![]() ![]() ![]() Leading up to the presidential election, he took to social media to share repurposed monster comics that were part of a personal campaign encouraging people to “vote like a beast.”įor Walden, the position will mean visiting schools and libraries around the state, talking to young people about the issues that are most important to them, and spreading her love of comics as a means of connection and self-expression, particularly around gender identity and sexual orientation. “I think of myself as the COVID laureate,” Veitch said in a phone interview. Sturm noted that if there were a general directive “it would be to embody the spirit of cartooning” in Vermont in their own unique way.įor outgoing cartoonist laureate Rick Veitch, who was appointed in April 2020, that meant figuring out a way to connect with Vermonters at the height of the pandemic. ![]() There’s no rulebook (or honorarium) for cartoonist laureates, who are selected by CCS with input from the Vermont Arts Council and others. At 26, Tillie Walden will be Vermont's fifth and youngest cartoonist laureate when she's crowned April 13 during an official ceremony in Montpelier, Vt., where a resolution will be read on the State House floor. ![]()
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