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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,…

Harry Smith PDX

In partnership with Northwest Animation Festival, Oregon Cartoon Institute presented an evening of films by Oregon born experimental animator Harry Smith (1923 – 1991) accompanied by a panel…

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…

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…

Oregon Film History Conference 2015

The inaugural Oregon Film History Conference took place on May 8, 2015. The conference was inspired by the deluge of new information unleashed during the Mid Century Oregon…

Sketchbook in Parks Zines

Pop up event: Sketchbook in Parks Bike Ride (June 2022)

As part of Portland’s Pedalpalooza Bike Summer festival, OCP artist-in-residence Sarah Mirk partnered with cartoonist Kane Lynch to host this drawing-in-parks bike ride. Starting at Irving Park, the…