Update: The Auld Acquaintance

Terry Anderson updates us on a touring exhibition: After an amazing year The Auld Acquaintance, the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio’s touring exhibition about the independence referendum, has made its final stops in Lleida, Catalonia, and Limoges, France. The exhibition was shown at the Institut de Estudis Illerdencs in Llieida.  Although the smallest and briefest iteration of the exhibition, it […]

Double up at The Auld Acquaintance

Terry Anderson tells us about two chances to see a cartoon exhibition about the Scottish referendum: The Auld Acquaintance exhibition is now fully under way in its two UK venues: Leiper Fine Art on West George Street, Glasgow and the News & Media Gallery at The Guardian & Observer newspapers, part of the Kings Place arts venue in […]

An acquaintance to remember

This year is both the 15th anniversary of the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio and of political devolution in Scotland. We’ve organised a new touring exhibition entitled The Auld Acquaintance, taking our cue from Rabbie Burns’ Auld Lang Syne, sung whenever folk leave one chapter of their life behind and start another. Our call for contributions […]

A look back at St Just

Terry Anderson reports from the 32nd  St Just-le-Martel cartoon festival, near Limoges in France. I was making my eighth trip to the event. (Ed adds: That’s probably more than Charles De Gaulle managed) I was delighted to learn the main exhibition space has been named the Espace Loup after an artist who has given an enormous […]