"Individual Disarmament: Entitle Life!" Cartoon Exhibition in Eskisehir, Turkey

"Individual Disarmament: Entitle Life!" Cartoon Exhibition in Eskisehir, Turkey

Anadolu University Museum of Cartoon Art hosts the Individual Disarmament Cartoon Exhibition between September 26 – October 17, 2008. The opening ceremony will take place on Friday, Sep 26, 17.30 hours at Akcami Mh. Malhatun Sk. No:6 Odunpazarı ESKİŞEHİR, TURKEY.

The exhibition is organized by Umut Foundation to show the damage the weapons and individual armament bring to society and environment.

We read in the report by the Foundation that “events of killing and injuring with firearms are never missing in the third pages of the newspapers, the fact that per year approximately 3000 people are killed just with firearms in Turkey and that 700 of these happen accidentally, prove how individual disarmament is an important issue.”

28th September is known as Individual Disarmament Day. It is an important ground to show our confidence to “individual disarmament” and our determination.

The Umut Foundation realizes education and campaigns besides academic works as regards the rule of law, peace and conciliation, awareness of citizenship, violence and individual disarmament as citizens knowing, requesting and implementing their rights and responsibilities, in order to spend their lives befitting to human honor, to leave our children with a world which the culture of nonviolence and peace is overriding. The Umut Foundation carries out work to mold public opinion, informing and raising awareness.

Within this frame, the Foundation organized the national "Individual Disarmament: Entitle Life!" Cartoon Contest in 2007. 265 artists (under 18 and over 18 in total) contributed with their 468 cartoons. A selection from these will be on display at Anadolu University Museum of Cartoon Art until October 17, 2008.

Umut Foundation: http://www.umut.org.tr/en/home.aspx

Anadolu University Museum of Cartoon Art: http://www.krk.anadolu.edu.tr/karw/muze/

Results Clear Look 2008 International Cartoon Festival Belgorod

Results of Clear Look 2008 International Cartoon Festival Belgorod - Russia

Winners! /18.09.2008/

1. Valentin DRUZHININ (Russia)
2. Gennadiy CHEGODAEV (Russia)
3. Masoud ZIAEI ZARDKHASHOEI (Iran)

Diplomas:
Aleksey KUSTOVSKIY (Ukraine)
Mohsen ZARIFIAN (Iran)
Alexandr PANASENKO (Russia)
Sergey RASKOVALOV (Russia)

Juriy MANAEV (Russia)

See all prize-winning cartoons at: http://look.goodideas.su/news.htm

International festival GREAT ROMANIAN PERSONALITIES

INVITATION - CRN
INVITATION

Cartoonists association CRN from Eastern Europe

invite you to participate at

International festival GREAT ROMANIAN PERSONALITIES

from http://www.caricatura.ro/

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Rule:

- Theme: GREAT ROMANIAN PERSONALITIES. You can find Romanian personalities at http://www.caricatura.ro/great_personalities_2008.htm

- Size: free

- Number of drawings: free

- Computer art will be accepted at resolution 300 dpi for size 21X30 cm or more, preferable JPEG. Send your drawings at both emails: caragiale.2008@yahoo.com and crn@rdslink.ro

- Exhibition will be organized at fin of November 2008 and will be itinerate in many town until next edition.

- Prizes: 20 artists will be invited at a short holiday in Romania in June, 2009. All expenses will be suportef from organizers.

- All participants will received the catalogue free of charge.

- Address for the sending of the originals:

Nicolae Ionita

Str-Eminescu, nr-28A, bl-Gioconda, ap-27,

100329 - Ploiesti, ROMANIA

NATURE & MAN August 2008 results - Turkey

NATURE & MAN August 2008 results
August 2008 results of the monthly Nature & Man Cartoon Contest 2008 with theme "Drought & Water" are announced at the contest website: http://www.karikaturculerdernegi.org/detay.asp?id=7221

WINNERS

Oleksiy Kustovskiy - Ukraine

Mustafa Yildiz - Turkey

Bahman Jalali - Iran

Finalists August 2008

15th International Cartoon Festival Ricardo Rendon - Colombia

15 th International Cartoon Festival "Ricardo Rendon" - Colombia
RICARDO RENDÓN: The most prominent Colombian cartoonist who was born in Rionegro - Antioquia (1894 - 1931), called "The Emperor" of the caricature. One of the most insightful and fine Latin American humorists of the twentieth century, in his humor was satire, was marked especially by the political cartoon. His caricatures were true radiographs of the facts and individuals. He was a pioneer of advertising graphics in Colombia.

