Latest news from the Gallery
Temporary Closure
Unfortunately due to the new rules and recommendations related to COVID-19 the gallery will be closed temporarily. All events for the month of March and April have been cancelled. This includes: Opening night- Doin’ it for the kids, Performance – Irish Joe Lynch, April School Holiday workshops. Due to the uncertainty around the progression of…
The Underground Newsletter Jan-Mar 2020
So much has happened at the gallery over the last few months… CLICK HERE to keep up to date with the latest gallery news!

Construction is Underway!
Everyone here at the gallery is very excited to announce construction is underway for the extensions of the gallery! As you may have heard, we were recently awarded a $2.69M NSW Government grant to build an additional level on top of the current building. The old WWII bunker will be showcased, retaining its original form as…
The Underground Newsletter Sept-Oct 2019
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2020 Calendars FOR SALE
Get the Rotary Cartoon Awards 2020 Calendar featuring this year’s winners! For 12 months, you can enjoy the laughs of the best of this year’s awards… it’s the gift that keeps giving. AND with FREE SHIPPING! We’ve got you covered this Christmas. Call the gallery between 10 am-4 pm to order. To preview the calendar…

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…

Volunteers’ Week
Volunteers’ Week 20–26 May The National Cartoon Gallery’s backbone – apart from its cartoon collection – is its volunteers. A dedicated band of people give up their time and bring their skills to the Gallery, allowing it to be open 363 days of the year (closed only on Christmas Day & Good Friday). The many…

All About Women
Right here in Coffs Harbour, we will be streaming three headline sessions and an exclusive backstage Q&A. Event timeline | Sunday, 10 March 2019 (All times are AEDT) 1315-1430 #MeToo, Year Two – Emily Steel, Sohaila Abdulali, Tina Tchen hosted by Lenore Taylor 1430-1500 An exclusive backstage speaker interview will be conducted by Edwina Throsby,…
Grant Funding Success
The National Cartoon Gallery will soon be educating and entertaining locals, artists and tourists with double the number of historical storeys, thanks to funding through the NSW Government’s $100 million Regional Growth Fund. This will bring the Gallery to a whole new level (pun intended!) and make it one of the city’s major tourist and…
Surf’s Up – Lee Winkler
Summer has officially arrived and what better exhibition to come and see over the holidays than Surf’s Up here at the National Cartoon Gallery! Not only will you see the amazing cartoon works from a variety of cartoonists, but you will also see items from local surfing organisations, and surf-related artworks from talented artists in…
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GRAND OPENING
The weather and covid and the nature of building in general has pushed back the Grand Opening of our fabulous new gallery ever so slightly but we are sure to be celebrating this momentous community event by late February-early March. We don’t yet know what’s in store so please… follow us on Facebook, join the…
Bill Leak – Opening Night!
We are very excited to announce the first event to be held in our new exhibition space! It’s been quite a journey, but well worth it- and we can’t wait to share it with you! Opening night for the Bill Leak exhibition is Friday 5 February at 6:30 pm. We invite you to join us…
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