XIX International Exhibition of Arts of Humor, Alcalá 2012 - Spain

The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá, through the Instituto Quevedo del humor announces the XIX International Exhibition of Arts of Humor around the subjects of The Economic Crisis.
1.‐Participation is open to professional Graphic Humour and Cartoon artists who publish or have published in national or international media.
2.‐In order to participate in the Exhibition, every artist must send a piece on the theme "The economic crisis”. It can be a vignette, a comic strip or a caricature. Together with the piece, the artist will properly fill out and send the form that is available in the web page: http://www.miah.iqh.es/ . The organization reserves the right to invite any author/s it considers appropriate.
3.‐All art pieces must be original and can be made using any technique and medium. They must be signed and dated. When using a digital technique, the artist must send a signed impression of the work and send a digital copy in JPG or TIFF format and 300 dpi minimum resolution. The maximum format will be 297 x 420 mm. (A3 11.7 x 16.5 inches).
4.‐All pieces will be sent properly wrapped (it is recommended to protect them with flat cardboard). The organization won't take responsibility on any possible damage occurred during transportation. All shipping charges will be at the participant's expense.
5.‐All art pieces will be sent before June 30, 2012 to the following address:
Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá
XIX Muestra Internacional de las Artes del Humor
C/ Nueva, 4. 28801 Alcalá de Henares.
Madrid. España.
It is essential to comply with the noted date for the adequate planning of the catalogue and design of the exhibition.
6.‐A selection of the pieces submitted (carried out by the Selection Commission) will be exhibited in the XIX International Exhibition of the Arts of Humor (MIAH 2012).
7.‐All pieces submitted will be kept at the Graphic Humour Archives of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá (except specific indication to the contrary, for which the artist must write on the reverse of the piece “Devolución”), and will be used for its spaces, travelling exhibitions and publications.
8.‐The submission of the piece means that the author authorizes the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá to reproduce it and exhibit it, as long as the name of the artist is displayed and the objective is the media coverage of the Exhibition and the rest of activities of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá within the field of Graphic Humour and/or of this call (edition of catalogues, posters, leaflets, media coverage, web page, etc.), and in any case it generates any type of obligation on the author's part.
9.‐The organization will communicate through the Exhibition web page the list of participants with submitted piece and the list of selected pieces. Those people whose piece is selected will be able to attend the opening and all other parallel activities, for which they will be informed of the accommodation and maintenance conditions.
10.‐At the end of the exhibition in Alcalá, those people with selected pieces will receive a copy of the catalogue, which will be edited to mark the celebration of the Exhibition.
11.‐The organization reserves the right to not exhibit those pieces considered to infringe individual or collective rights.
12.‐The participation on this Exhibition means the acceptance of these conditions of entry.

1st International Graphic Humor Salon of Pernambuco with theme "Woman"

