Annual Convention

Annual Convention October 3-6

The AAEC and Association of Canadian Cartoonists will be teaming up with the Université du Québec à Montréal for a 3-day celebration political cartoonists, October 3-6, 2024.

Online registration coming soon!


Cartoon contest deadlines for 2018

  Yes, yes, everyone poo-poos awards — until you win one! Here are the contests and deadlines coming up.  National Newspaper Awards (Canada) — DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2018 Pulitzer — Deadline: Jan. 25, 2018 The Thomas Nast Award — Deadline: Jan. 30, 2018 Herblock — Deadline: Feb. 1, 2018 National Headliner Awards— Deadline: Feb. 2, 2018 Walker Stone […]

Cartoonists talk about Gagged

Cartoonist Andy Davey gives a report on the evening of talks accompany the “Gagged” exhibition of cartoons that recently closed in London. Martin Rowson, Zunar, Khalid Albaih and Bro Russell go after the subject of the oppression, censorship and gagging of political cartoonists around the world. https://procartoonists.org/gagged-talk/  

Hustler v. Falwell at 30 symposium announced

It has been 30 years since the AAEC joined with Hustler's Larry Flynt in defending satire and the First Amendment before the Supreme Court. Free speech supporters will celebrate this landmark case next year, and use the occasion as a clarion call to confront new threats to satirists and cartoonists. Here is the press release: […]

OUR MISSION

The mission of the AAEC is to champion and defend editorial cartooning and free speech as essential to liberty in the United States and throughout the world.

The AAEC aims to be an international leader in support of the human, civil, and artistic rights of editorial cartoonists around the world, and to stand with other international groups in support of the profession.



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CARTOONS IN EDUCATION

Cartoons in Education

Every two weeks throughout the year, The Learning Forum and the AAEC offers CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM, a free lesson resource for teachers discussing current events.  Visit NIEonline.com for more lesson plans.