International Cartoon Festival "Ricardo Rendon" is supported by the Municipal Administration of Rionegro for fourteen years in a row in tribute to Ricardo Rendon Bravo.

Conditions:
The contest is open to all cartoonists of the world.
The closing date for participation in the contest is November 8, 2008.
The topics of the contest are three:
EL FUTURO The future, My Future, immediate future, which meets the needs of man, sustainable future, the future political, social, economic, environmental. How can the man in the future meet the challenges posed by changing all the technological advances, scientific, and cultural rights? Everything concerning the future with its effects and consequences.
PERSONAJES FAMOSOS Celebrities, Famous people.
LIBRE Free.
Each participant in the contest can submit a maximum of three cartoons per topic.
You can participate with cartoons in black and white or in color.
The cartoons should have a dimension of 30 x 40 cms maximum.
You can also participate in the contest with cartoons that have already been published or received awards before, all the cartoons submitted must be originals, not accept photographs, photocopies, etc., and sending the works borne by the participant.
Participants must submit a brief curriculum vitae and a photograph along with their works.
In the back of each cartoon must contain the name, address, telephone number and country of origin of the participant.
The selected cartoonists will receive a catalogue.
The jury is composed of Colombians and foreign cartoonists.
The results will be announced in December 2008.
The cartoons submitted in the competition will not be returned.
The organization reserves the right to not exhibit those works that might be offensive to individual or collective rights.
Participation in the competition implies the full and unreserved acceptance of these conditions.
The prizes:
Grand Prix Theme Future: $ 2000
Prize Theme Personajes: $ 500
Prize Theme Free: $ 500
Special Awards for various institutions.
http://www.cartoonrendon.com/

info@cartoonrendon.com
ENTRYFORM (Clic para descargar)

The works must be sent to:

15° FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CARICATURA Palacio de la Cultura / Fernando Pica Cr 50 # 48 - 05, Rionegro Antioquia COLOMBIA

Results 3rd International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest: World Languages

Results of 3rd International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest

Theme: “WORLD LANGUAGES”

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Results 3rd International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest: World Languages

12th Hungarian Cartoon Festival: European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

12th Hungarian Cartoon Festival: European Year of Intercultural dialogue

INVITATION TO TENDER
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Hungary and the Hungarian Culture Foundation organise the 12th Hungarian Cartoon Festival between 3-30 November, 2008 in the building of the Hungarian Culture Foundation, at Budapest.
The title of the Festival is “Intercultural dialogue”.
We invite Hungarian and foreign tenders in the following topics:
I. Defined theme:
“European Year of Intercultural Dialogue”
II. Optional theme:
Valid only with the defined theme.
Prizes:
The first prize of the defined theme is 200.000,- HUF*
The prize of the Secretariat of International Affairs of the Ministry of Education and Culture within the theme “about/for youth” is 100.000,- HUF*
Other prizes are draws.
The maximum size of the cartoon is A/3.
Deadline: 22 October, 2008.
Address: Magyar Kultúra Alapítvány "Intercultural Dialogue - Cartoon Festival", 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér 6, HUNGARY
The jury consists of Hungarian and foreign artist and professionals.
You can apply for the Cartoon Festival if you filled, signed and send the attached application form ( Click here ) as well.
The organizers publish the catalogue of the Festival.
After the exhibition of Budapest we represent the best cartoons in different Hungarian and European cities.
Rules and applicatian form in Hungarian: http://www.mka.hu/karikatura2008.pdf
More information: Hungarian Culture Foundation: Szilvia Bába, Marica Gödöllöi
Telephone: (+36-) 224-8122; (+36-1) 224-8113 E-mail: bsz@mka.hu; gm@mka.hu
*The prizes are taxable incomes.

“European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008”

Europe is becoming more culturally diverse. The enlargement of the European Union, deregulation of employment laws and globalisation have increased the multicultural character of many countries, adding to the number of languages, religions, ethnic and cultural backgrounds found on the continent. As a result, intercultural dialogue has an increasingly important role to play in fostering European identity and citizenship.
The European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008 recognises that Europe’s great cultural diversity represents a unique advantage. It will encourage all those living in Europe to explore the benefits of our rich cultural heritage and opportunities to learn from different cultural traditions.
The Year will feature a small number of flagship projects on a European level, as well as EU support for a national project in each Member State, and a Partner programme aimed at mobilising civil society. The active involvement of civil society will be essential in highlighting good practices and identifying needs in intercultural dialogue. Well-known ambassadors have also been appointed to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of intercultural dialogue.

