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.
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 [...]
[ Read More → ]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 [...]
[ Read More → ]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. [...]
[ Read More → ]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 [...]
[ Read More → ] 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
[ Read More → ]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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