Cartoonist-in-Residence Program
Meet Professional Cartoonists Every Second Saturday
at the Schulz Museum! Founded in 2004 by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and the Northern California Chapter of the National Cartoonist Society, our Cartoonist-in-Residence (CIR) Program helps
us fulfill our Mission of “building an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art.”
On the second Saturday of each month from 1 to 3pm,
visitors to the Schulz Museum can meet and discuss
cartooning with a professional cartoonist. In an informal and
conversational setting, visitors have the opportunity to see the
cartoonist at work, ask questions, and gain a better
understanding of the field of cartooning.
Dan Piraro at the Sketch-a-Thon
September 2010
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Schulz Museum Featured on KRCB-TV
Our 60th Anniversary Cartoonist Sketch-a-Thon (held in September 2010) was featured in Business With Passion: 11 Cartoonists, on Sonoma County's PBS station, KRCB-TV (Channel 22 and 22.1), in May 2011. Host Jay Hamilton-Roth interviewed participating cartoonists to learn about their passion for cartooning.
>> CLICK HERE TO VIEW EPISODE ONLINE |
Cartoonists who visited the Schulz Museum this past year include...
January 2012
Cartoonist Tessa Brunton has been creating comics since 2006 including the online comic blog, Tessa's Braces, and the self-published mini-comic, In the Tall Grass. She most recently completed Passage, a 32-page comic for Sparkplug Comic Books. |
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December 2011
Ruth Halloran, creator of The Astounding Brodown, shared her work with visitors. Her comic and other work can be found at www.actionherohalloran.com. |
November 2011
Cartooning since 1996, Scott Metzger creates single-panel comics for greeting cards and other outlets. |
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October 2011
In October, visitors got to meet Justin Hillgrove, whose design work includes monsters, robots, books, magazines, collectible card games, and toys. His art can be found in locations and galleries around the country. |
September 2011
Cartoonist Sean McHugh is the creator of the comic strip Broomsticks and co-author and illustrator of the children's book of the same name. McHugh's comic strip will appear this October in the Kentucky newspaper, The Ledger Independent. The first book in the Broomsticks series was released last year and is a Diversion Press bestseller.
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September 2011 ● Guest Cartoonist
Kazu Kibuishi, author and illustrator of the popular Amulet graphic novel series for yo.5ung readers, met with visitors and talked about his work. Kibuishi's work has been honored with the 2010 Rhode Island Children's Book Award and the 2011 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award. |
August 2011
Canadian cartoonist and illustrator Eric Olson visited the Schulz Museum in August. Olson's comic Horrorscope was syndicated in 17 countries worldwide and has been collected in two books. Since stopping his strip in 1995, Olson has received awards for his children's book illustrations and other work.
[photo © Kristi Lucas-Hayden] |
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July 2011
Visitors got a chance to visit with cartoonist Frank Roberson, whose comic strip Maximus appears daily on Gocomics.com and recently appeared in the Sacramento Bee.
[photos © Kristi Lucas-Hayden] |
June 2011
In June, visitors had the opportunity to meet Jeff Kinney, author and illustrator of the New York Times best selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Kinney spoke about his work during a special outdoor presentation in the ball field next to the Museum. Following the presentation, Kinney signed books inside the Museum's Great Hall.
[photos © Bailey Sharrocks] |
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May 2011
Sister cartoonists Elena and Pancha Diaz have collaborated on several comics, with Pancha writing and Elena illustrating, including Iceheart, which is serialized at Girlamatic.com. |
April 2011
Children’s book illustrator LeUyen Pham credits include Freckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore (now an off-Broadway musical) and God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, among others. |
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March 2011
Cartoonist and teaching artist Dave McDonald, shared his book, The Secret Adventures of Hamster Sam, spoke with visitors, and led drawing demonstrations. |
February 2011
Pulitzer prize–winning editorial cartoonist Mark Fiore creates animated political cartoons that appear regularly in a wide variety of online news web sites. |
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January 2011
Michael Jantze, whose syndicated comic, The Norm, and his award–winning animation can be found on his web site at Jantze.com. In his spare time, Jantze teaches art and animation at Savannah College of Art and Design. |
December 2010
Cartoonist Pete McDonnell studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA, and the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. McDonnell's work has appeared in Advertising Age and Indianapolis Monthly magazines among others. |
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November 2010
In November, Schulz Museum visitors got to meet, watch, and talk to Frank Urbaniak, whose work includes illustration, animation, and caricatures. |
[All photos by Jessica Ruskin, except where noted.]
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