• Eleri Harris Talks Nonfiction Comics at CCS

    Eleri Harris, a 2014 graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, lectured at CCS this semester as a visiting artist. In a two hour talk and workshop, Eleri provided an overview of her work as a comics journalist and editor, a history of the Nib, and gave a brief workshop on comics storytelling for an…

  • First Friday

    On First Friday, cartoonists and community members stopped by for The Applied Cartooning Lab’s “official” opening. CCS students and alum doodled away and perused books and comics while curious passersbys wandered in. “What is this place?” and “What’s applied cartooning?” they asked. Across the street, another community-minded non-profit, Cover, opened its new bookstore. Things are…

  • Koren’s Community

    On Sept. 24, hundreds of people filled the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, VT to celebrate the life and legacy of Ed Koren. It seemed like everyone in that crowded auditorium had a personal connection to Ed. As celebrated a cartoonist Ed was, it was equally clear that fostering community was his life’s work as…

  • Launching the Lab

    As part of White River Junction’s First Friday’s festivities, there will be an open house at the Applied Cartooning Lab’s new headquarters from 5-8pm on October 6 at 173 S. Main Street in the old Progressive Market. Stop by the open house to read nonfiction comics, snag free zines, learn how to make your own…