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

Just back from an amazing "Stanley's Weekend" in Coffs Harbour. Over the next few days, I'll be posting photos and a bit of a summary of what happened this weekend.

However, the official email from the Australian Cartoonists' Association is below:

The 2013 Stanley Awards was presented last night at the Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Habour.

The ACA congratulates the recipients of the Stanleys and thanks members and guests who ventured to Coffs Harbour to celebrate Australian cartooning.

Attached is a press release PDF detailing the winners of the awards on offer.

Gary Clark was also presented with a small trophy to commemorate his 10,000th Swamp comic strip (yep, 10,000!).

Congratulations also to Grant Brown for winning Cartoon On The NIght - the theme of which was "Where's Roger", dedicated to Roger and Marie Fletcher who missed this year's Stanleys after attending every single one since 1985.

The cartoon conference was also a success and the ACA thanks all participants. All details will be in the next issue of Inkspot.

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/7a40872114/files/StanleysAwards2013.pdf

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Stanley Awards - Cartoonist Of The Year finalists announced‏!

From the Australian Cartoonists' Association:

The "Stanleys", once described as "the Oscars for Australian cartooning", are now in their 29th year and are presented in six categories, including the Gold Stanley for Cartoonist of the Year. They're named after Stan Cross, who drew what has been acknowledged as Australia's funniest cartoon, "For Gorsake Stop Laughing, This is Serious". The awards themselves are modeled on the characters in his cartoon.

The six finalists for the Gold Stanley for Cartoonist of the Year are:

Peter Broelman – National political cartoonist (South Australia)
Pat Campbell – The Canberra Times (ACT)
Anton Emdin – MAD magazine contributor (NSW)
Glen Le Lievre – The Age and SMH contributor (NSW)
David Pope – The Canberra Times (ACT), and
David Rowe – The Financial Review (NSW)

Six bronze Stanley Awards will also be announced on the night; Caricaturist, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Book Artist, Editorial/Political Cartoonist, Illustrator and Single Gag Cartoonist. The Jim Russell Award will also be presented for outstanding contribution to Australian cartooning.

Held at the Novotel Coffs Harbour, the awards are a part of a big weekend for cartoonists and includes a cartoon conference, the 25th Rotary Cartoon Awards, and a visit by one of the usual gang of idiots at MAD magazine, American caricaturist Tom Richmond.

Australian Cartoonists' Association: 2013 Year Book

View the 2013 Year Book

Each year, ACA Full Members can display artwork in the "Year Book". The book is then compiled, printed and sent to all ACA Full Members along with a voting form. Each member can then vote for their favourite cartoonist in each of the categories. An independent company collects and tallies all the votes and the awards are announced during the Stanley Awards' weekend.

Why don't you have a look at the amazing artwork in the 2013's Year Book...

See the latest work from our members in the annual Stanleys Year Book, download it to your smart device, computer or laptop now as a PDF.

ACA 2013 Year Book

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!

Science Cartoon No 30

Science Cartoon No 30

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