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International Cartoon Competition "Can you believe it?!"

2012-01-28T19:41:00.003+02:00

International Cartoon Competition presented by the Arts and Cultural Center KuK e.V. in cooperation with the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company and the Städteregion Aachen.
Call for Submissions
Can you believe it?!
They say Mr zu G. actually wrote a part of his dissertation himself! Mr Ch. W. himself paid for and planted a rose bush in his garden. Or maybe not? The Felix Krulls, Münchhausens and two-faced hypocrites populate the parliaments of this world – and this is no new phenomenon.
The list of politician lies seems long. Didn't George W. Bush say: "Iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction"? Who believed Walter Ulbricht when he said "No one intends to erect a wall"? Did anyone believe Bill Clinton's statement: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinski"? Didn't the Hungarian Prime Minister admit that he lied to the people morning, noon and night during the election campaign? Shouldn't Putin's and Berlusconi's noses be infinitely long?
Does what was promised before the election still hold afterwards? Why should it? Is Truth a rare good in politics? Or is the lie in itself taken for granted in politics? And if not, then why not?
Telling lies in politics is a broad field – but it is also a humorous field, which is why we have chosen it to be the theme of our 6th International Cartoon Competition.
How can light be brought into the darkness of the politician's lie? Who can uncover, debunk, explain? Isn't it all laughable?
The cartoonists and caricaturists of the world are called up to do "enlightenment work". Wanted are the funniest cartoons, the sharpest caricatures and gladly also those critical drawings of and about lying politicians and about Truth in politics.
Participation:
All professional and amateur cartoonists 18 and over can partipate in this international contest..
Submissions:
Maximum 5 cartoons
Original drawings or signed prints, no copies
Black-white or colour
Format: DIN A4 bis DIN A3 (unframed, no matte)
Year of composition: 2009-2012
Provide the artist's full name on the back of the drawing, including if applicable the drawer's artistic pseudonym and the title of the work.
The completed entry form, a photograph or portrait caricature (electronic submissions at least 800 pixel/800 kB, jpg format) and a brief CV (max. 280 characters) for the catalog should be submitted with the drawings. If available, the print data of the entries are welcome for the catalog.
Jury:
The jury will make selections for the exhibition and catalog, and award the prizes from the pool of submissions. The jury includes among others Prof. Bernd Mathieu (Editor-in-Chief of the Aachen Newspaper / Aachen News), Martin Sonntag (Caricatura Kassell), and Nina Mika-Helfmeier (Cultural Affairs director).
Exhibition:
This year the exhibition will take place from 5 May to 1 July 2012. The awards ceremony and the opening of the exhibition is on 5 May 2012 at 16:00 in the Kunst and Kultur Center of the Städteregion Aachen, Austraße 9, Monschau.
In total up to 2 x 45 works plus extensions will be shown.
Catalog:
As in every year, the KuK e.V. will publish a catalog in collaboration with the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company. Artists included in the catalog will each receive one copy.
Prizes:
1st Place 2500.00 EUR
2nd Place 2000.00 EUR
3rd Place 1000.00 EUR
4th-6th Places 500.00 EUR each
Return policy:
All work that does not become property of the Kuk e.V. will be returned at the organisation’s expense. The returns will be prepared and carried out with the appropriate care.
Entry forms available at:
http://www.staedteregion-aachen.de/
http://www.kuk-monschau.de/
http://www.cartoonfestival.az-web.de/
All prize-winning work becomes the property of the Kuk e.V. In addition, the organisation retains the right to keep one submission from each participant whose work is exhibited. These drawings will be auctioned at the end of the year. The proceeds will be used to support cultural projects in schools within the county. Participants are requested to identify which of the submitted drawings the organisation may keep.
Submission deadline: 10 April 2012
Organiser:
Städteregion Aachen
S 16 Staff position for culture, empirical research and gender equality
Dr. Nina Mika-Helfmeier
Raum B025
Zollernstraße 10
52070 Aachen
Telefon 0241-51982664
Fax 0241-519882664
Nina.Mika-Helfmeier@staedteregion-aachen.de
With the friendly support of:
Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company,
KuK Kunst und Kulturzentrum Aachen,
The Städteregion Aachen
Sparkasse Bank Aachen
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Karin Handrich
StädteRegion Aachen
S 16 Stabsstelle Kultur, Empirische Forschung und Gleichstellung
Raum F 403, Zollernstraße 20, 52070 Aachen
Tel.: +49(241)51982663
Fax: +49(241)519882663
Mail: Karin.Handrich@staedteregion-aachen.de

Theme in the 1st ECO International Festival of Visual Arts 2012 : Norouz

2012-01-28T00:52:00.013+02:00

Norouz World Festival
Call for the 1st ECO International Festival of Visual Arts March-April 2012
ECO Cultural Institute is planning to hold the 1st ECO International Festival of Visual Arts with the aim of strengthening and broadening the level of cultural exchanges among the contemporary artists with a focus on the major theme of cultural identity in the works of contemporary artists from 10 ECO Member States of i.e. I.R. of Afghanistan, Rep. of Azerbaijan, I.R. of Iran, Rep. of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Rep., I.R. of Pakistan, Rep. of Tajikistan, Rep. of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Rep. of Uzbekistan.
Contemporary artists from outside ECO region are welcomed to submit their works pertaining to the given theme.
Theme: Norouz World Festival, Customs & Traditions
“Norouz” is an ancient celebration observed in ECO Member States, some Kurdish regions of Iraq, Syria and even Zanzibar (an Island in Eastern Africa) and Egypt.
In the light of artists` visual experiences in recognition of Norouz customs, the Festival provides a proper opportunity to create cultural bonds and promote friendship among the countries as well as uphold the glorious traditions that our ancestors left us as legacy.
Policy Making & Planning Board:
- Kambiz Derambakhsh
- Ebrahim Haghighi
- Amrollah Farhadi
- Seyfollah Samadian
- Arash Baradaran Amini
Chairman of the Board: Dr. Hojatollah Ayyoubi
Categories:
1- Photography
2- Graphic Arts (Poster)
2- Graphic Caricature (Cartoon)
Venue:
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan (nominated country to hold the World Norouz Festival in 2012)
The exhibition presenting the entire or selected works will be mounted in other ECO Member States or any applicant organizations or countries outside the Region.
Awards (in all categories):
First Place: Trophy + Honorary Diploma of ECO Cultural Institute + US$ 3000 cash prize
Second Place: Trophy + Honorary Diploma of ECO Cultural Institute + US$ 2500 cash prize
Third Place: Trophy + Honorary Diploma of ECO Cultural Institute + US$ 1500 cash prize
Seven selected works: ECO Cultural Institute’s Certificate of Appreciation+ US$ 1000 cash prize each
Privileges:
Selected entries will be published in a precious volume and Festival`s certificate of participation will be awarded to the entrants.
Photography
Secretary: Seyfollah Samadian
Jury:
- Maryam Zandi- Iran
- Farzad Hashemi- Iran
- Zaur Dakhte- Tajikistan
Specific Entry Requirements:
- The exhibit is open to the photographers worldwide.
- Limit to 5 single images and 1 picture story in sets of max. 5 images per photographer.
- Color and /or black and white photos are acceptable.
- Entries should be presented in TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi in RGB colors, dimensions: 20cm x 30cm (8”x12”). Images must be uploaded through the online entry page.
- Picture stories should be numbered and sorted in numerical order.
Graphic Arts (Poster)
Secretary: Amrollah Farhadi
Jury:
- Ebrahim Haghighi- Iran
- Saed Meshki- Iran
- Sadik Karamustafa- Turkey
Specific Entry Requirements:
- The exhibit is open to the designers worldwide.
- Limit to 3 single images or one collection (each collection counts as one entry)
- Entries should be presented in TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi in CMYK colors, Size: A4. Images should be uploaded through the online entry page.
Cartoon
Secretary: Kambiz Derambakhsh
Jury:
- Hassan Karimzadeh-Iran
- Jamal Rahmati- Iran
- Elman Mirzayev - Republic of Azerbaijan
Specific Entry Requirements:
- The exhibit is open to the cartoonists worldwide.
- Limit to 3 single images or a collection (each collection counts as one entry).
- Entries should be presented in TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi in CMYK colors, Size: A4. Images should be uploaded through the online entry page.
General Conditions:
- The entries not accompanied by a filled out entry form or uploaded later than the submission deadline will not be considered.
- The information provided in the entry form will be used for publication and exhibition purposes. Thus, the entrant is responsible for the accuracy of the information.
- The participant who submits the entries is considered as the sole owner of the author`s rights of the submitted images; but if proved otherwise, all privileges granted will be null and void and the Festival reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and refuse the respective work immediately. Moreover, the sender may encounter legal consequences.
- Preserving the owners` privileges, the organizer is authorized to reproduce the images in materials and forms of artistic or media presentation relating to the festival.
- Uploading images and signing the online entry form means the participants` agreement with the rules of entry and any decisions on unpredictable situations is at the discretion of the Policy Making Board.
- To fill out the entry form, visit our website: www.ecieco.org
- The files should be named and uploaded as follows:
Country-Surname-First Name- work number
Example: Iran- Samadian-Seyfollah-1
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2012
Judging: February 19-21, 2012
Opening: March-April 2012 at the State Philharmonic Hall, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Central Secretariat of the Festival:
Address: No.10, Naz St., Movahed Danesh (Aghdasiyeh) Ave., Tehran, Iran
Postal Code: 1957653643
Postbox: 19395/6414
Tel: 0098-21-27673223
Fax: 0098-21-27673456
Email Address: festival@ecieco.org
Head of the Secretariat: Mehrad Sheykhan
More info: http://www.ecieco.org/About.aspx

