An exhibition at Canterbury Royal Museum and Art Gallery (Beaney Institute) by Canterbury City Council Museums and Galleries Service in partnership with the British Cartoon Archive at the University of Kent.
This exhibition brings together images by British cartoonists spanning the 20th century.
Highlights include cartoons by Giles about Arts Council grants and sporting prowess; jokes about modern art and art schools by Emmwood and Arthur Horner; perceptive observations of museum and gallery visitors by W. K. Haselden and Keith Waite; Reg Smythe's Andy Capp commenting about films; and the pocket cartoons of Mel Calman and David Austin.
Culture Cartooned 24 May 2008 – 26 July 2008
An exhibition at Canterbury Royal Museum and Art Gallery (Beaney Institute) by Canterbury City Council Museums and Galleries Service in partnership with the British Cartoon Archive at the University of Kent.
British Cartoon Archive blog launch 26th February 2008
The British Cartoon Archive is pleased to announce the launch of its blog at http://bcad.wordpress.com.
Industry and Parliament Trust Cartoon Exhibition 3rd December 2007
The Industry and Parliament Trust www.ipt.org.uk will be exhibiting a selection of its Parliamentary Fellowship cartoons in the House of Commons for the week commencing Monday 3 December. For more information please contact Sharon Bray on 020 7839 9400 alternatively click here to see their collection on our database.
Giles Exhibition 1st December 2006
An exhibition of original drawings, books and objects from the Carl Giles Archive will run at the Canterbury Royal Art Gallery and Museum from 20th December 2006 to 3rd February 2007.
Corny Pastiche 15th June 2006
The Centre's exhibition for the 2006 Canterbury Festival will feature cartoonists'
homages to, and copies of, famous paintings. Entitled "Corny Pastiche: the art
of political cartooning", it will run in the Centre's gallery from 7 October
to 19 November.
Peter Schrank donation 15th June 2006
In May 2006 the Centre was very pleased to receive a donation of over a hundred
cartoons and sketches from Peter Schrank, cartoonist of the Independent and
Independent on Sunday.
Haro Hodson donation 15th June 2006
A new exhibition has opened in the Centre's gallery. "Meet the Art Students:
A Brief History" contains Les Coleman's cartoons of his students, in black
and white "and now in glorious crayon." The exhibition runs until 2 April
2004.
