Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
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The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) is an American not-for-profit arts organization, founded in October 2001 and devoted to the production, history and relevance of comic books, comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. As of 2007, it is located at 594 Broadway, New York City, new York.
MoCCA sponsors events ranging from book openings to educational programs in New York City schools, and also hosts classes, workshops and lectures. Its biggest event is the annual MoCCA Art Festival, an independent comics showcase that typically includes artist booths, slide shows, and educational panels. The MoCCA Art Festival Award has been given to Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Roz Chast, Neal Adams, Gahan Wilson, and Alison Bechdel.
In 2003, MoCCA opened its art gallery with the debut exhibit "Gag Art!", focusing on single-panel magazine cartoons. Subsequent exhibits have included, "Living Masters of Comic and Cartoon Art"; "Toon Town", dealing with the relationship between New York City and cartoonists; "Cartoons Against the Axis: World War II Bonds Cartoons from the Terry D'Alessio Collection"; "New York Artists Showcase: R. Kikuo Johnson & Paolo Rivera"; "The Golden Age of Saturday Morning Cartoons"; an exhibition of women comic-book artists, "She Draws Comics" (July to November 2006);[1] and retrospectives devoted to Stan Lee and Will Eisner.
MoCCA hosted the comics industry's 2004 and 2005 Harvey Awards.[2] [3]
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[edit] See also
- Cartoon Art Museum (San Francisco, California)
- The Cartoon Museum (London, England)
