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

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at the

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, England. The Chair is the cartoonis
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

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. Among its current members is the cartoonist Oliver Preston, chair of the

which owns and operates the

. 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.Sally Arts at Procartoonists.org
Retrieved 31 August 2021Nicola Jennings
is the current chair of the British Cartoonist's Association.

References

External links

BCA at the official Procartoonist site
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History

See also

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