5th International Contest of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden 2012

2012-01-26T22:45:00.008+02:00

The Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden with the cooperation of Les Amis du Château de Vianden, Naturpark OUR and CartoonArt.lu are pleased to announce their
5th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN
1. Subject:
Category 1 – CARTOON: Art
Catogory 2 – CARICATURE: Victor Hugo (French writer 1802-1885) and/or Ronald Searle (British cartoonist 1920-2011)
2. Deadline: 18th March 2012
3. Prizes:
Category 1: 1st prize: 2750 € + trophy, 2nd prize: 1750 € + trophy, 3rd prize: 750 € + trophy, 3 honourable mentions
Category 2: 1st prize: 500 € + trophy, 2nd prize: 250 € + trophy, 1 hourable mention
4. Entries: Initially, each participant can submit up to 3 entries in digital format by sending them to the following address: cartoon@caricature.eu. The author must include the following details in his or her e-mail: first name, last name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth, as well as the category and the title or the number of each submission. The specifications for these electronic submissions are as follows: format JPEG, good quality, and max. 1MB per picture. If, for some reason, the participant is unable to submit his or her work via e-mail, he or she may submit the original prints via regular mail.
Out of these submissions, the jury will make a selection of 90-120 drawings and will ask the artists to send in the original documents via regular mail. All these originals will be shown in the exhibition and in the catalogue. Their size should be between DIN A4 (210x297 mm) and DIN A3 (297x420 mm); furthermore, the paper should be of high quality. The drawings must not be folded or included in a passe-partout. On the backside of every drawing, the artist needs to indicate his/her first name, last name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth, as well as the category and the title or the number of the work. This deadline is 6th April 2012.
5. Technique: Free, black and white or in colour, without subtitles. Printouts of digitally created drawings will be accepted, but will not be returned. The submitted drawings must be signed by the artist on the backside. Photos, collages, photocopies and coloured b&w reproductions will be eliminated.
6. Announcement of the prizes and exhibition: The announcement of the prizes and honourable mentions will happen on 5th May 2012 in Castle Vianden and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of Castle Vianden from 6th May until 4th June 2012. There are plans to display the exhibits in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden and in other cities until end of June 2013.
7. Returns: At the end of this series of exhibitions, the original drawings will be returned to their authors. The drawings that were awarded one of the prizes will not be returned. They will become property of the organizer.
The organizer cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that might occur during shipping.
8. Catalogue: The authors whose submissions are selected for the exhibition will receive a free catalogue by mail upon return of his or her submissions after end of 2013.
9. Results: The results will be published on the website www.caricature.eu on 8th May 2012. The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed via e-mail or by phone.
The final decisions of the jury are incontestable.
10. Copyright: The selected participants give the organizers permission to use their drawings only for promoting the artist and the event itself. Every other aspect of the copyright remains with the artist (except for the awarded submissions). It ensues that the awarded works can no longer be submitted in other contests or published by their authors or third parties after the official publication of the results.
11. Generalities: The submitted work should not have been awarded or published before the deadline of this contest. Artists interested in selling their work will need to label the backsides of their drawings with the words “for sale” and his selling price in Euros.
By taking part in this contest, the participants accept the abovementioned rules.
12. Submission address:
Musée de la Caricature et du Cartoon de Vianden
48, Grand-rue
L - 9410 VIANDEN
Luxembourg
13. Further information:
Florin BALABAN
Phone nr.: 00352-621 28 37 90
cartoon@caricature.eu
Pol LEURS
Phone nr.: 00352-78 83 18
cartoon@caricature.eu
Source : http://www.licurici.eu/

Invitación: Exposición "Real Madrid - Barça: el gol dual"

2012-01-14T01:41:00.006+02:00

5th International "Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest 2012

2012-01-13T17:52:00.009+02:00

REGULATIONS:
Contest: Open to all cartoonists
THEME:
1) Cartoon: Jury
2) Caricature: World cartoonists
Deadline: 01 April 2012
ENTRIES: Max. 1 cartoons
TECHNICAL INFO:
A4 size max. 200 dpi, format (JPEG).
Max one entry in each section:
black & white or colored,
any style, any technique will be accepted.
Name, address, tel and e-mail.
At the end of competition there will be an exhibition on internet from the selected cartoons.
The participant must send their photo along with their autobiography.
All cartoonists can participate through their own e-mail by submitting your cartoons to:
smiling.cat2012@gmail.com
PRIZES:
Grand Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Golden Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Silver Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Bronze Cat Prize: Trophy + Diploma
Honorable Mentions ( 2 ) Certificate.
The results will on 30 April, 2012
right after the international juries' evaluation.
Jury: Cartoon Committee Members
Address:
E-mail: smiling.cat2012@gmail.com
http://www.donquichotte.org/
http://www.cartooncenter.net/
Source: cartooncenter

29th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition 2012, Turkey

2012-01-11T17:36:00.008+02:00

29th AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2012, TURKEY
PARTICIPATION RULES 2012
• The Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is organized every year in Turkey by the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
• The competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
• The Jury, composed of international members, will meet in June 2012.
• The 29th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in October 2012 in Istanbul.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. Choice of subject is free.
2. Only original cartoons will be accepted. Cartoons sent as printouts should bear original signatures of cartoonists. Photographs, photocopies, etc. will not be accepted.
3. Size of cartoons should not exceed 29.7 x 42cm (A3 paper size).
4. Participants are expected to send the filled out participation form, with a short curriculum vitae and a photograph, together with their cartoons. Please fill out the form attached or download it from www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr . The documents should be sent to
Aydın Doğan Foundation
Burhaniye Mahallesi, Kısıklı Cad. No 65
34676 Üsküdar Istanbul, Turkey.
5. The Foundation will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage.
6. Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to their artists.
7. By filling out the participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he hands over the financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoons to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works for publication; (s)he also declares and accepts in advance that the Aydın Doğan Foundation may use such cartoons to exhibit them, to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without limitations.
8. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
9. Cartoons that have not received any awards shall be returned to their owners upon written application to the Foundation within one year. The responsibility of the Foundation finishes after one year.
10. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
11. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
12. The decision to upload the cartoons sent to the competition on the Virtual Museum lies with the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
THE PRIZES
Winner : 8,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Winner Award
First Runner up: : 5,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation First Runner up Award
Second runner up : 3,500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Second Runner up Award
Success Award : 500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Success Award
(In the event of a tie, the monetary awards may be shared equally among the winners. A minimum of 5 and maximum of 12 success awards will be granted.)
Source (PDF): aydindoganvakfi

8th International Biennial of Caricature, The Golden Smile, Belgrade 2012

2012-01-10T18:02:00.008+02:00

REGULATIONS
The 8th International Biennial of Caricature
THE GOLDEN SMILE – BELGRADE 2012
November 2012
* The eigth International Biennial of Caricature THE GOLDEN SMILE – BELGRADE 2012, organised by the ULUPUDS (Association of Fine and Applied Artists and Designers of Serbia) and The Union of Cartoonists of Serbia FECO, in colaboration with the Serbian Tennis Federation on the 90th anniversary.
* The competition is open to artists from all over the world.
* Themes of the exhibition
1. TENNIS
2. PORTRAIT CARICATURE of famous players, coaches etc. from Serbia and around the world.
* Each author is to submit original works (all fine or graphic arts techniques are accepted). Author may enter unlimited number of works. The maximum size of one caricature is 42 X 29.7 cm (format A3) and minimal size is A4 (29.7 X 21 cm). Digital prints signed by the author, will also be accepted, preferably accompanied with a CD (jpg, tif, psd, 300 dpi).
* The selection of works and the decision on awards will be made by an international Jury appointed by the Exhibition Council.
* Awards
The Golden Medal and 1500 EUR
The Silver Medal and 1000 EUR
The Bronze Medal and 500 EUR,
The Karolj Seles honourable Award UCS FECO.
* The works with the author’s name and address, or with the stick- er filled and pasted on the back (or the photocopy of the sticker) should arrive BY AUGUST 20th, 2012 to the following address:
ULUPUDS (»The Golden Smile«) Terazije 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
To avoid custom problems, please write DOCUMENT, NO VALUE on the envelope.
* The exhibits shall not be returned to the artists and will remain in the Serbian Tennis Federation’s collection for their museum, calendar and other non-commercial purpose. All exibitors authorise the organiser to reproduce their works without reimbursement, for advertising purposes of the exhibition. The exhibition will be shown in other towns in Serbia and abroad.
* The organiser will publish an illustrated catalogue of the exhibition and all exhibitors will obtain it free of charge. By sending his works, each exhibitor accept the conditions mentioned above.
* These regulations are subject to interpretation of the Council of the Exhibition. President of the Exhibition Council and author of the exhibition is Prof. Jugoslav Vlahovic, graphic artist and cartoonist.
* For all the further information please contact Dijana Milasinovic Maric, curator ULUPUDS: telephone/fax: +381 11 2685 780 e-mail: kustos@ulupuds.org.rs ; ulupuds@beotel.net or jugovlah@yahoo.com ; http://www.ulupuds.org.rs/ ; http://www.fecoserbia.com/ .
PARTICIPATE THE FIRST CARTOONIST’S GRAND SLAM!
Source: ecc-kruishoutem

