The Cartoon Art Trust Award or CAT Awards are presented in an annual award ceremony hosted by the Cartoon Art Trust (CAT), owners and operators of the Cartoon Museum, to honour the year's best cartoonists. The 21st Cartoon Art Trust Awards were held on 12 October 2017 at the Mall Galleries in London.
History The Cartoon Art Trust was formed in 1988 by a group of cartoonists and collectors, including the cartoonist Mel Calman, whose aim was to found a museum dedicated to "collecting, exhibiting, promoting and preserving the best of British cartoon art". In February 2006 the Cartoon Museum opened to the public at its current home in central London, close to the British Museum.Official History Retrieved 16 October 2017History of the Cartoon Museum Retrieved 28 August 2021
The museum declares it is "dedicated to preserving the best of British cartoons, caricatures, comics and animation, and to establishing a museum with a gallery, archives and innovative exhibitions to make the creativity of cartoon art past and present, accessible to all for the purposes of education, research and enjoyment."
Annual ceremony
The ceremony takes place annually in October in London. The 21st CAT Awards were held at the Mall Galleries in London on 12 October 2017.official guide The awards are sponsored by a number of newspapers including The Daily Mail, Private Eye and The Daily Telegraph.official 2017 CAT Award Guide, p18 Among the cartoonists whose work has been recognised is Matt Pritchett who has won Best Pocket Cartoonist three times.www.thenorthernecho.co.uk Retrieved 31 August 2021
Event Date 1st 1997 2nd 1998 3rd 1999 4th 2000 5th 2001 6th 2002 7th 2003 8th 2004 9th 2005 10th 2006 11th 2007 12th 2008 13th 2009 14th 2010 15th 2011 16th 2012 17th 2013 18th 2014 19th October 2015 20th October 2016 21st 12 October 2017
Awards categories
See also British Cartoonists' Association Cartoon Art Trust Cartoon Museum Young Cartoonist of the Year Award
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