Exhibitions at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery

The Bunker Cartoon Gallery has two main exhibition areas. The foyer is frequently used to display and promote established and emerging Australian cartoonists and caricaturists. The main gallery is used for high calibre travelling exhibitions as well as those drawn from the Bunker's own impressive holdings and community-based exhibitions.

**Current exhibition at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery**

**Bald Archy Winners at Bunker Gallery**

When the Archibald Prize comes along each year the notoriously wicked Bald Archy Prize is never far behind.

Fresh from its Sydney showing, where thousands flocked to see it, the Bald Archy Tour 2012 will be on show at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery from Friday, May 11.

The Bald Archy Prize 2010 runs at the Bunker Gallery until Saturday June 3. Entry is $5 for adults and $3 for children. The gallery hours are 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday. The Bunker Cartoon Gallery is located at John Champion Way, Coffs Harbour.

And if that’s not fun enough, sharing the Bunker space with the Bald Archy Prize exhibition will be works of award-winning artist, Eric Löbbecke.

For over 22 years, as editorial cartoonist and illustrator for The Australian, Eric has irreverently sketched most of the world’s rich and powerful. He has received many prestigious awards including three coveted Walkley Awards, multiple Stanley Awards from the cartooning industry and five prizes in Coffs Harbour’s own Rotary Cartoon Awards.

He has also been the winner of two Bald Archy Prizes in past years and was named ‘Artist of the Year’ by News Ltd in 2010.

Eric will be the special guest at a fundraising evening for the 24th Rotary Cartoon Awards to be held in the gardens of Dolphin Marine Magic (the Pet Porpoise Pool) on Friday, May 25, and will also be at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery on Saturday, May 26.

**Past Exhibitions**
	Echoes from the Past An extraordinary collection of marionette puppets, shadow boxes, hand-stitched quilts and personal art diaries created by volunteers from the Sydney and Central Coast Dutch communities is showing until January 28, 2012.
	Learn A New Creative Skill Master the art of caricature at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery with the help of professional cartoonist and caricature artist, Jules Faber. Two workshops with Jules are scheduled and tickets are strictly limited. The Bunker will host the classes from 9am–11am on Tuesday, January 17, and Thursday, January 19. The cost is $15 per person and includes light refreshments and drawing equipment. Everyone aged nine and over is welcome to take part. It is advisable to book early. To reserve a place, contact the Bunker Cartoon Gallery on 02 6651 7343.