Cartoon Museum Newsletter

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August 2014

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The She’ll be Right Mate? Exhibition has been very successful, we have included several mini reviews by non-members throughout this newsletter in their own words and handwriting. i.e.

Jennifer Bailey, Kalerama

Many thanks to the Honourable Heidi Victoria, Victorian Arts Minister who generously opened the Exhibition and seemed to be having fun with it.

Jessie Jouryoud-Ryan

The invited guests look on enthralled as Sturt Krygsman’s giant blown up cartoon watches and dominates the exhibition.

Sinead Williams, Burwood

Andrew Dyson “petrol sniffing” the Age

The Age

Fran Collison

John Spooner “Domestic Violence” The Age

Lex Borthwick

Ciaran Borthwick

N. Ratnanesan, Glen Waverley

Donna Johnson, New York USA

Christine Simmonds

Cartoonists at the opening—Left to Right—Phillip Burgoyne (Bogo), Paul Harvey (behind the wine glass), George Haddon, Adrian Patterson, Geoff Hook, Heidi Victoria (Victorian Arts Minister) Jim Bridges, Rolf Heimann (Lofo), Peter Foster, John Spooner all pose for the footy

PS: Only 2 weeks to go for the Exhibition.

Please try to get along to see it for 2

reasons— 1.

to see how powerful cartoons can be in an exhibition (which hopefully will make you want to see our museum up and running).

2.

Because every Australian black or white should see it.

Ian Grosvenor & Rita McLean, Birmingham, UK

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MUSEUM WALK-THROUGH We have started work on our Museum walk-through thanks to Lawrence Rocha (a young Architectural Student …. Remember that name as he’s going places) So far, it’s a work in progress. If you want to see that progress got to http://vimeo.com/102451066 download and use password: law123

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DREAMWORKS EXHIBITION AT ACMI The Australian Cartoon Museum Board of Directors are going to attend the Dreamworks Exhibition at Federation Square (ACMI) on Saturday 23rd August to see if they can glean some ideas about Cartoon Exhibition Space and Design.

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FUTURE EXHIBITIONS We are currently trying to secure more Exhibition spaces for our current Exhibition She’ll be Right Mate?

We are also in the planning stage for our “Over the Top” Exhibition (from Boer War to Afghanistan), and an updated version of “Land in the Shape of an ashtray” ….. Or “Australia the Cartoon” (cartoons using the shape of Australia) hopefully going to the Montreal Comedy Festival next year.

Mick Armstrong—The Argus

——————————————————————————————————— PUBLISHING NEWS We are presently in talks with High Horse Publisher, Russ Radcliffe about the possibility of turning “She’ll be Right Mate?” into a book.

PPS: If you have any comments about the Newsletter or the Museum, please get in touch with us (especially if you know of a possible museum site) as we value your criticisms.

Keep checking out our website: www.theaustraliancartoonmuseum.com.au as we have a few new exhibitions up and running since the last newsletter. i.e. A.I.D.S. and GAMBLING Regards Jim Bridges, President Phone: 03 9734 6861

jamesbridges@theaustraliancartoonmuseum.com.au Mobile: 0401 419 834