Annual Convention

Annual Convention September 11-14, 2025

The 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.

Registration page

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS:

ACC:
ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN CARTOONISTS
NCS:
NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY

THE BILLY IRELAND CARTOON LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

CARTOONISTS RIGHTS

FREEDOM CARTOONISTS FOUNDATION

THE DAILY CARTOONIST

COUNTERPOINT

THE NIB

 

CARTOONIST PODCASTS:

DMZ AMERICA:

DMZ America with Ted Rall and Scott Stantis

CARTOONIST TALK:

A Talk with Editorial Cartoonists by Angelo Lopez

POLITICS INK:

Politics Ink with Jim Morrissey

CAGLECAST:

Daryl Cagle’s Caglecast

 

CARTOONIST PROFILE

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General

First Name

Don

Last Name

Sidle

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D. Sidle

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Vail Daily

Syndicate Publication

Vail Daily

Reprints

Reprint Contact First Name

Don

Reprint Contact Last Name

Sidle

Reprint Phone

3033991861

Physical address for reprint requests

None (Do not show a reprint address.)

Profile

Bio

Don Sidle has been the editorial cartoonist for the Vail Trail since 1989 and currently cartoons for the Vail Daily and Swift Publications. His cartoons deal mainly with the problems facing the Colorado High Country. Unbridaled growth, environmental destruction, wildlife, traffic, ski development and a widespread disregard for the pristine beauty of the mountain communities are a few of the many issues facing the Colorado mountain areas and present a wealth of ideas for his editorial cartoons (damn those developers!). He owns a small art and design studio in Denver, Colorado that provides illustrations, logos and designs for a variety of clients.

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.

ABOUT US

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LOCHER FELLOWSHIP

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.

LOCHER SITE

CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM

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.

Contact us:

editorialcartoonists@gmail.com
PO Box 160314, Sacramento, CA 95816

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