“Among her greatest joys was her 33 years of involvement with Young Audiences of Virginia! She served on the Board of Directors for numerous years and as President. She loved Young Audiences’ creative offerings annually to involve children in the arts.” Obituary for Jean Hogge Shackelford Arts for Learning mourns the loss while celebrating the […]

About Me
Matt Harrison is the cartoonist behind Root Beer Comics based in Norfolk. Matt has published more than a dozen mini-comics and regularly exhibits his work at comic conventions including the Small Press Expo, Richmond Zine Fest, and Norfolk’s Original Indie Comics Expo. He also works as an illustrator, using a style of realistic straight-to-ink contour drawings of people from photos. Clients include Norfolk’s Naro Expanded Cinema, which features his posters at their cult movie nights. Read more about Matt and his work in this profile from 2020: Make Comics Now! with Matt Harrison