17th International Cartoon Exhibition Zagreb 2012, Croatia

2012-01-07T10:53:00.013+02:00

17. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2012, CROATIA
A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 17th International festival of cartoon ZAGREB 2012 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME: TOURISM
C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted. Digital artwork is to be numbered in pencil on the front and pencil signed. Copies cannot be admitted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the adress on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals.
5. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
6. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 19th of April 2012.
E. ADDRESS
CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
(HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO KARIKATURISTA)
SAVSKA CESTA 100
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
First Prize 1.000 EUR
Second Prize 500 EUR
Third Prize 300 EUR
Five Special mentions.
G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 5th of June 2012.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque.
Only on explicit request will remaining (original) works be returned to the owners in the end of the exhibition cycle (in the second half of the year 2013).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2012, as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used.
The prize-winning works become property of the organizer.
WEB: http://www.hdk.hr/

British cartoonist Ronald Searle passes in France, aged 91

2012-01-03T22:44:00.003+02:00

Famous British cartoonist Ronald William Fordham Searle, born 3 March 1920,
passed away on 30 December 2011 in Draguignan, France.
More on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16395263
See also: http://ronaldsearle.blogspot.com/ & http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/searle.htm

Awakening World Award 2012, Iran

2012-01-03T20:00:00.002+02:00

Themes & Subjects:
World's Insurrection for Justice
Resistance against Mastery
Fight with Despotism
Awakening in modern world
Wall Street, 1=99
Regulation:
- Each participant can send maximum 5 artworks in each Section.
- Sending (Name, family name, post address, Email address and Telephone)
of artists Just by word file is necessary.
- The catalogue will be send to the entire artist that their
artworks published in the catalogue.
- Artworks must be in 200 dpi by width or length of 2000 pixel
by jpg format.
- Subject of [Awakening ] must be mentioned in the send Email.
Prizes:
Grand Prix: Golden Mention and cash prize of EU 10,000 .
Best Artist Prize: 5 selected works will be
awarded golden mention together with the cash prize of EU 2500.
Deadline:19rd Feb., 2012
Address for sending artworks: Info@irancartoon.com
Source: irancartoon

Predrag Srbljanin

2012-01-02T22:43:00.006+02:00

21st International Satire Exhibition, Trento 2012, Italy

2012-01-02T20:16:00.022+02:00

21th INTERNATIONAL SATIRE EXHIBITION
«Trento between reality and madness»
Slowness
We encourage designers to express, in their mode of thought and technical congenial, investigating this theme controversial and fascinating, from the most intimate aspects to the wider dimension of life. A thought about the slowness all round.
Regulation
Subject: slowness
1. Authors may submit an unlimited number of works, Studio d’Arte Andromeda reserving the right to expose those, which, in its sole discretion, considers most adherents to the theme.
2. The works must be original, can be made with any technique, and must adhere strictly to the theme.
3. Maximum size allowed: A3.
4. The works must arrive at the Studio d’Arte Andromeda - via Malpaga, 17 - 38122 - Trento - Italy before April 15th 2012.
5. The date of the inauguration will be notified in time to all participants.
6. The works will be returned on demand.
7. The Organization Committee will keep the prize-winner and signal works.
8. The Studio reserves the right to print a catalog with the most significant works and the right to use the same access to information, news and documents about the exhibition. The catalog will be delivered during the opening or sent on request with the works.
9. Andromeda’s Art Studio don’t answer of possible damaged or missing works, but maximum care of the delivered works is assured.
10. The contest has the following prizes:
1st prize: € 1000,00
2nd Prize: € 700,00
3rd Prize: € 500,00
Youth Prize, ages 15-29: € 300,00
Audience Award: Gift.
Regulation & Entry Form .

3rd International "Ramiz Gökçe" Cartoon Competition 2012, Cyprus

2012-01-02T19:33:00.010+02:00

3RD INTERNATIONAL “RAMIZ GOKCE” CARTOON COMPETITION
http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah
By
THE ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOONISTS [FECO – CYPRUS]
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY [EMU] ENGINEERING FACULTY
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY [EMU] CARICATURE AND HUMOUR CLUB.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Regardless of religion, language and race, this competition is open to all amateur and professional caricature artists or anyone who can draw cartoons.
2. Theme: “A World without Engineers”
3. Pieces of work to be sent for the competition should have the form of a cartoon. Pictures and illustrations will not be accepted.
4. Cartoons to be sent for the competition should be in digital format. The sizes of the cartoons should be either A4 or A3 with a minimum 100 and maximum 300 dpi. Both color or black & white are acceptable. Name, surname, address, phone number and e-mail address of each participant should be indicated. Cartoons submitted for the competition should not contain any script – writing on them.
5. A person can not be given more than one award.
6. Before they are presented for the Selection Committee members’ evaluation, all cartoons submitted for the competition will be exhibited on a website formed with the aim of bringing submitted pieces of work to the attention and objection of all cartoon artists, cartoonists’ organizations and any other international organizations formed against similar – imitated – stolen cartoons. If a submitted piece of work is found to be similar, imitated or stolen, it will be disqualified from the competition.
7. Each participant may join the competition with two cartoons at most. Along with the cartoons, a short biography in the Microsoft Word format [.doc] including name, surname, address, phone number and e-mail information and a recent photo of the applicant in the “.jpg” format should be submitted.
8. All submitted cartoons will be archived at “Cyprus International Cartoon Museum” to be formed by the Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists (FECO – CYPRUS) regardless of the fact that they receive an award or not.
9. All cartoons submitted for the competition may be printed, duplicated or published on cards, posters, albums, newspapers, magazines, books and CDs by FECO – CYPRUS. By submitting cartoons for the competition, the participants fully understand and agree with the terms of the competition. Participants also agree to the future duplication, printing or publishing of materials relating to this competition without any financial compensation.
10. Results of the competition, as well as the selection committee decisions, will be released to the cartoonists who have qualified to receive awards, all participants and press.
11. Cartoons should be sent to the specified e-mail address by 20 March 2012.
12. Works of art sent for this competition will not be used in any other different event serving for any other purpose than this competition. However, Eastern Mediterranean University reserves the right to use these caricatures for non-profit educational activities or events.
13. Should the cartoonists who have won awards in this competition wish to attend the award ceremony and the exhibition, they undertake all transportation expenses. Accommodation and any other related expenses will be covered by EMU.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 20 March 2012
ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS: feco-cyprus@kibris.net
AWARDS:
First Place Award: 1000 USD + Plaque
Second Place Award: 500 USD + Plaque
Third Place Award: 300 USD + Plaque
Special Awards [Plaque].
EXHIBITION:
The exhibition will be inaugurated at EMU Library Exhibition Hall, Famagusta – Cyprus on 20 April 2012.
WEBSITE – URL:
http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah
SPONSOR: Gökçe Medical [Sıtkı Gökçe]
ORGANISATION COMMITTEE:
Hasan Amca [EMU Faculty of Engineering Dean]
Hüseyin Çakmak [FECO – CYPRUS Chair]
Ulaş Gökçe [Representing Ramiz Gökçe Family]
Dudu Cumaoğulları [Famagusta Cultural Association Vice Chair]
Özgür Kofalı [EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]
Mehdi Sadeghi [EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]
3rd Representatives from the EMU Cartoon and Humour Club
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Musa Kayra [Chair, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
M. Serhan Gazioğlu [General Secretary, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
Hüseyin Çakmak [FECO – CYPRUS Chair]
Arif A. Albayrak [Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
Mustafa Tozakı [Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
Cemal Tunceri [Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]
3rd Representatives from the EMU Cartoon and Humour Club].

Board and Juries in 'The International Cartoon Festival of Wall Street Downfall'

2012-01-01T20:01:00.000+02:00

Board and Juries in 'The International Cartoon Festival of Wall Street Downfall', Iran:
Executive Secretary: Mohammad Azizi
Art Secretary: Maziyar Bijhani
Policy Board: Seyed Nezamoddin Moussavi, Mohammad Azizi, Mohammad Hossein Ziyarati, Maziyar Bijhani, Alireza Zakeri, Shahin Kalantari.
Jury:
1- National Section: Maziyar Bijhani, Alireza Zakeri, Mohammad Hossein Niroumand, Javad Alizadeh.
2- International Section: Julian Pena-Pai (Romania), Musa Gumus (Turkey), Marcin Bondarowicz (Poland).
Source: http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007278612

Santa Claus : Similarity was the best policy in 2011 either !

2012-01-01T18:47:00.003+02:00

2011 Musa Gumus, Turkey

2007 (page 115) Santos Lunarde, Brazil.
Hope 2012 won't be any SIMILAR !
(Santa Claus, Turkey).

Resad Sultanovic : Happy New 2012 Year !

