The MoCCA Arts Festival is a 2-day multimedia event, Manhattan’s largest independent comics, cartoon and animation festival, drawing over 7,000 attendees each year. With 400 exhibiting artists displaying their work, award-winning honorees speaking about their careers and artistic processes and other featured artists conducting workshops, lectures and film screenings, our Festival mission accelerates the advancement of the Society’s broader mission to serve as Manhattan’s singular cultural institution promoting all genres of illustration through exhibitions, programs and art education.

EXTRA CREDIT TRIP ASSIGNMENT :

Go to the show and look at as many different kinds of work as you can.  

Choose one creator whose work you admire.  Interview them about their work, inspiration and career. Find out how they approach their work, their process, and how they got started in the industry.  Take a picture with that creator and their work.  Write a blog post and share it on open lab.  Be sure to credit them and share their social media info with the class.

Tag your post as Discussion, Title: MoCCAfest interview: ____creator’s name____ 

DUE: Tuesday April 10th