Stephan Pastis is taking his game to Pittsburgh. He’ll be at the Toonseum this weekend for two engagements (first one is already sold out) – both require tickets. According to the promotional material, Stephan will talk about his strip, his conversion from lawyer to cartoonist and show some of his best work. A book signing […]
John Read’s One Fine Sunday exhibit will be opening in the Toonseum in Pittsburgh on December 9. The exhibit brings original cartoon art all drawn for the same Sunday (April 11) in 2010. ToonSeum Executive Director Joe Wos says he had to narrow the exhibit down to comics that run locally or he thinks should […]
Great news from Joe Wos, founder and Executive Director of Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum. The little museum has announced that it will triple its size to allow for additional exhibits, a permanent collection display, reading rooms and expanded office space and storage. The ToonSeum was founded in 2007 and moved to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to […]
The Toonseum in Pittsburgh is sponsoring a fund-raiser for Artists Help Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Fund. Proceeds go to those afflicted by the massive quake and tsunami in Japan. On Saturday March 26th the museum will screen three anime movies from Japan’s greatest contemporary animators. The movies that will be shown that day are: Kiki’s […]
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