2011-12-31T19:23:00.004+02:00

Happy New 2012 Year !
Best Regards!
Resad Sultanovic
Kladanj, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Europe
resad.sultanovic@bih.net.ba

Willem Rasing : Prettige jaarwisseling - happy new year

2011-12-31T18:49:00.002+02:00

Mecho : Happy New Year

2011-12-31T10:25:00.003+02:00

Willem Rasing : End of 2011

2011-12-30T21:39:00.003+02:00

6th International Humor and Satire on Manners Prize Novello 2012, Italy

2011-12-30T20:20:00.013+02:00

6th Edition of the International Humor and Satire on Manners
Prize Novello: un signore di buona famiglia
(Novello: A Wellborn Gentleman)
Each artist may submit max three entries linked to the topic
"Il censimento: come cambia la società / Population census: How Society Is Changing".
The participants should submit their works
(with the application form and a copy of author's valid identity papers)
no later than March 26, 2012.
Rules & Application Form

Engin Selçuk, Turkey

2011-12-30T10:55:00.004+02:00

Vasiliy Alexandrov, Russia

2011-12-29T19:24:00.001+02:00

Happy New Year!
Sincerely yours,
Vasiliy Alexandrov
Cartoonist
Russia
Moderator of the International Cartoonist's Club CARTUNION
http://www.cartoonblues.com/forum/index.php

Oleksy Kustovsky, Ukraine

2011-12-29T15:45:00.003+02:00

Happy New Year!
Best regards,
Oleksy Kustovsky

Viacheslav Shilov

2011-12-29T10:10:00.007+02:00

С наступающим Новым Годом!
Здоровья, счастья, удачи
и до новых встреч в 2012-м!
С уважением, Вячеслав ШИЛОВ,
http://cartoonbank.ru/

Cartoon Foundation

2011-12-28T18:22:00.005+02:00

NEZIH DANYAL
KARIKATUR VAKFI
PK: 364 YENISEHIR/ANKARA
http://nd-karikaturvakfi.org.tr/

Emre Yılmaz

2011-12-28T18:03:00.003+02:00

Stops Nicu Stopel

2011-12-28T17:53:00.006+02:00

http://stopsy-romania.blogspot.com

Theme in CARTUNION contest international 2012 : We are electing

2011-12-28T12:41:00.010+02:00

15 February 2012 - CARTUNION contest - "We are electing"
The International Cartoonists Club CARTUNION invites cartoonists from around the world to take part in the contest "We are electing".
Historical experience shows that the election is not only a formal democratic procedure, but also a great chance to explore the human nature. Here, at the polling station, you have a chance to watch the clash of amazing characters, to observe the cowardice and desperate insolence on one side and the civic courage of the other.
In other words, the election is the perfect reason for artists-satirists to roll up their sleeves and take up a pencil or a computer mouse.
The rules of the contest:
1. Works should be sent electronically to the following address: cartoongallery@gmail.com
2. Picture format: A3, jpg or gif. The resolution should be sufficient for high quality printing (at least 300 dpi).
3. Deadline for sending: February 15, 2012
4. The authors of the three best works will be awarded with the Honorary Diploma of the International Cartoonists Club.
5. The organizers reserve the right to publish the submitted drawings without monetary compensation.
6. Selected works will be presented on the CARTUNION site: http://www.cartoon-expo.com/. We are also planning the traveling exhibition of the best works.
Several countries have already expressed an interest in this collection. Among them are: Australia, France, Canada, China, Bulgaria, Poland.
Thank you!
Our best wishes for the New Year!
Andrey Feldshteyn
The International Cartoonists Club CARTUNION
http://www.cartoonblues.com/forum
Source: cartoonblues

Cartoonist's view: "Change the name of your country?", Rep. Macedonia

2011-12-28T12:22:00.004+02:00

Cartoon exhibition (contest) : "Cartoonist’s opinion about...."
Are the cartoonists free thinkers - critics who may have and to express their opinions of
"hot" topics which would be contrary to the position of political elites in their countries?
Deadline: 1.03.2012
Responsible: Zoran Grozdanovski
z.grozdanovski@gmail.com
More info on the blog:
http://cartoonistsview.blogspot.com/

Theme in 4th Cyprus International Cartoon Contest 2012 : Crisis of Euro.

2011-12-28T12:04:00.005+02:00

Source: ecc-kruishoutem

British Council Turkey : Happy new year !

2011-12-28T10:49:00.003+02:00

www.britishcouncil.org.tr

Oğuz Gürel

2011-12-28T10:39:00.004+02:00

Milenko Kosanovic

2011-12-28T10:22:00.004+02:00

Milenko KOSANOVIC
www.mkcartoons.com

Leonardo Massimino : FELIZ 2012 !

2011-12-27T22:28:00.003+02:00

http://humorleo.blogspot.com/

İsmail Kar

2011-12-27T22:08:00.003+02:00

René Bouschet : "Espoir 2012..." du jour...

2011-12-27T22:01:00.005+02:00

http://erby.free.fr
http://www.erbykezako.blogspot.com
http://peintures-numeriques.blogspot.com
http://navranture2010.blogspot.com
http://montsegumour.blogspot.com

Hule Hanusic

2011-12-27T13:04:00.004+02:00

Mit den besten Wünschen für 2012
With the best wishes for 2012
Sve najbolje u Novoj 2012
Hule Hanušić

Irina Iosip

2011-12-27T12:30:00.013+02:00

Merry Christmas ! Happy New Year 2012 !
Crăciun Fericit ! La mulţi ani 2012 !
Be More Healthy and Prosperous Day by Day !
Din zi în zi să fiţi mai sănătoşi şi mai prosperi !
Wishes you,
Founder & Editor of
Salt & Pepper Magazine
visual artist
Irina IOSIP
http://irinaiosip.weebly.com/

Salt & Pepper Magazine
Bucharest, Romania
http://saltandpepperm.blogspot.com/

Halis Dokgöz

2011-12-27T12:23:00.004+02:00

http://halisdokgoz.blogspot.com/

Muriel Frega : Happy new year! Feliz año nuevo!

2011-12-27T12:13:00.007+02:00

http://murielfrega.blogspot.com/

Fawzy Morsy, Egypt

2011-12-26T19:39:00.006+02:00

Dear friends and colleagues,
wish you all a merry x-mass
and
a happy new year
Fawzy Morsy
Egypt

Stefaan Provijn

2011-12-25T23:15:00.005+02:00

Firuz Kutal

2011-12-25T23:12:00.004+02:00

Luis Eduardo Leon : Felices Fiestas - Happy Holydays 2011-2012

2011-12-25T23:05:00.004+02:00

The Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement cartoon contest / Iran 2012

2011-12-25T14:03:00.013+02:00

The Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement cartoon contest / Iran 2012
Festival Topic:
The Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement
Conditions:
Each participant can send a maximum number of 7 works
Please attach your name and surname, postal address, contact numbers and E-mail in a file in Word Format to your works.
All works should be 1500 pixels (200 dpi) in length and width at minimum.
All participants will be presented with a copy of the Festival's Book of Selected Artworks.
Winners Prize:
* Top Artist Prize: 5000 euro + diploma and festival statue
* Second Winner: 4000 euro + diploma and festival statue
* Third Winner: 3000 euro + diploma and festival statue
* 4th to 10th Winners: Each 500 euro + diploma and festival statue
* Diplomas for 70 finalists
* Special Prize, including 500 euro, for the selected artist from the viewpoint of our internet visitors.
Deadline: 10 January 2012
The Board of Jury will announce winners on 20 January 2012.
All works should be sent to: farscartoon@farsnews.com or farscartoon1@gmail.com .
Sources: rahimcartoon & farsnews

1st Int Cartoon Festival National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company

2011-12-25T14:00:00.004+02:00

The first International Cartoon Festival National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, Iran 2012
Subject:
- Optimal Consumption of oil Products (petrol, oil, gasoline)
- Considering the safety cases in gaslight automobiles
Conditions:
Each participant can send maximum 6 artworks.
Sending (Name, family name, photo, post address, Email address and Tel) of artists just by Word file is necessary.
The catalogue will be send to the entire artist that their artworks published in the catalogue.
Artworks must be in 200 dpi by width or length of 1500 pixel by jpg format.
Secretariat of the festival has the copyright of printing and exhibiting the received works.
Attending in the competition means the artists agree with all rules of the festival.
Prizes:
Grand prize: 20,000,000 RL (The equivalent of at least 1000 $), Honorable mention & Trophy.
First prize: 13,000,000 RL (The equivalent of at least 800 $), Honorable mention & Trophy.
Second prize: 10,000,000 RL (The equivalent of at least 600 $), Honorable mention & Trophy.
Third prize: 7,000,000 RL (The equivalent of at least 400 $), Honorable mention & Trophy.
Fourth prize: 5,000,000 RL (The equivalent of at least 300 $), Honorable mention & Trophy.
Fifth prize: 3,000,000 RL (The equivalent of at least 200 $), Honorable mention & Trophy.
5 Honorable mention & trophy.
Deadline: 28th january 2012
Address for sending artworks: Cartoonfestival@niopdc.ir
Festival Site: http://www.cartoonmag.com/
For more information, please send your questions to the following email address: talangorcartoons@hotmail.com .
Source: rahimcartoon

Firuz Kutal : Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-25T11:44:00.002+02:00

Custódio : Greetings

2011-12-25T11:41:00.004+02:00

A great new year to all people, from all religions.
Custódio
http://www.custodio.net/

Serpil Kar: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

2011-12-25T11:38:00.005+02:00

Serpil KAR
http://serpil6767.blogspot.com/

Rafael Arvizu Garcia : Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

2011-12-24T16:05:00.005+02:00

Pierre Ballouhey : Joyeux Noël & Merry Chirstmas !

2011-12-24T13:03:00.005+02:00

Joyeux Noël & Merry Chirstmas !
Pierre BALLOUHEY
http://ballouhey.canalblog.com/
http://ballouhey.revesdecochons.com/

Makhmudjon Eshonkulov, Tashkent : Happy New Year !

2011-12-24T11:06:00.007+02:00

Alexandr Dubovsky : Best Wishes for 2012 !

2011-12-23T23:42:00.002+02:00

Trayko Popov : Happy New Year !!

