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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Hoping everyone had a purrrfect International Cat Day! Who are some of your favorite felines from comics and animation?

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen from the 2002 animated film 'The Cat Returns'

Bill the Cat, who appeared in the comic strips 'Bloom County,' 'Outland,' and 'Opus' by Berkeley Breathed

Gumball Watterson from the animated TV series 'The Amazing World of Gumball'

The unnamed cat featured in the 2024 animated film 'Flow'

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just a reminder that our galleries will be open for their final time today from 11am to 5pm — drop on by if you’re able.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy Spider-Man Day! Here's a throwback: the cover of our 2002 exhibition catalog 'Web-Slinging and Wall-Crawling: The Art of Spider-Man.' Did you happen to catch the show? #spidermanday #webslinger #wallcrawler #exhibtioncatalog #artexhibition #comicbookart #cartoonartmuseum

cover of the Cartoon Art Museum's 2002 exhibition catalog 'Web-Slinging and Wall-Crawling: The Art of Spider-Man'

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Some news: our lease on Beach Street is coming to an end so we're closing up shop this Sun., Aug. 2, and looking towards our next chapter. Thanks for your support; we'll stay in touch. cartoonart.org/press-releases/2026/7/31/cartoon-art-museum-update-closing-a-chapter

The front window of the Cartoon Art Museum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Check it: on Sun., Aug. 2, SFFILM will present a free screening of the first episode of Season 2 of 'Camp Snoopy' as well as the new special: 'Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy' at SFMOMA. Details: sffilm.org/event/apple-tv-snoopy-summer-celebration/#sffilm-event-description

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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Finally, a celebrity I share a birthday with who I can really get behind.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Happy birthday to Bugs Bunny, who made his official first appearance in the Warner Bros. short 'A Wild Hare' (released on July 27, 1940). The famed rascally rabbit can be also spotted in our permanent collection such as in this animation cel from a 1960s television ad for Kool-Aid.

an animation cel featuring Bugs Bunny in a 1960s television ad for Kool-Aid, part of the Cartoon Art Museum's collection

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

With excited about the new activity station created by our summer intern -- visitors can help create a collaborative animatic! Here’s the first one: fb.watch/IDrCWzw2PF/ #animatic #museumactivity #interns #collaboration

A segment from the Cartoon Art Museum's collaborative animatic activity station

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We're in the final stretch of our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser! Order an original work from one of our guest artists by 5:59 pm PST today and have it sent to you. Details: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/comic-con-sketchathon #comiccon #nonprofit #fundraiser #artmuseum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser is underway! Order an original work from one of our guest artists and have it sent to you. Details: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/comic-con-sketchathon #comiccon #nonprofit #fundraiser #artmuseum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Don't miss our show 'The West Coaster: New Yorker Cartoons from the Other Side' with works by Oregon/California-based creators Zareen Choudhury, Eric Drooker, Lonnie Millsap, Tom Toro, Mike Twohy, Mark Ulriksen and Shannon Wheeler. cartoonart.org/the-west-coaster #humor

Two mice look at a dead rodent in a mousetrap and the piece of cheese next to him as one says to the other, “On the other hand, it’s a shame to let a perfectly good piece of cheese just rot.” Art by Mike Twohy (ink on paper, February 5, 2024); featured in the exhibition 'The West Coaster: New Yorker Cartoons from the Other Side' at the Cartoon Art Museum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Congratulations to all of the 2026 Eisner Award winners and nominees!

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Louis H Gonzalez @louishgonzalez.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

CARTOON ART MUSEUM. San Francisco, California. March 2026.

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Alex Schumacher @ajschumacherart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I am one of many artists participating in this year’s @cartoonart.bsky.social Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon! The event is solely online this year so visit the link below to order an original commission and support a phenomenal nonprofit 🙌🏻

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our Comic Con Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser kicks off today! Order an original work from one of our guest artists and have it sent to you. Details: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/comic-con-sketchathon #comiccon #nonprofit #fundraiser #artmuseum

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Brian Kolm @briankolm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I am going to be available to create two commissions for the upcoming Sketch-A-Thon at home, a fundraiser for @cartoonart.bsky.social. It runs from July 22 to the end of SDCC, July 26, 2026. www.cartoonart.org/calendar/202...

