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A word from the OCP

Hello world, you might have noticed that we started reorganizing much of our web presence. Please be patient as some of the resources and references might not be…

RIP, Walt Curtis

By now, most of you have heard that Portland icon Walt Curtis passed away. Walt was well connected with the Oregon Cartoon Institute (now OCP), and a good…

The Zine Machine is now open!

Head over to the Oregon Zine Machine to publish your comics and zines, and get paid while retaining all rights to your work!

Alternate logos

Below are some of our alternate logos we are going to use on our site. The “Penciltree” logo was designed by Serena Yetter. The OCP Cat logo was…

We have a winner!

After many rounds of discussions, selections, more debates, and then a vote, our jury has selected the following design to become the new OCP logo: The jury selected…

RIP, Dennis!

Dennis Nyback, co-founder of the Oregon Cartoon Institute (now Oregon Cartoon Project) died after a long battle with cancer on October 2, 2022. Dennis was known to many…

Logo contest

While we ponder the excellent submissions, join us in admiring some of the proposals. We will upload them as they get scanned in. Not all submitted designs have…

Rose City Comic Con Day 3

We wrapped up another busy day with a ton of submissions in our “Create our Logo” contest on site. Stay tuned while we sort through them, along with…

Oregon Cartoon Institute “Historic Firsts”

The Oregon Cartoon Project (then operating as Oregon Cartoon Institute) is responsible for a few “Historic Firsts” in the history of Oregon cartooning and animation. First OHS exhibit…

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…