2011-12-23T23:36:00.003+02:00

Camilo A. Triana C.: Happy Holidays 2011 - 2012

2011-12-23T12:54:00.006+02:00

Friends and colleagues, received a fraternal embrace this holiday season and New Year, I hope that those who devote themselves to the work of thinking through drawing or the drawing reflect (to look for a decent job as the old saying hehehe) what keep doing and getting better.
Do not forget the other, Jesus said, "do not do to anyone what you do not want done to yourself," in other words means treating the other as he deserves, like yourself.
I think I want them so much.
CONGRATULATIONS!
http://trianacartoon.blogspot.com/2011/12/felices-fiestas-happy-holydays-2011.html
ATTE
--
CAMILO A. TRIANA C.
HUMORISTA GRAFICO E ILUSTRADOR
http://trianacartoon.blogspot.com/

Ivan Hanousek receives the annual Honorary Eryk Lipiński Award 2010

2011-12-22T22:53:00.028+02:00

Ivan Hanousek, the editor of e-GAG weekly of the Czech Cartoonists’ Union, member of presidium and secretary of the Biennale Pisek, jury member of many national and international cartoon competitions, and author of several books of course as a journalist, has been awarded the annual Honorary Eryk Lipiński Award 2010 by SPAK for outstanding contributions to long-term popularization and promotion of Polish art of caricature in the Czech Republic and abroad. Hanousek is the first foreign bearer of the title!
Hanousek (right) was presented with his award statuette of Eryk Lipiński (1908-1991), the founder of Caricature Museum in Warsaw, and the special posters of the occasion in the Museum by Witold Mysyrowicz (left), the new president of the Association of Polish Cartoonists, on 12 December 2011, the opening day of exhibition of the Polish national competition on the theme "Stop Forest Pollution!"
(Source: GAG 11-52)

Saskia Gheysens, ECC: Best Wishes for 2012

2011-12-22T21:33:00.024+02:00

The ECC-team wishes you a prosperous 2012!

Discover the ECC-program for 2012 here.
Europees Cartoon Centrum - Brugstraat z/n -9770 Kruishoutem
http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/

10th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2011 (by E-mail)

2011-12-22T17:07:00.011+02:00

Rules of 10th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2011 (by E-mail), China
1.Sections/Themes:
1) Cartoon:
(A) Apple (iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac, etc.); (B)Love; (C) Car; (D) Free Theme
2) Caricature:
(A) Famous President; (B) Sports Star; (C) Entertainment Star; (D) Business Star
2.Deadline: December 31, 2011
3.Entries:
1) Size: Min: A4 (210mm x 297mm), Max: A3 (297mm x 420mm).
2) Quantity: Unlimited.
3) Please send digital original drawings to this contest. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted.
4) Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with digital signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at FreeCartoonsWeb.
5) Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
6) All cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoons to: freecartoons@126.com
Format: JPEG Size: max. 4M per cartoon Resolution ratio: 200 dpi - 300 dpi.
7) The excellent cartoons will be published in Chinese newspaper and magazine. Some cartoons will be exhibited in China. All cartoons will not be returned.
4.Prize:
1) Cartoon:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Gifts;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
2) Caricature:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate+Catalogue+Gifts;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate+Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate+Catalogue.
5.Contact:
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.com/ , http://www.fcw.cn/
E-mail: freecartoons@126.com (Only for Festival)
Tel: 0086-13818006180.

Results 5th Urziceni 2011 with theme "Love for Sale", Romania

2011-12-22T00:14:00.015+02:00

THE 5th EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
URZICENI 2011
Theme: Love for Sale
THE WINNERS
First Prize: Alicja Bednarek (Poland) (Top)
Second Prize: Bert M. L. Witte (Netherlands)
Third Prize: Pavel Botezatu (Romania)
Special Prizes:

Serdar Sayar (Turkey) (Above)
Doru Axinte (Romania)
Cristian Topan (Romania)
Mihai Boacă (Romania)
Werner Rollow (Germany)
Ivailo Tsvetkov (Bulgaria)
Constantin Sunnerbeg (Belgium)
Constantin Ciosu (Romania)
Vlado Volaš (Serbia)
Marian Şerban (Romania)
Darko Pavić - Dajka (Croatia)
Caricature section
First Prize: Valentin Chibrit (Romania)
Second Prize: Leonte Năstase (Romania) &
Cristian Mihăilescu (Romania)
Third Prize: Heino Partanen (Finland) &
Iulian Lalu (Romania).
JURY MEMBERS
ALEX (Romania), Ilian Savkov (Bulgaria), Florian Doru Crihană (Romania),
Julian Pena-PAI (Romania - president of jury).
More on source: Dum Dum .

Theme in PORTOCARTOON 2012 : "The rich, the poor, the protester"

2011-12-21T23:48:00.004+02:00

The times of "crisis" are not democratic.
Inequality increases, even if solidarity is not decreasing.
Only humor can bring order to the world!
Therein is the reason for the proposed theme for the PortoCartoon 2012:
“The rich, the poor, the protester”.
It is hoped a “Tsunan of indignation”?
Are we looking for new kinds of democracy?
We shall see.
But the clues are released to the excellence of the universal humour.
These are challenges for the cartoonists’ pencils.
*
The jury (chaired by George Wolinski) will choose the best works for PortoCartoon 2012!
The opportunity reinforces our wishes of a Happy New Year!
*
Come then storms of humour!
Be indignant dignifying the art!
Luís Humberto Marcos,
Director PortoCartoon
*
Note: We would like to remind you that is open until 31st December
the on-line voting for the People's Award PortoCartoon 2011 at:
http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/f_portocartoon_2012_vote.htm
*
Contacts:
PortoCartoon-World Festival
The Portuguese Printing Press Museum
Estrada Nacional 108, nº 206
4300- 316 Porto
Portugal
Tel: +351 22 530 49 66
Fax: +351 22 530 10 71
portocartoon@museudaimprensa.pt
http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/

Menekşe Çam: He is coming... :)

2011-12-21T22:49:00.005+02:00

Bruno Natal: Feliz Natal

2011-12-21T22:10:00.003+02:00

Vladimir Sivtsevich Volodja

2011-12-20T21:55:00.005+02:00

Dear Kemal
and colleague cartoonists all over the globe,
Wish you all
:))))))))),
full of great ideas and in all aspects awesome year!
Vladimir Sivtsevich Volodja
http://www.volodja.com/

Leonardo Massimino: Buen Año !!!

2011-12-20T21:49:00.004+02:00

Ferreol Murillo Fuentes, Costa Rica: Happy Holidays!

2011-12-20T21:40:00.004+02:00

Rudy Gheysens: Best wishes for 2012 !

2011-12-20T19:49:00.005+02:00

Cartoon by Pol Leurs
http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/

Jordan Pop-Iliev: Happy New Year

2011-12-20T18:27:00.005+02:00

Santosh Paliwal: Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-20T12:35:00.005+02:00

http://santoshpaliwal.blogspot.com/

Jan Oplinus, ECC Cartoonbooks Club: Happy 2012

2011-12-19T19:45:00.002+02:00

Wishing you a Happy 2012 and much cartoon pleasure in 2012!
--
With kind regards,
Bien cordialement,
Mit freundlichen Grüssen,
Met vriendelijke groeten,
JAN OPLINUS
Ecc Cartoonbooks Club
http://www.ecc-cartoonbooksclub.blogspot.com/
http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/

The Croatian Cartoonist Association: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2011-12-19T19:16:00.005+02:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Best regards,
Zdenko Puhin, General Secretary
http://www.hdk.hr/

Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá y del Programa de Humor Gráfico: Felices Fiestas

2011-12-19T17:12:00.009+02:00

Estimados amigos y amigas:
Os adjuntamos la felicitación navideña de la Fundación General
de la Universidad de Alcalá y del Programa de Humor Gráfico.
Felices Fiestas.
Esther Morote.

Tan Oral: Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-18T00:42:00.002+02:00

Mirek Vostry: PF 2012

2011-12-18T00:21:00.003+02:00

http://www.mirekvostry.cz/

The United Nations Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award 2011 winners

2011-12-17T23:30:00.020+02:00

The United Nations Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award 2011 winners are announced on their website: http://www.lurieunaward.com/2011winners_wl.html.

The First Prize of $10,000 goes to Clay Bennett's Peace Talks Escher-esque cartoon (Above).
Among artists awarded Citations for Excellence is Halit Kurtulmuş Aytoslu (Below) from Turkey.

See all prize-winning cartoons on 2011 Winners page .

Federico Perea: Happy Holidays!

2011-12-17T22:06:00.006+02:00

http://www.masquetinta.com.ar/

Results 11th International Tabriz Cartoon Contest 2011, Iran

2011-12-17T15:27:00.019+02:00

Themes:
1. Cartoon: Economy
2. Caricature: Portraits of Businessmen.
WINNERS

1st Prize: Georgiev Valentin - Bulgaria

2nd Prize: Musa Gumus - Turkey

3rd Prize: Sait Munzur - Turkey.

Members of the jury, selected artists & list of participants on
rahimcartoon

18th International Cartoon Humour Competition Golden Keg 2012

2011-12-16T21:58:00.032+02:00

(Click on the images to enlarge)
Deadline: 27 February 2012
(Many thanks to Ivan Hanousek who forwards the regulation.)

