Cartoon Crossroads Columbus CXC 2022 in photos pt. 1

All photos by Raylavoie.com

Wednesday – Vincent Alexander presents rubber hose animations

Thursday – attendees participating in Kriota Willberg’ exercises and stretches for artists

Thursday – special guest James Sturm, CXC committee member Caitlin McGurk and CXC co-founder and artistic director Jeff Smith attending the Founders Reception, an invite only gathering for CXC associates, special guests and donors 

Friday – public tour of the Billy Ireland archives, led by CXC associate Anne Drozd

Friday – Lee Marrs and Trina Robbins are honored with the Transformative Work award for their work on Wimmen’s Comix

Friday – Jeff Smith presents Keith Knight with Master Cartoonist award

Friday – CXC President Rebecca Perry Damsen and curator at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum  Caitlin McGurk present Frederik L. Schodt with the Tom Spurgeon award

Friday – after party at Seventh Son gathers for a comics reading hosted by cartoonist MS Harkness 

Saturday – view from the expo floor

Saturday – Jeff Smith and Vijaya Iyer present Ohio-based cartoonist and CCAD comics program graduate Victoria Douglas with the Emerging Talent Award

Saturday – Queer Banned Books discussion, hosted by CCAD. Special guests, courtesy of CCAD, MariNaomi, Maia Kobabe, and Trung Le Nguyen (Trungles) pictured speaking with Dr. Rachel Miller (not pictured)

Sunday – Cartoonist CM Campbell moderates discussion between special guests Ronald Wimberly and James Spooner

Sunday – Hosts of Cartoon Crosstalk Columbus, James Moore and Leslie Anderson, interview special guest courtesy of CCAD, Trung Le Nguyen (Trungles)