MOCCA Fest 2011

MoCCA Fest 2011, a fundraiser and 10th anniversary celebration for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA), takes place April 9-10 at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City.

The annual two-day event attracts thousands of comic art lovers and creators from around the globe to celebrate the world’s most popular art form in the heart of New York City. Since 2002 the MoCCA Festival offers a unique venue to experience comics, mini-comics, web comics, graphic novels, animation, posters, prints, original artwork and more. Each year, the Festival invites dozens of established and emerging creators, scholars, and other experts to participate in two days of lecture/discussion panels on a variety of comics and cartoon topics.

When

April 9 – 10

Where

Lexington Avenue Armory
68 Lexington Avenue (between 25th and 26th Streets)
New York, NY

Cost

Advanced Tickets:
$10 for one Day
$15 for the weekend

At The Door:
$12 For the Day
$20 for the Weekend

MoCCA Members $12 for the weekend

Buy tickets

Tickets are available for purchase here.

Current exhibits

MOCCA Fest 2011 - Will Eisner

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art – MoCCA – will be hosting Will Eisner’s New York: From the Spirit to the Modern Graphic Novel, an exhibit showcasing work of the comics and graphic novel master that was inspired by, and which spotlighted, his hometown, the city he always held closest to his heart: New York. The exhibition will run from March 2- June 30th 2011. It is curated by Denis Kitchen and Danny Fingeroth.

This exhibition spotlights the city as reflected in all eras of Eisner’s work. It includes Spirit artwork, art from many of his classic graphic novels, including A Contract with God and To the Heart of the Storm, and original paintings by Eisner, as well as art by significant creators who were influenced by him, including Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Kurtzman.

Historical context for the over 100 pieces in the exhibit will be provided by wall text by the curators, as well as by a continually running slide show that traces the evolution of Eisner’s work. Also on continuous view will be Jon and Andrew Cooke’s award-winning 2007 documentary, Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist.

Like the legendary metropolis itself, there are infinite perspectives from which to look at and appreciate Eisner’s work. Will Eisner’s New York: From the Spirit to the Modern Graphic Novel provides surprising insights and moving revelations about the artist, his work, and his city.

When

March 2nd through June 30th

Location

MoCCA
594 Broadway, Suite 401
(btwn. Houston and Prince)
New York, NY 10012
Tel. 212-254-3511