Early in 1987, a small group of professional cartoonists came together to form The Memphis Cartoonists Group. The name didn’t stick. By December of that year, for the third meeting and first official newsletter, the name had become The Mid-South Cartoonist Association (MSCA). The name has since remained unchanged, with the exception of the word ‘Cartoonist’ becoming plural in 2000. The group was c
reated to bring together cartooning professionals, aspiring professionals and enthusiasts of all ages. Since its origins, the group has put its creative strengths behind various cartooning classes, appearances and fundraisers. Cartoonists have visited the kids at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Memphis Ronald McDonald House. MSCA members supply the cartoons for Rock 103’s ‘The Funny Pages’ and dozens of other projects. Cartoon art shows presented by the MSCA have hung in venues around the metropolitan Memphis area including Mud Island, The National Civil Rights Museum, and Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects with more planned for the near future. Whether young or old, published or aspiring, if you love cartoons and cartooning we’ll be happy to welcome you! Meetings were held from 7-9pm on the 1st Tuesday of each month at Garibaldi’s Pizza near the University of Memphis campus at 3530 Walker Ave, Memphis, TN 38111. Due to the pandemic we've had to suspend our in-person meetings and go for monthly online Zoom ones at the same time/date. These meetings have always been free open to the public, and we invite you to join in on the comics conversations and talk toons with us! You can join our mailing list be emailing midsouthcartoonists (at) gmail (dot) com. We also have the "Drawing Funny" podcast where we talk toons with some sketchy characters in the comics industry and fandom. (www.drawingfunny.com)
