The Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain (CCGB) is an organisation open to all
United Kingdom
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cartoonist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...
s. Established in 1960 by a group of
Fleet Street
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cartoonists, including the cartoonist
Sally Artz
Sally Artz is a British cartoonist and illustrator, whose work has been featured in many publications including ''Punch'', '' Private Eye'', ''Reader’s Digest'', ''The Spectator'', the ''Mail on Sunday, The Oldie'' and the ''Daily Mirror''. S ...
, the club claims to be one of the largest cartoonists' organisations in the world,
"Welcome to the Cartoonists' Club".
/ref> with a membership of over 200 full- and part-time cartoonists both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
The club represents and supports cartoonists who create single gags to strips and caricature
A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be either insulting or complimentary, a ...
to cartoon illustrations, the CCGB provides a professional network for the up-and-coming new generation.
Many of the great names from the British cartoon fraternity have been members of the CCGB since its founding. The club has been responsible for organising many local, nationwide and international cartoon events, from exhibitions and competitions to charitable fundraising events or demonstrating the art of the Cartoon to young people at road shows and public exhibitions.
The CCGB works with many local towns and communities helping to promote the cause/art of Cartooning in Britain.
See also
*British Cartoonists' Association
The British Cartoonists' Association is an association of British Cartoonists. The BCA awards the annual Young Cartoonist of the Year Award which is presented at the annual Cartoon Art Trust Awards, hosted by the Cartoon Art Trust at the Cartoon ...
*Cartoon Art Trust
The Cartoon Art Trust is a Charity (practice), charity founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom, which acts as the owner and operator of the London Cartoon Museum, and also runs the Cartoon Art Trust Awards. Its chairman is the cartoonist Oliver Pre ...
*Cartoon Museum
A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved over time, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or series of images ...
*Society of Strip Illustration
The Society of Strip Illustration (SSI), later known as the Comics Creators Guild, was a British network for all those involved in any stage of the creative process of comics production. The SSI, which was co-founded in 1977 by Denis Gifford, met ...
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Arts organizations established in 1960
1960 establishments in the United Kingdom
Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom
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