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It’s time for our sixth annual Summer Cartooning Classes! Learn how to story board, how animation and stop motion is created and create your own cartoon characters, super heroes and more! Taught by cartoonist Brian Kolm.
Ages: Intermediate level artists [...]

Saturday, June 11th , Friday, July 15th and Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Cartooning classes with Karen Luk
Karen Luk, professional illustrator and comic artist, will reveal the secrets behind manga faces, body language and basic character design. Basic drawing skills are helpful, but not required.
Come & level up your manga drawing skills!

8-12 year olds
11:30 AM to [...]

Saturday, June 4, 2011, 5:30-7:30pm
Free and open to the public
PARTY WITH KING OF RPGS AT THE CARTOON ART MUSEUM!
Announcing Volume 2 of the New York Times Bestselling Graphic Novel Series from Del Rey

Join the author and artist of King of RPGs, the bestselling Del Rey graphic novel series, at the Cartoon Art Museum [...]

Thursday, June 9, 2011, 7:00-9:00pm

Green Tie Tickets
Just in time for Green Lantern’s theatrical debut, the Cartoon Art Museum is presenting the first museum exhibition celebrating 70 years of DC Comics’ emerald knight!  Over 60 pieces of original artwork will be on display, including works by Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Joe Staton, Mike Mignola, [...]

Thursday, June 2, 2011, 7:00-9:00pm
Free and open to the public

The Cartoon Art Museum proudly welcomes author Monte Schulz on Thursday, June 2, 2011 from 7:00-9:00pm. Monte Schulz, the son of Charles M. Schulz, will talk about his father, Peanuts, growing up with Sparky and how his father has influenced his own writing career. [...]

Cartoon Art Museum awarded matching grant
by the Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant

The Cartoon Art Museum has received a generous $30,000 matching grant from The Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant in support of the museum’s ongoing programs and exhibitions.  Contributions to The Sparky Challenge made to CAM between April 15 and [...]

Join cartoonist Brian Kolm for a day of Looney Tunes-themed activities at the Cartoon Art Museum on Saturday, April 30, 2011!  Kids of all ages will learn about the history of animation, how to draw classic cartoon characters, and get a chance to enjoy the Cartoon Art Museum’s current Looney Tunes original art exhibition!
Author and [...]

Howl – Reading Ginsberg event: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7pm to 10pm
Free and open to the public

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s film, Howl, produced by Werc Werk Works, opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring James Franco as the beat poet Allen Ginsberg, the film took an experimental approach to documenting the creation [...]

June 11 – November 6, 2011

Sneak preview reception:  June 9, 2011

“In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight!  Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power—Green Lantern’s light!”
Just in time for Green Lantern’s theatrical debut, the Cartoon Art Museum is presenting the first museum exhibition celebrating 70 [...]

Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 1pm to 3pm
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Jeff Walker on Saturday, April 23, 2011, from 1pm to 3pm, as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Walker about cartooning and view his work.  This event [...]

Saturday, May 7- Sunday, May 8, 2011, 11:00am-5:00pm

Free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum

Cinco de Mayo always brings many tasty treats and ethnic delights to the San Francisco Bay Area.  In celebration of the season, the Cartoon Art Museum presents the First Annual Latino Comics Expo on Saturday, May [...]

Spend an evening with Kevin Smith and Jasone Mewes on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at San Francisco’s famed Warfield Theatre!

For more information about this event, please visit the official Jay & Silent Bob Facebook page.
The Warfield has generously provided the Cartoon Art Museum with five sets of free passes for this event!  Please visit the [...]

Celebrating From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed
with Special Guest Berkeley Breathed
Cartoon Art Museum Event:  Saturday, April 2, 2010 from 8pm to 11pm
Ticketed Event:  Sliding scale from $10 to $100

The Cartoon Art Museum and The Hero Initiative proudly present the museum’s Annual WonderCon Weekend Party and Silent Auction, which will be [...]

Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 1pm to 3pm

The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Audrey Soffa on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 1pm to 3pm, as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to Soffa about cartooning and view her work. This event is free and [...]

Saturday, March 5, 2011, 1:00pm and 2:00pm

Free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes DJ Scientific and his crew for a special Saturday afternoon performance of The Prospect Bear, an interactive program combining narration, live music and projected illustrations.  Performances will take place at 1:00pm and 2:00pm at [...]

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 6:00-8:00pm
$5 General Public, Free for Cartoon Art Museum Members
JUST ADDED:  BOOK SIGNING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC STARTING AT 7:15pm

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine for a behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning comic strip on Saturday, March 19, 2011, from 6:00-8:00pm.  This event promises [...]

