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Exhibitions

The Cartoon Art Museum exhibits pieces that represent the history, contemporary development, creators, design, and processes underlying the art forms of cartoons, comics, digital animation, illustration, and videogames.

List of Current Exhibitions at CAM:


The Art of DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots

February 1 – April 22, 2012

Puss in Boots, the Academy Award® Best Animated Feature nominee from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is the subject of an impressive new art exhibition at San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum.  This 20-piece exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes overview of the development of the 2011 hit animated feature film.  From preliminary character [...]

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Small Press Spotlight on LGBTQ Cartoonists

December 10, 2011 – March 4, 2012

Beginning on December 10, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of ten Bay Area LGBTQ cartoonists.

This installment of the Cartoon Art Museum’s Small Press Spotlight has been curated by the students of the Engage: Queer Comics Project class at the California College [...]

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Eric Shanower’s Road To Oz

Cartoon Art Museum event:  Thursday, January 19, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested Donation

San Francisco, CA: Travel down the Yellow Brick Road with award-winning cartoonist Eric Shanower as he presents words and images from his many Oz projects through the years. Laugh as Shanower discloses his childhood efforts to channel the magic of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books. [...]

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Black and White and Read All Over: Comics of the New Millennium

December 17, 2011 – May 6, 2012

“I never thought my art would be displayed anywhere other than my mother’s refrigerator.
And even she tried to hide it under large magnets and grocery lists.”  -Stephan Pastis, Pearls Before Swine

The newspaper comics page is known for its sense of tradition.  The Katzenjammer Kids [...]

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

November 12, 2011 – April 15, 2012
Programming to be announced

We’re off to see the Wizard! The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an exhibition featuring vintage newspaper tearsheets and original artwork spanning over 100 years of classic comics.
At the dawn of the 20th century,  L. Frank Baum created a world [...]

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Cartoonists Remember: September 11, 2001-2011

KING FEATURE SYNDICATE BRINGS TOGETHER
COMIC INDUSTRY TO COMMEMORATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 WITH THEMED STRIPS AND ART EXHIBITS

More than 90 Comics from Artists at Major Cartoon Syndicates
Pay Homage to Dark Day in History

The Renowned Newseum, as well as Several Major Cartoon Museums,
Will Display the Strips in Special Exhibits [...]

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Last Stop: Troubletown

September 17, 2011 – February 5, 2012
HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!

For over 22 years, cartoonist Lloyd Dangle entertained, educated, and occasionally outraged audiences worldwide through his weekly comic strip Troubletown. Dangle retired the feature in April 2011, and the Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to present Last Stop: Troubletown, a comprehensive [...]

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About CAM Exhibitions

The Cartoon Art Museum exhibits pieces that represent the history, contemporary development, creators, design, and processes underlying the art forms of cartoons, comics, digital animation, illustration, and videogames.

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