Hillbillies in Hollywood
Oregon Cartoon Institute co-founder Dennis Nyback presented this special program at various movie theaters across Oregon.
July 2022
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…
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 rich cartooning…
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 animator. A…
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 Novi, CC…
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, irreverent biography…
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 UO student.…
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 at this…