Eaten Fish Thanks

As many will have seen, young Iranian cartoonist Ali Doarani’s (AKA Eaten Fish) ordeal in Papua New Guinea is now over. He has been moved to a safe country aided by ICORN (The International Cities of Refuge Network) who promote freedom of expression and offer sanctuary around the world to writers and artists under threat. […]

Season’s Greetings

@ Banx Cartoons The PCO committee extend their best wishes to all our members and, indeed, cartoonists and cartoon lovers everywhere. In a year when many of our fellow cartoonists have been subjected to appalling mistreatment by oppressive regimes, it is pleasing to end 2017 on a high with the wonderful news of Ali (Eaten […]

Clive Goddard on the wonders of DACS

The PCO’s very own Clive Goddard, ace cartoonist and spinner of entertaining yarns, takes time to point out the benefits of the artists’ rights management organisation in this interview with DACS. Clive reveals the name of the artist that led to his obsession with cartoons and, eventually, a successful career as a cartoonist. He also […]

Gagged Ungagged Talk

Andy Davey writes: I was honoured to be asked by those nice people at Procartoonists to “host” an evening of interviews and talks to accompany the “Gagged” exhibition of cartoons at Westminster Reference Library on the subject of the oppression, censorship and gagging of political cartoonists around the world. My experience of hosting is limited to […]

Get Colouring

Jonathan Cusick writes: Support the festival this Christmas by giving the cartoon fans in your life a copy of the Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival Colouring Book! More than 40 black line cartoons from top cartoonists for your shading enjoyment. Relax, be inspired or just have a giggle. Fun for all ages. Sold to raise funds for […]

The Wolf of Baghdad

The Finns have a word – kaukokaipuu, which means a feeling of homesickness for a place you’ve never been to. With funding from Arts Coucil England PCO member The Surreal McCoy is embarking on an audio-visual project called The Wolf of Baghdad. It will tell the story of her family’s lost homeland, a place that […]

Contemporary illustration exhibition at Chris Beetles Gallery

© Jonathan Cusick “The Illustrators Today” To complement their longstanding annual exhibition, ‘The Illustrators’, the Chris Beetles Gallery is showcasing the best in contemporary illustration and cartooning. Leading and much loved practitioners of picture book, literary and magazine illustration, and also of political and pocket cartoons and caricature are represented in this must see exhibition. […]