The MoCCA Art Festival is an independent comics showcase that typically includes artist booths, slide shows, and educational panels. It was created by the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is an American not-for-profit arts organization devoted to the production and history of comic books, comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. Located at 594 Broadway in New York City, MoCCA was founded by Lawrence Klein in October 2001.In 2007, MoCCA hired...

 in 2002 by bringing together over 2,000 artists, publishers, editors and enthusiasts.

History

The MoCCA Art Festival was held at New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

’s historic Puck Building

Puck Building

__notoc__The Puck Building occupies the block bounded by Lafayette, Houston, Mulberry and Jersey Streets in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, United States. An example of the German Rundbogenstil style of Romanesque Revival architecture , the building was designed by Albert Wagner, and was...

 from 2002 - 2008. Since 2009 it has taken place at the 69th Regiment Armory

69th Regiment Armory

The 69th Regiment Armory located at 68 Lexington Avenue between East 25th and 26th Streets in Manhattan, New York City is a historical building which began construction in 1904 and was completed in 1906. The building is still used to house the U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment, as well as for the...

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The Klein Award

Klein Award

The Klein Award, named after Lawrence Klein, founder of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, is awarded at the annual MoCCA Art Festival in New York. Recipients of the Klein Award have been Jerry Robinson , David Mazzucchelli , and Al Jaffee .The Klein Award was originally known as the MoCCA Art...

, named after Lawrence Klein, founder of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, is awarded at the annual MoCCA Art Festival. Recipients of the Klein Award

Klein Award

The Klein Award, named after Lawrence Klein, founder of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, is awarded at the annual MoCCA Art Festival in New York. Recipients of the Klein Award have been Jerry Robinson , David Mazzucchelli , and Al Jaffee .The Klein Award was originally known as the MoCCA Art...

 have been Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson is an American comic book artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s.He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004.-Career:...

 (2009), David Mazzucchelli

David Mazzucchelli

David Mazzucchelli is an American comic book artist and writer. His latest work is the award-winning graphic novel, Asterios Polyp.-Career:...

 (2010) and Al Jaffee

Al Jaffee

Abraham Jaffee , known as Al Jaffee, is an American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. As of 2010, Jaffee remains a regular in the magazine after 55 years and is its longest-running contributor...

 (2011). The Klein Award was originally known as the MoCCA Art Festival Award. Recipients of the MoCCA Art Festival Award were Jules Feiffer

Jules Feiffer

Jules Ralph Feiffer is an American syndicated cartoonist, most notable for his long-run comic strip titled Feiffer. He has created more than 35 books, plays and screenplays...

 (2002), Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman is an American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book memoir, Maus. His works are published with his name in lowercase: art spiegelman.-Biography:Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Polish Jews...

 (2003), Roz Chast

Roz Chast

Rosalind "Roz" Chast is an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. She grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, the only child of an assistant principal and a high school teacher who subscribed to The New Yorker. Her earliest cartoons were published in Christopher Street...

 (2004), Neal Adams

Neal Adams

Neal Adams is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates; and as a creators-rights advocate who...

 (2005), Gahan Wilson

Gahan Wilson

Gahan Wilson is an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations...

 (2006), Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist. Originally best known for the long-running comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For, in 2006 she became a best-selling and critically acclaimed author with her graphic memoir Fun Home.-Early life:...

 (2007), and Bill Plympton (2008).

MoCCA hosted the comics industry's 2004 and 2005 Harvey Award

Harvey Award

The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...

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Recognition

The MoCCA Art Festival was named "Best Small-Press Comics Nexus Anywhere" by The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

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