"The Value of Your Creativity" by Mike Lynch

Should you give away your work for free?
If you do, then "free" is your price.
Hey, even if you do not want to work for free, there are people out there who have no problem asking you... (Read the whole post by Mike Lynch)

Deadline in the 23rd Rotary Cartoon Awards: 31st May 2011

The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City invites you to enter . . .
The 23rd Rotary Cartoon Awards
GENERAL INFORMATION
The competition is designed to recognise the best of Australian and International cartoons with prizes totalling over $10,000. The Rotary Cartoon Awards are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City to raise funds for various Rotary charities and to promote cartooning through the Bunker Cartoon Gallery. All entries will be donated to the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City for exhibitions at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery and other galleries in Australia. They will become part of the Coffs Cartoon Collection. The cartoons may be exhibited and reproduced in a catalogue or similar, onto post cards and copied, at the Rotary Club's discretion, any time in the future, for sale through the Bunker Cartoon Gallery. The First and Merit winners in all categories also receive a medallion.
NATIONAL AWARDS
Info at source: http://www.rotarycartoonawards.com.au/
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Open to cartoonists worldwide, over 18 years of age. Closing date for entries is 31st May 2011.
This year there are two possible themes available; the cartoonist may choose either:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
or
WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS (ie Motor Sport)
Prizes: 1st: $750 ; Merit: $250
CARTOON OF THE YEAR
One cartoon will be selected from all categories (National and International sections).
This prize which includes the category prize will be $3000 and a special Winner’s Plaque.
The Award Presentation will be held on Saturday 23rd July 2011 at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery, Coffs Harbour. The Rotary Cartoon Awards 2011 are conducted in association with the Australia Cartoonists' Association and the Federation of Cartoonists Organisations.
WEB: http://cartoonists.org.au/
Entry form & Rules in PDF

The Human Stupidity is the theme in 1st Cartoon Contest Virton 2011

1. NAME : The 1st international press cartoon and humor contest in Virton (Belgium)
2. THEME : « the human stupidity »
3. DEADLINE OF SENDING : March 1st 2011
4. PARTICIPATION :
The draftsmen of any countries, any sex, any age can participate.
The participants accept the rules and the decisions of the jury.
The jury has the right to refuse a cartoon for moral reasons.
No correspondence will be done concerning the results and the decisions of the jury. 5. THE JURY : The jury consists of draftsmen and journalists.
6. SENDINGS:
A maximum of 3 works by author will be authorized.
Characteristics: in black and white or in colors.
We prefer the works without text. If there is a text, it will be accepted only in English or in French.
Sending in the form of digital .jpeg files, resolution of 300 dpi, at the following address: virtondessin@yahoo.fr
The author will indicate in his sending the following information:
- His (her) name
- His (her) first name
- His (her) date of birth
- His (her) complete address
- His (her) e-mail address
- His (her) phone number - The title of his (her) work.
- Join a short biography with photo or self-portrait.
The list of the participants will be published on the site (?).
7. DONATION OF THE WORKS : By participating, the authors give to the organizers their agreement to use, to archive, to print, to make a copy of their work(s) and to let them participate in any demonstrations - commercial one included -, without any compensation or payment for the author.
The rewarded works remain the property of the organizers.
We are constituting a permanent collection with the aim of promoting our international contest.
8. EXHIBITION : From Friday 3rd June (Inauguration show) to Sunday 5th June 2011 (rewards attribution).
9. AWARDS :
The prices will be awarded on Sunday at the end of morning during a cocktail party.
The best cartoons will be selected for the book "Virton International press cartoon and humor contest 2011".
All the artists whose work is selected for the exhibition will receive a certificate and those selected for the publication will receive free of charge a copy of the book.
Organisation : ACAI Virton in partership with the Lion's club «la Gaume»
Organizers:
Michel BLAISE: rue de la Vergette, 7. B-6761 Chenois (Virton) tél. : +32 (0)496.41.11.13.
Raphaël DONAY: Place Nestor Outer, 6. B-6760 Virton tél.: +32 (0)496.38.74.32.
Source: http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/graphics_algemeen/virton.pdf