The European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) was established by Decision N° 1983/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. (18 December 2006).
Topics:
Intercultural dialogue is a wide-ranging transversal priority of the European Union.
To illustrate more concretely what it may cover in the context of the EIYD 2008, eight major topics have been selected:
* Culture and the media
* Education / Science
* Migration
* Minorities
* Multilingualism
* Religion
* The workplace
* Youth
More information:
http://www.interculturaldialogue2008.eu/

http://www.interculturaldialogue2008.eu/411.0.html?&L=&redirect_url=my-startpage-eyid.html

“Designing the Future” Caricature Competition - Turkey

The Futurists Summit 2008, Istanbul - Turkey
“Designing the Future” Caricature Competition
Goals:
The aims of the “Designing the Future” Caricature Competition, organized by the Association of Cartoonists (http://www.karikaturculerdernegi.org/ ) and the M-GEN Futures Planning Center (http://www.m-gen.biz/ ), are to:
* Provide the opportunity for youth of high school and university age to exhibit their perceptions and expectations about the future within an environment of optimism;
* Contribute to the spread of caricaturing, one of the most effective ways of self-expression, among youth; and
* Bring talented young people together with professional artists.
The competition is open to all high school and university youth.
We invite our schools to encourage and motivate their students to take part in the competition.
Conditions for Entry
Subject: Working with the subject, “Designing the Future,” competitors should address at least one of the following questions
* How and where will we live, how will we feed ourselves?
* What will we be curious about, how will we learn and teach?
* What changes will take place in our thought, and what will be of importance to us?
* What jobs will we do, what professions will we forget?
* What will the new areas of employment and the careers of the future be?
* Transportation: How will we travel, and where?
* Art: What new developments will take place, and where will they take us?
* How will the types and relationships between communications and production develop?
* What will change in our relationship to money and our modes of management; and how?
* How will we look?
Opening date of the competition: July 1, 2008
Contest entries and associated documents must be sent by email to yarisma@futuristlerzirvesi.com.
The competition is open only to high school and university student caricaturists. Along with their caricature, entrants must provide signed and stamped copies of their current student registration documents, their address, telephone number, brief personal information in a Word document and one photograph, in a Word document, and send it in jpg format to the email address provided above.
Caricatures may be drawn by any method.
Minimum paper size for caricatures is A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), maximum size is A3 (29.7 x 42 cm). Originals will be displayed at the Summit.
Caricatures must be sent electronically at a resolution of 300 dpi to the email address above.
Participants may enter as many caricatures as they wish.
On the back of each work the entrant’s information including full name, surname, address, telephone and signature must be included. This will be used to verify the artist’s identity against the information sent by email. Originals of which the artist’s identity cannot be verified upon submission to the judges’ committee will be automatically disqualified.
Caricatures must be sent to the email address provided above by October 21, 2008 at the latest.
Following selection by jury members, the ten winning entries will be announced on November 6, 2008 on the Summit’s web site, http://www.futuristlerzirvesi.com/tr/. They will also be displayed at the Summit on November 21, 2008.
Judges’ Committee:
Aziz Yavuzdoğan / Graphic designer, caricaturist and General Secretary of the Association of Cartoonists.
Asst. Prof. Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu / Graphic designer and caricaturist, Marmara University, College of Fine Arts.
Ercan Akyol / Caricaturist, artist for Milliyet newpaper
Muhittin Köroğlu / Caricaturist, teaching faculty member at Okan University
İrfan Sayar / Zihni Sinir
Yelda Karataş / Poet, Creative Director
Yaprak Moralı / Artist, Animator
Ufuk Tarhan / Coordinator, Futurists Summit
Prizes:
1st Prize : Laptop computer

2nd Prize : iPod

3rd Prize : Digital camera

4th-7th Prizes: Honorable Mention Plaques
Entry form: http://www.futuristlerzirvesi.com/en/default.asp?sayfa=karikatur_yarisma_basvuru

