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Building
Community
through Comics

At the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, we believe in the power of comics to inspire, educate, and bring people together. That's why we help promote spaces for both creators and readers to find one another, exchange ideas, and grow as a community. 

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Upcoming Events

  • Calmer Con Boston 2025
    Calmer Con Boston 2025
    Sat, Sep 06
    Meadowbrook School
    Sep 06, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Meadowbrook School, 10 Farm Rd, Weston, MA 02493, USA
    Calmer Con is a convention specifically designed to meet the needs of those with sensory processing challenges, autism, and anxiety concerns while providing an authentic comics and pop culture convention experience.
  • Picture + Panel: Lies the TV Told Me with Štěpánka Jislová and Sofia Szamosi
    Picture + Panel: Lies the TV Told Me with Štěpánka Jislová and Sofia Szamosi
    Mon, Sep 08
    Somerville
    Sep 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Somerville, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
    This month, Picture + Panel questions the narratives that shape modern love and self-image with Štěpánka Jislová and Sofia Szamosi. Join us to deconstruct the stories we've been sold about relationships, bodies, and desire as these creators chart a path toward self-acceptance and connection.
  • Fenway Writes Comics
    Fenway Writes Comics
    Sat, Oct 04
    Fenway Community Center
    Oct 04, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston St #123, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    A comic writing course for ages 18+.
  • Kendall Makes Comics for Youth & Adult Pairs
    Kendall Makes Comics for Youth & Adult Pairs
    Sat, Oct 04
    The Foundry
    Oct 04, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
    A free workshop exploring where comics meet coding! Create a truly unique mini-comic using a pocket-sized computer.
  • Kendall Makes Comics for Ages 12+
    Kendall Makes Comics for Ages 12+
    Sat, Oct 04
    The Foundry
    Oct 04, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
    A free workshop exploring where comics meet coding! Create a truly unique mini-comic using a pocket-sized computer.
  • Lynn Makes Comics
    Lynn Makes Comics
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Oct 15
    Lynn Museum & Art Center
    Oct 15, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Lynn Museum & Art Center, 590 Washington St, Lynn, MA 01901, USA
    A free comic workshop series for ages 10 - 18.
  • MICE 2025
    MICE 2025
    Sat, Dec 06
    Fuller Building at Boston University
    Dec 06, 2025, 11:00 AM – Dec 07, 2025, 4:00 PM
    Fuller Building at Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Brookline, MA 02446, USA
    The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) is the Boston area’s premiere event dedicated to the exciting and accessible art form of independent comics and graphic novels. Now returning in person and at Boston University with free admission!

Our Mission

The Boston Comic Arts Foundation champions the comics art form, increasing excitement about and engagement with the comics medium to create opportunities for more comics, more comics readers, and more support for comics creators.

 

BCAF increases access to comics by providing high-quality events and educational opportunities, which are free and open to all, and is committed to fostering equity in a community of authors and readers that includes all voices.

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Join In

Ready to spring into action? Here are three ways to support BCAF.

Join our team by volunteering at one of our festivals throughout the year

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Supporters

Our events would not be possible without the support of these amazing organizations. If you'd like to be a part of this growing arts community, click to the right to see how you can get involved.

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