2017 MoCCA Arts Festival running April 1& 2 to feature Gene Luen Yang, Blutch, David Lloyd, Rutu Modan, David Polonsky, Françoise Mouly, and Becky Cloonan.
NEW YORK -- The Society of Illustrators has announced a robust and distinguished programming schedule for the 2017 MoCCA Arts Festival, to be held on April 1 & 2, 2017. This year’s programming will take place at the beautiful Ink48 Hotel (653 11th Avenue at 48th street), steps away from the primary venue, Metropolitan West at 639 West 46th Street.
Organized by Best American Comics Series Editor Bill Kartalopoulos, programming includes spotlight sessions with all of the MoCCA Guests of Honor: National Book Award-nominated author Gene Luen Yang, Heroes of the Comics author and illustrator Drew Friedman, internationally renowned artist Blutch, comics artist and illustrator Cliff Chiang (Doctor 13: Architecture and Morality, Paper Girls), British comics artist David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), and artist and writer Becky Cloonan (Southern Cross, The Punisher).
Focused panel discussions will address topics including diversity in comics, creating cartoons and underground publications in a tense political environment, teaching comics internationally, as well as one on ones with today’s leading comic and cartoon creators like Whit Taylor (The Nib), David Mazzucchelli (City of Glass, Asterios Polyp), Rutu Modan (Exit Wounds), David Polonsky (Waltz With Bashir), Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman (RESIST!,), among others.
An abbreviated programming schedule follows; a full listing with panel descriptions is available online. Each programming event will last one hour, with a half hour break between programming events. All seating is available on a first come-first serve basis.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1
12:30PM / Garamond Room
Reading Without Walls: Diversity in Comics
With Gene Luen Yang, Damian Duffy, Hazel Newlevant, and Whit Taylor; moderated by Jonathan W. Gray.
12:30PM / Helvetica Room
Drew Friedman: Heroes of the Comics
With Gary Groth, Al Jaffee, and Karen Green.
2:00PM / Garamond Room
Blutch in Conversation with David Mazzucchelli
Moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos.
2:00PM / Helvetica Room
Covering Trump: Steve Brodner Edel Rodriguez in Conversation
With Steve Brodner and Edel Rodriguez; moderated by Steven Heller.
3:30PM / Garamond Room
Fit to Print: French Artists in The New York Times
With Lucie Larousse, Mayumi Otero, Eugène Riousse, Simon Roussin, and Raphael Urwiller; moderated by Alexandra Zsigmond.
3:30PM / Helvetica Room
Cliff Chiang Q+A
Moderated by Paul Levitz.
SUNDAY, APRIL 2
12:30PM / Garamond Room
David Lloyd in the Spotlight
Moderated by Kent Worcestor.
12:30PM / Helvetica Room
Teaching Comics Internationally
With Jessica Abel, Guillaume Dégé, Ben Katchor and Merav Solomon; moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos.
2:00PM / Garamond Room
Rutu Modan and David Polonsky in Conversation
Moderated by Tahneer Oksman.
2:00PM / Helvetica Room
RESIST!
With Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman.
3:30PM / Garamond Room
Anthologies as Art: Kramers Ergot and Lagon
With Sammy Harkham and Alexis Beauclair; moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos.
3:30PM / Helvetica Room
Becky Cloonan Q+A
Moderated by Nathan Fox.
Source: Society of Illustrators
