10/31/13 - BOO! Scary Stuff: Don't Miss Out on 2013 OSU Festival of Cartoon Art!

It only comes around every three years...no. I'm not talking about Halloween (which is rescheduled this year due to impending storms and high wind) - I am talking about the Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum's Festival of Cartoon Art.

Add to this that this is also the Grand Opening of the new home for the library and museum in the newly renovated and spacious Sullivant Hall! A once in a lifetime event!

The Festival is a triennial event that has been in existence since at least 1983 and consistently brings together an impressive group of guests from academia, comics, syndicated comic strips and illustration (many of whom are members of the National Cartoonists Association or NCS) together to celebrate, discuss and postulate on the topic of comics and cartoon art and creators. We have Curators Lucy Shelton Caswell and now Jenny Robb (along with numerous hard working library/museum staff) to thank for hosting and organizing these incredible festivals, sure to delight even the most worldly comics and cartoon aficionado.

If you missed the deadline for the main forum registration, don't despair,  you can still join in this year events by attending the academic conference or by getting ala carte tickets (cheap $5) to some of the individual programs!! Here is a complete list of programs and events

• Academic conference Thursday and Friday
• Library Grand Opening: Friday eventing
• Jeff Smith and Paul Pope talk:  Friday evening - ticketed event
• Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez talk : Saturday evening  - ticketed event
• Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum exhibits  - two ongoing shows in the new museum space
• Youth and Teen programs

If you have never heard of this comics and cartoon mecca in Ohio...you have missing out on an incredible treasure - here is an excerpt from their website regarding their history:

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum was established in 1977 in two converted classrooms in the Journalism Building with the founding gift of artwork and papers of alumnus Milton Caniff. Its collections of original art and manuscripts have been built primarily through gifts-in-kind. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is now the largest and most comprehensive academic research facility documenting printed cartoon art. Administratively it is part... read more. 

Contact info:

The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43210-1393
Telephone: (614) 292-0538
Fax: (614) 292-9101

10/05/07 - OSU Festival of Cartoon Art Update

Way back in December of 2006 [link] and again in April of 2007 [link], Jonathan updated everyone on the OSU Festival of Cartoon Art. The event is set to take place in a couple weeks (October 26-27th, 2007) in Columbus, Ohio.

If you are planning to attend, there have been some line-up changes. In a recent press release, the OSU Cartoon Libaray announced that Jules Feiffer, Guy Delisle and Mark Siegel have cancelled their appearances. The release goes on to announce that Arnold Roth, David Saylor (creative director for Scholastic) and Paul Pope will be joining the festival.

You can get all the details on the event here.

04/12/07 - Ohio State University Storytelling 2007

You may remember a past post about The Festival of Cartoon Art coming up in October but that is only part of a much bigger event! Here is their description of this year long extravaganza:

To commemorate the centennial of the birth of Milton Caniff, the founding donor of The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library, a year-long celebration is planned. Storytelling 2007: A Celebration of Graphic Narrative will include exhibits, speakers and other special events that explore both the history of graphic storytelling and the work of current practitioners.

Lots of great exhibitions, talks and presentations coming up in Columbus - they have a wonderful facilities and a dedicated staff - so don't miss out!

12/04/06 - Way Early Notice: OSU Festival of Cartoon Art

The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library will be hosting a major comics event in October 2007. The 2007 Fesitval of Cartoon Art "will celebrate the centennial of the birth of Milton Caniff, whose papers formed the founding collection of The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library." Curator Jenny Robb from the library served as the moderator for the 2006 UK Womens Writers Conference Graphic Novel Quorem back in April.