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Senior Presentations: Class of 2017
Each year, the senior class gives presentations on their thesis projects at the end of the first semester. The class of 2016 presented theirs in December. Hedj is creating a comic about a Sullivan, a young frog whose magical powers go … Continue reading
Cider Press 2016
It is becoming tradition at CCS, three years running now, to do a cider pressing at the beginning of the school year. Alums, student, and staff gather together to crush a bunch of apples. We crush the life out of … Continue reading
Industry Day 2016
Industry Day is the time of year when a group of comics industry professionals outside the art side come to talk to the students at The Center for Cartoon Studies. This year, we had Bill Boichel, Tracy Hurren, Jennifer Linnan, … Continue reading
Eisner Week 2016
Welcome to Eisner Week! Will Eisner Week is an annual event to celebrate graphic novels, comics literacy, and free speech and to honor the legacy of Will Eisner who popularized the term “graphic novel.” Every year, Eisner Week starts in … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoonist, Eisner Week, Events, Library, On Display, Uncategorized
Tagged cartoonist, comic, Graphic Novel, Schulz Library, the spirit, Will Eisner, Will Eisner Week
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Industry Day 2015 with Jen Vaughn
Industry day brings professionals to The Center for Cartoon Studies to talk to and review art by the current students. This year, CCS welcomed Jen Vaughn ’10, Tom Kaczynski, Chris Pitzer, Allison Baker, and Bill Kartalopoulos to campus. Jen Vaughn … Continue reading
Jason illustrates diplomas
Every year, a surprise artist is chosen to illustrate the certificates that graduates receive. This year, as announced at the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, the certificates were drawn by none other than Jason. Jason is a Norwegian cartoonist known … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartoon Studies, cartoonists, Comic School, diploma, Fantagraphics, Graduation, Graphic Novels, illustration, jason, MFA
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Visiting Artist: Ellen Forney
Ellen Forney, creator of Marbles, is a cartoonist from Seattle, Washington. She visited The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) and Dartmouth College in conjunction with the Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College as part of CCS’s annual spring Eisner … Continue reading
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Tagged CCS, Darmouth, Eisner Foundation, Ellen Forney, Marbles, Spring Eisner Lecture, tools
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George Pratt Watercolor Demo
While George Pratt was in town as the visiting artist to The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), he gave a watercolor demo of an interesting technique he learned from Burt Silverman. Silverman did the cover of Jethro Tull’s Aqualung album … Continue reading
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Local Spotlight: Dartmouth Book Arts
Sarah Smith, Book Arts Workshop Special Instructor, introduced students from The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) to the Book Arts department at Dartmouth where they do letterpress, binding, and books as a form. The department started in the 1930s with … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Arts, Cartoon Studies, Cartooning, Dartmouth, Education, learning, letterpress, Publication Workshop, Upper Valley
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Comic Art at The Howe Library
Every cartoonist’s style and process is different. The Howe Public Library is now displaying art by current students at CCS. The show, called In Progress, is in the Ledyard Gallery on the second floor through April 29. The show includes … Continue reading
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Tagged CCS, Hanover, Howe Library, Student Art Exhibit, Upper Valley
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