Media Release -- The Cartoon Art Museum and SF Zinefest are proud to present Thinking Captions : Cartoonists Reading Their Cartoons, at the Cartoon Art Museum Thursday, September 1st from 7pm to 9pm. A diverse lineup of small-press cartoonists will read from their respective works, accompanied by a special PowerPoint presentation. The lineup, consisting of artists exhibiting at this years’s SF Zinefest, consists of Tessa Brunton, Francois Vigneault, Susie Cagle, Jonas Madden-Conner, Ric Carrasquillo and Lark Pien. The suggested donation for this event is $5, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
About SF Zine Fest: SF Zine Fest, taking place September 3-4, 2011, at the SF County Fair Building, serves as a vital annual showcase of the diversity, vitality and ongoing exuberance of the small-press movement. Writers, cartoonists, crafters, illustrators, printmakers and all manner of artists will be in attendance. While the majority of the exhibitors hail from the Bay Area, creators from across the West Coast and beyond will be represented. For more information about SF Zinefest, please visit http://www.sfzinefest.org/
About the Cartoon Art Museum: Founded in 1984, the Cartoon Art Museum is the only museum in the western United States dedicated to all forms of cartoons and comics. The Cartoon Art Museum was started by a group of cartoonists and collectors who wanted to share their appreciation of this unique art form with the rest of the world. The Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms to benefit historians, cartoonists, journalists, artists, collectors and the general public. Children’s programming includes on-site classes, school and camp tours, and a collaboration with 826 Valencia.