Results 13th Salon International Mercosur Diogenes Taborda 2008

Winners in the 13th Salon International Mercosur Diogenes Taborda 2008 - Argentina
Diogenes Taborda Grand Prix 2008
Erdogan Basol, Turkey
Humor Graphic Color
1st Prize: Mohammad Ali Khalaji. Iran
2nd Prize: Yuriy Kosobukin. Ukraine
3rd Prize: Vladimir Kazanevsky. Ukraine
1st Mention: Jorge Barreto. Brazil
2nd Mention: Ilya Katz. Israel
3rd Mention: Shahin Hooshmand. Iran
Monochrome Graphic Humor
1st Prize: Yuriy Kosobukin. Ukraine
2nd Prize: Andrea Bersani. Italy
3rd Prize: Batti. France
1st Mention: Andrea Bersani. Italy
2nd Mention: Ye-Jun. China
3rd Mention: Ilya Katz. Israel
Cartoon
1st Prize: Carliño Muller. Brazil
2nd Prize: Makhmud Eshonkwlov. Uzbekistan
3rd Prize: Jorge Inacio. Brazil
1st Mention: Myung-Lae Nam. Korea
2nd Mention: Carliño Muller. Brazil
3rd Mention: Erico Jonqueira Ayres. Brazil
Digital Humor
1st Prize: Ilya Katz. Israel
2nd Prize: Majid Zakary. Iran
3rd Prize: Makhmud Eshonkwlov. Uzbekistan
1st Mention: Antonio Medina. Cuba
2nd Mention: Mihai Danielescu. Rumania
3rd Mention: Francois Ougen. France
Revelation Prize: Seyran Caferli. Azerbaijan
Painting
1st Prize: Myung-Lae Nam. Korea
2nd Prize: Horacio Sanchez. Argentina
3rd Prize: Enrico Junqueira Ayres. Brazil
1st Mention: Ana Olmedo. Argentina
2nd Mention: Cesar Soria. Argentina
3rd Mention: Enrique Ibañez Acebo. Argentina
Sculpture
1st Prize: Nora Jaikin. Argentina
2nd Prize: Facundo Atilio. Argentina
3rd Prize: Silvia Mon. Argentina
1st Mention: Angela Ferreiro. Argentina
Engraving Prize: Coulembier Rogge
Drawing Prize: Nora Pisa
Watercolor Prize: Virginia Rivera
Birome Prize: Lidia Kalibatas
Photography monochrome
1st Prize: Antonio Carlos Sales. Brazil
2nd Prize: Porras Monge. Puerto Rico
3rd Prize: Jose Barroso Mauritius. Brazil
1st Mention: Eduardo Esquivel. Brazil
Color Photography
1st Prize: Berenice Kauffmann Abud. Brazil
2nd Prize: Tetiana Kupeynska. Ukraine
3rd Prize: Porras Monge. Puerto Rico
1st Mention: Francta Strunf.
WEB: http://www.volpestessens.blogspot.com/
http://www.museodiogenestaborda.blogspot.com/
Opening and awards ceremony on Sunday, September 21 at 19 hours in our headquarters Av. Caseros 2739, Parque Patricios.

17th EURO-KARTOENALE KRUISHOUTEM 2009 - Belgium

17th EURO-KARTOENALE KRUISHOUTEM 2009: SAND, PEBBLE AND GRAVEL
RULES
1. Theme: “Sand, Pebble and Gravel“
2. The number of entries is limited until 5. They shall not have been exhibited or published before. Works must be originals and any kind of graphical technique will be accepted, including digital artwork if they are originally signed and if the print is number one (manual numbered). Please use the Entry form
3. The works have to be sent to the following address:
EURO-KARTOENALE, WAREGEMSESTEENWEG 113, B-9770 KRUISHOUTEM - BELGIUM
Our website will inform you if your works have arrived. The list of participants will regularly be updated.
4. The drawings shall have the following dimensions: 210 x 297 mm (A4) - (8.268 x 11.693 inches). The works shall not be provided by a passe-partout, neither be stuck on to a larger paper. The drawing must bear, on the reverse side, the surname, forename and address of the participant. The drawings shall not bear subtitles.
5. By virtue of their participation, the participants authorize the organizers to publish some of their works that they have received (in the catalogue and for the promotion of the exhibition).
6. The following prizes are foreseen:
1st prize: € 1.600 + trophy
2nd prize: € 1.400 + trophy
3rd prize: € 1.200 + trophy
Prize of the ECC: personal exhibition in the ECC
Prize of the EU: €750
Best Belgian Cartoon: €350
7. By participating the participant lends his works to the organizers for exhibitions. The works received will remain at the disposal of the organizers until 01.11.2010.
8. The entries will only be sent back by the organizers on receiving a written request. The awarded works will become the property of the organizers.
9. If after announcement of the prizes, it appears that plagiarism has been committed, the jury can after deliberation withdraw the prize.
10. DEADLINE : 2009 February 15
Exhibition: during the Eastern Weekend and each Sunday from the 19th of April till the 21st of June 2009 – European Cartoon Center Kruishoutem. Opening of the exhibition: Saturday 11th of April 2009.
NOTE CONCERNING THE CATALOGUE
In order to receive the free catalogue, please attach six (6) coupons "international reply" to cover the postage. These coupons are available in your local post office.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE THEME
The organisation wants to award a prize to cartoons on the theme “sand, pebble and gravel” (industrial materials, extraction and application). Cartoons on the theme beach, deserts,... are not under consideration for a prize. You can find some more information or inspiration on the site http://www.groupdecloedt.be/
Rules: wedstrijdreglement

