MFAVN is at SPX 2025!

We are excited to be back at Small Press Expo this weekend!

On September 14 and 15, we are off to Bethesda, Maryland, to join our fellow faculty, students, and alumni at SPX, the premier event for graphic novels, the comic arts, and cartooning. Stop by and say hi:

• MFA Visual Narrative and Cartoon Allies, Table G2
• Nathan Fox, Chair, Table W38-40
• Jada Jeni Bennett, Assistant to the Chair, Table W37B
• Sydney Chavan (’23), Table W9B
• Cram Books | Andrew Alexander, RisoLAB CE Instructor, Table L8
• Frog Farm | Alex Laird, RisoLAB CE Instructor, Table L7
• Jason Little, BFA Comics Faculty, Table I13

Check Out Our Community Members Presenting at Panels and Workshops:

Frog Farm Reading

09/14/2025 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Brookside C

Frog Farm is an exciting new risograph publisher that hosts regular gatherings with comic readings, comedy, and videos. Alexander Laird will host a special SPX edition with Grayson Bear (Business Insider), Audra Stang (Valley Valley/Idella Dell), and A. T. Pratt (Dot Comics, Big Apple Matinee).

Panelists: Audra Stang, Grayson Bear, A.T. Pratt, Alexander Laird

The Power Of Reference

09/14/2025 | 4:30pm – 6:00pm | Forest Glen Room

Creating empathetic characters, immersive worlds, and realistic props from either reference or imagination alone can be a daunting task. This workshop explores the importance of harnessing both your creative imagination and good research practices, combined for a liberating and transformational creative process. Learn some quick and efficient reference and research tricks, how to think spatially and draw sculpturally—using reference as inspiration rather than a crutch.

⇨ Sign up for this workshop

Panelists: Nathan Fox

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