Association of Canadian Cartoonists' 2016 Convention in Toronto

Poster by Graeme Mackay and Wes Tyrell

The 2016 convention of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists was held in Toronto May 5-8, 2016.

Cartoonists Aislin, Kal, Wes Tyrell, Ann Telnaes, Andy Donato and Jack Ohman join Faith Goldy on Zoomer TV.

On Friday night a panel composed of journalist Mohamed Fahmy and cartoonists Brian Gable and Kevin Kallaugher discussed press freedom at the Royal Ontario Museum.

The panel was followed by a gala with cartoons projected throughout the museum which was transformed into a giant nightclub with music, food and drink.

We had a visit by celebrities Johnny Depp and Mike Meyers...

Photo: Tim Snyder

... also known as Tim Snyder and Michael de Adder.

Famous American cartoonists also showed up at our panel presentations at Ryerson:

Philip Burke in an animated discussion with Ann Telnaes and Jack Ohman.

ACC members gathered Saturday afternoon at the Bedford Academy on Prince Arthur Avenue where they were treated to a life performance of caricaturist extraordinaire Philip Burke who painted before our eyes a portrait of our president Wes Tyrell.

Photo: Nik Kowsar

Photo: Tim Snyder

Photo: Christian Vachon

The Saturday night gala at the Bata Shoe Museum celebrated 50 years of cartooning by Toronto Sun's Andy Donato and Montreal Gazette's Terry Mosher (Aislin).

Photo: Scott Burns

Premier Kathleen Wynne gave a short and funny speech.

Photo by the Premier's Office

 We also awarded the 2016 Townsie awards for the best Canadian cartoons of the year in French and English.

Dale Cummings was a deserving winner for his Isis cartoon...

... and Christian Daigle (Fleg) was a repeat winner for his Obama/Iran cartoon. 

Our general assembly was held on Sunday morning at the Bedford Academy where we chose the location of our next convention (Val-David, Quebec) and elected our executive board.

Wes Tyrell, Susan Dewar and Guy Badeaux were reappointed as president, secretary and treasurer, while Robert Lafontaine (of 1001 Visages) and Christian Vachon (curator at the McCord Museum) joined the board.


UPDATE

For a more complete account of the convention: #ACC2016 Convention Review by Graeme Mackay.