Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

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Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
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DirectorEllen S. Abramowitz (chairman)
PresidentLawrence Klein (founder)

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) is a

MoCCA Fest
, first held in 2002.

History

MoCCA was founded by Lawrence Klein in October 2001. It was located at 594 Broadway in New York City.

On July 9, 2012, MoCCA announced that it would be closing its physical location, effective immediately, due to fundraising difficulties.[2]

On August 2, 2012, MoCCA announced plans to transfer their assets to the

MoCCA Fest would continue to exist.[4]

MoCCA Festival

Main article: MoCCA Festival

The

independent comics showcase,[citation needed] featuring hundreds of creators and publishers on the main floor, typically accompanied with additional rooms devoted to educational panel discussions, slide shows, and interviews. From its inception in 2002 until 2008 it was held at the Puck Building. From 2009 to 2014, it took place at the 69th Regiment Armory. In 2015, the event was split between two locations, with the exhibitors in Center548, and the programming at the High Line Hotel.[5][6] Plans to convert Center548 to a residential property forced the Society to find new venue. From 2016 through at least 2019, Metropolitan West has hosted the exhibitors with programming taking take place at Ink48
.

From 2002 to 2012, the museum presented an award at MoCCA Fest to an artist whose outstanding work elevated the comic art form. Originally known as the MoCCA Art Festival Award, it was renamed the

Harvey Awards.[7][8]

Exhibits

Big Apple Con
, November 14, 2008

In 2003, MoCCA opened its art gallery with the debut exhibit "Gag Art!", focusing on single-panel magazine cartoons. Subsequent exhibits included the relationship between New York City and cartoonists, an exhibition of

Archie Digest Magazine #260, March 2010. The seven-page story, MoCCA Madness, was written by Arie Kaplan
and drawn by Fernando Ruiz. It featured appearances by MoCCA President Ellen Abramowitz and then-Director Karl Erickson, and was subsequently reprinted in Archie: A Celebration of America's Favorite Teenagers by Craig Yoe (IDW, 2011).

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780756697754
    .
  2. ^ Ng, David (2012-07-11). "Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York closes abruptly". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  4. Crain's New York Business
    . Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  5. ^ Spurgeon, Tom. "MoCCA Announces Move Into Center548; Initial Guests," The Comics Reporter (September 24, 2014).
  6. ^ "MoCCA Arts Festival partners with the historic High Line Hotel to host weekend programming!," MoCCA Fest official Tumblr site (Jan. 22, 2015).
  7. ^ HarveyAwards.org: "Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Announces 2004 Harveys Nominees" Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Press release (May 13, 2005): "18th Annual Harvey Awards Winners to Be Announced in June 11 Ceremony in NYC" Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine

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