Comic artist Karen Katz recommends studying comics in Vermont:

The Center for Cartoon Studies is located in a tiny, frozen town called White River Junction in Vermont. The sun rises at nine in the morning and sets at four in the afternoon. At first glance, it feels like there is nothing to do except sink into the snow on the main street. But don’t get confused – staying in White River Junction provides endless adventures, among other treats, thanks to the activities initiated by the warm and lively community of creators, students, nomads, and locals: weekly craft fairs, funny competitions, mazes and dragons, cabaret shows, exhibitions in the local museum and countless fun house parties.

The school’s founders, James Storm and Michelle Oli were looking for a place that was gray enough for comic artists to isolate themselves and concentrate on their work from morning to night. Indeed, the basement is equipped, lit, and well-heated and provides excellent conditions for artists, but the atmosphere in the city is far from gray – the town is pleasant and echoes the school’s spirit. Visual storytelling is the building block of the school. It cultivates an impressive comics library and archive, attracting students from Dartmouth’s university town. It also initiates collaborations with various associations and even offers residency and research scholarships to professional artists and comic artists.

I stayed there for a year and a half and created my book, The Backstage of a Dishwashing Webshow. I also developed my teaching skills and gave workshops and lectures on various topics. It was undoubtedly the adventure of my life. I even volunteered to participate in home renovations, traveled to different parts of the state of Vermont, and learned bookbinding, screen printing, and carpentry. I visited The Bread and Puppet Theater, an hour and a half drive from town. The theater left such a huge impression that I enrolled in visual theater studies when I returned to Israel.