Portland’s newest museum is an ode to the region’s vibrant comic arts scene.

The Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts opened last week in Portland’s North Park blocks. Inside the 5,000-square-foot space, visitors can see more than three dozen cartoon artists’ work – from sketches and inked drafts to final pieces of color art.

“We have more comic professionals per capita than any other city in the world,” said Mike Rosen, board chair for the museum. “It’s time for the community to understand that and celebrate that.”

Kate Kelp-Stebbins , director of the Comics and Cartoon Studies Program at University of Oregon, curated this first exhibition at the museum. She noted that UO was the first college in the country to offer a comics and cartoon studies minor.

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