1st International Graphic Humor Salon of Pernambuco (SIHG-PE) 2012, Brazil
1 - ABOUT THE THEME
The theme for the 1st International Graphic Humor Salon of Pernambuco (SIHG-PE) is THE WOMAN. Our goal is to promote a reflection on gender equality and inequality, as well as the differences between sexes, by way of a contest of cartoons and caricatures. You’re invited to pour some ink over this discussion. Through this exhibition, and through an all-female jury, the SIHG-PE also wants to pay homage and give visibility to artists who actively contribute to the development of graphic humor in Brazil and abroad.
2 – ABOUT THE 1st INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC HUMOR SALON OF PERNAMBUCO (SIHG-PE)
This is a competitive exhibition, divided into two categories of cartoon and caricature, and with THE WOMAN as a specific theme.
3 - ABOUT THE CONTESTANTS
a) All graphic artists, be them amateurs or professionals, Brazilian or foreign, are allowed to participate.
b) Each contestant can send 1 (one) or up to 2 (two) original works in each category: cartoon and caricature.
c) When applying to this contest the candidate is aware that he’s the sole responsible for the veracity of all information and authorship of the works presented, being susceptible to civil and criminal charges, both during and after the contest, if the provided information or the work’s authorship is proved to be false.
d) People working directly with SIHG-PE’s organization, production and marketing are not allowed to participate.
4 - ABOUT THE REGISTRATION
a) Application forms are available at http://www.sihg.com.br/ .
b) Application can only be done via the website.
c) Each contestant must fill in one application form for each category, attaching in it the correspondent work.
d) Works must be in A3 format (297 mm x 420 mm), horizontal or vertical, in JPEG format, and with a resolution of 300 DPI.
e) The Salon’s organization is not responsible for applications or works invalidated due to technical difficulties in computers, network traffic, malfunctions in communication lines, as well as any other issues that makes impossible for the correct application via the Salon’s website.
f) Applications will be confirmed via e-mail.
g) Application implies that the contestant accepts the rules for the contest in its full terms, including acceptance of the contest’s results as well as the destination and use of the original works of art.
5 - ABOUT THE WORKS‘ DESTINATION AND USE
a) The property of ALL the enrolled works sent to the contest will be transferred to the SIHG, which will use its property rights in unrestricted and exclusive ways according to its interests. This will not incur in any kind of indemnification to the authors.
b) After selection, the selected works will be displayed at the SIHG-PE exhibition. The list with all the selected works will be published at www.sihg.com.br.
6 - ABOUT THE DEADLINE
a) Works will be received until 0h00 am (Brasília Time), 1 September 2012.
b) Judgement will occur on 19 October 2012.
c) Exhibition will occur from 21 October to 19 November 2012.
7 - ABOUT THE JUDGMENT, SELECTION AND PRIZE
a) Creativity, originality and pertinence to the theme will be the criteria for the selection and prize of all works. Evaluation will be within the responsibility of a judging commission, whose decisions must be accepted and not refuted in any way.
b) Works sent to the SIHG will be submitted to two juries: one for the selection and another one for the prize. The first, formed from professionals in the graphic humor field, will select 120 (one hundred and twenty) works for the exhibition and the catalog. The prizewinners will be chosen among the selected works.
c) From the 120 (one hundred and twenty) selected works, 6 (six) will be rewarded and given 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes within each category.
d) The judging commission may select up to three works in each category to be rewarded with a Honored Mention, which does not include prize in money.
e) Cases not described within the present rules will be analyzed by the jury.
8 - ABOUT THE PRIZE
a) The selected artist will be rewarded with the following prizes, according to the categories:
CARTOON
1st Place ................................R$ 6.000,00 (six thousand reais) plus trophy;
2nd Place ................................R$ 3.000,00 (three thousand reais) plus trophy;
3rd Place ................................R$ 1.000,00 (one thousand reais) plus trophy;
CARICACTURE
1st Place ................................R$ 6.000,00 (six thousand reais) plus trophy;
2nd Place ................................R$ 3.000,00 (three thousand reais) plus trophy;
3rd Place ................................R$ 1.000,00 (one thousand reais) plus trophy;
Honored Mention ................. Certificate
Rewarded prizes totalize R$ 20,000 (twenty thousand reais).
b) All the selected artists for the exhibition will have their works published in SIHG’s catalog.
c) Winners will be disclosured at 4 pm on 20 October 2012, upon the opening of the exhibition and at SIHG’s website. Winners will be informed of their prizes via mail, phone or e-mail.
d) Prizes will be paid up to 40 (forty) days after disclosure, via bank deposit.
e) Prizes are subject to legal taxes in force at the time of its attribution.
Source: http://www.sihg.com.br/regulamento_eng.php .