Hal Foster Award 2011 goes to Mat Schifferstein of Sherpa Publishing

***INVITATION***
HAL FOSTER AWARD 2011 GOES TO MAT SCHIFFERSTEIN OF SHERPA BOOKS PUBLISHING
The prestigious Hal Foster Award for the Advancement of Comic Books and Art will be bestowed upon Mat Schifferstein, founder of Sherpa Books Publishing, this Friday 11 February at 5:30 P.M. local Amsterdam time. The Awards Ceremony will take place in Lambiek Comic Bookstore, Kerkstraat 132 in Amsterdam.
The jury wants to express its appreciation for the way Mat Schifferstein makes obscure comics and comic art accessible for Dutch readers. The jury consists of the comic book artists and/or experts Klaas Knol, Aloys Oosterwijk, Ben Westervoorde, Floris Oudshoorn and Peter de Wit.
The Hal Foster Award was created in 1982 and has been given to Dutch comics entrepeneurs Rene Meulenbroek, Peter de Wit, Frits Jonker, Pieter M. Dorrenboom, Shamrock, Vince and Klaas Knol. The Hal Foster Award honours those who commit themselves to the advancement of comic books and art. Mat Schifferstein's translations include Alan Moore (Sandman), Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Mezzo & Pirus (King of the Flies), Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole) and Mariko and Jilliam Tamaki (Skim).
Stripantiquariaat Lambiek
Kerkstraat 132
1017 GP Amsterdam
020-6267543
lambiek@lambiek.net

1st International Competition ‘Cartoonist without borders’ 2011

1st International Competition ‘Cartoonist without borders’ 2011, Istanbul - Turkey
- Cartoonists are free to participate with already published works as long as these works have not previously been awarded in any other contest.
- The subject of the competition is: "Disabled people and life".
10 % of the world population are with disabilities. They cannot hear, see and walk…
They face with many obstacles in social life.
Lots of people with disabilities are in need of care when we compared to many developed countries…
Most of them cannot read and continue their lives without medical support.
Can we describe the lives of people with disabilities in social life…
We are inviting you to think for them…
- The participants may send maximum 3 cartoon work.
- The dimensions of works should not exceed 30x40 cm.
- Cartoons can be send via email but the original cartoon works should be send until 15 April 2011 via post.
- Participants should write their name, surname, address, phone number and country of origin on the back of their cartoon work.
- Short CV of the participants should be attached.
- The works must reach the organizing association until 15 April 2011.
- Results will be announced on 23rd of April 2011.
- The participating cartoons will be put into an album. The cartoons for the album and the exhibition will be selected by a jury.
- Competition album will send to cartoonists whose works are exhibited and published in the album.
PRIZES
First Prize: 1000 Euro
Second Prize: 750 Euro
Third Prize: 500 Euro
Success Prizes: 250 Euro for 4 participants
Special Prizes: Special prizes offered by various organizations and associations.
Adress: 1.Uluslararası “Engel Tanımayan Karikatürler” Yarışması KuzguncukART, İcadiye caddesi No: 145/1 Kuzguncuk / İstanbul / Turkey
Tel: +90 (0216) 532 00 24
WEB: http://www.duyabilirsin.com/
E-mail: info@www.duyabilirsin.com ; duyabilirsin@gmail.com
Source

