2024 Fall Cartooning Academy

2024
Cartoon Art Museum
San Francisco, California

Our 2024 Fall Semester Season of monthly cartooning workshops are now open!

WORKSHOPS ARE IN PERSON!

Enroll in a single workshop session or in the whole season. Plus register with a membership option and instantly save! (Details on membership options at cartoonart.org)

Saturday Cartooning Academy 2024 Fall Season:

  • Saturday, September 14th
  • Saturday, October 19th (3rd Saturday)
  • Saturday, November 9th
  • Saturday, December 14th

Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Ages: Teens 14+ and Adults

Cost: $25 (15% OFF for CAM Members*)

LOCATION: Cartoon Art Museum, 781 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA  94109

Instructors:

Brian Kolm, Mark Simmons and Gladys Ochoa

Our instructors change from month to month, so any of the above may be teaching the workshop.

Brian Kolm is an artist working in the bay area. He has been teaching for over 20 years at museums, libraries, after school programs and youth centers. For more info and social media links, visit BrianKolm.com.

Mark Simmons is a freelance illustrator and 2009 graduate of the Academy of Art University. He specializes in cartoons and sequential art, including comics, storyboards, and graphic recording. https://ultimatemark.com/

Gladys Ochoa has BFA in Illustration from California College of the Arts and an MFA from San Francisco State University in Museum Studies. She champions inclusivity in the arts including cartoons through Prism Awards, Sick and Disabled Fair (SAD), and the Queer Comics Expo.

Details:

Saturday afternoon cartooning workshops meet monthly from 3:00 PM to 4:30PM. Students learn a different in depth adult-level introductory skills in each workshop, with subjects ranging from designing characters to writing stories to creating finished comics. The specific skills participants are most interested in will be considered and addressed as possible during each workshop.

The attendance fee for each student is collected through your online reservation payment. The attendance fee covers the cost of logistics and staffing to make these programs possible.

These workshops are recommended for students from 14 years and older. Students under the age of 14 will not be admitted into the workshop without prior approval.

Online Reservations must be made by 2pm on the Friday before the date of the workshop.  If you have made a reservation and you will not make it to the workshop, please call to cancel as soon as possible. (See cancellation policy below.)

Please arrive on time no one will be able to be admitted into the workshop later than 5 min after it starts.

THINGS TO NOTE:

If you or a teen has a special need or needs please inform us along with your RSVP so that we can better serve you/them.

*Instantly save at the membership price by buying a Season Pass with a membership level or by using the membership discount code sent in your member welcome email. For the most up to date scheduling information, member discount codes or questions, please contact office@cartoonart.org.

Cancellation: All participants must be pre-paid prior to the day of the workshop. Full refunds given with 3 days cancellation notice (Wednesday) prior to the day of the workshop. No refunds given for notice within 2 days (Thursday, Friday) prior to the first day of the workshop or on the day of the workshop. For those signing up for multiple dates the cancellation policy applies to each date individually and refunds are prorated at the discretion of the Cartoon Art Museum.

Where

Cartoon Art Museum
781 Beach Street
San Francisco California 94109
United States

View Map

Dates & Times

  • September 14, 2024
    3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • October 19, 2024
    3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • November 9, 2024
    3:00 p.m.
    November 9, 2024
    4:30 p.m.
  • December 14, 2024
    3:00 p.m.
    December 14, 2024
    4:30 p.m.
All dates and times listed in America/Los Angeles (-8:00).

Tickets

  • Fall Semester Season Pass
    US$95.00
    (SAVE 5%) Admission for one participant age 14+ for all workshops for the Cartooning Academy 2024 Fall Season (9/14, 10/19, 11/9 and 12/14 at 3pm Pacific).
  • Season Pass + Individual Membership
    US$135.00
    (SAVE 15% off all monthly workshops in this season! Plus discounts off future workshops once you receive your membership confirmation letter with the online discount code.) Admission for one participant age 14+ for all workshops for the Cartooning Academy 2024 Fall Season ((9/14, 10/19, 11/9 and 12/14 at 3pm Pacific).), plus a 1-year Individual Membership to the Cartoon Art Museum. (See membership benefits at cartoonart.org under Join & Support.)
  • Season Pass + Family Membership
    US$165.00
    (SAVE 15% off all monthly workshops in this season! Plus discounts off future workshops once you receive your membership confirmation letter with the online discount code.) Admission for one participant age 14+ for all workshops for the Saturday Cartooning 2024 Fall Season (9/14, 10/19, 11/9 and 12/14 at 3pm Pacific), plus a 1-year Family Membership to the Cartoon Art Museum. (See membership benefits at cartoonart.org under Join & Support.)

Session Passes

  • September Only
    US$25.00
    Valid: September 14, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
    Admission for one participant age 14+ for the September 14th, 2024 workshop at 3pm Pacific only.
  • October Only
    US$25.00
    Valid: October 19, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
    Admission for one participant age 14+ for the October 19th, 2024 workshop at 3pm Pacific only.
  • November Only
    US$25.00
    Valid: November 9, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ‐ November 9, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.
    Admission for one participant age 14+ for the November 9th, 2024 workshop at 3pm Pacific only.
  • December Only
    US$25.00
    Valid: December 14, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ‐ December 14, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.
    Admission for one participant age 14+ for the Saturday, December 14th, 2024 workshop at 3pm Pacific only.
Organized By

The Cartoon Art Museum offers a wide variety of programs and classes in cartooning, illustration, and animation. Our education programs include Classes, Camps, Workshops, Internships and Talks at the museum. To bring us to your school, library or camp visit: cartoonart.org/programs

http://www.cartoonart.org