Friday, April 5

Opening day, 11am – 6pm pm: John Singer Sargent Watercolors. The Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY. Directions.

Last Chance

It’s not too late to plan a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see Double Portrait, the first joint exhibition of the work of Pentagram’s Paula Scher and Push Pin’s Seymour Chwast. The show includes more than 300 pieces selected and installed by the creative couple and remains on view through April 14. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA. Directions.

Saturday, April 5-Sunday, April 6

The Society of Illustrators and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art presents: The MoCCA Arts Festival 2013. The 69^th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue, between 25^th and 26^th Street, NY. NY. Information.

In addition to an incredible roster of exhibitors in the Drill Hall, there is a full menu of panel discussions and table talks throughout the fair.

Saturday:

PANELS (located in the Programming Room in the Lower Level)

11:30 - 12:30: Art As Passion: Celebrating the spirit of comics through observation and reportage. Moderated by Dan Nadel with special guests Bob Fingerman, Miriam Katin and Stan Mack. 

1:00 - 2:00: Guest of Honor Bill Griffith in conversation with Paul Di Filippo

2:30 - 4:00: Art As History - Celebrating the role of counterculture comic artists in NYC. Moderated by Paul Levitz with special guests Gabrielle Bell, Jules Feiffer and Peter Kuper.

4:30 - 5:30 Art As A Mission: Society of Illustrators/MoCCA: Who we are, what we do, and how we do it..Moderated by Anelle Miller and Peter de Seve with special guests Nora Krug, Arnold Roth and J.J. Sedelmaier.

TABLE TALKS (located in the Moving Image Lounge off the Main Floor)

begins at 11:30: Process: Inspiration to Inking. Join Brendan Leach, Mike Dawson and Josh Bayer as they discuss the process behind writing a comic beginning with research and inspiration, to inking and finishing a comic. 

begins at 2:30: Comics Are A Self-Starter Career. An informal conversation with Tim Paul, Bill Roundy and Melody Often on what it means to really work in comics.  They will cover motivation to stating your own career in comics as well as overcoming hurdles, excuses, creative blocks, and deciding on subject matter, plus more! 

Sunday:

PANELS (located in the Programming Room in the Lower Level)

11:30 - 12:30: Art As Profession: Creating, promoting, and making money in comics. Moderated by Heidi MacDonald with Boulet, Judith Hansen (Hansen Literary), Micah Spivak (Scott Eder Gallery), and George Rohac (Oni Press/Benign Kingdom).

1:00 - 2:00: A Chit-Chat with Jillian and Ryan. Guest of Honor Jillian Tamaki in conversation with Ryan Sands.

2:30 - 4:00: Art on the Edge: Celebrating current creative innovation in comics. Moderated by Leon Avelino with special guests Heather Benjamin, Zach Hazard, Annie Koyama and Mickey Z.

4:30 - 5:30: Art in Motion Celebrating the comics connection to animation. Moderated by Bill Plympton with special guests Signe Baumane and Joy and Noelle Vaccese.

TABLE TALKS (located in the Moving Image Lounge off the Main Floor)

begins at 11:30: Relish | My Life in the Kitchen. Lucy Knisley discusses a  life lived through food- and comics, as portrayed in her graphic novel Relish, debuting at MoCCA Fest. 

begins at 2:30: Self-Made Hero presents Glyn Dillon, Rob Davis, JAKe and Robert Sellers in conversation about the Brit comics scene, moderated by Jimmy Aquino of Comic News Insider.