Organizations and Institutions (Subscribe)
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Amateur and Professional Cartooning Association
Trade group for professional and aspiring artists.
Anonima Fumetti - Italian Cartoonists Society
Italian Cartoonists Society's and the Italian Comic Art Centre. In Italian and English.
Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome.html
Contains information about the Swann Fellowship in Caricature and Cartooning as well as links to the Swann Gallery and Library of Congress exhibitions, collections, and resources.
Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco
A guide to this museum, contains information on exhibits. Also has an online store.
CartooNet
http://www.illustration-agency.com/
The Global Agency for Cartoonists, Illustrators and Animators. Cartoon and Comics Paradise: on-line comic shop, agency for artists, gallery, news, networking and links a plenty
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Exists to fight censorship and defend the first amendment rights of comic book professionals throughout the United States.
Failure
A loose confederation of cartoonists who have one thing in common: an independent spirit. Contains message board and comics-related links.
Friends of Lulu
National organization whose main purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry.
Funtime Comics
A group of artists and enthusiasts from Christchurch, New Zealand who produce a regular comic anthology and work towards the promotion and discussion of the comics medium.
Harvey Awards
Honoring excellence in the Comics Industry since 1988. The only comics awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comics professionals.
Iranian Cartoonists on the Web
Biographies and sample cartoons for several cartoonists.
London Cartoon Gallery
http://www.cartoongallery.co.uk/
Devoted to contemporary British cartoons, newspaper strips, cartoonist biographies and related merchandise.
National Cartoon Museum (NCM)
Presents a gallery of artists and their work, advice for aspiring artists and a peek into the Museum store.
National Cartooning Competition
http://www.stoplaughing.com.au/
Information on the competition for primary and secondary schools in Australia, teaching cartooning and creativity. By the Australian Black and White Artists' Club and L. J. Hooker Ltd.
National Cartoonists Society
Information on recent legal issues, the Rueben award, how to become a cartoonist. Also, biographical notes on famed cartoonists.
SmallPressComics.com
Devoted to the creation, promotion, and distribution of small press comics. Features message boards, a weekly chat, and a database of small press creators.
The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists
http://www.canadiancartoonists.com/
A professional association concerned with promoting the interests of staff, freelance and student editorial cartoonists in Canada.
The Cartoonists' Guild UK
http://www.cartoonistsguild.com/
Online member directory, organised alphabetically and according to their works.
The Comic Art Preservation Society (CAPS)
http://members.aol.com/wnycaps/caps.html
Dedicated to the preservation, study, and interpretation of fine comic, cartoon, and animation art with particular attention paid to artists of Western New York. Features a gallery of comic art, news, and links.
The National Association of Comics Art Educators
An organization which supports educators and academic institutions seeking resources for teaching comics art in the classroom.