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Hillbillies in Hollywood

Oregon Cartoon Institute co-founder Dennis Nyback presented this special program at various movie theaters across Oregon.

Mel Blanc Project

What was the Mel Blanc Project? The Mel Blanc Project consisted a series of public history/art education events made possible in part by a grant from the Kinsman Foundation and by…

The 2015 Oregon Cartoon Institute Pop-Up Storefront

“The Portland Sign” by Christopher Neugebauer is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. A project that never took place was a planned pop-up storefront to educate people about Oregon’s…

Disney is Oregon Territory

Below are Oregonians who contributed to Disney success. Download this page here. Pinto Colvig (1892-1967), print cartoonist turned animator turned voice artist. Born in Jacksonville. Oregon’s first professional…

Videos of the 2016 Oregon Film History Conference

We have now posted the talks of the 2016 Oregon Film History Conference, including Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson’s keynote From Publisher to Producer. Image credit: Luigi…

Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank

Eric Orner, the acclaimed cartoonist of the country’s earliest and longest-running gay comic strip, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Greene, presents his debut graphic novel–a dazzling,…

Maia Kobabe in Conversation

On 21 July 2022, Kathleen Breitenbach interviewed Maia Kobabe. A transcript of the interview is available on the Comics DC blog.

Shakespeare is Oregon Territory

This compilation is also available as a pdf here. Angus Bowmer founds the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Ashland, 1935. James Blue directs an 8mm version of HAMLET as a…

Oregon Cartoon Institute Annual Meeting Agendas

We are archiving the annual agendas of the Oregon Cartoon Institute for future reference. 2012

Visit us in booth #1043 at the 10th Rose City Comic Con 2022

Instead of a long-winded introduction, see the poster below, watch a trailer, and take a look at this year’s guest list. Visit the Oregon Cartoon Project Booth #1043…