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Western New York Comic Arts, Inc. is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our aim is to create a community of support for creators at every level.

We're a collective of comic artists, writers, educators, and supporters based in Rochester, NY.

05/15/2026

RICE weekend begins TODAY!

05/09/2026

ONE WEEK AWAY!

Check out our programming for RICE 2026! We have three panels this year, starting Friday, May 15th at 5pm at Writers & Books, and then Saturday the 16th at 12pm and 2pm at Sibley Square! Read more about them here: https://www.wnycomicarts.org/2026-programming/panels

04/16/2026

Want to be a part of RICE? Our volunteer team keeps the day running smoothly by providing guidance to attendees and assisting exhibitors. Plus you'll get a free RICE t-shirt and $15 meal card for Mercantile on Main! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/zP5ss8VJUeHm7ZkW7

03/02/2026

Announcing our inaugural Minicomic Grant winners! Congrats to Lauren Mary Barnett, Nick Daniels, J Hubbell, and Sally Peck! We're excited to see your final, finished products! Their proposed minicomics will debut at RICE 2026 this May!

02/17/2026

We have a couple pre-RICE events coming up next month! Join us for a chat with comic journalist Joe Sacco!

March 3rd at RIT Libraries at 5pm and March 4th at Writers & Books at 6:30pm.

Both events are FREE and open to the public.

To attend the March 4th talk at WAB, please register ahead of time here: https://wab.org/event/joe-sacco/
There is also a virtual attendance option.

02/05/2026

Thanks to all who applied for RICE 2026, as well as our mini-grants! We had a huge response this year which is amazing but also means that it is taking us longer than usual to go through so many great artists' applications. We plan to have results sent out sometime this month.

In the meantime, we're excited to reveal this year's RICE 2026 poster! Made by Rochester's own Dave Chisholm

01/18/2026

We are extending the submission deadline for the RICE Anthology to January 25th! Apply here: https://forms.gle/hc6HyyKcuXbANE776

As a reminder, we are including most of CNY and the Southern Tier in our definition of "Western" NY - check the application form for your county!

Minicomics grant applications are now closed.

12/16/2025

📣 WNY Comic Arts is excited to announce two publication opportunities for comics artists in Western New York! These projects will be riso-printed by Rathaus Press in Rochester, NY, and they will be released at the Rochester Independent Comics Expo on May 16, 2026.

More information and applications can be found at: http://wnycomicarts.com/mini-grants-2026

For clarity, we are defining WNY as all the counties in the western half of NY state, from Syracuse to Buffalo and down to the PA border (yes we know this technically encompasses Central NY, FLX, and Southern Tier). See the application for the full list of accepted counties.

If you have any questions please let us know in the comments below or email us at [email protected]

12/01/2025

Exhibitor applications for RICE 2026 are now open through January 10, 2026! Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWeGTi47a2IrvSg1y7ZDAPfg1Tq1lIH5Ij4Df8cBMcQcn75Q/viewform

11/11/2025

RICE is officially back for 2026 at Sibley Square! Save the date: Saturday, May 16th!

More info on exhibitor applications coming soon, so watch this space! 👀

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Rochester, NY
146XX (14604=DOWNTOWN)

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http://www.wnycomicarts.org/

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