Stanley Awards Weekend (Part 1)

On Friday morning, Dave Williams (Editor of the Australian Mad Magazine), Anton Emdin (Multi award-winning cartoonist and illustrator) and I drove to Coffs Harbour. We left Sydney around 8:00am and after a coffee break and lunch break reached the Pacific Bay Resort (Novotel) in Coffs Harbour around 4:00pm. It was so nice to have these two guys with me for the trip!

After a quick check in, we gathered at the reception to take the bus that would lead us to the Bunker Cartoon Gallery for the opening of the exhibition of the 25th Rotary Cartoons Awards:

Below are some photos of the exhibition and the opening on Friday the 25th of October 2013:

Amazing Rod Steward caricature from Judy Nadin

Artwork by Martina Zeitler

Artwork by Danny Zemp

 My book (in yellow) on display in the display cabinet

 Tony Lopes

Rob Feldman and Tony Lopes

Artwork by Tony Lopes

Artwork by Gary Clark

One of my cartoons on display: Hagen Cartoons

Gary Clark

Artwork by Phil Judd

Artwork by Rob Feldman

Artwork by Gary Clark

Jason Chatfield and Lindsay Foyle.

Artwork by Peter Lewis

Neil Matterson in front of one of his cartoons

Artwork by Phillip Day

Grant Brown and Peter Broelman

 Lovely wife of one of the cartoonists talking to David Pope

Rob Feldman

Dee Texidor

(to be continued)

Stanley Awards 2013

I'll be in Coffs Harbour (NSW, Australia) for the weekend of the 25th to 27th of October 2013 for the annual cartoonists conference and Stanley Awards presentation.

This year, the Stanley Awards will be held in conjunction with the 25th Rotary International Cartoon Awards on Friday night and the first Open Day of the Bunker Cartoon Gallery on the Sunday.

I'll attend all these events and I believe book signing and live drawings will happen on Sunday the 27th of October. So, if you're in Coffs Harbour on that weekend, come and say hello!

Below is the official announcement:

The Australian Cartoonists' Association is proud to announce the 29th Stanley Awards will be held in Coffs Harbour in conjunction with the 25th Rotary International Cartoon Awards. Here’s all the info you need about the 2013 Stanley Awards:

http://cartoonists.org.au/awards

For more information email the ACA on stanleys@cartoonists com au. We would love to see you in Coffs!

Exhibition at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery (photos)

A big thank you to Lisa Magri for the photos and to the wonderful volunteers at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery (Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia).

Below are some photos of the current exhibition of my "It's a Jungle out there!" cartoons. This is a selection of very early work and more recent work selected by the Bunker Cartoon Gallery volunteers:

Exhibition at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery

A small exhibition of my "It's a Jungle out there!" cartoons is currently being displayed at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.

The exhibition will run from the 20th of September 2013 to the 19th of October 2013.

I will try to get photos soon...

Below is the official information on the Bunker Cartoon Gallery:

Bunker Cartoon Gallery

Location	The Bunker Cartoon Gallery is located on John Champion Way, Coffs Harbour.
Cost	$2 adults; $1 children.
Opening Times	The Gallery is opened Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm.
Contact	The Bunker Cartoon Gallery can be contacted on (02) 6651 7343.

The Bunker Cartoon Gallery is Australia's first and only dedicated black and white art gallery exhibiting the largest private collection of contemporary cartoons in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Gallery is housed in an authentic underground WWII bunker that has been converted to a funky exhibition space.

The Venue
The Bunker Cartoon Gallery is wheelchair friendly and welcomes coach tours. The Gallery is also available for hire as a venue for events such as launches, cocktail parties, business or promotional events and the like. Contact the Bunker Gallery for more information.


Volunteers
The Bunker Gallery, which is run by Council, relies on volunteers to man the reception desk and to assist staff with mounting, framing and hanging of artworks, and for various duties on opening nights and during special events. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer (even if you are only available once or twice a month), please contact the Gallery on 6651 7343.