Events Calendar

Join us for Sweet Hearts (and Sour Flowers), a specially curated screening of early animated cartoons featuring all sorts of fun and strange Cartoonland happenings. This program anticipates Valentine's Day, and includes an even-keeled assortment of romantic and antiromantic scenarios. As you'll see, not every lovey-dovey cartoon cloud has a silver lining—flirting, dating, courting, and…

Light Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas, Longer Poses! Artists of all skill levels are invited for figure drawing at the Society of Illustrators. Model will be costumed. Chairs and sketch boards will be provided, but artists should come prepared with their own art materials. Guests are also invited to enjoy a light brunch and bottomless mimosas provided…

Using a limited color palette, illustrator Robert Hunt will guide participants through a portrait painting workshop from a live model. Robert will do a demonstration and share his process for creating 3-dimensional portraits. Afterwards, he will guide participants through a paint-along. Robert will also give a short presentation. Participants will need to bring their own…

Art Out Loud Online is an Instagram Live event. Illustrators and comic artists take over the Society's Instagram account and share art demos, provide studio tours and answer questions live. Follow @soi128 to watch! Join Elly MacKay on Friday, March 3 at 12pm (NYC time). About the artist: Elly MacKay is an award winning picture…

Art directors Sheri Gee and Raquel Leis Allion from The Folio Society launch the second annual Folio Book Illustration Award announcing the set story, the judges, what they will be looking for in the artwork and how to enter. Evangeline Gallagher, winner of the 2022 Folio Book Illustration Award will join to discuss their experience,…

Light Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas, Longer Poses! Artists of all skill levels are invited for figure drawing at the Society of Illustrators. Model will be costumed with St. Patrick's Day theme! Chairs and sketch boards will be provided, but artists should come prepared with their own art materials. Guests are also invited to enjoy a light…

MoCCA Arts Festival­ is New York City's largest independent comics and cartoon art festival. This multimedia event draws over 5,000 attendees and 400 exhibiting artists that exemplify the limitless aesthetic and social power of comics and cartooning. During MoCCA Arts Festival, exhibitors display and sell their work at Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th St.) and award-winning…

MoCCA Arts Festival­ is New York City's largest independent comics and cartoon art festival. This multimedia event draws over 5,000 attendees and 400 exhibiting artists that exemplify the limitless aesthetic and social power of comics and cartooning. During MoCCA Arts Festival, exhibitors display and sell their work at Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th St.) and award-winning…

Light Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas, Longer Poses! Artists of all skill levels are invited for figure drawing at the Society of Illustrators. Model will be costumed. Chairs and sketch boards will be provided, but artists should come prepared with their own art materials. Guests are also invited to enjoy a light brunch and bottomless mimosas provided…

Light Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas, Longer Poses! Artists of all skill levels are invited for figure drawing at the Society of Illustrators. Model will be costumed. Chairs and sketch boards will be provided, but artists should come prepared with their own art materials. Guests are also invited to enjoy a light brunch and bottomless mimosas provided…