In 2015, Toons Mag organized the International Cartoon Contest and Exhibition “Children in War” to focus on the suffering of children in war and conflict areas, such as in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq. It was a moving exhibition, which was exhibited in multiple places in Norway and Sweden. One hundred and twenty-eight cartoonists participated in 51 different countries. On 10 September 2015, The exhibition was opened by Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt in Avistegnernes Hus, Drøbak. After the opening, it was exhibited in Oslo, Nesodden, Bergen, Stavanger, Haugesund, Kristiansand and in Norrköping in Sweden. The event was supported by The Norwegian Cartoonist Gallery and Fritt Ord.
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Photo from the exhibition opening
News in media
- Children in War exhibition at Avistegnernes hus (the Cartoonists House) in Drøbak 10 september - 8 November 2015
- Biskopen åpner utstilling i Drøbak om barns lidelser i krig
- BARN OCH KRIG 28 NOVEMBER 2015-3 APRIL 2016
- Opening Ceremony Of The Children At War International Cartoon Exhibition/ Norway 2015
- Åpning av utstillingen "Barn i krig" på Avistegnernes Hus.
- Utstilling: Barn i krig
"The bishop opens an exhibition in Drøbak about children's suffering in war"
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