Feb. 20, 2025 -- Lake Erie Ink presents the 13th Annual Kids’ Comic Con, a safe space for youth to create new worlds with the guidance of veteran comic authors and illustrators. This year's event, taking place March 7-8, kids ages 8-18 will have the chance to attend in-person workshops and virtual sessions that emphasize possibility. The event is facilitated by professional artists, writers, and panelists representing a wide range of styles, experience, and backgrounds and will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland and CMA's Community Arts Center at the Pivot Center.
Virtual sessions include a drawing workshop with Nickelodeon, and an in-depth, step by-step look at the process of transforming simple shapes into cartoon characters with artist Alexia Valentine. For a full list and bios of guest participants, see the
event webpage.
Other Kids Comic Con events include Cosplay workshops at CMA's Community Arts Center at the Pivot Center on February 22 & 23 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and the Nickelodeon Virtual Drawing Jam with Artist Alexia Valentine on February 27 from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pricing and registration information can be found at
lakeerieink.org/kids-comic-con. Scholarships are available for all Comic Con events. Please email
[email protected] or call (216) 320-4757 with any questions.
