A presentation and booksigning Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:00–8:30pm This event is free and open to the public.   It’s a bird… It’s a plane… No, it’s SUPERMAN: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero. The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Larry Tye, who has written the [...]

We regret to announce that the Saturday, May 18 cartooning class is canceled due to illness.  Our next class will be held on Saturday, June 15, from 1-3pm.  Please e-mail gallery@cartoonart.org for reservations.

Saturday, June 1 – Sunday June 2, 11:00am-5:00pm Attendance included with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum Special 2-Day Admission available for $10 – in advance or at the door (http://guestli.st/165567)   “Cartoonists, writers and animators return for the Latino Comics Expo at the Cartoon Art Museum” The Latino Comics Expo, the nation’s first [...]

May 11 – September 8, 2013            “Look!  Up in the sky!  It’s a bird!  It’s a plane!  It’s Superman!” The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates the 75th anniversary of Superman, The Man of Steel with an exhibition exploring the long and storied history of The Last Son of Krypton, from his [...]

Saturday, April 27, 2013, 11:00am-2:00pm                   In celebration of his retrospective, Samplings and Dabblings, the Cartoon Art Museum is publishing a full-color, 80-page exhibition catalog covering the artistic career of Sam Kieth, from his earliest work-for-hire projects including Sandman and Marvel Comics Presents, through creator-owned projects like [...]

May 4 – August 4, 2013 Reception Thursday, May 16, 5:00-8:30pm, Free and open to the public Alexis E. Fajardo is a student of the classics–whether Daffy Duck or Damocles–and has created a unique blend of the two in Kid Beowulf. Lex has taught cartooning throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and currently resides in [...]

Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Free and open to the public The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes back animator and historian Tom Sito as he presents his new book Moving Innovation:  A History of Computer Animation on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 7:00 to 9:00pm.  This event is free and open to the public. [...]

Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm The Cartoon Art Museum hosts artist Samuel Hayes on Saturday May 4, 2013 from 2 pm to 4 pm as a part of its on going Cartoon-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Samuel, view and buy his work. This event is [...]

 Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm   The Cartoon Art Museum hosts artist Nigel Sussman on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 12pm – 4pm, as part of its ongoing Cartoonist in Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Nigel and view his work. This event is free and [...]

Thursday, April 18, 2013 from 5:00-7:00 pm Free and open to the public Matt Dembicki, writer and artist of the nature graphic novel Xoc: The Journey of a Great White (Oni Press), will sign and talk about his book April 18, 5-7 p.m., at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.  This event is free [...]

  Monday through Friday Cost: $135 ($100 for CAM Members)* Sign up for a membership and save!   June 10-14, 2013: Super Mania! Time: 11am – 1pm – Ages: Intermediate Artists ages 10-14 Reserve your space: http://guestli.st/154173 Superheroes have been part of our culture heritage for thousands of years, from the earliest mythological warriors to [...]

Saturday, April 20th, 2013 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm With a VIP evening reception at the Cartoon Art Museum 6:00pm to 8:00pm     The Cartoon Art Museum and The Castro Theatre are proud to host the premiere screening of Peter S. Beagle’s nationwide theatrical re-release tour for The Last Unicorn—and his 74th birthday celebration! Throw [...]

Sunday, April 14, 2013, 12:00-2:00pm Free and open to the public                                   The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes cartoonist Lucy Knisley on Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 12:00-2:00pm for a discussion and booksigning of her latest release, Relish, published by [...]

  Photo by Lion Boogy.     Yo, Joe! The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates the upcoming release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation with a full day of special events on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The internationally renowned cosplay charity group Cobra 1st Legion will be in attendance, dressed as popular G.I. Joe and Cobra characters to [...]

March 16 – July 7, 2013 Reception Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 5:00-8:00pm     StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000002229 I SEE WHAT YOU SAY Visual Stories and Narrative Art Reception April 28th 2013 5pm – 8pm Book signings with Christian Robinson’s (Rain!) and Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen (The Dark) Special guests Roman Muradov, Christian Robinson, Dasha [...]

Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm The Cartoon Art Museum hosts artist Jason Felix on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm as a part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Jason and view his work.  This event is free and open to [...]

Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm The Cartoon Art Museum and Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will host a special reception for the exhibition, Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination on Saturday, March 23, 2013.  Special guests include Chuck Jones’ widow, Marian Jones, his daughter, Linda Jones Clough and grandson, Craig Kausen, who is [...]

