Photos and Reporting by GABRIEL GALINDEZ
This year’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival was held on April 2nd and 3rd at Metropolitan West in Manhattan. At the event independent artists and creators showcase and sell their work to gain exposure. Here is a glimpse at some of the amazing talent, novelties, and artistic expression found at the event.
The image that greets patrons as they enter created by Noelle Stevenson at the 2016 MoCCA Arts Festival.
“MoCCA Fest is really close to my heart it was the first convention I tabled at as a student.” – Noelle Stevenson sharing a booth with creator Aimee Fleck talks about how she got her start at the fest and now her artwork is the official image for this year’s event.
Besides independent artists, patrons can find niche collections and offbeat finds like the “Little Penis” book.
A row of artists eager to interact with patrons and talk about their books. Isle of Elsi has it’s on plush.
Some of the hand work that can be found at the festival like pillows and a chubby Sailor Moon Clock.
“I heard of MoCCA through a lot of friends of mine and it has a really good reputation.” –Trungles, 25, Minnesota. The artist talks about how networking helps small art communities expand.
At the Wacom Lounge, festival goers try their hand at Wacom digital drawing tablet and illustration software.
Some art at the fest isn’t all on paper. Here are baby clothes, hand made barrettes, wallets, and some kind of yarn apparatus.
LGBT Creator and New Yorker, Bob Glasscock, 53, Murray Hill, showcases his series Casey At The Bat. “It’s a show I’ve always wanted to do, friends of mine have done it and they always rave about it.”
Since 2002, the MoCCA Festival has been held in New York showcasing independent comic books and artists and hold panels. The fest is run by the Society of Illustrators, a group established in 1901, whose main goal is to promote and celebrate the art of illustration. This year the event was held at Metropolitan West with panels and discussions at Ink48 Hotel.