MoCCA Arts Festival
Comics A.M. | This weekend, it’s MoCCA Arts Fest
MoCCA Arts Fest
Conventions | Annelle Miller, executive director of the Society of Illustrators, talks about this weekend’s MoCCA Arts Fest, the first to be run by the society. [The Comics Reporter]
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MoCCA Arts Festival reveals programming
2013 MoCCA Arts Festival poster by Michael DeForge
The Society of Illustrators has announced the programming schedule for the 2013 MoCCA Arts Festival, held April 6-7 at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. This will be the first festival after the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art transferred its assets to the Society in August.
“We are thrilled to offer two full days of discussion and learning to festival attendees and exhibitors,” Executive Director Anelle Miller said in a statement. “We have designed this year’s programming to be focused on the artists and their work and are honored to have so many talented and inspiring individuals involved.”
See the schedule below. Tickets are available for purchase online.