The Cartoon Art Museum presents From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed, an exhibition of original artwork featuring one of the most popular cartoonists of the past quarter-century!
To commemorate this exhibition, the Cartoon Art Museum, in conjunction with IDW, publisher of Breathed’s Bloom County: The Complete Collection, [...]

A presentation and booksigning with Aaron Renier and Jason Shiga
Thursday, February 17, 2011, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes celebrated cartoonists Aaron Renier and Jason Shiga on Thursday, February 17, 2011 as Renier celebrates the release of his new book, The Unsinkable Walker Bean, published by First Second Books and Shiga [...]

Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Featuring “Corked” the comic wine tasting
Suggested donation: $5

San Francisco, CA: The Cartoon Art Museum hosts a closing reception for the Graphic Details exhibition with special guests Corked the Comic, offering an evening of wine tasting and comics.  Francis Sanders and [...]

Held over through July 9 by popular demand!

February 5 – July 9, 2011

Opening Reception Saturday, April 2, 2011; details to be announced

EXHIBITION CATALOG NEWS:  We are now taking advance orders for the official From Bloom County to Mars catalog, to be published by IDW.  Please visit Kickstarter.com before March 9 to place your order.
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Annual Fund Letter (PDF)
Dear Friends of the Cartoon Art Museum,
Thanks to our many generous supporters, CAM is wrapping up its 25th year of providing innovative exhibitions of original cartoon art, entertaining and educational family programs, and continued opportunities for scholars.
As we look toward a new year, I’m once again reminded of the challenges the museum [...]

Berkeley Breathed’s Awarding-Winning Comic Strip Debuted on December 8, 1980
Cartoon Art Museum Hosts Special Exhibit Beginning in February 2011

San Diego, CA (December 8, 2010) – On December 8th, 1980, the first Bloom County comic strip was released in a handful of newspapers.  Berkeley Breathed’s irreverent look at small town life and its memorable [...]

December 18, 2010– March 13, 2011
Reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm (free and open to the public)

Beginning on December 18, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Peter S. Conrad.
Peter Conrad is a writer and artist from the East Coast, who has spent fifteen [...]

Thursday, November 18, 2010, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested Donation

On Thursday, November 18, the Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Pixar Animation Studios’ Teddy Newton as he discusses his career in animation and his new book, Day & Night, based on the animated short of the same name.  Day & Night premiered with the theatrical release of Toy [...]

Extended due to popular demand!
November 6, 2010 – May 8, 2011

For 30 years, Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher has been a prominent editorial cartoonist for The Economist, the world renowned magazine focusing on commentary and analysis of world politics, business, finance, science, technology, culture, society, media and the arts.  The Economist and the Cartoon Art Museum will [...]

Time: 1pm to 4pm
Place: Guests in the Museum Lobby and Tarot Art Jam in the Museum.
Join us for a day of comics, cartoons, haunted house memories, tarot readings and chance to help us design our own deck, spooky toys and creepy art don’t miss this or it will haunt you all year!
The idea is to [...]

Saturday, October 23
11am-4pm

Free with paid admission

The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates its Storytime! exhibition on Saturday, October 23, 2010 with Storytime! Family Fun Day. With paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum, kids and their families will have the opportunity to meet professional cartoonists and create their own comics in the museum’s [...]

Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Roman Muradov on Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk Muradov about cartooning and view his work. [...]

Panel Discussion and Reception for the exhibition:
Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 7:00-8:30 pm
$5 Suggested donation
San Francisco, CA: Please join the Cartoon Art Museum on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 7:00pm for a very special opportunity to meet and hear some of the artists from its latest exhibition, Graphic [...]

Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7pm to 9pm
$5 Suggested donation
San Francisco, CA: Visit the Cartoon Art Museum on Tuesday, October 19th at 7pm for a presentation and book-signing by nationally syndicated political cartoonist Ted Rall.  Rall will talk about his new book, The Anti-American Manifesto, a new manifesto for an America heading toward economic and [...]

SOLD OUT!  THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EVENT!

Spend the day at Pixar Animation Studios
For the Seventh Annual Cartoon Art Museum Benefit!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
SOLD OUT!!!  TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.  REMINDER:  NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT PIXAR THE DAY OF THE EVENT.  THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

The Cartoon Art [...]

Saturday, October 16, 2010, 8:00-11:00pm
Sliding Scale:  $5 – $20
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts a fun-filled evening of Storytime! and Graphic Details on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 8:00-11:00pm in celebration of the 2010 Alternative Press Expo (APE).  Special guests include featured artists from the Cartoon Art Museum’s Storytime! exhibition Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) [...]