Cartoon Art Museum black and white art samples for 2026
2021 Bouncing boy with a cute alien to take back to his wife
2021 Loki and Volstagg transformed into a mouse
2022 Mercury of the Metal Men with the Red Lantern cat
2023 Hanna Barbara's Captain Caveman
2024 Bat Lash

If you purchase a piece from my, things I could draw... theme park characters, obscure superheroes, a ttrpg character, international characters, mascots.

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Sonoma County Steve @mlevel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Cartoons by Shannon Wheeler at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum.

A blocky robot with wheels on his legs looking sad. Caption: "Nobody liked the Cybertruck Transformer."

Cat typing on a laptop. Couple sitting on a couch in the background. Caption: "Do you think it's about us?"

Two people talking, in a room with an "OPTIMIST CLUB" banner hanging above four empty chairs. Caption: "Well, of course I thought more people would come."

Caveman sitting on a boulder, regarding cave-wall art of a stick figure holding a large boulder over his head next to a figure seated on a boulder. Behind him, another caveman holds a large boulder over his head, ready to drop it on him. Caption: "I don't get it."

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Brian Kolm @briankolm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Always a great fundraiser for the @cartoonart.bsky.social.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Can't make it to San Diego Comic-Con? No worries -- our upcoming Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser has you covered. Order an original work from one of our guest artists and have it sent to you. Details: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/comic-con-sketchathon #comiccon #nonprofit #fundraiser #artmuseum

a blank comics page for the Cartoon Art Museum's Sketch-A-Thon @ Home fundraiser

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We're currently presenting a spotlight exhibition featuring art from 'Feo the Chupacabra,' the debut graphic novel by Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson. Drop by and check it our soon. cartoonart.org/feo-the-chup... #artexhibition #graphicnovel

The cover of 'Feo the Chupacabra,' the debut graphic novel from animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson

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Mark Simmons @toysdream.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'm running Cartoon Camp for @cartoonart.bsky.social this week, so every morning we check what kind of weird special event days are on the calendar, and spin that into some kind of drawing challenge. Let me wish you all a happy World Zoonoses Day, which isn't at all what it sounds like.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ditch the tech and spend some time collaborating with your kin on creative drawing activities and challenges during our family cartooning workshop this Sat., July 11. Museum admission included. Info: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/7/cartooning-for-the-whole-family #cartooning #workshop #family

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Independence Day! Please note: our galleries will be closed today. We will reopen tomorrow and hope to see you soon. (Image: Captain America by the late Golden Age comic book artist Sheldon Moldoff, part of our permanent collection)

Captain America by the late Golden Age comic book artist Sheldon Moldoff, part of the Cartoon Art Museum's permanent collection

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Who's ready for another round of summer Cartoon Camp? The next session happens July 6–10. Artistic fun for ages 10 to 15 -- beginners welcome. Full- and half-day sessions available. Discounts for CAM members. More info on this and other programs at cartoonart.org/calendar

A young girl and boy work on drawing and coloring activities at the Cartoon Art Museum.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The SF Jewish Film Festival returns July 16–August 2. If you missed our April screening of Liza Donnelly and Kathleen Hughes's documentary 'Women Laughing,' celebrating women cartoonists of 'The New Yorker' magazine, be sure to catch it on July 17. Check out the whole festival lineup at SFJFF.org.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our current Emerging Artist Showcase exhibition shines a light on the debut graphic novel 'Armaveni' by Armenian-American author/illustrator Nadine Takvorian. More info: cartoonart.org/emerging-artist-showcase-nadine-takvorian. #emergingartist #artexhibition #graphicnovel #newrelease #artmuseum

cover of the graphic novel 'Armaveni' (Levine Querido, 2026) by Nadine Takvorian

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Hats off the fine folks at the @nwmoca.bsky.social. If you happen to be in the Portland metro area today, go check 'em out pronto!

