AAEC Convention details emerging
Last December the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists announced they’d hold their 2013 convention in Salt Lake City, UT. In a post yesterday, a few more details have emerged. The official dates are June 27–29 and the hotel is Little America – one of the finest hotels in SLC with a really great rate. From [...]
Posted on: Feb 5, 2013, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 0 Comments
2013 editorial cartoonist convention to be held in Salt Lake City
Next years convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be held in Salt Lake City, UT. Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley will be heading up the local logistics of the hosting. I asked him a few questions about the announcement and what we can expect. A: Correct me if I’m wrong, [...]
Posted on: Dec 6, 2012, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 13 Comments
AAEC #!&% Cartoon Festival videos now online
Matt Wuerker has announced that the Association of American Editorial Cartoonist’s “#!&% Cartoons! A Festival Celebrating Political Cartoons” videos have been posted online. Looks like all of them. My afternoon and weekend is officially blown. Too many to highlight. Here’s The Portland Oregonian’s Jack Ohman on the evolution of style.
Posted on: Oct 26, 2012, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 20 Comments
Zunar Courage in Editorial Cartooning acceptance speech
Last year Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, best known as Zunar, was awarded the CRNI’s Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning. Below is his acceptance speech.
Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Section: AAEC, Awards, Comments: 0 Comments
AAEC releases video of Ding Darling talking editorial cartoons
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has posted a new video with audio from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Ding Darling talking about his approach to editorial cartooning. The video contains a collage of editorial cartoons from early US history to the present day. The AAEC’s annual convention will be held in Washington DC this year [...]
Posted on: Jul 27, 2012, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 4 Comments
Joel Pett travels to China
Lexington Herald-Leader editorial cartoonist Joel Pett was invited by the State Department to tour China and give lectures and presentations on editorial cartooning in America. He’s written four briefs of his activities and impressions while traveling there. This one from his last one dated June 14: The Shanghai schedule has been packed with EXTREMELY IMPORTANT [...]
Posted on: Jun 18, 2012, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 1 Comment
AAEC Salutes JP Trostle, Cullum Rogers
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is saluting two of its long-time Secretary/Treasurer Cullum Rogers and Minister of Information JP Trostle in their latest quarterly Notebook. Cullum has been the organizations treasurer for the last 12 years – an AAEC record. Up coming treasurer R.C. Harvey writes about Cullum’s tenure and influence. JP has been [...]
Posted on: Sep 13, 2010, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 3 Comments
Interviewed: Dick Locher talks about his cartooning career, future and Parkinson’s
During the American Editorial Cartoonists Association convention, I had a wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk with Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist and Dick Tracy cartoonist Dick Locher. He had mentioned in an earlier panel a couple of upcoming milestones in his career: drawing 10,000 cartoons, 40 years with the Chicago Tribune (stared in 1972) [...]
Posted on: Jun 24, 2010, Section: AAEC, Comic history, Comic strips, Interviews, Comments: 22 Comments
AAEC Weekend 2010 wrap up
Last weekend was my fourth AAEC (Association of American Editorial Cartoonists) convention. The previous three were back in mid to late ’90s. Back then job openings were few, but at least there was buzz about which slot might come available. Speakers were top tier politicians or wonks. The Las Vegas convention banquet dinner was keynoted [...]
Posted on: Jun 22, 2010, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 5 Comments
AAEC convention notes: Saturday
Saturday was last day of the AAEC convention’s panels and discussion. It kick started with Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer speaking about livable communities – a topic he has been passionate about in his professional career as a legislator, county commissioner, city councilman, and public works commissioner. Next up, Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist and Dick Tracy [...]
Posted on: Jun 22, 2010, Section: AAEC, Comments: 0 Comments
Coming later: AAEC wrap-up; interviews and photos
I got back home yesterday from this year’s AAEC convention in Portland, but haven’t had time to sit down and write out a wrap-up. I’ll be updating the blog a bit later today with a review of events, discussions from the AAEC convention. I’ll also be posting (probably tomorrow) a great interview with Dick Locher. [...]
Posted on: Jun 21, 2010, Section: AAEC, Daily Cartoonist, Comments: 0 Comments
AAEC convention notes: Friday
Friday’s Association of American Editorial Cartoonists convention started off with an panel of cartoonists from the Middle East who shared with the group some of the challenges and success in being a cartoonist in the Middle East. Jeff Danziger and Jack Ohman Jeff Danziger was the next presenter who was interviewed by Jack Ohman on [...]
Posted on: Jun 19, 2010, Section: AAEC, Conventions, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 1 Comment
AAEC convention notes: Thursday
Yesterday was the first full day of activities for the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists’ annual convention held this year in Portland OR. Mark Fiore kicked off the session, entitled “Appholes” on his experience working with Apple to get his iPhone app into the App Store. Next up was the “New Frontiers” panel Mike Keefe [...]
Posted on: Jun 18, 2010, Section: AAEC, Conventions, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 10 Comments
AAEC to Apple: end ridicule public figures policy
After the ruckus caused by the rejection of Mark Fiore NewsToons app from the Apple iTunes App Store – and its later acceptance after Mark received the Pulitzer Prize, The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has penned an open letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs urging him to end the policy of rejecting apps solely [...]
Posted on: Apr 23, 2010, Section: AAEC, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 3 Comments
Cartoonists groups respond to difficult times
Joe Strupp, writing in Editor & Publisher look at how the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and National Cartoonists Society (NCS) are holding up in this struggling economy with membership numbers and conference attendance. Rex Babin, president of the AAEC talks about membership in his organization: “We are not solely a newspaper editorial cartoonists [...]
Posted on: Dec 17, 2009, Section: AAEC, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 2 Comments
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