Markets & Tabling Events

Find us out in the community!

Until we are able to secure a permanent location for the Cat Museum of New York City, you can find us at markets, tables, and pop-up events throughout the city. We host these events to meet you, find out what kind of museum you want, share information about cat care/rescue/culture/art, raise funds toward a brick-and-mortar space, discover cat artists/vendors/partners and rescuers, and build a cat-loving community. Check this page for our latest market appearance schedule.

Note: Please leave your cat or other pet at home for our events, for their comfort and safety—even if they are harness-trained. We’d love to see photos of them!

Meet the Sketch Artists

Brandi Monard

Illustrator · Live Event Artist

Mimi (Brandi’s cat)

Brandi’s sample sketches

Meet Brandi Monard, one of the sketch artists at our Amsterdam market event! 🎨🐱

Brandi is a New York City–based artist whose career began in the theme park design world, creating artwork for Disney, Cartoon Network, and Marvel—with projects featured in international parks in China and Dubai. Her background in themed entertainment taught her something fundamental: the best experiences don’t just look beautiful; they make people feel connected.

After moving to New York City, Brandi found her home at Golden Goose, where she works as an in-house artist customizing shoes, bags, and accessories with personalized artwork. Over the past year, pet portraits have become a highlight of her work—capturing the unique personalities of animals who mean everything to their people.

Outside of work, Brandi is a lifelong cat lover and proud mom to 15-year-old Mimi. It all started with Hello Kitty: growing up, Brandi and her sister were devoted fans, and when they adopted two sister kittens, they named them Hello Kitty and Mimi after the cartoon duo. Fifteen years later, Mimi is still by her side.

Through her artwork, Brandi celebrates those bonds—creating keepsakes that capture the personality that makes them so loved.

📸 @createxbrandi
🌐 createxbrandi.com
✉ brandi@brandelane.com

Maxwell Eakle

Illustrator · Animator · SVA

Sample sketches from Manhattan Plaza 2026

Meet Maxwell Eakle, one of our sketch artists! 🎨✏️

Maxwell is a second-year BFA animation student at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Animals have always been central to his life: he grew up with goldfish, a pair of famously vicious dwarf hamsters (they fought each other constantly), and a beloved Siberian husky named Misha—who became the protagonist of his short film “MUSH.” His grandparents, at their peak, had ten cats living under one roof. Today Maxwell shares his apartment with Lunita (@lunitapomsky), a Pomsky (part Pomeranian, part husky) who technically arrived before he did, making her his “older sibling.”

Inspired by nature educators like Wild Kratts, Maxwell dreams of one day creating his own educational show about the natural world. For now, he channels that passion into his pet portraits—gestural, expressive pen sketches that capture something photos often miss: the way a cat holds itself, the gleam in a dog’s eyes, the particular energy of a beloved animal.

To commission a portrait or inquire about illustration or animation work:

📸 @maxximanic

🌐 maxwelleakle.myportfolio.com

✉ maxximanic.contact@gmail.com