In this episode my fellow Mid-South Cartoonists Association members Kevin L. Williams, Greg Cravens and I pay respect and share stories about our friend and cartoonist Sam Ray who passed away in December, 2021. Continue reading
Category: MSCA Meetings And Events
MSCA Updates – “’Murica” And More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2022
THE MID-SOUTH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS “’MURICA” AT GERMANTOWN COMMUNITY THEATER
The Mid-South Cartoonists Association (MSCA) art show “’Murica” will be presented February 17 – 27, 2022, at Germantown Community Theater alongside the comedy play, “The Complete History of America (Abridged).” Continue reading
MSCA GCT Art Show Info Update
Okay, good news/bad news…
Bad news first– since there’s been an increase of COVID the art show at the Germantown Community Theatre has been delayed a bit.
The good news– that gives anyone who wanted to participate but ran out of time a chance for a few more weeks to get their art completed and turned in.
Presidential Address: In Person Dinner Meet-Up Cancelled
MSCA President Kevin L. Williams has sent out some news for our upcoming dinner meet-up and art show at Germantown Community Theater in January.
From Kev:
Hi, all,
JANUARY GATHERING
Garibaldi’s called and verified that due to the increase in Omicron in Shelby County they are not opening the meeting room in the near future. Instead, let’s just gather on Zoom for January 4, 2022, at 7pm. (Zoom link here.) Continue reading
Smells Like Teen Mineral Spirits- Youth And Teen Art Programs At The DAC
From the DeSoto Arts Council in Hernando, MS:
Drawing, Painting, & Sculpture
After-school Art Mentoring for creative kids ages 9-12 and teens 13-18.
A Junk Opera, Murals, Skateboards, and Ghosts…What’s Going On Here..?!!
Hey, gang-
Nicki and I are doing some maintenance and redesign of the MSCA site, so things will be looking different here. Be sure to share your art/member news and links for future posts.
“What the hell are you doing..?!!”
Here’s what’s been going on and/or coming up in the MSCA… Continue reading
Of Monkeys And MONSTERS!
From MSCA member and “The Good, The Bad, and the Sketchy” editor/publisher, Dale Martin…
Greetings, comic readers & art fans! I hope your fall (or your “autumn”, as the case may be) has gotten off to a good start! And not as busy as the start of mine… Continue reading
New Drawing Funny Episode- “Play It Forward”
New “Drawing Funny” podcast episode is available to listen to.
This episode is about “paying it forward” and some of the posts I recently ran across in the “I CREATE COMIC BOOKS” Facebook group and my responses to them. I’ve gotten a lot of help from others over the years, and I hope that this podcast helps anyone wanting to learn more about creating comics, and the business of promoting them. I mention some of the folks who helped me out along my art journey and touch on some of my art-anxiety, drawing-depression, professional-jealousy, and impostor-syndrome experiences. Continue reading
Back To Virtual Until 2022
Hey, gang-
I have a quick few bits of MSCA news for you. First up is some meeting updates from our Prez Kevin L. Williams…
Hi, all-
With the latest details on Covid-19/Delta Variant from the Shelby County Health Department, I am going to cancel further in-person gatherings until January 2022. We will still gather digitally (via Z00m). Continue reading
News On New “Drawing Funny” Podcast News Episode
Hey, gang-
We’ve got a new news episode of “Drawing Funny“- Episode 27 – “MSCA News Update”. Continue reading