November 6, 2010 From Storyboards to Animatics
1:00 pm-4:00 pm, Learning Center Art Studio – Walt Disney Family Museum
Cost is $45 per student.
In collaboration with The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Instructor and Animation Industry Professional: James Scott Hummel In this beginning-level class, we will explore that magical moment where the static storyboards of a cartoon are combined [...]

Discussion and booksigning
Saturday, October 9 2010, 1:00-3:00pm
Free and open to the public

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Beverly Gherman as she discusses and signs copies of her new book Sparky:  The Life and Art of Charles Schulz. Her all-ages biography presents an insightful look into the life and career of one of the most beloved [...]

A talk and booksigning with Dave Cooper
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Dave Cooper on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 as he celebrates the release of his new book, Bent, published by Fantagraphics Books.  Please join Cooper at 7:00pm for a brief discussion of his career [...]

Friday, September 3, 2010, from 7pm to 9pm

$5 Suggested Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

The Cartoon Art Museum and San Francisco Zine Fest are proud to present Now See This, a live, multi-media comics reading at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday, September 3,  from 7pm to 9pm. This event will kick-off the Zine [...]

UPCOMING [...]

October 1, 2010-January 30, 2011

While the history of women in comics is well-documented, and the Jewish contribution to the art form widely acknowledged, Graphic Details:  Confessional Comics by Jewish Women will be the first museum exhibit to showcase the singular voices of female Jewish artists whose revealing diaristic and [...]

Fundraising Event:  Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 8:00pm
Tickets: $20
at San Francisco Punchline Comedy Club

444 Battery Street in San Francisco

Comics and comix collide as the funnies meet the funny in the sixth annual fundraiser and silent art auction for San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum.  Join the Bay Area’s funniest folk for a [...]

Tuesday, August 24, 7:00-9:00pm

Free and open to the public

The Cartoon Art Museum will host a reception for its latest exhibition, Storytime! Graphic Novels for Kids of All Ages, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, from 7:00-9:00pm.  Special guests include Lark Pien, creator of Long Tail Kitty and Mr. Elephanter, Larry Marder, creator of [...]

Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore Event:
Saturday, August 28 2010, 2:00-5:00pm

Free and open to the public

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Girls Drawin Girls, the renowned artist collective, to its bookstore for a special event on Saturday, August 28, from 2:00 to 5:00pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch the artists at work and view past [...]

Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Joshua Ellingson on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk Ellingson about cartooning and view his work. This event is free [...]

Friday July 30th, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Sunday August 1st, 1:00pm and 3:00pm

Visit the Cartoon Art Museum and learn how to turn everyday household items into books of your own! Learn three different methods of simple, low-budget bookmaking and impress your friends and family with personalized comics, journals and sketchbooks!
Bookmaking Made Easy is presented in conjunction [...]

A special presentation and booksigning by Nicole Hollander
Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation

The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Nicole Hollander, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip Sylvia for a special presentation and booksigning on Thursday, August 19, from 7:00-9:00pm.
Since drawing her first Sylvia strip in 1979, the nationally syndicated cartoonist Nicole Hollander [...]

Thursday, July 22 through Sunday, July 25, 2010
$10 Suggested donation

The Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to announce its programming for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International, to be held at the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2010.  This year marks the fourth annual CAM Sketch-a-thon, which features a host of artists donating their [...]

Thanks to Gary at The Comic Outpost and Jim at The Hero Initiative for producing this special video in conjunction with our recent spotlight on Ed Hannigan.  Please click this link to check it out:   Ed Hannigan: Covered

Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm

The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Nomi Kane on Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk Kane about cartooning and view her work.  This event is free and open [...]

Thursday, June 24, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation

The.Cartoon Art Museum welcomes nationally syndicated political cartoonist Rob Rogers as he brings his dynamic presentation How a Cartoonist’s Brain Works to San Francisco on Thursday, June 24. Rogers’s interactive combination of live drawing and a cartoon slide presentation takes the audience behind the curtain of his creative [...]

July 3 – October 31, 2010

HELD OVER THROUGH OCTOBER 31!
The Cartoon Art Museum is honored to host Before Sita Sang The Blues:  Spotlight on Nina Paley, the first comprehensive exhibition of award-winning cartoonist and animator Nina Paley,  creator of the critically acclaimed animated feature Sita Sings The Blues. This retrospective will [...]

Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm

The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Bruce McKay on Saturday, June 12th, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk about cartooning and view McKay’s work.  This event is free and open to [...]