouri State University

 

Beth Hetland ’11 (Half Asleep) teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Her classes range across departments, in the Writing Program,

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Cartoon College Screening Across The Country

Official Film Poster by CCS alum Joe Lambert.

More screenings scheduled:

SOUND UNSEEN FILM FESTIVAL, Minneapolis, MN – Saturday, October 13

SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO – Thursday, October 18

For a complete list of upcoming screenings, visit: cartooncollegemovie.com

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CCS Alum Beth Hetland Talks About Teaching Comics

Read the Schulz Blog interview with CCS ′11 alum Beth Hetland, comics professor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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