News of an auction of cartoon art (both original work and prints) to support Press Forward. According to their website PF is an independent initiative whose mission is to change culture in newsrooms.
Also to be auctioned are a number of fun experiences including this:
Behind the Scenes Experience with New Yorker Editor David Remnick and Cartoon Editor, Emma Allen
Some of the work up for auction is already online, and can be seen here. More art will be available online prior to the live auction/party in Washington, D.C., May 8th. The Spill will update as art is added online.
Here’s the invite to the event. Link here to RSVP.
Below: a list of the artists whose work is up for grabs:
New Yorker cartoonists:
Kim Warp
Amy Hwang
Liza Donnelly
Michael Maslin
Emily Flake
Peter Kuper
Christopher Weyant
New Yorker cover artists:
Barry Blitt
John Cuneo
Pulitzer Prize winner Editorial Cartoonists:
Signe Wilkinson (the first woman to win Pulitzer) (Philadelphia Daily News)
Ann Telnaes (The Washington Post)
Jim Morin (independent)
Matt Wuerker (Politico)
Joel Pett (The Lexington Herald-Leader)
Editorial Cartoonists:
Ed Hall (independent)
Rob Rogers (independent)
Jen Sorenson (Daily Kos)
Chip Bok (Akron Beacon Journal)
Keith Knight (syndicated)
Tom Toles (The Washington Post)
Pat Bagley (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Jake Tapper (CNN / State of the Cartoonian)
Jeff Danziger (independent)
Sage Stossel (The Atlantic)
Lisa Benson (independent)