6th International Biennial for Caricature, Plovdiv 2011, Bulgaria

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL FOR CARICATURE

MASTERS OF CARICATURE Plovdiv 2011

Subject:"You are welcomed by your clothes, you are seen off by …"
This is a part of a popular Bulgarian proverb which you should “complete”.
As a rule the first impression of a man leaves its mark on our mind.
We expect to receive interesting caricatures matching the text which should either keep the tradition or be a personal interpretation of the authors.
We are looking forward to your works.
Address for submission:
Regional Ethnographic Museum
2, Dr. Chomakov St.
4000 Plovdiv BULGARIAPhone: ++ 359 32 626328; ++ 359 32 625257.
E-mail: ethnograph@abv.bg
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. The Biennial for Caricature is open to professional and amateur caricaturists from all over the world;
2. Each participant should send up at least one piece of work 210x297 mm (A4 format);
3. The caricatures may be colorful or black-and-white;
4. Participants should send their caricatures by 31 July 2011;
5. It is advisable that together with their caricatures, participants also send a photograph or take-off and CV;
6. An international jury will nominate five caricaturists who will be conferred the title Master of Caricature;
7. Prize caricatures are not sent back;
8. The rest of the caricatures will be sent back if authors state that in written form;
9. The catalogue of the exhibition will be given free of charge to participants whose caricatures are included in the catalogue.
Time and venue: 1 October 2011, at 18.00 hrs at the Regional Ethnographic Museum.
Submission deadline: 31 July 2011 (mail date)
The nominated works will be kept in Works of Fine Art Stock of Regional Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv.
Source: syriacartoon

Be a member of worldwide funny organization, Good Humor Party!

10 years of Good Humor Party - cartoons for exhibition and GHP website:
Make cartoon about GHP, scan, send by e-mail and be a member of worldwide funny organization name Good Humor Party!
More info
Szczepan Sadurski
cartoonist, president of Good Humor Party
Warsaw, Poland
http://www.sadurski.com/

39th World Gallery of Art on Paper, Osten 2011, R. Macedonia

39th WORLD GALLERY OF ART ON PAPER / CARTOONS 2011
* Organizer of the Manifestation is OSTEN, Skopje, R. Macedonia
* The received works will be judged by international jury.
* The ceremony of the opening and announcing of the prize winners will be held on 26th May 2011 in Skopje.
* PROPOSITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
Theme: "My Theme/Subject"
* The cartoons are sent electronically.
* One author may send maximum three (3) cartoons.
* Size of the cartoons: A4 (210x297 mm) or A3 (297x420 mm)
(300 dpi resolution, CMYK or RGB, pdf, jpg or tiff file).
* All works of the artists will remain in the collection of the Museum of Art on Paper.
* By completion of the Participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he hands over the copy rights (s)he holds over the drawings for printing/publishing by World Gallery of Art on Paper – Cartoons 2011 and Osten without any limitations on time period or location of publishing. The author agrees that the organizer can use the art works, exhibit them, study them and publish them on internet or through other media.
* Participants are expected to send the filled Participation form including short curriculum vitae (CV) and photograph, all together with their work(s).
* The participation form is sent on the email address either scanned or downloaded from Osten webpage.
* The participation form and coupons can be photocopied and passed to friends and colleagues who would like to participate in the World Gallery of Art on Paper – Cartoons 2011.
* The commission for selection will maket he selection of artists that will be presented in the catalogue. The presented artists will get a free catalogue.
* Deadline for submitting cartoons is 15 March 2011
* The selected works which are candidates for awards are sent in original samples at Osten address no later than 15th April 2011.
* The organizer will cover the accommodation expenses for first prize winners for the opening and award ceremony in Republic of Macedonia.
* E-mail: cartoons@osten.com.mk ;
* WEB: http://www.osten.com.mk/
* Address: OSTEN World Gallery of Art on Paper – Cartoons 2011, 8 Udarna brigada 2, 1000 Skopje, R. Macedonia
* PRIZES
Grand Prix for Life Achievement: 5000 $
First prize for cartoon: 1000 $
First prize for strip: 1000 $
First prize for satiric drawing: 1000 $
Ten (10) Special prizes.