International Cartoon Contest 2012 Sinop, Turkey

TURKISH REPUBLIC
SİNOP GOVERNORSHIP
PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF YOUTH AND SPORTS
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
The purpose of this contest is to encourage cartoonists to think and work on “Youth, Sports, Peace, and Tolerance”, and contribute to the friendship among countries and people by using the cartoons.
1- The contest is open to all amateur and professional cartoonists.
2- The subject of the contest is “Youth, Sports, Peace, and Tolerance”. The cartoonists can handle the subject either as a whole topic or separate topics.
3- The technique is free. The work of the cartoonist may have been published before. However, it cannot have won any awards previously.
4-A cartoonist can join the contest with maximum of 5 cartoons, but each cartoonist can only have one award.
5- The maximum size fort he cartoons must be A3 (29,9 cm X 42 cm), 300 dpi by width in jpg format.
6- The cartoons must be sent to the following e-mail address until 1st August 2012 (DEADLINE EXTENDED: 1 SEPTEMBER 2012):
sinopghsimcartoon@gmail.com
7-The contestants are expected to write their name, surname, e-mail address, phone number, and short bio and send them in a word file with an attached photo. The contestants under the age of 18 must write their ages as there will be a “Youth Award” category.
8- The cartoons which are in degree or in exhibition will be published in an album which will also be sent to the holders of these cartoons.
9- The exhibition will be held with the Award Ceremony whose exact date will be announced later.
10- AWARDS:
The First: $ 1000 + plaquet
The Second: $ 750 + plaquet
The Third: $ 500 + plaquet
Three contestants whose ages are under 18: $ 100.
There will be private awards of other associations.
11- All the expenses of the winners except for the transportation will be paid.
12- Selector Board: Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Erhan Yaşar Babalık (Turkey), Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine), Seyit Saatçi (Turkey), Agim Sulaj (Albania), and Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia).
13- The cartoons will be kept in the archive of the institution and can be used in posters, handouts, calendars, magazines, and newspapers. The publication will be sent to the holder of that cartoon.
14- By sending his/her works, and participating in the contest, the cartoonists agree to the mentioned rules and conditions.
Organization Committee.

Main theme in 24th Olense Kartoenale 2012: Puzzles and puzzlers

Annual Cartoon Contest – Rules and regulation 2012
1. Participation
All contestants will be admitted with no distinction made regarding nationality or age. There are two categories:
• Youth category up to 15 years inclusive;
• Adult category: 16 years and older.
Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are allowed to participate in this contest.
2. Theme
The main theme is ’Puzzles and puzzlers’. Also this year Amnesty International offers a special prize to the best cartoon with theme ‘everyone has right to energy’.
3. Entries
• Contributions have to be originally drawn or printed (digital works) cartoons, in black and white or colour. They shouldn’t contain an explanation of the drawing.
• Dimensions including any passe-partout 21 x 30 cm (A4).
• Works sent rolled and works larger than DIN A4 will not be returned. The cartoons should be appropriately wrapped before sending in order to prevent damage.
• Number of entries per contestant: maximum five.
• Following data should be mentioned on the back of your work: name, adress, age and theme.
4. Property rights
Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer or the major sponsors. All works selected may be used by the organizers to promote the contest and the village of Olen.
5. Evaluation
Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged.
6. Catalogue/Cartoon book
Selected works will be considered for inclusion in a catalogue. The authors of these works will receive a free copy of the catalogue during the prize ceremony or it will be send afterwards by mail.
7. Return mail
Return of the cartoons happens only on explicit request of the participant, as mentioned in the entry form. Every cartoon meeting with the demands but which is not selected for a prize will be sent back within two years. The organizers will endeavour to handle the return forwardings with the utmost care but cannot be held responsible for loss or damages.
8. Deadline: 24 September 2012
The deadline is 24 september 2012. The entry form and the cartoon(s) must be sent to:
Olense Kartoenale
Gemeentehuis
Dorp 1
B-2250 Olen - Belgium
9. Prizes
For the adult category:
1st prize: 1000 euro
2nd prize: 400 euro
3rd prize: 250 euro
4th prize: 200 euro
5th prize: 150 euro.
For the youth category:
1st prize: 225 euro
2nd prize: 200 euro
3rd prize: 175 euro
4th prize: 125 euro.
Prize of the city of Bialogard (only for Polish participants): 200 euro
Special prize: “poverty and human rights”: 350 euro.
10. Prize Ceremony and Exhibition
The prize ceremony will take place at Friday 9 November 2012 at approximately 20.00 h in the council room of the town hall of Olen, Dorp 1, 2250 Olen. Every participating artist will be welcome on that occasion.
Only the winners are personally invited.
A selection of the cartoons will also be exhibited at the same address an can be visited:
• Sunday 11 November 2012
• All working days from Monday 14 November 2011 till the end of January 2013 during the opening hours of the town hall:
o Monday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u 17.30 u – 20.00 u
o Tuesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Wednesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u
o Thursday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Friday 09.00 u – 12.00 u.
Entry Form here .
WEB: http://www.olen.be/ .
Regulation in languages .

