Australian Cartoonists' Association

The Australian Cartoonists' Association (ACA) is the Australian professional cartoonists' organisation and was established on 17 July 1924 as the Society of Australian Black and White Artists. It was the first association of newspaper artists in the world.[1]

It soon became The Black and White Artists Society; and, by 1938, its name had been changed to The Black and White Artists Club.[2] By 1939, it had a sketching division and an etching division.[3]

In 2024, a collection of artworks were put on display in the exhibit "A Century of Satire" at State Library of New South Wales to celebrate 100 years since the Black & White Artists Club began.[4]

  1. ^ "Home / Australian Cartoonists Association". Home / Australian Cartoonists Association. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 1938
  3. ^ Black and White Artists, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 July 1939, p.12.
  4. ^ "Amaze Gallery". State Library of New South Wales. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.