Annual Convention

Annual Convention October 3-6

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

Online registration: click here


Recalling Ed Hall

Condolences and remembrances poured in for cartoonist Ed Hall after news broke of his untimely death on May 19. His wife Emmy posted: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share that Ed passed away on Sunday. He bravely battled cancer over the last 8 years, never letting it slow his […]

Peter Kuper Awarded 2024 RFK

The prolific artist and illustrator Peter Kuper is this year’s winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for Cartooning. The judges noted, “Cartoons can often be silly and satirical but Peter Kuper’s work is often political, personal, and persuasive. He takes aim at some of the most pressing issues of our times, […]

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.



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.