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


Online chats in October

Several additional cartoonist roundtables are on the schedule this month:

1) Super short notice but — Ann Telnaes just notified us that she’ll be on an online panel tonight, Oct. 13 at 6pm, with Barry Blitt and Pia Guerra as they explore the art of political cartooning with Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday. If you’re able to “attend”, better register now:

https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/forums/10-13-political-cartooning

 

2) Next up: Adam Zyglis, this year’s winner of The Award Formerly Known as The Thomas Nast, sits down with Rob Rogers for an online session they’re calling “OPC Award Winners Share Their Stories.” This event requires registration, but you better hurry: it’s happening tomorrow, Wednesday Oct. 14, from 6-7pm. 

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ehchlq6xb614f4d6&llr=5wqitddab&fbclid=IwAR2vz-UnHODRYsbVBVaWXaNLQ-I0q3oPc_h5M_lNQSEIRm9ytMpewJSPgY4

 

3) If you’d like to see a cartoonist in person, KAL is doing a (now rare) book signing on Saturday, Oct. 17, as part of the exhibit of his work at the Crystal Moll Gallery in Baltimore. The Artist Reception for the show runs 4-6 pm, and will (of course) be streamed online if you can’t make it in person:

4) Block out Friday night, Oct 22, and Saturday afternoon, Oct. 24 for a live (and no doubt lively) conversation: The Future of American Political Cartoons: A Symposium in Honor of Pat Oliphant.

The two day streaming event by the University of Virginia Library includes Keith Knight, Jen Sorensen, Matt Bors, Adam Zyglis, Signe Wilkinson, Rob Rogers, Ann TelnaesKevin Kallaugher, and of course, Pat Oliphant. Registration is required, so sign up now:

https://news.library.virginia.edu/2020/10/07/the-future-of-political-cartoons-a-symposium-in-honor-of-pat-oliphant/#registration

 

— If you’ve missed Keith Knight‘s powerful and timely presentation in the past, here’s your chance to finally catch “Red, White, Black, and Blue: Highlighting America’s Racial Illiteracy” on Friday at 7pm.

Saturday afternoon will see a trio of conversations:

— Rob Rogers, Jen Sorensen and Adam Zyglis will discuss “Challenges to Freedom of Expression in Political Cartooning Today”

— Matt Bors and Signe Wilkinson will chat about “Drawing for a Polarized Public”

— And finally, Kevin KallaugherAnn Telnaes and Tom Gibson will tackle the existential question “Extinction or Evolution?: Imagining the Future of Political Cartoons”

That link again: https://news.library.virginia.edu/2020/10/07/the-future-of-political-cartoons-a-symposium-in-honor-of-pat-oliphant/#registration

News Archives

  • Categories

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.