Success for 10th Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival
A busy Shrewsbury town centre welcomed around forty top cartoonists at the weekend as the Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival celebrated its 10th Anniversary.
Throughout the weekend cartoonists from all over the world gathered in Shrewsbury to get members of the public involved in cartoon capers. Events ranged from free caricatures to cartoon workshops and clinics where people received advice on their own cartoons.
As well as a weekend packed with cartooning activities, the festival also included exhibitions of cartoon art over a longer period. A free-entry themed exhibition of original cartoons and quality prints gives the chance for collectors to see and buy from a range of artists and styles not seen in one place outside London. And the chance for everyone to enjoy the humour and superb drawings.
An exhibition, entitled, ‘It’s About Time’ is at the upper floor gallery in Shrewsbury Market Hall until 6th May. It then tours to three other Shropshire galleries during the summer.
There are more exhibitions in Theatre Severn’s Chapel Bar and upper floor gallery plus a display of work by local young cartoonists and by Festival workshop participants from Sunday 21st April in Bear Steps Gallery.
A giant cartoon was also put on display at the entrance to the Darwin Centre on Pride Hill.
Watch highlights of the festival from County Channel TV
http://www.youtube.com/v/g8LeO12kI70?hl=en_GB&version=3&rel=0
