Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson will provide part of the programme at Stirling Libraries' Off The Page Festival next week, his third appearance at the event. Terry will deliver his popular "Heroes & Villains" workshop for children at Cowie … Read More →
#fizzers10 – the last lap
The weeks seem to have flown by and we find ourselves entering the final month of Fizzers®: 10 Years of Caricature, our retrospective exhibition at the People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow. Over 120 caricatures taken from our collection … Read More →
Family fun at #fizzers10
Weekend family activities at the People's Palace & Winter Gardens continue as #fizzers10 enters its final months on show... • Sat 7th & Sun 8th Jan: Caricature Calendars • Sat 14th & Sun 15th Jan: Snappy Faces • Sat 21st & Sun 22nd … Read More →
Kids’ workshop at Bridge of Allan Mini-ComicCon
Bridge of Allan library, Stirling launches a new online comics resource next week and to celebrate are holding a Mini-ComicCon on the afternoon of Saturday the 26th of November. During the event our Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson will conduct a … Read More →
We’re halfway done on #fizzers10!
Today marks the halfway point in our current exhibition at The People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow. It’s been a great summer and autumn that’s seen a a selection of over 120 Fizzers® caricatures raising a smile with museum visitors from … Read More →
Art of Caricature Schools Competition & Family Activities
In conjunction with our ongoing #fizzers10 exhibition at The People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow and as part of this year's The Big Draw campaign (taking STEAM as its theme) we are pleased to announce a caricature competition open to all … Read More →
Comics Workshops : Gorbals Vampire
We're often asked about participatory workshops for young people so please take note of the opportunity detailed below and organised by our friends at the Citizens Theatre. We'll have more to say about this exciting project closer to … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2016 – UPDATED
As schools around the country close, the events season gets underway and the Studio team prepare to hit the road again for another summer of live caricaturing around the country. Perhaps we’ll see you on one of the dates confirmed so far, with more … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: characters for organisations
In recent months we've been commissioned to create cartoon artwork featuring human and animal characters for a number of organisations around the country. This fisherman and lobster are to be the basis of a seaside-style cut out for photos at a … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: strips for Who Cares? Scotland
Who Cares? Scotland are one of the country's leading advocacy organisations for those with experience of care. A series of short cartoon strips produced with the Studio will appear in their quarterly children's magazine over the coming year. The … Read More →
Comic strip workshop with Diabetes Scotland
Chris and Terry will be on hand at Diabetes Scotland's Glasgow Family Group drop-in session at the Silverburn Shopping Centre this Saturday afternoon, conducting a comic strip workshop suitable for children aged 7 and over. Please contact the … Read More →
Caricatures and more for new CELTIC SOCIAL app
The Studio team are delighted to provide caricature and cartoon artwork for the new CELTIC SOCIAL app, officially licensed by Celtic FC, launching very soon. The new app will include a range of content for Celtic fans of all ages with a … Read More →
Comic strip workshops at Story Fest, St. Enoch Centre
Throughout the October school holidays the St. Enoch Centre, Glasgow will host Story Fest, a programme of events featuring some of the most popular characters from children's books. As part of the festival we will be conducting comic strip … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2015 – UPDATED FOR AUGUST
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team are preparing for another busy summer season. We'll be caricaturing visitors and guests at a range of events around Scotland. Perhaps we'll see you on one of the following dates: 21/06/15, 12.00-16.00 British … Read More →
Caricature workshops at Mount Vernon Community Hall
As part of the arts and crafts activities at the Mount Vernon Community Hall Open Day, the Studio will conduct caricature workshops and display a selection of pieces from the Fizzers® collection. There will be two sessions, 12.30 to 13.15 and … Read More →
Caricature workshop at Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival
The historic town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire plays host to its 11th international cartoon festival in April, this year themed around "Style". Cartoonists from around the country will converge on the town's market square to draw caricatures of … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance Private Views, 06 & 17/10/14
After an amazing year The Auld Acquaintance - the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's touring exhibition about the independence referendum and celebrating our 15th anniversary - has made the final stops on its European tour in Lleida, Catalunya and … Read More →
Cartoon workshops at Off The Page festival
Once again this year we'll be working with primary school pupils at Stirling Libraries' Off the Page book festival, details here. The event was very successful last time and we look forward to seeing the youngsters in Bridge of Allan and … Read More →
Another fantastic summer
2014 is our 15th anniversary year and it has provided yet another busy summer season with the Studio team booked to deliver over 125 hours of live drawing - caricatures for the most part but also cartooning demonstrations and workshops - at a … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2014 UPDATED