4th International Contest of Caricature & Cartoon of Vianden 2011

The Museum of the Caricature of Vianden with the cooperation of Les Amis du Château de Vianden, Naturpark OUR and CartoonArt.lu are pleased to announce the 4th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN 2011
1. Subject: Capitalism
2. Deadline: 15th March 2011
3. Prizes:
Adult category: 1 prize: 3000 € + trophy, 2 prize: 2000 € + trophy, 3 prize: 1000 € + trophy; four honourable mentions.
Youth category: Prize: 500 € Shopping Center Belle Etoile + trophy. This is a special category for people who are no older than 25 and who are currently residents of the Grande Région (including Wallonia, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Lorraine, and Luxembourg). This deadline is 15th July 2011.
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 (210x297mm) and DIN A3 (297x420mm); 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 8th April 2011.
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. Exhibition: The award ceremony for the adult category will be held on 7th May 2011 in Castle Vianden and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of Castle Vianden from 8th May until 5th June 2010. There are plans to display the exhibits in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden and in other cities until June 2012. The award ceremony of the youth category will be held during the opening of the itinerant exhibition at the Shopping Center Belle Etoile in Bertrange.
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. Prize winners will get their catalogue at the award ceremony.
9. Results: The results will be published on the website www.caricature.eu on 8th May 2011. 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 the selling price. 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-RueL - 9410 VIANDEN
Luxembourg
13. Further informations:
Florin BALABAN Phone nr.: 00352 – 621 28 37 90
Pol LEURS Phone nr.: 00352 – 78 83 18
E-mail: cartoon@caricature.eu
Source: http://www.caricature.eu/salon%202011.html .

Received the catalog 2010 Osten World Gallery of Cartoons, Macedonia

Grand Prix for Life Work: Darko Markovik

1st Prize for Satiric Drawing: Dusan Ludwig

Osten World Gallery of Cartoons after its revival a few years ago, organised the 38th international exhibition of art on paper (World Gallery of Cartoons) in 2010 in Skopje, Macedonia, between Oct 14 - Dec 14 and they sent the catalog to every participant in the event. According to the introduction, in 2010 they started to build an International Institute of art on paper sited in Ohrid - the town where Cyrillic alphabet was developed as a foundation of Slavic literature - where they plan to establish Museum of the Art on Paper.
The catalog is 20x22 cm in size and has 112 pages all color. The prize-winning cartoons are followed by the selected ones published in the alphabetical order of their countries of origin. There are special pages for some works of Darko Markovik, the laurate of the Grand Prix for Life Achievement in 2010. An index of participants is also given at the end of the catalog.
From Turkey in 2010 the cartoons of the following artists are selected for the catalog: Nuri Bilgin, Erdogan Basol, Mehmet Kahraman, Serdar Sayar, Musa Gumus, Sait Munzur, Omer Cam, Cemalettin Guzeloglu, Mete Agaoglu (See above), Osman Gural Suroglu, Oktay Bingol.

Angelo Campaner

Catalog 14th Fax for Peace, Fax for Tolerance 2009-2010, Italy

Catalog to every participant: that is what they say in their regulation and now I see that they do what they promise. This is great job! And it is worth of course I should say, to promote the artistic struggle for peace and tolerance in the world! Congratulations to the organizers and many thanks for sending me this precious cartoon book although my work is not included in it (I did participate of course!).
This partly color catalog is 21x21 cm in size and has 96 pages. The book opens with the introductory essay by prof.ssa Lucia D'Andrea, School Executive of the Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore of Spilimbergo. Then follows the longer one by Kerry Kennedy where the father Robert Kennedy is remembered in his efforts for equality, democracy, and justice:
"Those whose lives he touched began to believe in themselves.
He urged us to dream things that never were and say why not."
After these essays come the lists of participating artists, participating schools, pre-selection jury members, and the international jury members of the event.
http://www.isspilimbergo.it/
http://www.faxforpeace.it/

Best Work (satira): Azad Maryam (Iran)

Morteza Khosravi (Iran)

Rumen Dragostinov (Bulgaria).