September 11-14, 2025The AAEC will be joining the line-up at this year’s Small Press Expo as part of our annual convention in September 2025. Registration is now open.
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This year, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and the Canadian cartoonists of the ACC are joining the SPX for a 3-day celebration of all things editorial cartooning. See you in Bethesda, MD, this September 11-14!
Bright and early, we’ll begin in Bethesda.
9:30am-10:30am Registration
10:00am-12pm Business Meeting
12pm-1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30pm-2:30pm The First Amendment, the Supreme Court and You
2:30pm-3pm Fireside Chat with Rep. Jamie Raskin
3pm-3:15pm Break
3:15pm-3:45pm Steve Benson Tribute
3:45pm-4:45pm Monetizing Cartoons
5pm-7:30pm Dinner on your own
7:30pm-9pm SPX Meet and Greet with cash bar and appetizers at the Marriott
Saturday’s sessions will be at the Marriott Hotel.
11am-11:45pm Perspectives: Diversity in Cartooning
12pm-12:45pm Art of the Nightmare: Facing Down the Regime
1pm-1:45pm Workshop: The Art of Cartooning
2pm-2:45pm The Evolution of Editorial Cartoons
3pm-5pm A Savage Art: The Life and Cartoons of Pat Oliphant, A Screening and Q&A
5pm-6:30pm Dinner on your own
6:30pm-8pm AAEC & ACC Awards Reception
8pm-10pm SPX Ignatz Awards
10pm SPX Rave
For Sunday, feel free to explore SPX sessions or fly out
The AAEC has made arrangements for a block of rooms at the North Bethesda Marriott, 5701 Marinelli Rd in Rockville, Maryland, for $140 per night (not including taxes).
DEADLINE TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM UNDER THE AAEC RATE IS August 6. Please refer to the sent announcement email for the hotel code and reservation instructions.
Deadline to register for the 2025 AAEC Convention is Sunday, SEPTEMBER 1.
AAEC or ACC Member or member guest = $175
NCS or CRNI member = $175
Student Member = $75
Non-member = $200
Child (8-18) = $50
Child (7 and under) = $0
Membership dues must be current in order to attend at member rates. Click on the above button to register online. That deadline again is SEPTEMBER 1, 2025. Questions? Contact us at editorialcartoonists@gmail.com
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is dedicated to the promotion of political art in American life and the celebration of free speech and a free press as essential to a healthy democracy.
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