Juli Sanchis: Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-16T16:43:00.004+02:00

Mehmet Kahraman: Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-16T15:44:00.000+02:00

René Bouschet: Bonne Année 2012

2011-12-16T15:35:00.006+02:00

Invitation: Exposición Real Madrid-Barça: el gol dual

2011-12-15T17:17:00.005+02:00

Palatifini Cartoons Contest 2012, Italy

2011-12-14T11:45:00.008+02:00

“PALATIFINI CARTOONS” Contest
IV Genoa Pesto World Championship
RULES
Contest
Palatifini Cultural Association launches the humorous contest "Palatifini CARTOONS", connected to the event of the “IV Genoa Pesto World Championship”, which will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Genoa.
The cartoons competition is divided into two distinct sections:
• SECTION “PALATIFINI” - in which the works must be freely inspired, in general, to food and eating food in the world;
• SECTION “SPECIFIC CATEGORY” - which this year will be dedicated to "Genoese Pesto".
The competition will give rise to a prize for each section, an exhibition and a catalog, according to the terms specified below.
Participants
The cartoons competition is addressed to cartoonists all around the world, both professionals and amateurs.
Organizing Committee and Jury
The Organizing Committee consists of permanent members of Palatifini Cultural Association and is open to the participation of other persons appointed by cultural associations, by supporters and sponsors. The Jury will select two winners, one for each section of the contest.
"Palatifini 2012" and "Pesto Genovese" Awards
Two are the prizes of the contest, with a value of EUR 750.00 each:
• One for the "Palatifini" section and
• the other for the "Pesto Genovese" section.
The Jury will select the winners. The Jury will see the participation of well-known professionals in the world of arts and graphic-humor in particular. The composition of the jury as that of the Organizing Committee will be announced before the final ceremony on the official website of the event.
Other prizes or special prizes or special reports could be done at the discretion of the Jury.
The authors of the winning works will be hosted in Genoa at the expense of the organization to attend the awards ceremony which will be held during the “gala dinner” or the final phase of the Genoa Pesto World Championship, at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa on March 17, 2012.
The authors of the winning works will be notified by e-mail and published on the official website of the event.
Cartoons Exhibition
It will be organized an exhibition of the best cartoons received, in the days around March 17, 2012, unless changes due to technical reasons. Selected works will be exhibited in different locations and published through the official website of the event.
Only suitable works, valued and selected by the Organizing Committee, will be admitted to the exhibition.
It is not excluded the possibility that the exhibition could be used to present the Fifth Genoa Pesto World Championship in 2014 as well as the new edition of "Palatifini Cartoons".
Cartoons Catalog
It is planned, unless changes due to technical reasons, the publication of a catalog of the cartoons received.
Only suitable works, valued and selected by the Organizing Committee, will be published. The catalog will be distributed free of charge. However, sponsorship will be possible to cover publishing costs as well as the sales of catalogs for charitable purposes.
One copy of the catalog will be sent for free to authors of the works selected.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Works must be sent as follows.
• Format: digital works in jpg format. Maximum 300 dpi A4 (horizontal or vertical)
• Name: file’s name should be structured as follows: "Palatifini or pesto (depending on which section you wish to attend)" _ "name or alias author" _ "work title".Jpg
• Quantity: only one work for each section is accepted by the same author.
• Sending: files must be sent by e-mail, together with the application form duly signed, at
cartoons@pestochampionship.it (application form can be downloaded at www.pestochampionship.it ).
• Period: works can be submitted from October 15, 2011 to January 31, 2012.
• Unique works: works should not have been awarded in previous competitions and should not be previously published on paper or web.
• Collective quote: authors' names will be posted on the official website of the event periodically updated until the deadline.
• Single quote: authors’ names of the selected works will be published on web site after 31 January 2012.
• Original copy: the original copy of the winning works ("Palatifini Award" and "Pesto Genovese Prize") will be printed and signed by hand by the author and will remain property of Palatifini Cultural Association.
• Use of the works: the organization reserves the right to use all the works selected for exhibitions and for advertising new editions of the event, without paying any fees to authors.
Official site of the event www.pestochampionship.it
For more information info@pestochampionship.it

PR DIOGEN & MaxMinus magazines: Happy Holidays

2011-12-12T18:50:00.005+02:00

Attached latest cartoon made by artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Senad Nadarevic.
The Santa on cartoon is our Editor in chief, Sabahudin Hadzialic.
Sincerely,
PR DIOGEN pro kultura magazin
http://diogen.weebly.com/
MaxMinus magazin
http://maxminus.weebly.com/.

Book presentation in Galerie Lambiek, Amsterdam: Plunk! Part 3

2011-12-10T23:05:00.009+02:00

Boekpresentatie Plunk! deel 3 in Galerie Lambiek‏

René Bouschet: Noel 2011

2011-12-10T18:52:00.001+02:00

2nd Selective Cartoon Contest Baja 2012, Hungary

2011-12-08T14:00:00.006+02:00

II. SELECTIVE CARTOON CONTEST 2012, HUNGARY
1.) I am a selective man!
Theme: promoting selective waste collection.
We can help save our planet for the next generation by selectively collect used and unneeded, but still recycleable materials. Although selective waste collection is not a problem any more, it still has not become an integral part of our everyday life. Let’s use the humour of cartoons to show some of the absurdities and contradictions of our lives and let’s have a good laugh at our own peccadillos. Humour may help us and our children better understand our planet’s needs.
2.) The contest is open, so we accept works of both amateurs and professionals from all around the globe.
3.) Deadline for entries: 28 February 2012.
4.) The entries will be judged by a professional jury. The jury’s decision is not negotiable.
5.) We aim to organise an exhibition tour in primary, secondary schools and colleges in Hungary, where we would like to point out the imprtance of selective waste collection to the young. The first exhibition is scheduled in Baja in March 2012.
6.) It folows from 5.) that the submitted cartoons will not be returned!
7.) Participants can submit up to three original cartoons in A/4 or A/3 size, using any technique. Prints of cartoons produced or coloured with software can also be submitted on condition that it has the cartoonist’s original signature and the print’s serial number.
8.) The participants should write their name, address, phone number and e-mail address on the back of the cartoons.
9.) Postal address for entries (please note the order!):
István Kelemen
Baja
Bajza J. u. 19.
6500
Hungary
10.) For information or enquiries about the competition contact:
Phone: +36 20 426 58 82
e-mail: grafikuskelemen@freemail.hu
11) First prize: HUF 200,000, gross
Three DIPLOMAS
12.) For the list and works of participants and for any other information visit: http://www.grafikuskelemen.hu/ .
13.) Participants whose works are selected by the jury for the catalogue will receive a free copy of it via post.
14.) The organiser retains the right to use the cartoons freely (e.g. poster, leaflet, calendar, etc.)
15.) By entering the contest the participant accepts the terms of the contest.
Source: grafikuskelemen

Golden Hat International Cartoon Contest Knokke-Heist 2012, Belgium

2011-12-08T12:34:00.019+02:00

Golden Hat International Cartoon Contest Knokke-Heist 2012, Belgium
Rules
1. Participation
All persons over 18 years of age are eligible to participate in this international contest. Participants shall agree to the terms and conditions of the rules and the decisions of the jury. Belgian law governing withholding tax on prizes won by foreign participants applies. Participation is free of charge. Deadline:15/01/2012.
2. Definition
A cartoon is a humorous drawing. This may be a caricature of a famous person, a parody of a real situation, or simply a picture of a funny situation. The cartoon may consist of one image or take the form of a short comic strip. The cartoon may be static (drawn) or moving (animated using a computer).
3. Theme
Participants are free to choose the theme of their entries.
4. Entries
A. Drawn cartoons: maximum 5 entries.
What? Black-and-white or colour. The cartoons must not contain text.
Drawings may also be made digitally and submitted on CD-ROM or by e-mail to cartoonfestival@knokke-heist.be. They must not have been exhibited in Belgium or awarded in other countries. They must be packaged flat and not folded.
How? Dimensions (min. 21 x 30 cm) or (max. 30 x 42 cm). If entries are sent on CD-ROM, the cartoon must be no larger than A4 format, in JPEG and TIFF format with a resolution of 300 DPI. Works under glass, framed or in other materials will not be accepted.
B. Animated, moving cartoons: maximum 3 animated cartoons, with a maximum length of 3 minutes per animated cartoon.
How? These animations can be sent on DVD or by wetransfer.com (max. 2 GB).
File: Quicktime film (mov), Codec: H.264, Frame rate: 24, 25 or 30, Data Rate: 5000 kbps, Resolution: 1920x1080, Progressive. We accept no entries by URL (YouTube, MySpace, Google Video or QuickTime uploads). No demo versions: the complete cartoon must be submitted. The works must not contain text.
C. The entrant remains responsible for the originality of his or her work.
Any disputes or claims concerning all forms of plagiarism and the like are the responsibility of the entrant.
5. Entry form: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3302436/Cartoon%202012/KH_inschrijving_cartoon_2012.pdf
Your participation is valid only if your date of birth has been filled in and the form has been signed. Your last name, first name and address must appear on the back of each cartoon. Submission is at the expense of the participants.
6. Ownership rights
By participating, entrants grant the organizing body the right to use their entries as advertising for the “International Cartoon Festival” and the seaside resort Knokke-Heist (e.g. as cartoon book, catalogue, advertising in the press and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets, etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or cartoon festival organizers, calendar).
7. Jury
A jury will make a selection from the entries for the exhibition and will declare the prize winners.
8. Ownership by organizing body
All submitted works shall become the property of the organizing body.
9. Cartoon book
In collaboration with Davidsfonds Leuven, a cartoon book will be published, subject to budgetary and technical constraints. Selected participants will be entitled to one copy.
Prizes
Golden Hat 3.500 €*
Silver Hat 2.000 €*
Bronze Hat 1.250 €*
Knack cartoon Award 500 €
Publics Prize 500 €
* + fligth and hotel in Knokke-Heist during openingsweekend.
Produktie:
Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist vzw
Meerlaan 32 , B-8300 Knokke-Heist
Tel: 00-32-50-630.430 Fax:00-32-50-630.429
e-mail: cartoonfestival@knokke-heist.be
http://www.cartoonfestival.be/
Exhibition: 15.07.2012 - 18.09.2012
Opening: 14 july 2012 - Deadline: 15.01.2012
Source: http://www.cartoonfestival.be/cartoon/

