Young cartoonist contest goes digital
The Young Cartoonists of the Year competition 2013 has opened and for the first time they are accepting artwork that has been created digitally. Although the flyer for the event states “original artwork only”, the Cartoon Museum, which runs the event with the British Cartoonists Association, was happy to clarify, telling us: “If you draw […]
Dutch success for cartoonists
The Procartoonists.org members Pete Dredge and Graham Fowell have been singled out in the “Special Mention” category at the 18th Dutch Cartoon Festival. The theme of the exhibition was “Prejudices and Stereotypes”. Pete told us: “I hadn’t entered one of these competitions for many years, probably over 30, so after the promptings of our Feco […]
Opinion: The Young Cartoonists of the Year 2012
We recently published details of the annual Young Cartoonists of the Year awards, run by our sister organisation the British Cartoonists’ Association. We received a large reaction from readers which included this piece of opinion from cartoonist Alison Sampson. You should know that fairly recently I picked up a pen again, not least because of […]
A poke in the i
You may have seen the above in this week’s edition of Private Eye, in the Street of Shame column, which focuses on the misdeeds of British newspapers. When “Cartoonist Idol” was launched, there was much discussion behind the scenes at the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation (Shurely shome correction – Ed) on our members’ forum. There was […]
Cartoon contest is no laughing matter
PCO cartoonist John Jensen takes a look at a Turkish cartoon competition: Turkey recently staged its 27th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition and a 255-page catalogue was released, beautifully printed throughout in colour, with text in Turkish and English. There’s a long list of successful exhibitors – 44 countries are represented – and a much […]
Young cartoonists: get drawing
Budding cartoonists take note: the Cartoon Art Trust, which runs the Cartoon Museum in London, is looking for entries for this year’s Young Cartoonists of the Year competition. Cartoons are required for the under-30 and under-18 categories, and the closing date is looming: November 15, 2010. The winners will receive their awards at the 16th […]
You say tomato, we say cartoonist …
Bloghorn must take issue with the US political cartoonist Daryl Cagle over a blog post in which he talks about the “cultural” difference between cartoons created in America and those from the rest of the world. Cagle, who also syndicates cartoons through the Political Cartoonists Index argues that there is a ‘‘BIG cultural gap’’ between […]
Wit versus humour, by John Jensen
Coming soon: John Jensen writes for Bloghorn about ideas, wit versus humour, and the international language of cartoon competitions. Watch this space. John Jensen rugby illustration © Punch Ltd
Caption competition with a difference
An informal cartoon caption competition, which began as a one-off on the Cartoonists’ Club public forum in the summer, is now into its 20th week. Matt Buck spoke to Noel Ford, moderator of the forum along with Nigel Sutherland and Ian Ellery, and asked how this is different to any other caption contest. The competition […]