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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

  • Picture + Panel: Grief and Loss
    Picture + Panel: Grief and Loss
    Mon, Jan 05
    Boston Figurative Arts Center
    Jan 05, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Boston Figurative Arts Center, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
    This month, Picture + Panel confronts the weight of loss with Tom Hart and Jesse Mechanic. Discussing two beautiful graphic memoirs, we explore how comics can transform unspeakable loss into art that remains. Zoe Laurente from The Children's Room will moderate.
  • Kids Comics Workshop with Damian Alexander
    Kids Comics Workshop with Damian Alexander
    Tue, Jan 13
    Medford Public Library
    Jan 13, 2026, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
    Medford Public Library, 111 High St, Medford, MA 02155
    In this comics workshop for elementary and middle school students, acclaimed local author Damian Alexander will guide kids through the process of telling their own stories in comics format. Damian is the author of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
  • Fenway Writes Comics
    Fenway Writes Comics
    Sat, Jan 31
    Fenway Community Center
    Jan 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston St #123, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    A comic writing course for ages 18+.
  • Hourly Comics Day 2026
    Hourly Comics Day 2026
    Sun, Feb 01
    Comicazi
    Feb 01, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Comicazi, 407 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02144, USA
    Come together to share the practice of creating comics every hour of the day. Join a panel of local cartoonists Damian Alexander, Caroline Hu, and Sanika Phawde in a discussion moderated by educator and comics-maker Jerel Dye.
  • Picture + Panel: We Are What We Cook
    Picture + Panel: We Are What We Cook
    Mon, Feb 02
    Boston Figurative Arts Center
    Feb 02, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Boston Figurative Arts Center, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
    This month, Picture + Panel serves up a conversation about food and family with Robert Mgrdich Apelian and Shaina Lu. Anthony Baum, the Somerville Arts Council's culinary coordinator, will moderate.
  • Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Fest 2026
    Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Fest 2026
    Sat, Mar 21
    Ashland Public Library
    Mar 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Ashland Public Library, 66 Front St, Ashland, MA 01721, USA
    Join us for the very first Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Fest! Celebrate comics and graphic novels with local creators exhibiting alongside Young Artists ages 8-18 who are making their own comics! We’re welcoming kids 8 and up to make comics of their own in our many workshops.
  • Boston Comics in Color Festival 2026
    Boston Comics in Color Festival 2026
    Sat, Apr 04
    Reggie Lewis Athletic Center
    Apr 04, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120, USA
    The Boston Comics in Color Festival [BCICF] is a family-friendly event for all ages focusing on creators of color and stories by and about people of color.
  • Cambridge Makes Comics for Foster Youth
    Cambridge Makes Comics for Foster Youth
    Fall 2026 (TBD)
    Bridges Homeward
    Fall 2026 (TBD)
    Bridges Homeward, 60 Gore St, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
    A free comic workshop series exclusively for foster and adopted youth ages 10 - 18 in Massachusetts.

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

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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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