Having read about the combined Association of American Editorial Cartoonists – Association of Canadian Cartoonists convention from a Yankee’s perspective, I think it well worthwhile to read about the combined Association of Canadian Cartoonists – Association of American Editorial Cartoonists joint conference from a Canuck’s frame of reference. Montreal recently hosted a dynamic convention that […]
Mike Peterson mentioned this, but we’re going to give it a stand-alone article too. About the Babin Award: The Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning is given each year to an editorial cartoonist who focuses on state and local issues, and whose work has had an effect on their community. From the […]
Day Two of the AAEC/ACC Conference in Montreal began with the Americans conducting a business meeting while the Canadians held a panel on digitization and conservation, apparently in both languages, unless the Billy Ireland’s Jenny Robb is fluent en francais, since she was one of the presenters. After lunch, we were reunited and began a […]
Welcome to Montreal, home of Westmount High, alma mater of Kamala Harris, who, as Terry Mosher (Aislin) reminded us, lived here for a few years when her mother was a professor at McGill. There will be a lot of graphics today, so the prose will be sparse, and note that a lot was shot at […]
Nous sommes ici, at the AAEC and ACC Convention in Montreal, and I’m gradually re-learning to shift from English to French and back again as well as recalling that once you find the place you’re looking for and then find a place to park, you have forgotten how to get where you were going. Fortunately, […]
Earlier this morning, 34 international organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism released a statement condemning Egypts detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar along with other journalists. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) released the following statement: The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists condemns in the strongest possible terms the arrest and detention of […]
Wes Tyrell, President of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists (ACC), and Jack Ohman, President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC), have both signed off on the updated schedule of the joint ACC/AAEC Montreal Convention to be held October 3 – 6, 2024. Below is the new updated schedule. Featuring: Aislin, Lalo Alcaraz, Barry […]
Note: This schedule has been superseded by an updated schedule. Expected Special Guests and Emcees: Christian Vachon, Wes Tyrell, Jack Ohman, Aislin, Boris, Graeme McKay, Ward Sutton, Mr. Fish, Serge Chapleau, Kal, Barry Blitt. And maybe Patrick Chappette, Matt Wuerker, Joel Pett, and Ann Telnaes. Bonus: an appearance by The Daily Cartoonist’s own Mike Peterson. […]
Both the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) have posted updates concerning their upcoming 2024 conventions. Since the NCS’ Reubens Banquet and Awards come first – August 22-24, 2024 – we will start with them. Reuben Playbill Ads ON SALE thru July 16 The NCS update has to do […]
The Baker County Press in Macclenny FL is looking for an editorial cartoonist. The paper was home to cartoonist Ed Hall, who was with the paper for over 30 years. Ed passed away on May 19 after a long battle with cancer. Baker County Press Publisher Jessica Prevatt says she is looking for a cartoonist to create a weekly local cartoon. Interested […]
I am deeply honored and thrilled to share that I am the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists‘ (AAEC) inaugural 2024 Locher Fellow, a nomination-only award honoring young editorial cartoonists’ achievement from the Locher Award Advisory Community, the AAEC, and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. Through the fellowship, I will be a guest at […]
The John Locher Memorial Award has evolved into the John Locher Memorial Fellowship and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has announced that Alexandra Bowman is the first beneficiary of the new honor. From the Association of Editorial Cartoonists: About the change: Kevin Necessary, the new Locher Fellowship manger, said, “The Fellowship shares much of […]
Signe Wilkinson, Anne Morse Hambrock, Zach Hansen, NCS Reubens, AAEC/ACC Conference, George, John, and Peter – the Gallaghers of Bergen County Signe Wilkinson retired a few years ago but returns occasionally when issues dear to her heart arise. Signe reacted when recently in Philadelphia: With the death of another toddler who accidentally shot themselves after […]
Graeme MacKay, editorial cartoonist for The Hamilton Spectator, attended the recent joint convention of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He writes: … this gathering in 2023, despite missing some old familiar friends and faces was robust in numbers giving the sense that editorial cartooning is alive and well […]
Is this a political cartoon? Steve Brodner thinks so, and said so, at the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists convention in San Francisco this past weekend. Picasso’s painting is considered Great Art, but he was reacting to the bombing of Guernica and he was certainly expressing his take on the horror. The fact that he […]