The deadline to receive the early bird discount on registration for the 2010 Festival of Cartoon Art is quickly approaching. You must register by August 1, 2010 to receive the reduced rate. Some space is still available, but hurry as participation is limited to 275 attendees.

The Ohio State University Press is adding a new series to its literature and literary studies publications. Studies in Comics and Cartoons will be edited by Lucy Shelton Caswell and Jared Gardner. Comics studies is the epitome of a growing scholarly pursuit that is continually gaining both public and critical attention. Complicating the long-standing assumption that a fusion of image and text is not a serious work of either literature or art, academic institutions are giving comics and cartoons more attention than ever before.

The tenth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art will take place at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH October 14-17, 2010. The Festival is a unique celebration of cartoons and comics, and their creators. We are pleased to announce this year’s line-up of presenters: 

World-renowned cartoonist Bil Keane and his family have answered the Schulz Challenge with a $50,000 gift to support the new Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum facility, part of the Sullivant Hall renovation at The Ohio State University. The Keane Family gift will be matched dollar for dollar by Jean Schulz, widow of Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz, giving it a $100,000 impact on the project. Schulz has promised to match all donations to the new facility up to $2.5 million.

Effective Winter Quarter, two major genres of materials that have been housed here for many years will be managed by other Special Collections Libraries at Thompson Library.

Film advertising materials, such as the Philip Sills Collection and the Richard E. Teichert Collection, will be managed by the Theater Research Institute (TRI) from the OSU Libraries Tech Center. Please contact Beth Kattleman at 614-688-3305 for information.

The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in recognition of a $7 million gift from the Elizabeth Ireland Graves Foundation, which manages the estate of Billy Ireland, who produced editorial and locally themed Sunday cartoons for the Columbus Dispatch from 1898 to 1935. This gift will fund the renovation of Sullivant Hall, future home of the cartoon collection.

Link to the full story: Press Release

The Cartoon Library and Museum needs your support to raise funds for the renovation of Sullivant Hall, the future home of the library.  Donate to the Schulz Challenge & Cartoon Library and Museum Fund and your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar by Jean Schulz.

Promises to match an additional $2.5 million in a challenge to "others"

The Ohio State University received a gift of $1 million from Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, to support the renovation of Sullivant Hall, the future home of the world's most comprehensive academic research facility dedicated to documenting printed cartoon art.