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The next session of our popular summer Cartoon Camp happens the week of July 6–10. Artistic fun and learning for ages 10 to 15 -- beginners welcome. Full- and half-day sessions available. Discounts for CAM members. For more info, please visit cartoonart.org/calendar #cartooning #camp #kids

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Lose yourself among hundreds of graphic novels, strip collections, artist tributes, historical references, catalogs, and manga in our McLachlan Reading Room. And, yeah, it's included with museum admission. #comics #manga #graphicnovels #reading #readingroom

Cartoon Art Museum visitors reading and looking at books in the McLachlan Reading Room, which is filled with hundreds of graphic novels, strip collections, artist tributes, historical references, catalogs, contemporary comics

A selection of manga books in the Cartoon Art Museum's McLachlan Reading Room

Shelf lined with numerous DC Comics collections in the McLachlan Reading Room at the Cartoon Art Museum

Books shelves full of comics collections in the Cartoon Art Museum's McLachlan Reading Room

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Revisit the early days of cartoon creation with the exhibition ‘A Treasury of Animation' featuring original film and TV production art from our archives. cartoonart.org/a-treasury-of-animation-2024 #artexhibition #animation #101Dalmatians #AnAmericanTail

Production sketch of Cruella De Vil for the 1961 Disney animated feature 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians,' part of the Cartoon Art Museum exhibition 'A Treasury of Animation'

Character sheet of Tanya for director Don Bluth's 1986 animated feature 'An American Tail,' part of the Cartoon Art Museum exhibition 'A Treasury of Animation'

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Many thanks to manga editor Emily Yoshimoto and artist Tokushige Kawakatsu for visiting CAM this past weekend while traveling across North American, promoting both the art form and archiving comics for future generations. #visitingartists #manga #anime #comics #art

manga editor Emily Yoshimoto and artist Tokushige Kawakatsu in the Batman Gallery at the Cartoon Art Museum

manga artist Tokushige Kawakatsu sketching at the Cartoon Art Museum

sketches of Snoopy by manga editor Emily Yoshimoto and artist Tokushige Kawakatsu at the Cartoon Art Museum

manga artist Tokushige Kawakatsu and editor Emily Yoshimoto in the McLachlan Reading Room at the Cartoon Art Museum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day! Bring the big guy by today cause we're offering free admission to all dads and dad figures with the paid admission of a child or grandchild of any age. #FathersDay

Young Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia napping in a hammock with Darth Vader; art by Jeffrey Brown

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Tomorrow (June 21) is Father’s Day! Bring your special guy by then cause we're offering free admission to all dads and dad figures with the paid admission of a child or grandchild of any age. #FathersDay

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Check out our quick chat with Pixar animators Rob Thompson and Sequoia Blankenship and be sure to catch our spotlight exhibition for their debut graphic novel 'Feo the Chupacabra,' on display throughout the summer. fb.watch/HSEhjfmYqi/ #feothechupacabra #graphicnovel #debut #animators

Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson pose next to the Cartoon Art Museum's spotlight exhibition for their debut graphic novel 'Feo the Chupacabra'

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A young boy works on his comic during the Cartoon Art Museum's summer cartooning camp; image by Langton Photography

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Happy 90th birthday to the famed Big Boy restaurant chain. Beginning in 1956, the eatery's iconic, suspender-wearing mascot starred in 'The Adventures of Big Boy,' a free, long-running promotional comic book whose early contributors included Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Sol Brodsky, and Dan DeCarlo.

cover of the comic book 'The Adventures of the Big Boy' (No. 1, July 1956), West Coast version

cover of the comic book 'The Adventures of the Big Boy' (No. 1, July 1956), East Coast version

