The family of British cartoonist R.E. Burke, who detained at the Canadian border by US Immigration authorities, has set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to help offset legal costs and help her return home. D.D. Degg mentioned her plight earlier this week.The crux of the issue is Burke used a cultural/hospitality exchange website to arrange for […]
Editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte will be honored today by the Mayor of Geneva Switzerland with the “Genève Reconnaissante” medal in recognition for his work with Geneva-based Freedom Cartoonists Foundation (previously Cartooning for Peace). Patrick is currently president of Freedom Cartoonists Foundation. Through this award, the Administrative Council wishes to pay tribute to the tireless commitment of this […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman will headline Rice University’s upcoming conference, “Comics Sans Frontières: Border Defiance in Graphic Narratives.” The four-day event will explore how comics challenge artistic, national, and cultural boundaries. Art, often credited with raising the graphic novel as a serious literary work, will deliver the keynote address on March 20. He will […]
The documentary Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse premieres tomorrow at Film Forum in New York City. Given the current political climate in the United States and abroad, the film serves not only as an educational 90-minute exploration of one of the most influential comic creators of the 20th century but also as a reminder […]
Glenn Marshall took a guided tour through Steven Appleby‘s exhibit Nothing Is Real and writes up a review for Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation website.He begins: I escaped from reality for a couple of hours last week and entered the wonderful world of Steven Appleby at Space Station Sixty Five gallery where I went on a guided […]
Nada Mougheeth, wife of imprisoned Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar, was arrested last month after speaking to a reporter about her husbands detention and alleged abuse. She was charged with “accused of joining a terrorist organization and spreading false news” according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Ahmed Serag, the journalist who conducted the interview with […]
The Ralph Steadman exhibit INKling will open at the Heath Robinson Museum starting February 15 through May 10. As D. D. Degg reported last August, the exhibit launched in Washington DC before crossing the pond to Chatham.From the Heath Robinson Museum:
The Hinson Art Museum at Wingate University is hosting an exhibit focusing on Peanuts character Franklin. Franklin was the first African American character in Peanuts. Charles Schulz added the character to his strip after assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the behest of a school teacher with the hope of promoting tolerance and interracial […]
Former Charlie Hebdo cartoonist, Rénald Luzier AKA “Luz”, was awarded the prize for Best Graphic Novel at this year’s Angoulême International Comics Festival. Luz’ graphic novel Deux Filles Nues (Two Naked Girls) depicts the true story of a looted Otto Mueller painting by German painter by Nazis.According to Wikipedia the Nazis seized 357 pieces of […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) has announced they will be joining the line-up at this year’s Small Press Expo (SPX) in September.From the announcement: Many editorial cartoonists are familiar with the long-running cartoon arts festival in Bethesda, Maryland, especially those from the alt-weekly side of the business. Its Director, Warren Bernard, is one […]
Today’s Cartoonist’s Cartoonists is Matt Golding. Matt is an Australian editorial cartoonist whose work appears in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.He’s won multiple Stanley Awards – his first award for single gag cartoonist was in 2005 and he kept winning that category through 2010. He’s won the award twice more in 2016 and 2020. […]
Luke Farookhi, a freelance caricaturist and illustrator, has emerged from The Spectator’s contest to find a new political cartoonist. He has been contributing cartoons since November.According to The Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain, Luke is 36 years old and studied History of Art at Leeds University. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is currently the […]
The UK Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation has presented its inaugural The Splats Awards, honoring the best cartoons and cartoonists of 2024. The purpose of the awards are to avoid taking themselves “too seriously” while bringing cartoonists together for a “above a pub room” celebration. In addition to traditional categories, the event features lighthearted awards such as […]
Pedro X. Molina has spent more than 20 years drawing political cartoons skewering Nicaragua’s dictatorship and government. In 2018 the government hit back. After police killed one journalist, jailed two others, and pillaged the Confidencial’s offices, Pedro and his family were forced to flee his home country. With the assistance of Ithaca City of Asylum, […]
Cartoonist Rights has announced they are now taking nominations for the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award. The award recognizes a cartoonist’s exemplary bravery while facing threats to their human rights.Requirements for nomination include cartoonists who have encountered one or more of the following problems during the last twelve months:The cut-off date for nominations […]