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March 27, 2016 11:30am to 12:30pm WonderCon at the Los Angeles Convention Center Cartoon Art Museum Program Coordinator Nina Taylor Kester hosts Comedy in Comics, a discussion of humor from panel to panel on Sunday, March 27, 2016, from 11:30am-12:30pm, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This lively discussion features several key guests at this [...]

  Queer Comics Expo 2016 Opens Exhibitor, Programming and Volunteer Application Submissions February 24-March 31, 2016   Exhibitor, programming and volunteer applications are now open for the Queer Comics Expo (QCE). QCE 2016 will be on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, 2016 from 11am to 5pm at the SOMArts Cultural Center and is [...]

  The Third Annual Queer Comics Expo (QCE) will expand into its new location at the SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, over Father’s Day Weekend on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, 2016 from 11am to 5pm. The Cartoon Art Museum and QCE are thrilled to collaborate with the Queer Cultural Center and [...]

March 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2016 7-9pm $200 for non-members $175 for Members Professional Cartoonist Mark Badger has created comics from Julius Caesar to Batman for 30 years and has produced many award-winning students in his fifteen years of teaching. Now Badger will be teaching a brand-new workshop meeting weekly throughout March 2016 [...]

Cartoon Art Museum Traveling Third Thursdays continue at American Bookbinders Museum Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:30-8pm Free and open to the Public The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to partner with The American Bookbinders Museum for a celebration of American history as part of the Yerba Buena Third Thursdays on February 18, 2016 from 5:30-8:00pm. This event takes place [...]

Saturday, February 13th, 2016 1pm to 3pm Free at FLAX, Fort Mason The Cartoon Art Museum’s new Traveling Cartoonist-in-Residence program continues on February 13th, from 1-3pm. Enjoy a family friendly event in beautiful Fort Mason exploring the creative process of cartooning with cartoonist Matt Harding and creative possibilities with FLAX at their new location, 2 [...]

Cartoon Art Museum January Third Thursday at MoAD Thursday, January 21, 2016 5-8pm Free and open to the Public See the event on : Facebook   The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to partner with the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) for an evening celebration of visual storytelling talent with a diverse group of creators [...]

Support us during our transition by contributing to our Annual Fund! A Legacy of Collecting and Sharing with the Community The Cartoon Art Museum began in 1984 with an idea. Collectors, enthusiasts, and artists banded together to share their love of cartoon and comic art with the public. Three decades later, that simple idea has [...]

Matt Diffee: Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People Saturday, November 14th 8:00pm The Second Act  1727 Haight St, San Francisco, California 94117 Meet the man Steve Martin called “one of the funniest people in the rarefied world of first-rate cartooning.” New Yorker cartoonist Matt Diffee brings a joke-filled, multimedia talk to San Francisco’s acclaimed [...]

The Cartoon Art Museum closed its doors at the 655 Mission location on Saturday, September 12, 2015, while we continue our search for our next location. The Cartoon Art Museum is Moving After 14 years at 655 Mission Street, the Cartoon Art Museum will close its doors on Saturday, September 12, 2015 to prepare for [...]

Update from the Cartoon Art Museum: In October we moved into our temporary offices on 5th Street at the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center. We have also been in the process of completing a feasibility and planning study for our capital campaign, as we carefully assess and develop plans for our new home (as yet unidentified).  Our [...]

  The Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Geoff Vasile from April 11 through September 12, 2015.  The opening reception for his exhibition will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00pm.  The reception is free and open to the public. Geoff Vasile is a cartoonist, [...]

LATE NIGHT GALLERY HOURS Join the Cartoon Art Museum for Yerba Buena Third Thursdays, a monthly night out in a unique downtown San Francisco neighborhood that’s rich with arts and culture. UPCOMING DATES: August 21st from 5pm to 8pm: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cartoon Art Museum will be open for free from 5pm to [...]

UPCOMING CLASS DATES: April 2nd Teen Class from 1:30-3:30pm Teen Online Sign Up April 2nd Kids Class from 1:30-3:30pm Kid Online Sign Up  IMPORTANT: Saturday afternoon cartooning classes meet monthly from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center in SOMA at 275 5th Street (on 5th Street near Folsom). Students will learn a wide variety of skills in each class, with subjects [...]

CAM has hosts a multitude of community events that include booksignings, receptions, special guest lectures, Cartoonist-in-Residence among many others.