Next in Line: The Young Cartoonist Award

Runs from 30 September to 7 December 2013 | 10am – 5pm, Monday – Saturday | Level one

You are invited to take a close look at New Zealand’s social and political landscape through the eyes of up-and-coming cartoonists. Showcasing entries in the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and the New Zealand Listener Young Cartoonist Award, Next in Line includes a range of competition entries, as well as original drawings and cartoons by competition winner Cory Mathis, and cartoons by runners-up Jeff Bell and Toby Morris.

Teachers, bring your secondary class in for our specially-tailored exhibition tour and workshop

Come along to one of our events, including a talk by Dylan Horrocks

Cartoon by Toby Morris showing zombies walking through a street saying 'house prices' Toby Morris, House prices, 2013. Ref: DCDL-0025755.

Schools programme

Free Next in Line workshops for schools

Offered Tuesday to Thursday
Approximately 60 minutes
Designed for years 9 to 13 for up to 15 students. Groups of up to 30 can be accommodated in a 90 minute class

Book for the Next in Line workshop, or combine it with a Schools tour or visit to Tirohia Mai

Cartoons are a popular part of the school curriculum, and the workshops aim to bring this form of social commentary alive by making it relevant to today’s high-school students. The Next in Line workshops and exhibition tour features cartoons produced by young cartoonists (ages 18–35), and considers issues that speak to young people. In order to build students’ confidence to use cartoons in their wider study, participants are encouraged to ‘read’ the cartoons, learning some of the ways that cartoonists shed new light on contemporary issues.

For more information, email atloutreach@dia.govt.nz

Events programme

Get in line! (October)

Saturday 12 October, 10am – midday
A cartoon workshop for 5–12 year olds with Cory Mathis.

Dylan Horrocks – Looking for the magic pen

Thursday 31 October, Midday – 1pm
"A few things I’ve learned by drawing far too many comics & cartoons."

Cartoon colloquium: Looking at women and cartoons today

Friday 15 November, 11.30am – 3.30pm
Practicing cartoonists and academics will consider issues around women and cartoons

Get in line! (November)

Saturday 23 November, 10am – midday
A cartoon workshop for 5–12 year olds with Cory Mathis.