Schools and libraries. Community, disability and recovery programs. Workforce and college programs. We bring the facilitators, the tools and the printing. Your people bring the ideas. Choose a single session or a multi-week course, in person or on Zoom.
Pick the workshop that matches your time and budget. Not sure? Our short form will recommend one.
A fast, joyful introduction. The group invents a shared world, then each person designs a character and an origin story.
They leave with: Each participant leaves with a digital character and a short story.
Best for: Large groups, single events and smaller budgets. Also the starting point for our team experience.
A deeper session that ends in print: a group anthology, or an individual 16-page comic book for every participant.
They leave with: A published anthology or their own printed comic, plus a certificate.
Best for: Programs with limited time and budget: a single-day workshop or a week-long summer program.
A multi-week course with professional digital tools, storytelling technique and career-ready soft skills.
They leave with: A job-ready portfolio and mentoring from working creators.
Best for: After-school initiatives and programs that run by the term or the school year.
Prices exclude travel where it applies. Workshop 2.0 needs at least 10 participants. Building a team at work? See Beyond Worlds, our team experience.
A two-minute form: who you serve, how many, and when. We'll recommend the best-fit workshop on the spot.
We match a workshop to your goals, budget and schedule, and answer every question.
Our facilitators lead the sessions. Your participants finish with their own characters, stories and comics.
No. That is exactly why we use AI: as Accessible Intelligence, it lets anyone bring the ideas in their head to life. Participants who do draw or write are welcome to bring those skills.
As an accessibility tool. AI opens creativity to people who are usually left out, and the ideas always come from the participant. It is a new frontier with real questions, so we work with environmental and subject-matter experts to keep learning about its impact.
Cooley Comics facilitators: writers, illustrators and digital art specialists, including young facilitators who started as participants.
A smartphone or any internet-connected device per participant. Cooley Comics provides access to the licensed creative platforms during the workshop.
Yes. We regularly work with special education programs, the disability community and recovery programs, and we make accommodations whenever possible, especially when we know ahead of time.
The participant. Anything created in a workshop belongs to the person who made it. Cooley Comics never claims ownership.
Participants younger than 13 need an adult supervisor in attendance.
Group sessions usually run on weekdays between 10 AM and 5 PM Eastern. Tell us what you need on the call.
That varies by organization, so we talk it through on the call and can send whatever paperwork your approval process needs.
New program dates, participant comics and ideas for funding creative work. About one email a month, and you can leave any time.