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Imagine a gallery
devoted to cartoons
and all things cartooning

The National Cartoon Gallery @The Bunker in Coffs Harbour is just such a place.

Its aim is to promote the art of cartooning, and exhibit and preserve Australia's cartooning history for future generations.

There's always something new to see at the Gallery.

Our entertaining and thought-provoking exhibitions change regularly, as well as workshops for children and adults.

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Upcoming events & exhibitions

31st Rotary Cartoon Awards

September 7 - November 17

The Rotary Cartoon Awards are back at the National Cartoon Gallery @The Bunker, Coffs Harbour! The Exhibition runs daily from 10 am to 4 pm from 7 September until 17 November. Now in its 31st year and the backbone of the Gallery’s cartoon collection, this is your chance to see cartoonists’ original works from around…

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Stomping Ivories

September 27

If you’ve seen them before, you’ll want to see them again. And if you haven’t had the pleasure, you’re in for a treat! Greg Agar, Hugh Murray and Murray Sheridan are the Stomping Ivories. Now touring the world with two grand pianos and a drum kit! From Gershwin to Gaga, and all musical stops between.…

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Cartooning Workshops

October 8 - October 9

Three fun cartooning workshops in October … Kawaii Characters with Meg English from BlueBerry Beetle – 8 October 10.30 am to 12.00 noon. Suitable for ages 6 to 16 years, $15. Colourful Characters – Posca designs with Jimmy Wags from Jimmy Wags Art – 8 October 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm. Children 6 to 16…

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31st Rotary Cartoon Awards

31st Rotary Cartoon Awards

31st Rotary Cartoon Awards entries have been received, collated, judged, and are now gracing the Gallery's walls. The Special category this year is "Under Construction". The Rotary Cartoon Awards are an initiative of the Coffs City Rotary Club. The competition commenced in 1989 and is run by the National Cartoon Gallery (on behalf of the Bunker Cartoon Gallery Inc), a not-for-profit registered charity, established by The Coffs City Rotary Club in 1995. Sponsorship of the Awards by The Coffs City Rotary Club plus sales of cartoon copies at the Gallery, together with other valuable community support enables the Awards to continue to be held each year – to date contributing more than 21,000 works to the 23,500 cartoons held in our collection. The aim of the Awards is to promote and support cartooning, cartoon artists and The Gallery, Australia’s only original cartoon gallery. The Awards will further establish the City of...
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Volunteers’ Week

Volunteers’ Week

All About Women

All About Women

Workshops

Ever wanted to be a cartoonist and thought you couldn’t?
The National Cartoon Gallery’s School of Cartooning is for you, with cartooning workshops for adults and children.

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Venue Hire

The National Cartoon Gallery is available for hire and ensures your presentation, corporate function or private event is memorable.
We love to host corporate functions, birthday parties, film nights, musical acts and even weddings.

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Cartoons
for Hire

Our cartoons, fully framed and ready to hang, love to travel.
You can book an exhibition for your venue (hotels, motels, schools, corporate offices, council chambers, galleries, etc).

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Friends of
the Gallery

Want FREE entry to almost all our exhibitions? For a small fee, you can become a Friend of the Gallery.

Joining is simple and rewards you with many advantages.

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