Whither the art
Our wise old cartoonist Bill Stott contemplates the state of the, er, art. Interesting discussion on the Radio 4 Andrew Marr slot (19 November 2012) all about arts, arts funding, art in schools, and the new National Curriculum, which doesn’t include art and design as a compulsory subject. The artist Antony Gormley and others sang the […]
Review: Punch Cartoons in Colour
Cartoonist and Procartoonists member Noel Ford takes a look back at The Best of Punch Cartooons in Colour. The collection is edited by Helen Walasek. Well, as far as a review is concerned, I could leave it at that. The title says it all. Oh, all right then … it has long been a bone […]
Foghorn and the Big Society
Our anthropomorphic Foghorn rallies with the Prime Minister.
Cartoons as figures of speech
Cartoonist and Procartoonists.org member John Jensen has long characterised the connection between words and pictures in his work for Writing Magazine. His new collection – Figures of Speech – will now be launched at the UK Cartoon Museum next week. John kindly agreed to share some of the work from the book below. Further details available […]
Big Draw 2012: The compere tweets
The final word on this year’s Big Draw launch goes to Libby Purves, journalist, broadcaster, compere of the event and Procartoonists.org patron, who sent us this dispatch from the front line of the Battle of Cartoonists I may not be a trained war correspondent but here goes: In that echoing temple of Papal tapestry-based art, […]
Pictures from The Big Draw 2012
Yesterday saw the launch of The Big Draw 2012 and many of our members were at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to kick off the month-long campaign. These few photos feature the Battle of the Cartoonists which was held in the huge Raphael Room at the museum. We’ll be publishing a full report on the day on Tuesday. The Big Draw […]
What Art thou Foggy?
Our anthropomorphic Foghorn tackles the big question…
Foggy and der yoof
Our anthropomorphic friend launches himself upon the hard world of educashun.
Cartoonists and freedom of speech
The late editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette described the job of the cartoonist as follows: “Good cartoonists are also the point men for the First Amendment, testing the boundaries of free speech.” In his home country of the United States, the first amendment to the national constitution famously guarantees this right. It also does in India, […]