MoCCA Art Festival

MoCCA Art Festival
Status	Active
Genre	Comics
Venue	Puck Building (2002–2008) 69th Regiment Armory (2009–present)
Location	New York City
Country	United States
First held	2002
Organizer	Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
Filing status	Not-for-profit
Official website	http://www.moccany.org/content/mocca-festival

The MoCCA Art Festival is an independent comics showcase that typically includes artist booths, slide shows, and educational panels. It was created by the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in 2002 by bringing together over 2,000 artists, publishers, editors and enthusiasts.

History

The MoCCA Art Festival was held at New York’s historic Puck Building from 2002 - 2008. Since 2009 it has taken place at the 69th Regiment Armory.

The Klein Award, named after Lawrence Klein, founder of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, is awarded at the annual MoCCA Art Festival. Recipients of the Klein Award have been Jerry Robinson (2009), David Mazzucchelli (2010) and Al Jaffee (2011). The Klein Award was originally known as the MoCCA Art Festival Award. Recipients of the MoCCA Art Festival Award were Jules Feiffer (2002), Art Spiegelman (2003), Roz Chast (2004), Neal Adams (2005), Gahan Wilson (2006), Alison Bechdel (2007), and Bill Plympton (2008).

MoCCA hosted the comics industry's 2004 and 2005 Harvey Awards.^[1][2]

Recognition

The MoCCA Art Festival was named "Best Small-Press Comics Nexus Anywhere" by The Village Voice.^[3]

References

1. ^ HarveyAwards.org: "Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Announces 2004 Harveys Nominees"
2. ^ Press release (May 13, 2005): "18th Annual Harvey Awards Winners to Be Announced in June 11 Ceremony in NYC"
3. ^ The Village Voice Best Of Awards: Best Small-Press Comics Nexus (Anywhere!) - 2002, The Village Voice

External links

• Official website