  WHEN: Sunday March 24, 2013 – 11:30 am to 5:00 pm COST: FREE! WHERE: The Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore 655 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (between 3rd street and New Montgomery St., two blocks from Montgomery St. BART) (415) CAR-TOON ext 310 – http://www.cartoonart.org DETAILS: The challenge is to create a mini-comic from [...]

Love and Rockets: A 30th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7:00-9:00 pm Free and open to the public; exclusive print available with $10 donation to CAM   The Cartoon Art Museum says farewell to its 30th Anniversary Celebration of Love and Rockets with a visit from series co-creator Mario Hernandez as he discusses his [...]

General admission: $10; CAM members receive two-for-one admission Reserve your tickets: http://guestli.st/145857 Join us for a trip into the Anti-Valentine’s Universe for a fantastic night of Stand Up Comedy at the Cartoon Art Museum. Cupid is pounded by Thor’s hammer and skewered by Wolverine’s claws with backup from Bay Area comedians Ivan Hernandez, Colleen Watson, [...]

            Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 1pm to 3pm The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Gregory H. Russell on Saturday, February 16, 2013, from 1pm to 3pm, as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Russell and view his work.  This [...]

March 16 – July 7, 2013 Details to be announced.

February 9 – May 5, 2013 Reception Saturday, March 23, 2013     Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination 100 Years of an Animated Artist The Cartoon Art Museum has announced a centennial retrospective of the art of legendary animation director and creator Chuck Jones, on display from February 9 through May 5, 2013.  The exhibition, comprising [...]

LATE NIGHT GALLERY HOURS UPCOMING DATES: May 16th: ArtRockX Superhero event (ticketed: $10 – $30) June 20th: TBA       Join the Cartoon Art Museum for Yerba Buena Third Thursdays, a monthly night out in a unique downtown San Francisco neighborhood that’s rich with arts and culture. Come join us! The Cartoon Art Museum [...]

Saturday, January 12, 2013, 11:00am-5:00pm Free and open to the public Calling all West Coasters! Have you ever wanted to learn more about The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) in White River Junction, Vermont? Well if so, we can save you a trip across the country! CCS has partnered with the Cartoon Art Museum to [...]

January 19 – April 28, 2013 Extended through April 28   Gabrielle Gamboa is a cartoonist, visual artist, and arts educator based in Santa Rosa, California.  She studied painting and film at California College of Art, and earned a BA in Painting at San Francisco State University.  A long-time self-publisher and zine maker, she was [...]

  Saturday, January 19, 2013, 1-3pm Free and open to the public       The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes cartoonist Thien Pham on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 1:00-3:00pm for a discussion and booksigning of his latest release, SUMO, published by First Second Books.  This event is free and open to the public. About [...]

   The Cartoon Art Museum is having a Pre-Holiday Sale the week before Christmas, Sunday, December 16th through Sunday, December 23rd, from 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Almost everything in the store will be 25 to 40% off (some restrictions apply). The sale includes 25% off almost all merchandise in the store, including autographed books, [...]

Join local cartoonists on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 11am to 5pm as we celebrate the upcoming release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with drawings, prizes, ticket giveaways and more!  This event takes place in the Cartoon Art Museum lobby and is free and open to the public.   Featured artists include: Matt Harding [...]

February 23 – June 16, 2013  The Sam Kieth exhibition catalog is available for purchase online, in its regular format and in a limited bookplate edition.  Please visit this link for more information:  https://guestlistapp.com/events/163326   The Cartoon Art Museum presents Samplings and Dabblings:  a retrospective, a celebration of the art of Sam Kieth.  This exhibition [...]

  Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm Free and open to the public       The Cartoon Art Museum proudly welcomes cartoonist Ellen Forney on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm as she discusses and signs copies of her latest graphic novel, Marbles.  This event is free and open to the public. About Ellen Forney: [...]

Presented by Focus Features     Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 7:00-9:00 pm General admission: $7; Two-for-one admission for Cartoon Art Museum members The Cartoon Art Museum goes behind the scenes of ParaNorman with screenwriter and co-director Chris Butler on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm in a special event presented by Focus Features. After amassing [...]

October 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013 Opening Reception Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 8:00-11:00pm       Beginning on October 10, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Jonas Madden-Connor.   Jonas Madden-Connor is a cartoonist living and working in Berkeley. He’s the creator of the award-winning [...]