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

For decades, newspaper readers from coast to coast found adventure and humor in the Sunday comics section. Our retrospective exhibition 'Sunday Funnies' features original art from iconic strips including 'Krazy Kat,' 'Pogo,' 'Prince Valiant,' 'Doonesbury,' and more. cartoonart.org/sunday-funnies

Intro wall to the Cartoon Art Museum's 'Sunday Funnies' exhibition featuring original art by the likes of George Herriman ('Krazy Kat'), Walt Kelly ('Pogo'), Hal Foster ('Prince Valiant'), and many others.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Add some entertaining and enlightening reading to your Pride Month revelry -- you're find comics titles by Howard Cruise, Ajuan Mance, Soizick Jaffre, Rupert Kinnard, Maia Kobabe, and others for sale in our lobby area. #PrideMonth #comics #graphicnovels

A display of LGBTG graphic novels at the Cartoon Art Museum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Spend some tech-free time collaborating on cool, creative drawing activities with your loved ones during our Cartooning for the Whole Family workshop on Sat., June 13. Museum admission included. Info: cartoonart.org/calendar/2026/6/cartooning-for-the-whole-family #cartooning #workshop

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Discover the work of Armenian-American author and illustrator Nadine Takvorian and her debut graphic novel 'Armaveni' in our current Emerging Artist Showcase. More info: cartoonart.org/emerging-artist-showcase-nadine-takvorian. #emergingartist #artexhibition #graphicnovel #newrelease #artmuseum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Be sure to catch our spotlight exhibition featuring art from 'Feo the Chupacabra,' the debut graphic novel by Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson. Drop by and check it our soon. cartoonart.org/feo-the-chupacabra #artexhibition #graphicnovelart

cover of 'Feo the Chupacabra,' the debut graphic novel by Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Be here on Sat., June 13, for our next Cartooning for Kids workshop: it's 90 minutes of awesome fun for creators ages 7 to 13 underwritten by the National Cartoonists Society Foundation. More info on this and other programs at cartoonart.org/calendar #fun #kids #workshop #cartoon #art

a drawing of cartoon cat making a silly face; art by Garden Ernst (inspired by Brian Kolm)

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Writer Samuel Teer stopped by last weekend and found the graphic novel 'Firebird' by his colleague Sunmi on display in our McLachlan Reading Room for Pride Month. Check out his 2024 release 'Brownstone' with art by @marjulia.bsky.social soon to be included in our library. #graphicnovel #PrideMonth

Writer Samuel Teer stands near a display of graphic novels for Pride Month in the Cartoon Arts Museum's McLachlan Reading Room

Cover of the graphic novel 'Brownstone' by Samuel Teer and Mar Julia

cover of the graphic novel 'Firebird' by Sunmi

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Our admission-free Batman Armory features a collection of batsuit replicas of those seen in films from 'Batman' (1989) to 'Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice' (2016) along with assorted props and weapons. It's almost like sneaking into the Batcave! #Batman #DarkKnight #artmuseum

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The first session of summer Cartoon Camp begins in just over a week (June 8–12). If you're a young creator age 10 to 15, join our instructor-led workshops focused on developing drawing and storytelling skills. Full- and half-day sessions available. More info at cartoonart.org/calendar

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Zoinks! We’re spotlighting original film and TV production art from the 1920s to the 90s from our archives in the exhibition ‘A Treasury of Animation.’ Revisit the early days of cartoon creation. cartoonart.org/a-treasury-of-animation-2024 #ScoobyDoo #Shaggy #artexhibition #animation

Original animation cel for the short-lived TV series 'The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo' (Sept. 7–Dec. 7, 1985) currently featured in the Cartoon Art Museum exhibition 'A Treasury of Animation'

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor those in our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. In addition, all active and retired military personnel will enjoy free admission today (May 25, 2026) to the museum. Simply present proof of service at entry.

Sarge addresses the troops on Memorial Day 'Beetle Bailey' comic strip (May 30, 2010) by Mort Walker

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