Juli Sanchis: Nadal 2011

2011-12-07T22:57:00.001+02:00

International Cartoon Competition: The Ball is in Play 2012, Poland

2011-12-03T21:29:00.014+02:00

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION
THE BALL IS IN PLAY
RULES
Organiser: Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw
Main Partner: Media Corporation Sp. z o.o.
Partners:
SPAK Association of Polish Cartoonists
LSMDK “Debut” in Zielona Góra.
Sport is an integral part of social life, and a means of conveying many ideas, such as: noble competition, striving for perfection, overcoming one’s weakness, or crossing boundaries that no one has crossed yet. In modern societies, sportspersons are models to emulate, icons of success, celebrities – primarily because they are identified with the ideas that encapsulate the essence of sport.
Football is one of the most popular sport disciplines, an encounter of two teams that provokes incredibly powerful emotions. On the pitch, we have the opportunity to observe various attitudes, from those noblest to those amazingly brutal and reprehensible. Fans and players experience the joy of victory or taste the bitterness of defeat. Emotions, euphoria, despair can be unbelievably strong.
The organisers of the Competition hope to see artists’ reflections on the role of football in social life, its lights and shadows, laughter and tears, the emotions aroused by the leather ball with a pattern of black-and –white pentagons... Who else but the cartoonists could and should comment upon, and commemorate, this discipline of human activity.
1. The topic of the International Cartoon Competition “The Ball is in Play” is football. The Competition is organised to mark the UEFA European Football Championship – Euro 2012, held in Poland and Ukraine.
2. The Competition will be announced on 1st December 2012 on the internet sites of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art and of the partners of the Competition. Invitations to participate in the competition will be sent by email, together with the rules of the Competition and the entry form, to individual artists as well as Polish and international artistic associations and organisations.
3. The competition is open to all artists working with caricature, cartoon, satirical drawing, as well as to students of fine arts schools – institutions of higher artistic education.
4. Competition entries will be considered and selected in two stages:
Stage One: competition entries will be forwarded to the organisers, exclusively by electronic mail or on electronic carriers, in jpeg format, resolution 300 dpi, the longer edge – not longer than 1500 pixels. Each participant may submit up to 5 works. Entries must be sent by 10th February 2012 to the following address:
muzeumkarykatury@poczta.wp.pl
Stage Two: From among the submitted entries, the Competition Jury will select approx. 300 works. A list of the selected entries will be published at http://www.muzeumkarykatury.pl/. Their Authors will be notified of the selection by email or by telephone.
5. The Authors of the selected works are obliged to send in the originals, created by means of any drawing, painting or other graphic technique (including collage and computer graphics), in a format not larger than A3. Works created on a computer must be signed in hand. Photocopies will not be accepted. The works, marked with the note “The Ball is in Play”, are to be sent at the participant’s own expense or delivered in person by 5th March 2012 to the following address:
Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art,
ul. Kozia 11, 00-070 Warszawa, Poland.
Each work needs to be signed on the back with the Author’s name and surname, as well as a title, if applicable.
With the works, participants must attach the completed and signed registration form.
Organisers shall not bear any responsibility for possible damage to the works during delivery.
PRIZES
1. The works will be assessed by a Jury consisting of eminent cartoon artists and representatives of the organisers.
2. The Jury will select the works for the post-competition exhibition and grant the following
Regular Prizes:
Grand Prix – 10, 000 PLN, 1st prize – 7, 000 PLN, 2nd prize – 5,000 PLN, 3rd prize – 3,000 PLN and the prize for the best work by a participant under the age of 30 - 2,000 PLN
Tax will be deduced from the prizes in accordance with the Polish tax law.
3. The prize money may be collected by the candidate personally at the award ceremony or at the office of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw, or by providing the organisers with the number of the bank account to which the award is to be transferred.
4. The Jury reserves the right to divide the Regular Prizes in a different way, change their value or refrain from granting prizes. The rulings of the Jury are final and indisputable.
5. Apart from Regular Prizes, special awards may be funded by other institutions and by sponsors.
FINAL PROVISIONS
1. Entering the competition is tantamount to granting permission for participation in the post-competition exhibition, and for reproducing the works for the publicity purposes of that exhibition by means of all media, in an indefinite number of copies, without any remuneration, as well as to printing the works in publications accompanying the post-competition exhibition. Copies of the works may be presented in the form of touring exhibitions held after the close of the post-competition exhibition outside the seat of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw, in Poland and abroad.
2. The awarded works become the exclusive property of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw, together with copyright and property rights allowing the Museum to use and freely dispose of the works, unlimited in time and territory, for purposes related to the promotion of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art.
3. The Museum also reserves the right to select and include in its collection one work by each Author presented at the post-competition exhibition. The works awarded by other institutions and sponsors become their respective property with regard to copyright and property rights to those works, allowing them to use and freely dispose of the works, unlimited in time and territory.
4. Authors of the works selected for the post-competition exhibition will receive the exhibition catalogue. Winners of the competition will be invited to the award ceremony.
5. Submitting works for the competition (in Stage One – in electronic form, and in Stage Two – the originals) together with the registration form is tantamount to the Author’s acceptance of these rules and permission to present the submitted data publicly.
CALENDAR
Deadline for submission of the works in electronic form – Stage One – by 10th February 2012
Work selection for Stage Two – by 15th February 2012
Deadline for submission of the originals of works selected for Stage Two – by 5th March 2012
Planned date for the session of the Jury – 15th March 2012
Announcement of the Competition results – 20th May 2012
Opening of the post-competition exhibition in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw and the ceremony of presenting awards to the winners – late May 2012.
Rules & Entry Form

16th edition of Fax for Peace, Fax for Tolerance, Italy, 2012

2011-12-03T11:17:00.006+02:00

Download the regulation in languages in PDF
Deadline: 29 February 2012

Greeting card from Salão Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba, Brazil

2011-12-02T10:59:00.003+02:00

Elsa Piedad Tobon Ramirez: Feliz navidad

2011-12-01T18:45:00.001+02:00

Results 2nd International Cartoon Festival of Retrofitting 2011, Iran

2011-12-01T17:30:00.000+02:00

Exhibition of some selected works between 30 Nov - 6 Dec 2011 in
Tehran House of Cartoon, No. 60, Golnabi (ketabi) St., Shariati Ave.
Tehran, I.R.Iran
Tel/Fax: (+98 21) 22868600
WINNERS
First Winner: Galym Bayrambayev (Kazakhstan)
Second Winner: Mehdi Azizi (Iran)
Third Winner: Naser Moghaddam (Iran).
See winning works & list of selected artists on
http://www.retrofittingcartoon.ir/persian/index.php

40th World Gallery of Cartoons – Skopje 2012, Republic of Macedonia

2011-11-29T13:41:00.010+02:00

Dear friends Cartoonists,
It is time to celebrate your works, because the cartoons have a power!
You are invited to join the 40.World Gallery of Cartoons – Skopje 2012, awarding:
GRAND PRIX for Life Achievement (5000$)
FIRST PRIZE for Caricature (1000$)
FIRST PRIZE for Satiric Drawing (1000$)
FIRST PRIZE for Comics (1000$)
10 SPECIAL PRIZES.
Click Here to Participate.
The application deadline is January 15th 2012.
The pre-selection will be made and the selected authors will be invited to provide the original works.
The deadline for sending the original works is February 15th 2012.
Don’t forget to forward this information to your friends.
World Gallery of Cartoons
8 Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Tel: +389 2 3213665
Mobile: +389 71 225950
E-mail: osten@t-home.mk
WEB: http://www.osten.com.mk/

Women on the World International Cartoon Competition 2012, Australia

2011-11-27T14:20:00.005+02:00

The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City invites you to enter . . .
The inaugural 2012

http://www.rotarycartoonawards.com.au/ ; http://www.coffscityrotary.org.au/
Rules & Entry Conditions
1. Women on the World International Cartoon Competition is open to all women cartoon artists worldwide over the age of 18 years. Entries should convey a woman's social comment on world issues today.
2. There are no restrictions on the number of entries submitted and entries may be either previously published or unpublished. Entries must not be able to be deemed offensive to others.
3. Entrants are asked to title their own work. All titles and captions are to be in English.
4. Entries must not be framed.
5. Entries may either be sent via post, digitally via email, or hand delivered to the Bunker Cartoon Gallery, Coffs Harbour. The closing date is Friday 24th February 2012.
6. Hardcopy entries: All entries submitted in hardcopy by post or delivered must be originals, either in colour or black and white. Entries must be clearly labelled with the entrant’s name, address, telephone number and email address. This information must be written in pencil in the top left hand corner on the reverse of the work, beneath the title of the work.
7. Digital entries: All entries must be sent in 300 dpi, JPEG format, and may be either A4 (210 mm x 197 mm) or A3 (420 mm x 297 mm) in either colour or black and white. Entrants are asked to specify the size for printing. Entries should be sent as an attachment to an email and a completed entry form also attached.
8. In respect of each entry the entrant warrants that the entry is the entrant’s own original work and further that the entrant is the owner of the copyright of that work and acknowledges and agrees that upon the making of the entry the entrant assigns absolutely that copyright to the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City Inc., (“the Rotary Club).The Rotary Club will observe the entrant’s moral rights in the work.
9. The WOW Committee will appoint suitable judges for the Awards. Judges will not be eligible to enter the competition. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Awards: The entry judged to be the winning entry will receive prize money of $1,000 and a medallion. Two merit awards will also be awarded each to the value of $750 each.
10. Winners of the 2012 competition will be announced in Coffs Harbour on International Womens Day, Thursday, March 8th 2012.
11. Entry to the Awards will be taken as an agreement to accept these rules and entry conditions.
Complete Rules & Entry Form: http://www.rotarycartoonawards.com/index.php/wow2
Send entries to:
WoW Cartoon Awards
Bunker Cartoon Gallery
Locked Bag 155
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Australia.
Or emailed to: info@rotarycartoonawards.com.au .