Love and Rockets A 30th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8:00-11:00 pm Sliding Scale:  $5 – $50 The Cartoon Art Museum is honored to host Love and Rockets: A 30th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 8:00-11:00pm.  This will be the opening reception for a career-spanning retrospective exhibition including more than 50 [...]

Spend the day at Pixar Animation Studios Annual Cartoon Art Museum Benefit Saturday, November 10, 2012 (PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE) Purchase tickets through GuestList! Click here for more information! The Cartoon Art Museum, the only museum in the western United States dedicated to all forms of cartoons and comics, is delighted to host its [...]

October 13, 2012 – March 10, 2013           In the fall of 1982, Fantagraphics published its first issue of Love and Rockets, a black-and-white magazine featuring stories and art by the brothers Jaime, Gilbert and Mario Hernandez, a.k.a. Los Bros. Hernandez.  These early comics, informed by the brothers’ love of Archie [...]

September 22, 2012 – February 3, 2013     Opening reception Saturday, October 20, 2012, from 6:00-8:30pm Advance tickets for the opening reception can be purchased through this link. The Cartoon Art Museum proudly presents Sketchtravel, a unique collaborative project bringing together 71 talented artists from around the world. Acclaimed artists Dice Tsutsumi of Japan [...]

Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm.  This event is free and open to the public.   The Cartoon Art Museum proudly welcomes author Emily Haynes and award-winning animator and Pixar storyboard artist Sanjay Patel on Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm as they discuss their new children’s book, Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth.  This event is free [...]

Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm Free and open to the public     The Cartoon Art Museum hosts artist Adrian “Age” Scott on Saturday, September 6 2012 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Scott  about cartooning and [...]

Thursday, August 30, 2012, from 7-9pm $5 Suggested Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds) The Cartoon Art Museum and SF Zine Fest are proud to present Cartoon Carousel : A Cartoonist Slideshow Reading, at the Cartoon Art Museum August 30th,  from 7pm to 9pm. A diverse lineup of small-press cartoonists will read [...]

Labor Day Weekend Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2, 2012 The Cartoon Art Museum is having a Back to School Sale on Labor Day Weekend, Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2 from 11am to 5:30pm.  Almost everything in the store will be 40% off (some restrictions apply).  Visitors will find the store stocked with a unique lineup [...]

Thursday, August 23, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm Free and open to the public The Cartoon Art Museum and The Latino Comics Expo are proud to announce Noche de Latinas, an evening with Latina comic book artists discussing their craft, their inspirations, and how they manage to navigate in the “macho” world of comics.   Bay Area Creators Gabrielle [...]

Saturday, August 11, 2012, 12:30pm Free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum     Watch drawings come to life, and learn how to create your own, as Joe Wos presents his original blend of storytelling and live cartoon illustration, an unforgettable and entertaining experience that children and adults of all ages will enjoy. [...]

October 6, 2012 – February 17, 2013    Join Screenwriter and Co-Director Chris Butler at a special presentation on Wednesday, November 7! The Cartoon Art Museum proudly presents original works of art from the feature film ParaNorman, produced by LAIKA, the Portland-based animation studio owned by Nike co-founder and Chairman Philip H. Knight, and released [...]

Thursday, September 6, 2012 from 7-9pm Tickets sold on a sliding scale: $5 – $500 (Free for Cartoon Art Museum members) The Cartoon Art Museum is celebrating and saying farewell to one of our most popular exhibitions, What, Me Worry?: 60 Years of MAD Magazine, closing September 16, 2012. Throw on that snappy, Dapper Don, [...]

SPIDER-MANIA: CARTOON ARTIST SKETCH EVENT Saturday, June 30 11am-5pm It’s Spider-Mania at the Cartoon Art Museum!  Visit during museum hours and get your very own FREE Spider-Man sketch (and comic book, while supplies last). The following artists are scheduled to participate: 11am-1pm Travis “Jedi” Holocron Frankie Addiego Larry Oliver 1-3pm George Webber Vincent Kukua 3-5pm [...]

Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm Free and open to the public The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Steve Lafler on Wednesday, July 25 at 7:00pm as he and CO2 present Ménage a Bughouse, a 400-page volume collecting Lafler’s trilogy of Bughouse graphic novels, Bughouse, Baja and Scalawag, previously released on the Top Shelf imprint.  Lafler will [...]

Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm Free and open to the public The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes the authors of Walt Kelly: The Life and Art of the Creator of Pogo on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm.  This event is free and open to the public. Walt Kelly: The Life and Art of the Creator [...]