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Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) 2023

A collage of four animated stills from the DreamWorks films featured in our CXC series.
This year’s celebration of cartoon art features the Wexner Center’s spotlight on DreamWorks Animation.
Sep 27, 2023 – Oct 01, 2023

Free for all audiences

ACCESSIBILITY 
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The Wexner Center is proud to help kick off the ninth-annual edition of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), a five-day festival celebrating the best of cartoon art and animation in all their forms.

This year’s edition features conversations with acclaimed cartoonists Daniel Clowes and Raina Telgemeier, as well as the Wex-organized spotlight on DreamWorks. Our tribute to the Academy Award–winning studio includes free screenings of such DreamWorks classics as Shrek and Kung-Fu Panda as well as a 25th anniversary presentation of The Prince of Egypt featuring codirector Brenda Chapman, who joins us for an in-person discussion and Q&A.

The five-day festival takes place at sites around the city including Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Metropolitan Library, and the Gateway Film Center.

Visit the CXC website for the full festival schedule.

A collage of four stills from the films How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, and The Prince of Egypt.
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A History of DreamWorks Animation Presented by Chase Schulte, NBCUniversal

Thu, Sep 28, 2023
An animated, strong man with furrowed brows, bared teeth, and orange-tinted hair and skin. He holds a sword and wears a vest with a red cross in the middle.
Reception Follows
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Animation Restoration at Universal Studios Presented by Chase Schulte, NBCUniversal

Thu, Sep 28, 2023
A crowd of people stand and mingle at the Wexner Center.
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CXC DreamWorks Reception

Thu, Sep 28, 2023
An animated image of a bearded man and a woman with long dark hair facing each other and smiling. A headshot of a woman with long curly hair and glasses.
35MM Print
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The Prince of Egypt (Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, and Steve Hickner, 1998)25th anniversary screeningDirector Brenda Chapman in personPreceded by reception, Q&A follows

Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Portrait of a smiling woman with glasses. Next to her is a drawing of a girl looking down; thought balloons above her head contain various symbols.
Family Programming
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Raina Telgemeier Q&A follows

Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Portrait of a bearded man with glasses. Next to him is the cover of a book titled Monica. On the cover is a drawing of a profile of a woman with a blue tint.
Book Signing
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An Evening with Daniel Clowes

Fri, Sep 29, 2023
An animated cartoon panda bear is kicking his leg in the air in a martial arts pose. The background is a hazy image of red and orange rocky landscape.
35MM Print
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Kung Fu Panda (Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, 2008)

Sat, Sep 30, 2023
A young cartoon boy is holding up his hand to touch the nose of a large cartoon dragon. The sky behind them is a dark blue and filled with stars.
35MM Print
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How to Train Your Dragon (Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, 2010)

Sat, Sep 30, 2023
An animated image of a large, green cartoon ogre a human woman wearing a green gown and a crown. They are sitting and holding hands in front of a sunset.
35MM Print
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Shrek (Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, 2001)

Sat, Sep 30, 2023

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