7.3.23

The 1st Kaktus Cartoon Award 2023, Austria

1st Kaktus Cartoon Award 2023
The School of Disobedience (Schule des Ungehorsams), founded by Austrian Cartoonist Gerhard Haderer, is together with Austrian law firm Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte announcing the first Kaktus Cartoon Award. 
A prize that is awarded to international cartoonists who take a critical and humorous look at our society. 
Cartoons are an important and effective tool to show political or social grievances. The drawings can be grasped quickly, bring complex content visually to the point and through their humorous and exaggerated presentation, and also be entertaining. 
With the Kaktus Cartoon Award we would like to promote this art form and give cartoonists a stage. 
Kaktus 2023 - CLIMATE CHANGE 
The first Kaktus Cartoon Award 2023 is dedicated to the topic CLIMATE CHANGE. 
We can see the effects of climate change everywhere - locally and globally. 
It is high time to change our behavior to avert the worst. 
Cartoons can make a convincing contribution by making grievances visible and comprehensible. They can inspire us to new ideas and solutions. 
The Kaktus will be awarded to the best artists with cartoons on climate change. 
Prizes: 1st place: 2.500 €; 2nd place: 1.500 €; 3rd place: 1.000 € 
Kaktus 2023 - CLIMATE JUSTICE 
As part of the Cartoon Award a prize will be awarded in the category "Cartoon & Law" donated by Austrian law firm Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte 
The Kaktus "Cartoon & Law" is dedicated to the topic CLIMATE JUSTICE 
Who is primarily responsible for climate change and who are the most affected? 
Does Law encourage or block the necessary transformation? 
Do protests work and do they make a difference? Is there justice? 
The Kaktus in the category „Cartoon & Law" will be awarded to the best artist with cartoons on climate justice. 
Prize: 2.500 € 
All cartoonists on this earth are invited to submit their best cartoons on Climate Change and/or Climate Justice. 
Our independent Kaktus Jury will determine the winners out of all submissions. 
The Award Ceremony will be held on 11th May 2023 at Schlossmuseum Linz. 
There will also be a Symposium on Cartoons & Law. 
A selection of the best cartoons will be shown in the Kaktus Award Exhibition at Schlossmuseum Linz, Austria which will subsequently be shown in Vienna autumn 2023. 
Submission 
Who can submit? 
Professional Cartoonists. 
Prerequisite for participation in the Award is compliance with requirements stated below and a minimum age of 18 years. Publications in the media are not a prerequisite for participation. 
What can be submitted? 
Own cartoons on "Climate Change" and/or "Climate Justice". Submitted cartoons will automatically be included in the submissions for both topics. 
How can I submit my cartoons? 
Cartoons can only be submitted digitally via our Upload-Button on Submission page. 
Allowed file formats: .pdf, .psd, .jpg, .tif, .png 
Resolution: minimum of 300dpi with a dimension of minimum 10 x 10 cm per drawing (at a quality good enough for a presentation in the Award Exhibition) 
A maximum of three cartoons per person may be submitted. 
Each submitting artist must also fill out and sign the data sheet (Entry Form) for each cartoon. 
Language: Subtitles or text in speech bubbles must be written in German or English. If it is not possible to change the text in the cartoon, the translation must be entered in the data sheet (Entry Form). 
Submission Deadline: 
Submissions must reach us by March 31st 2023,11:59 p.m. 

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