Results 12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition

Results of the 12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2012, Canada
The jury of the 12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition, composed of Rod Macdonell, Gord McIntosh and Bado, met last month to choose the winners.
Their picks will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon at the NAC in Ottawa today.
Grand Prize: Liz França (Brazil)
Second Prize: Riber Hansson (Sweden)
Third Prize: Hicabi Demirci (Turkey) (See top)
Awards of Excellence:
Ali Miraee (Iran)
Bruce MacKinnon (Canada)
Didie SW (Indonesia)
Haddad (France)
Le Hic (Algeria)
Marco De Angelis (Italy)
Pierre Brignaud (Canada)
Trayko Popov (Bulgaria)
Wand Da Peng (China)
Pov (Mauritius).
Source: bado-badosblog .

Results of the 5th International "Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest 2012

Results of the 5th International "Smiling Cat" Cartoon Web Contest 2012, Azerbaijan
THEME: 1) Cartoon: Jury
Golden Cat Prize: Trophy+Diploma: Tsocho PEEV - Bulgaria
Silver Cat Prize: Trophy+Diploma: Nekra - Kosova
Bronze Cat Prize: Trophy+Diploma: Oguz Gurel - Turkey
Honorable Mention: Valentin Georgiev - Bulgaria
Honorable Mention: Ahmet Ozturklevent - Turkey
Encouragement award: Mohammad Akbari - Iran
Special Prize of "Don Quichotte": Darko Drljevic - Montenegro
Special Prize of "Humor" Cartoon Magazine: Clayton Rabelo – Brasil.
THEME: 2) Caricature: World cartoonists
Golden Cat Prize: Trophy+Diploma: Alireza PAKDEL - Iran (Angel Boligan)
Silver Cat Prize: Trophy+Diploma: GUAICO - Colombia (Massoud S. Tabatabai)
Bronze Cat Prize: Trophy+Diploma: Marco DAgostino - Italy (Ronald Searle)
Honorable Mention: Walter Toscano - Peru (Omar F. Turcios)
Honorable Mention: Pablo Lopez - Uruguay (Picasso)
Encouragement award: Hülya Erşahin - Turkey (Ronald Searle) (See top)
Special Prize of "Cartoon News Center": Nicola Jennings - England (Seyran Caferli).
All prize-winning cartoons on source: http://www.cartooncenter.net/the_results_SC_2012.htm .

