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MoCCA's On-Site Minds-On Education Program
July 2, 2003
By Dave Roman
A Bronx tale at MoCCA!
On July 2, The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) played host to a class of approximately twenty-eight 6th grade students from the Bronx, at their Union Square headquarters in New York City.
The museum recently hosted the premiere party for Broad Appeal, an anthology of women cartoonists produced by Friends of Lulu (a national non-profit organization aimed at getting more women and children involved in comics), and many pieces of original art from the book remained on display. Museum founder, Lawrence Klein, asked cartoonist Raina Telgemeier (a contributing artist to Broad Appeal) and myself (I co-edited the book) to speak to the class about the book, the art on the walls, and our careers in comics and cartoons.
Since I work for Nickelodeon Magazine editing comics based on many of their shows and have also written for Dexter’s Laboratory (Cartoon Network), the kids took every opportunity to drill me about their favorite shows, hoping to get an inside scoop. Once they got over the disappointment that Raina and I weren’t the voices of SpongeBob and Sandy Cheeks, the children were extremely attentive and curious to learn a bit more about how comics and cartoons are made. Of course they still wanted to know who was responsible for creating and voicing their favorite cartoon show, so I did my best to give them as much information as possible, focusing on how most of these shows start with very simple ideas and people who simply love to draw.
Raina spoke about how the comics she makes are based on her own humorous experiences. She showed examples of her self-produced mini-comic, Take-Out, and how this low-cost method of production was the perfect way to get her work into people’s hands and build up a reputation for her unique stories. She touched upon her influences growing up and what inspired her to want to adapt real life events into comics.
We asked if any of the students had any interests in art, and a few of them talked about the things they enjoy drawing. Many of the students proclaimed that one boy in the class was really talented at designing fashion and clothing, and several more proclaimed loving to draw Dragon Ball Z characters.
As the class left, they seemed really happy about what they had seen and sincerely grateful for the opportunity to visit the museum and learn more how cartoons and comic books are made. I was glad for the opportunity to participate, and find it exciting to think of what possibilities that MoCCA as museum dedicated to cartoon art has to offer to the public.
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