From MSCA president Kevin L. Williams:

Greetings to all MSCA’ers and everyone,

I sincerely hope everyone is having the very best holiday season they possibly can, and look forward to seeing you all soon!  Speaking of which:

DINNER GATHERING 

The next dinner gathering is January 2, 2024, at 6pm – 8pm, at Garibaldi’s Pizza, 3530 Walker Ave., Memphis.  Bring art to share, anything promotional that you’d like to add to the freebies table, and money for the delicious food Garibaldi’s has to offer.

I’ll have copies of the MSCA Questionnaire for everyone to survey if you haven’t already (or just reply to the other email about that topic).

Thanks to Dale Martin for compiling the information, I’ll also have a copy of the contact list for you to update.  This is also a good time to get in on the MSCA Publications email list for the next zine (we’ll send instructions and dates when time comes for that).

A printable calendar is attached for the 2024 dinner gatherings, but you can also add it to your computer or cellphone calendar to copy each month at the same time with an alarm so you can be there.  Especially since we’re making big plans for 2024.

To see the December gathering and the art that was up for the Art Swap:
http://www.midsouthcartoonists.org/2023/12/07/dinner-and-holiday-art-swap-last-msca-event-of-2023-shopping-suggestions/

501C3/Banking Details? 

Do we have anyone in our midst who has knowledge about becoming a non-profit and getting a bank account built back up?  This will help us with events so much in the future.

MSCA SURVEYS 

Whether you come to every meeting and event, just once in a while, or just give a darn, we need your help.  We plan to bring the MSCA back to the premiere cartoonists group that it once was, but need your input.   If you have already participated in either survey, for the MSCA or the MSCA Publications, thank you.  If not, PLEASE go to this link, and then share your answers to us at midsouthcartoonists@gmail.com

http://www.midsouthcartoonists.org/2023/12/24/survey-says-the-msca-needs-your-imput/

No answer is incorrect.  Remember, this organization will be only as good as we make it together.

Dale Martin shared:
MSCA publications update: 

Building on a successful return to print last fall, we’re planning our next “The Good, the Bad, and the Sketchy” issue! We’d like to tie a publication into our “Glass Slipper” summer art show with a FAIRY TALE themed issue! Myths, fables, fairy tales in general, not just Cinderella. Comics & illustration welcome, fan art of existing properties NOT. Deadlines TBA in the new year (with a probable April deadline), but we wanted to give you a head start to dream up ideas for it!

(Hopefully this is old news, as Dale shared it to the publications email list earlier this month. If you didn’t get that message and are interested in participating in our publications projects, get in touch with Dale at mscapub@gmail.com)

If you didn’t get to respond to the survey questions, please visit:
https://forms.gle/FdAT66kj4sFmTtGr6

CINDERELLA ART SHOW 

Please keep your eyes open for the details email regarding this art show, coming at you in January.  This show will be in June, the due date in May, and is themed around Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella – absolutely nothing Disneyish.

See you soon,