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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: Queer Health
    Picture + Panel: Queer Health
    Mon, Jun 01
    Boston Figurative Arts Center
    Jun 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Boston Figurative Arts Center, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
    This month, Picture + Panel explores queer bodies and medical autonomy with Jared Sarnie and Violet Kitchen. Noah Glick from Fenway Health will moderate.
  • Sunderland Talks Comics with Jarrett J. Krosoczka
    Sunderland Talks Comics with Jarrett J. Krosoczka
    Mon, Jun 22
    Sunderland Public Library
    Jun 22, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St, Sunderland, MA 01375, USA
    Get inspired with Jarrett J. Krosoczka presenting on how he grew from a kid who loved to doodle to an award-winning and bestselling graphic novelist.
  • Sunderland Makes Comics 2026
    Sunderland Makes Comics 2026
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Jun 23
    Sunderland Public Library
    Jun 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Sunderland Public Library, 20 School St, Sunderland, MA 01375, USA
    Join a free comic workshop series for ages 10 - 18.
  • Picture + Panel: Seeing Japan
    Picture + Panel: Seeing Japan
    Mon, Jul 06
    Boston Figurative Arts Center
    Jul 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Boston Figurative Arts Center, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
    This month, Picture + Panel explores Japan through an outsider's eyes with Abby Denson and Matthew Loux. Join us for a conversation about travel, fandom, and curiosity. Omega Au, Convention Chair of Anime Boston 2026, will moderate.
  • Picture + Panel: As If You Were Here
    Picture + Panel: As If You Were Here
    Mon, Aug 03
    Boston Figurative Arts Center
    Aug 03, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Boston Figurative Arts Center, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
    This month, Picture + Panel explores the people we reach for across absence with Damian Alexander and Alex Krokus. Join us for a conversation about memory and imagination. Jerel Dye of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University will moderate.
  • 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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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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