1st International Competition of Graphical Humour "Cultural Correspondences"

2011-11-26T18:28:00.011+02:00

I INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF GRAPHICAL HUMOUR “CULTURAL CORRESPONDENCES”.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The publisher SAURE announces the 1st GRAPHICAL HUMOUR competition entitled “CULTURAL CORRESPONDENCES”, which will be international in scope.
The cartoonists will carry out work on the value of cultural correspondences: the discovery of other traditions, other cultures, other languages that enrich our vision of the world and life. The capacity to know how to appreciate the dialogue between so-called western knowledge and traditional millennial knowledge. Having eyes for those who are different, having ears to listen to their voices, their melodies, songs, stories... keeping ties and admiration for cultural exchanges.
1. CONTESTANTS
All persons over 14 years of age may take part. Each participant can submit a maximum of three works.
2. MODALITY AND FORMAT
The scenes and characters must be of their own creation and be unpublished. The works may be black and white or colour. The works shall have an extension of a single page that shall not exceed the 800 x 600 pixel format, with a minimum resolution of 72 pixels per inch.
3. LANGUAGES
The works must be written in Spanish or French. Wordless humorous scenes by artists from other language backgrounds are also admitted.
4. PRESENTATION
Competitors must register or identify themselves on the website and enter their work in JPG format in the field provided for this purpose.
5. PRESENTATION LOCATION AND DEADLINE
The works must be sent exclusively through the website up until 12th October 2012.
6. VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
With the works submitted and subsequently chosen by the jury, the publisher plans to make them available to the public. The exhibition of the works will not entitle the authors of the illustrations to pecuniary rights.
7. PRIZES
Six prizes will be awarded in the competition:
Over 18s: 1st prize: 500 Euros. Basic tax will be deducted before proceeding to make the payment. 2nd prize: 3 comics. 3rd prize: 2 comics; with diploma.
Under 18s (from 14 to 17): 1st prize: 3 comics, 2nd prize: 2 comics, 3rd prize: 1 comic, from the publisher's collection with a diploma.
8. JURY
A qualified jury will choose the best works. The prizes will be made known within a month and a half after the end of the competition. If the jury decides so, the prizes may be declared void, and their decision is final.
9. ADDITIONAL CLAUSE
Participation in the competition implies acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Source: http://saure.3emultimedia.net/Concursos/

13th International Festival of aphorism & caricature, Strumica 2012

2011-11-22T18:56:00.002+02:00

13th International Festival of aphorism & caricature - Strumica 2012
C O N T E S T
Theme :
C A R N I V A L – E R O T I C A
Aphorism:
*In this category each author can participate with maximum of 10 aphorisms, printed in three copies, completed with code and particulars about the author, and set in sealed envelope.
*The authors are allowed to participate with more works, each as group of 10(ten) aphorisms and marked with particular code.
Caricature:
*In this category, the authors can participate and send 3 caricatures, maximum.
The technique is on their own choice, and dimensions A/4.
*Particulars about the authors should be written at the back side of the work.
Contest due date:
The works will be accepted up to: January 16, 2012, at latest.
Awards:
*Three main prizes will be awarded: Golden, Silver and Bronze Plaque.
*The Organizer retains the right to award some additional prizes.
Address:
*The works should be sent to:
NUCK "Anton Panov"
Blvd. “Goce Delcev” bb
2400 Strumica, R Macedonia
with note: To the Festival of aphorism and Caricature.
Copyrights:
*The works received ,remain in property of the Organizer and the author, and they have the right to its public presentation, catalogue prepare or other publication.
Evaluation:
*The works received in due time will be reviewed and evaluated by competent jury commission.
*The presentation of the works –exhibition and the
Reward Ceremony will come to: February 27, 2012.
Contact -Further information
*Tel: ++389 (0)34 322 182
*E-mail: trimerotikon@yahoo.com

44th International Graphic Humour Exhibition: Umoristi a Marostica 2012

2011-11-19T14:27:00.018+02:00

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2012, 44TH INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC HUMOUR EXHIBITION, ITALY
REGULATIONS
The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" announces and organizes the 44th International Graphic Humour Exhibition "Umoristi a Marostica 2012".
1. The contest is open to all the cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It's possible to participate out of the competition. That request excludes the author from award of the prizes.
2. The theme of the contest is: TRAVELS
3. The authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips) inherent to the theme proposed in connection with the man, his existence and the society, seen in humorous view-point. The works, for being able to be comprised all over the world beyond every linguistic barrier, will have to be without dialogue or texts. The works, realized with free technique, should be originals or digital prints numbered and signed by the author. The photocopies will not be accepted. The format of works is free, within a maximum of 60x60 cm. The works should bear the author's name, surname, address, email and possible title on the back.
4.The deadline for works reception is January 25, 2012 (based on the postmark). The works, accompanied by the author's entry-form, must be sent (postage paid by the sender and without frames or glass) to the following address: UMORISTI A MAROSTICA - PIAZZA CASTELLO 12 - 36063 MAROSTICA (VI) - ITALY
5. The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by Artistic Direction and Gruppo Grafico Marosticense. The Jury's decisions are final.
6.The Jury will award the following prizes: "International Grand Prix Scacchiera" and 12 Special prizes "Umoristi a Marostica". Special prizes "Sandro Carlesso" and "Marco Sartore". Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.
7. The results of the Jury will be given directly to all the participating artists by email or mail and published on the web site http://www.umoristiamarostica.it/ within February 2012.
8.The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will have place on April 14, 2012 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will remain opened till 27 May, 2012.
9. All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue. All the other participants not selected may demand the catalogue compiling the module on the site http://www.umoristiamarostica.it/ .
10. The prize-winning works will not be returned and will be included in the collection of "Umoristi a Marostica Museum". Only the original works of authors selected will be returned after the exhibition and with postage paid by "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The works of authors not selected and all the digital prints will not be returned. The authors selected may give their works to "Umoristi a Marostica Museum" in any case.
11. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" reserves the right to authorize the reproduction of the work citing the author with the words "Taken from Umoristi a Marostica", without any payment. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" is not responsible for transport damages.
12.The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the conditions and rules from the author.
TIMETABLE UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2012
THEME: TRAVELS
Deadline: January 25, 2012
Jury meeting: February 11-12, 2012
Opening and prize distribution: April 14, 2012
Exhibition: April 14 - May 27, 2012.
Entry Form on sources: fanofunny & umoristiamarostica

Results 1st International Contest for Social Illustration 2011, Argentina

2011-11-17T14:28:00.003+02:00

Winners for 1IS11
More than 300 works in competition, 115 illustrators, 38 countries represented on 5 continents. The 1st International Contest for Social Illustration exceeded our expectations. Works of outstanding quality gave to the Jury a really task to decide.
Finally, November 15th held the opening of the Exhibition and the Awards of 1IS11 at the Grand Hotel Bariloche. It unveiled the 3 selected works and Special Mentions.
The Winners:
- 1st Place Titled: "Rich and Poor" Ferreol Murillo - Costa Rica (Above)
- 2nd Place Titled: "Survival is Being Challenged" Chen Yong An - China
- 3rd Place Titled: "Dead Silence" Diego Martinez – Argentina
Special Mentions:
- 我的家庭 (漫画) Li Xiaoyang - China
- "Human Rights" Medi Belortaja - Albania
- "Solidiarty & the cooperatin" Said Baraka – Sudan
Exhibition:
The first Social Illustration Exhibition is being held in the city of St. C. Bariloche - Patagonia - Argentina, at the Grand Hotel Bariloche (Mitre 408). We invite you to visit. Admission is free.
Catalog:
From the Collective Fuseres.Org as 1IS11 organizers! We are working on a Digital Catalogue of the exhibition.
Thanks to all those involved for making this possible!
See all winning cartoons on source:
http://www.fuseres.org/nuntius/imago/112-winners-for-1is11.html

Winners in the 1st International Cartoon Contest “Brain Sneezing” 2011

2011-11-17T12:54:00.032+02:00

Results International Cartoon Contest “Brain Sneezing” 2011, Prešov - Slovakia
618 artworks by 198 authors from 44 states came to organizers of the competition.
Theme: Ideal and Idealism
Jury: Henryk Cebula (Poland), Miroslav Cipár (Slovakia), Ivan Hanousek (Czech Rep), Peter Kocák (Slovakia), Fedor Vico (Slovakia).
Jury meeting: 10 - 11 November 2011
WINNERS:

First Prize: Trayko Popov, Bulgaria, 500 €

Second Prize: Bobiša Todorovič, Serbia, 300 €

Third Prize: Carlos David Fuentes Hierrezuelo, Cuba, 200 €
Honorary Award: Ľubomír Kotrha, Slovakia
Honorary Award: Jana Adamovič, Serbia
Honorary Recognition: Peter Sedlák, Slovakia
Honorary Recognition: Václav Linek, Czech Rep
Honorary Recognition: Ilja Katz, Israel
Honorary Recognition: Vasile Pascuta, Romania
Honorary Recognition: Veselin Zidarov, Bulgaria
Honorary Recognition: Katarzyna Pertykowska, Poland.
In Presov on 11. 11. 2011, the report of the jury meeting above is signed by Henryk Cebula, chair of the jury; Ladislav Kišeľák, project manager; Peter Rázus, professional sponsor.
(This report from: Ivan Hanousek; E-GAG 2011-46).