4th P. C. Rath Memorial International Web Cartoon Contest 2012, India

4th P.C.RATH MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL WEB CARTOON CONTEST 2012 - BOLANGIR, INDIA
Rules:
1. THEME: CARTOONING
2. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: One (Any technique: Black & white; Colour; Digital)
3. ABOUT THE CARTOON:
A) Only one unpublished Cartoon is to be sent as e-mail attachment. (Don't send previously awarded cartoon)
B) The Entry Form (in MSWord- doc format) must accompany the cartoon as attached mail (See Entry form below).
C) Size: 21 x 30 cm (A-4)
D) Cartoon should be in JPG format (strictly 100dpi) (Maximum 1MB).
E) The committee may ask the cartoonist to provide the signed original/sketch (Incase of digital art works) after their selection for exhibition/diploma.
4. E-MAIL: pcrcon4@yahoo.com
WEB SITE: http://www.aswiniabani.com/
5. DEADLINE: 31st May 2012
6. THE PRIZES:
There will be 07 prizes (First, Second, Third, Special mention-2 and Honourable mention-2). All the prize winners will be awarded with a Diploma Certificate and a CD album of selected cartoons.
7. RESULT AND EXHIBITION:
A) Result of the contest is likely to be declared in the last week of June 2012 and selected cartoons will be exhibited in the website: http://www.aswiniabani.com/
B) The Diploma certificates and CD albums for all the winners will be sent by post after the function.
C) The exhibitions will be organized from June onwards in various places.
8. RIGHTS OF THE ORGANIZER:
A) Once sent, the works belong to the organizing committee. It can be published, distributed or used for promotional purpose in future.
B) Cartoons should be downloadable and clear. Committee would not be responsible in situations like net-failure, undownloadable cartoon etc. It is therefore advised to keep the file small.
C) Plagiarism, if detected, the entry will be summarily rejected or even the diploma would be withdrawn, if awarded.
D) In case of a dispute, decision of the Committee would be final. The committee reserves all rights to cancel or modify any of the rules/conditions.
Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submissions may be reprinted and used without future monetary compensation.
Convener Jury: Aswini and Abani.
Entry Form on source: http://www.aswiniabani.com/PCR-CONTEST-4/ .

5th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition 2012 - Only for Enthusiasts!

2nd International Sports Drawing + 4th Sports Graphic Humour Competition

2nd INTERNATIONAL SPORT DRAWING COMPETITION 2013
4th SPORTS GRAPHIC HUMOUR COMPETITION 2013
Presentation
The Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (Catalan Union of Sports Federations) announces its 2nd International Sports Drawing Competition which is open to all artists over 18 and whose theme is sport in general.
The competition will be biennial, and is intended to bring sport closer to the work of artists in order to extend and promote drawing as a singular expression of sport.
The Union also announces its 4th Sports Graphic Humour Competition which is open to all works published in the print media or on the Internet and all unpublished works prior to the deadline established in the competition rules.
You will find all the requirements for works, the prizes, the jury and the other features of the competition in the attached rules document which is binding to all participants.
RULES
1. Goals and Methods
The Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, with the collaboration of the Fundació Catalana per a l’Esport, announces the 2nd International Sports Drawing Competition and the 4th Sports Graphic Humour Competition inspired by sports in general.
2. Participants
All artists over 18 years old can participate in these competitions.
3. Sports drawing
• The original drawings will be in black and white, pencil, charcoal, Indian ink, pen and normal ink. Collages and coloration will not be accepted.
• Each author may submit up to two works; only one drawing will be accepted for each picture or frame.
• The size of the drawings will be between 30 and 80 cm unframed and if framed with a ribbon of 2 cm, max. The drawings can be protected with methacrylate.
• On the back of each work, the participant will attach the data sheet enclosed herein.
• The works will be delivered during the month of January 2013 at the headquarters of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, Rambla Catalunya, 81, Barcelona; from 10 to 13 and from 16 to 18 pm, Monday through Thursday.
• The original drawings must not have received awards in previous competitions.
There will be a single indivisible prize of €3,000 (three thousand Euros), and two honourable mentions with a prize of €1,000 (one thousand Euros) each, to be awarded by a majority vote. The jury may declare void the awards. The works awarded will remain at the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya.
4. Sports graphic humour
• Sports graphic humour awards are announced with the aim of spreading and promoting the joke or comic strip as an outstanding expression of sports humorous drawing.
• The jokes or sports strips must be unpublished or advertised by any means of publication for the period January to December 2012.
• A maximum of two works per participant will be allowed.
• The works for the prizes of sports graphic humour must be submitted: www.ufec.cat/concurs (1MB minimum) they may also be sent to the headquarters of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, before 31 January 2013.
• There will be a prize of €1,500 (one thousand five hundred Euros) and two honourable mentions with a prize of €1,000 (one thousand Euros) each.
5. Jury
The jury of admission and granting of awards is chaired by the president of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya and composed of one representative of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, a patron of the Fundació Privada Catalana per l’Esport, a representative of the Fundació Privada Vila Casas, the director of the Saló Internacional del Còmic de Barcelona (International Comic Fair of Barcelona), a member of the Associació de Publicacions Periòdiques en Català (Association of Periodical Publications in Catalan) (APPEC), a member of the FIACT, a member of the Associació Catalana de Premsa Comarcal (Catalan Association of Regional Press) (ACPC), an art critic, three renowned artists, a sportsman, a member of SPORT newspaper, a member of Mundo Deportivo, a member 9 Esportiu. All appointed by the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya.
A member of UFEC will act as secretary with voice but no vote.
The agreements and the jury’s verdict are not open to appeal.
Participation in the competition implies acceptance of these rules.
6. Jury verdict and exhibit
• The jury’s verdict and the selection of works to be exhibited will be announced during the month of March 2013, in the public ceremony of awards delivery to be duly called.
• The location of the exhibits will be the hall of exhibitions of the Museum Colet, and where appropriate, the venue decided accordingly.
7. Returning of works
• The works not selected for the exhibition must be removed, upon return of the delivery receipt, before the expiry of three months from the date of the public ceremony or delivery of awards.
• The works selected for exhibition must be removed, upon return of the delivery receipt, before the expiry of three months after the date of completion of the public exhibition of the works.
• Once past these deadlines, works not removed are considered as an irrevocable gift to UFEC, which can use them as it deems appropriate, the authors having no right to claim them, as it is understood that they have renounced to their original works and have given them to UFEC.
8. Sponsors and contributing organizations
This competition promoted by the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, has as the exclusive sponsor FIACT insurance and relies on the contribution of the following organizations:
• Associació Catalana de Premsa Comarcal (Catalan Association of Regional Press)
• Associació de Publicacions Periòdiques en Català (Association of Periodical Publications in Catalan)
• Consell Català de l’Esport (Catalan Sports Council)
• Fundació Catalana per a l’Esport (Catalan Foundation for Sport)
• Fundació privada Vila Casas (Vila Casas Private Foundation)
• Saló Internacional del Còmic (International Comic Fair).

