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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Belated congratulations to Lalo Alcaraz, who was named the winner of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Cartoon Award. Alcaraz, who was a Pulitzer finalist in 2019 and 2020 and the winner of the the 2022 Herblock Prize, was honored with the award May 22 during the 2025 RFK Book and Journalism Awards virtual […]
It’s not often that a political cartoonist is honored with their own day. But Pat Bagley, who has drawn cartoon for The Salt Lake Tribune for 45 years, now has a day of his own: May 31, 2025, aka Pat Bagley Day. Salt Lake City’s mayor, Erin Mendenhall, proclaimed the date as a tribute to […]
An exhibit curated to showcase offensive cartoons that was cancelled in May for being too offensive has a new site where the proprietors aren’t quite...
The AAEC John Locher Memorial Fellowship is awarded each year to one early-career cartoonist whose work demonstrates clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Deadline to be considered is the end of March.
The Locher Fellow will receive a one-year Regular membership in the AAEC, be a guest of the CXC Festival — held every fall in Columbus, Ohio — and have the opportunity to meet with editorial cartoonists during the year of the Fellowship for portfolio reviews and career advice.
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.
