Manhattan’s largest independent comics festival is coming soon Mocca Art FestivalTo celebrate, enjoy reputation Illustrators learn The organization will host several comic-related exhibitions and openings as part of the so-called Mocca Week,from Wednesday, March 19th, until Saturday, March 22nd, 2025, During regular working hours.
To make things more impressive, Acknowledge that this week is free.
Mocca Week of the Illustrators Association will follow up immediately after the Mocca Art Festival.
It will serve as an extension of the festival, bringing exhibitions related to comics to the museum.
Two special exhibitions will be exhibited at the Association Headquarters at 128 East 63rd Street: Modern comics and From “The New Yorker: The Centennial Celebration”. Both exhibitions are open until May 3, 2025.
You can read their details below, provided by SI itself.
Modern comics Focusing on the works of four artists, one of the main achievements of today’s comics. John Hankiewicz,,,,, Aidan Koch,,,,, Olivier Screws and Wele Westvind Each work consistently surprises the reader with new insights in comic format, while providing a profoundly sensitive and highly personalized expression of the contemporary human condition. On display from March 19 to May 3, the exhibition is planned by comic experts Bill Kartalopoulos, Program Director of the Mocca Arts Festival. On this Opening ceremony reception on March 20 Will appear Live music By Eleanor and Dario Free and open to the public From 5pm to 9pm.
New Yorker artists have long grasped culture and politics with subtle wit and keen insight. From bold strokes to light, ink to charcoal, these comics reflect our daily lives and help us laugh through creativity and humor. Now exhibited in society From “The New Yorker: The Centennial Celebration” Honors the magazine’s iconic comics for 100 years. The exhibition’s selection is by Liza Donnelly, It will be exhibited in the second floor gallery by May 3.
In addition, the association is showing a special exhibition on site Mocca Art Festival Location of Metropolitan Museum (125 18th Street). The exhibition is only available during the Mocca Arts Fest from March 15 to 16 and is purchased Holiday Pass. Details below.
Located in the exhibitor’s hall. This artist known as M. Show cartoon Timothy Patrick Moynihan (known as M.). M. graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and is known for turning a quiet New England town into a hub of unlimited creativity and freedom of speech. His lively pen and ink drawings (covering personal and political subjects) will be exhibited throughout the hall to mark the 10th anniversary of his death and celebrate his lasting legacy.
In addition to the exhibition, M. Prize, In honor of him, founded in 2015 is a financial award that honors outstanding works by independent artists exhibited during the festival. The judges selected their top five pieces, including short form comics, long term comics, magazines or single images, with the goal of getting up to 15 best performances in performance honors. Award winners will be announced on Saturday, March 15, with their entries included in online galleries after the festival.
Finally, at SVA Flatiron Gallery (133 West 21st Street) will be the exhibition Greetings from Pandemic Island By the artist Viktor Koen. The series documented the cruel reality of the flu and Covid-19-Pandemics of 1918-19, exploring personal and collective responsibility, human nature and indifference. The exhibition will also highlight a complex network of long-standing racial and socio-economic differences catalyzed by the pandemic. During the usual Mocca programming festival and weekly, the gallery will remain on Display and guests are encouraged to attend.
Founded in 1901, the Illustrator Society is the longest nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to the art of illustration and its long history. Si Mocca Art Festival is a 2-day multimedia event, the largest independent comics and cartoon festival in New York City, attracting more than 8,000 attendees each year, with more than 400 exhibitors and other featured guests for presentations, lectures and panels.
And, if you don’t know, this beat is also honored to be a media sponsor of Mocca Fest this year. We plan to do interviews and previews and take place at this year’s event, so get in touch soon.
