Oregon Artswatch: Portland: Comics City, U.S.A.
Oregon Artswatch just ran an excellent piece on this year’s Eisner Awards, the Oscars of the comics industry. Seven winners in 2022 are from Oregon. TJ Acena talked with five…
Oregon cartooning
Rose City Comic Con Day 2
And we thought yesterday was busy…. See for yourself what happened today. We were unable to keep tally of how many hundreds of people stopped by to draw their self…
Rose City Comic Con Day 1
What a busy day! Many people checked out our booth, and some did not want to miss the opportunity to submit their draft for our logo competition. Check out some…
Exhibit at Boston College: Raw, Weirdo and Beyond
Today, comics enjoy wide critical and academic acceptance. Literature classes teach works such as Maus and Fun Home. The New York Times reviews comics and publishes comics features. Scholars work…
‘ClayDream’: A Lively Look at Stop-Motion Maestro Will Vinton for Vintage Toon Geeks
The following review by Peter Debruge of a documentary about Will Vinton (Laika Studios) appeared in Variety on August 4, 2022. We are reposting below. The Book of Genesis contains…
OCP Summer 2022: Comics in the Park with Sarah Mirk and Anis Mojgani (August 10)
OCP artist-in-residence Sarah Mirk and Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani along with 20+ people gathered on August 10th in Laurelhurst Park for the next event as part of the OCP…
Underground USA
UNDERGROUND USA was a one day public history/arts education event which focused on one chapter of Oregon print cartooning history. It took place on October 15, 2016 at the White…
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 about print…
Survey Course Oregon Animation History
In May 2013, Anne Richardson taught a survey course entitled Oregon Animation History at the Hollywood Theatre. The Oregon Cartoon Project has archived the original syllabus for future research purposes.
Matt Groening: (Almost) Oregon History Maker 2015
Each year, the Oregon Historical Society honors a number of people and organizations as Oregon History Makers. According to a written exchange between Anne Richardson and Lisa Groening, Matt Groening…