About Us:
Cartoon County is an association of over 100 cartoonists and comic artists in Sussex.
The aims of Cartoon County are:
to increase the appreciation of cartoons as an artform
to show the quality and diversity of cartoon and comic strip artists
to encourage the public in cartoon art.
It was initiated in 1993 to stage the first combined exhibition of these popular forms of art to be held in Britain. Its success led us to maintain the group, and organise annual exhibitions and related events for several years, the details of which can be seen elsewhere on this site.
Regular access to gallery space became unavailable to the association in 2000, but our involvement in the annual Big Draw celebrations gave us the opportunity to continue bringing together dozens of the county's finest cartoonists, illustrators and caricaturists to entertain the public and demonstrate their skills.
Our touring exhibitions have included a show of the great comic creator, Leo Baxendale – the genius who created the Bash St Kids, Minnie the Minx and other perennially popular characters; artwork by David Lloyd, co-author of V for Vendetta; the work of Naji Al-Ali, the Palestinian cartoonist whose character Hanzala is still so resonant in the Arab world long after his creator’s death; and works by over 100 cartoonists and comics creators from East and West Sussex.
Please check out the home page for details of the date, time and venue for the next meeting, and who our next guest will be. If you're a cartoonist or a comic artist, or use those particular styles of drawing in your work as an illustrator, animator, or storyboard artist, and you live in Sussex, you are very welcome to join us; or pay a visit if you just want to find out more about us.
If you are a cartoonist or comic strip artist living and/or working in Sussex, and would like to be on our mailing list for future events please email us with your details.
Alternatively you can write to us: Cartoon County, c/o 31 Brunswick Street West, Hove, BN3 1EL.
The aims of Cartoon County are:
It was initiated in 1993 to stage the first combined exhibition of these popular forms of art to be held in Britain. Its success led us to maintain the group, and organise annual exhibitions and related events for several years, the details of which can be seen elsewhere on this site.
Regular access to gallery space became unavailable to the association in 2000, but our involvement in the annual Big Draw celebrations gave us the opportunity to continue bringing together dozens of the county's finest cartoonists, illustrators and caricaturists to entertain the public and demonstrate their skills.
Our touring exhibitions have included a show of the great comic creator, Leo Baxendale – the genius who created the Bash St Kids, Minnie the Minx and other perennially popular characters; artwork by David Lloyd, co-author of V for Vendetta; the work of Naji Al-Ali, the Palestinian cartoonist whose character Hanzala is still so resonant in the Arab world long after his creator’s death; and works by over 100 cartoonists and comics creators from East and West Sussex.
Please check out the home page for details of the date, time and venue for the next meeting, and who our next guest will be. If you're a cartoonist or a comic artist, or use those particular styles of drawing in your work as an illustrator, animator, or storyboard artist, and you live in Sussex, you are very welcome to join us; or pay a visit if you just want to find out more about us.
If you are a cartoonist or comic strip artist living and/or working in Sussex, and would like to be on our mailing list for future events please email us with your details.
Alternatively you can write to us: Cartoon County, c/o 31 Brunswick Street West, Hove, BN3 1EL.