The international cartoon contest named in honour of Rudiy Panko

The international cartoon contest named in honour of Rudiy Panko
(a beekeeper from a farm near Dikanka)
Each kind author will react : "What's this? A contest named in honour of a beekeeper? They threw an internatinoal contest for the sake of a beekeeper? Thank God! They haven't plucked enough geese and they haven't wasted enough rags for paper yet! A few people of different ranks made their fingers inky!"
We are not going to argue with such a kind author. We will only remark that...
- in 2009 it will be 200 years since the birthday of N.V.Gogol, who made Rudiy Panko famous,
- In addition, since the times of Rudiy Panko we do not have such a brilliant narrator, who can describe all human wonders and fears,
- even N.V.Gogol himself wouldn't turn down a proposal to paint some caricatures of modern people and those that suck up to those in charge, if you don't mind us saying so,
- we ask you not to confuse our beekeeper with another famous beekeeper (ours is from Dikanka, and that man is from another place).
So we have such an egg-flip (gogol-mogol), ladies and gentlemen! The theme of the contest is "Gogol-mogol (egg-flip) 2009"
N.V.Gogol himself will help you to know which stories, wonders and fears you should paint:
"The soil is great! And the harvest was always wonderful; but in the bewitched place there was never anything good. They sow the seeds correctly, but something incomprehensible grew: maybe a watermelon or maybe not, maybe a pumpkin or maybe not, may be a cucumber or maybe not...the devil only knows!
For the kind authors we will explain - you should paint our modern life, but don't forget N.V.Gogol - his characters stay alive even nowadays!
Terms of the cartoon contest named in honour of Rudiy Panko
1. Art works are welcomed till 1st August 2009 (included). We will place the works on the web-site in the section "cartoon" with a note "Contest work".
2. The vote of all registered users for the works on our web-site http://www.art-krug.com/ - till 1st September 2009 (included).
3. We will send 50 originals which score the most runs till 20th September 2009.
4. In October we will publish the contest booklets.
5. 7th November 2008 - The opening of the cartoon contest. The winners will be rewarded according to the results of the vote on the web-site http://www.art-krug.com//
The chairman of the jury: Juriy Kosobukin
The participant of many exhibitions and cartoon competitions in our country and abroad, he has more than 300 various awards of the international competitions, among which more than 80 are first awards and Grand prix. Juriy Kosobukin arranged personal exhibitions - in Germany, Italy, Poland, Cuba, Russia, France, Ukraine. He was awarded by the highest award of the International Awards Fund - the Nikolay Chudotvorets award "For increasing good on the Earth".
Judges: Victor Kudin.
Formation of the Jury is in progress. The complete list of the Jury membership will be declared till 1st October 2008.

Dear friends! Placement of your creations on our site is paid.
The placement of one work costs 5$(3Є).
You should fulfill the following steps:
1.To become registered on the web-site http://www.art-krug.com/
2.To click on the "Add my work" button - it's under the button "Competition", - and to fill all the backgrounds of a "Competitive works" on our site http://www.art-krug.com/
3.To pay 5$(3Є) for the placement of each work on our site in the way convenient for you (See Section "Services").
4.To send a message with payment requisites or a copy of a payment receipt to E-mail: admin@art-krug.com .
Only then your creation will be placed on the site http://www.art-krug.com/ in the section "Competitive works".