British Cartoonists' Association
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The British Cartoonists' Association is an association of British Cartoonists. The BCA awards the annual Young Cartoonist of the Year Award[https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/banbury-boy-wins-young-cartoonist-year-award-3086948 Banbury Times 6 January 2021] Retrieved 31 August 2021 which is presented at the annual Cartoon Art Trust Awards, hosted by the Cartoon Art Trust at the Cartoon Museum in London, England. The Chair is the cartoonist [http://www.nicolajennings.co.uk/ Nicola Jennings] and the secretary is the cartoonist Kasia Kowalska.
History
The BCA was co-founded in the 1966 by a number of cartoonists including Ken Mahood, who drew cartoons for Punch Magazine, The Times and the Daily Mail,[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/very-special-belfast-born-daily-mail-cartoonist-ken-mahood-dies-aged-90-39922275.html Belfast Telegraph 2 January 2021] Retrieved 31 August 2021 and John Jensen.[https://procartoonists.org/tag/british-cartoonists-association/ John jensen at procartoonists.org] Retrieved 31 August 2021
Among its current members is the cartoonist Oliver Preston, chair of the Cartoon Art Trust which owns and operates the Cartoon Museum.[https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/trustees Trustees of the Cartoon Museum] Retrieved 31 August 2021 Also a member is the cartoonist Sally Artz, who has served as vice-president; Sally was also a founder member of the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain.[https://procartoonists.org/portfolios/sallyartz/ Sally Arts at Procartoonists.org] Retrieved 31 August 2021[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/nicola-jennings Nicola Jennings] is the current chair of the British Cartoonist's Association.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://procartoonists.org/tag/british-cartoonists-association/ BCA at the official Procartoonist site] Retrieved 21 May 2018
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Category:Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom
Category:1966 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Arts organizations established in 1966
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