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team will be out and about again this summer, drawing caricatures of the public around Scotland. You can expect to see our artists at the following fixtures: 07/06/14, 12.00-16.00 Commonwealth Carnival Procession … Read More →
“The Art of Drawing”, Fizzers caricatures
Update: see images from the show in a Facebook post by Stranraer Museum. A new exhibition of cartoon artwork by young people opens this weekend at Stranraer Museum. The Art of Drawing- Our Heroes & Villains features graphic novel and animé … Read More →
Transforming Lives, LGBT Youth Scotland
The Studio was delighted to collaborate with consultants Alison Cameron and Ali Coates on a new impact report - Transforming Lives - examining the work of LGBT Youth Scotland as they mark their 25th anniversary. The report was formally launched by … Read More →
Cartoon Workshops, February & March 2014
Upcoming cartoon workshop fixtures include a day at Morrison's Academy, Crieff as part of their annual "Book Fortnight" which this year focuses on graphic novels. The lucky pupils will also be getting a visit from our friends John Chalmers & … Read More →
Merry Christmas 2013
Merry Christmas to our customers and friends from all at the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio! It's been an amazing year at the Studio. We've been doing a great deal of work in the public sector, providing cartoon strips, character designs and … Read More →
Caricatures at Christmas Extravaganza
We'll be providing caricature entertainment with our friends from the Urban Fox Programme as part of a Chrismas Extravaganza, Helenslea Community Hall, Parkhead, 11.00-13.00 on Saturday the 7th of December. As ever, demand will be high so come early … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2013- UPDATED FOR AUGUST
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team will be out and about again this summer. You can see our artists at the following events: 22/06/13, 20.00-00.00 Graduation Ball, Dundee University Students Association 30/06/13, 13.00-15.00 British Gas … Read More →
Caricatures at Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year- UPDATED
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio is delighted to be part of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and their free festival at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum on the 21st of July. Full details of everything that's happening on the day are … Read More →
Cartoon Workshops, May & June 2013
By popular demand we will once again be conducting a four-week programme of workshops with junior and senior school pupils at The Haven, Blantyre. The Haven offers support and respite to families with experience of terminal illness. As before … Read More →
Caricatures at Pollokshields Fun Day
We will be providing FREE caricatures at a fun day with West of Scotland Housing Association at the Adventist Church Hall on Turriff Street, Wednesday 3rd of April, 11.15-13.15. Come along early and avoid the queue, as the last drawing will be … Read More →
Cartoon Workshops, January & February 2013
We will be working with pupils at Moorpark Primary, Kilbirnie, on the Making an Exhibition of Yourself project in January and February, concluding our current run of events with North Ayrshire Council's Children's Literacies & Arts service. We … Read More →
Cartoon case study: workshops
2012 has been a record-breaking year for kids’ workshops at the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio. Two of particular note were our contributions to the Every Picture Tells a Story project, run by North Ayrshire Libraries Children's Literacies & Arts … Read More →
Free Caricature Events, Christmas 2012- NEW SCHEDULE!
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team will be making a series of appearances at The Clyde shopping centre, Clydebank and The Forge Market, Parkhead in the run-up to Christmas: Saturday 3rd November, 10.30-12.30, The Clyde Saturday 10th … Read More →
More Cartoon Workshops, Autumn 2012- UPDATED
In September we will be working with young people across Scotland: at Ardeer Primary in Stevenston as part of North Ayrshire Libraries' Every Picture Tells a Story project at Fallin Library and Queen Victoria School, Dunblane as part of … Read More →
Caricature Workshop, North Ayrshire Museum Open Day
We will conduct a Fizzers® caricature workshop for youngsters at the North Ayrshire Hertitage Centre & Museum, Saltcoats on the 1st of September 2012 as part of their 'Open Doors' day with a theme of Artists at Work. The workshop is open to … Read More →
Olympic Heroes Workshops, West Dunbartonshire Libraries
As part of a series of workshops looking at superhero artwork and this summer's Olympic games, we will be at libraries around West Dunbartonshire while the games are underway. The schedule looks like this: 25/07/12, 11.00-12.00- … Read More →
Olympic Heroes Workshops, North Ayrshire Libraries
As part of a series of workshops looking at superhero artwork and this summer's Olympic games, we will be at libraries around North Ayrshire every day during the week commencing July 16th. The schedule looks like this: 16/07/12, 11.00-12.00- … Read More →
The Adventures of the Olympic Flame
As the Olympic Torch Relay reaches Scotland this week, so our Creative Communities project in Kilmacolm reaches its climax. We have been working with writer in residence Kirstin Zhang and children at Kilmacolm and St. Columba's Primary School to … Read More →
A cartoonist’s lot…
After Terry gave a talk at St. Stephen's Primary School in Glasgow, we got a nice thank you letter from the P5 class. We particularly like their definition of what a cartoonist's job entails! nike air jordan Save … Read More →
Creative Communities- UPDATED
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio will collaborate with writer Kirtsin Zhang on a new project throughout the spring and summer of this year. Inspired by the national initiative "Year of Creative Scotland 2012" Creative Communities is a community … Read More →