Candidate works for award candidacy: 3rd International Ramiz Gokce 2012 Cartoon Contest

3RD INTERNATIONAL “RAMİZ GÖKÇE” 2012 CARTOON CONTEST “CANDIDATE WORKS FOR AWARD CANDIDACY” ARE DETERMINED BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE
The 3rd International “Ramiz Gökçe” 2012 Cartoon Contest Selection Committee consisting of Musa Kayra, M. Serhan Gazioğlu, Hüseyin Çakmak, Cemal Tunceri, Mustafa Tozakı, Arif A. Albayrak, Hasan Amca, Sıtkı Gökçe, Gamze Yaman, Melih Kinaş, Barış Balcıoğlu and Murat Kabakuşak met on 17th April 2012 in the Cyprus Turkish Journalists Association building and evaluated the caricatures submitted for the 3rd International “Ramiz Gökçe” 2012 Cartoon Contest with the theme of “The World Without Engineers”. The competition was organized for the legacy of the late Dr. Ramiz Gökçe, one of the leading caricaturists in the North Cyprus.
The Selection Committee selected the best 15 caricatures among the 483 caricatures submitted by 190 caricaturists from 42 different countries and announced them as “candidate works for award candidacy”. The 15 best works has been sorted in descending points order (highest to lowest) from A to L through voting.
We are bringing the “candidate works for award candidacy” to the approval and appeal of all caricaturists for originality to avoid similar, copy or imitations of others work. In case any of the “candidate works for award candidacy” is found and documented to be similar to, copy of or imitations of others work, that piece of work will be eliminated from the competition and the work with the next highest point will be eligible for the corresponding award.
Time to appeal will expire on May 03, 2012.

Cartoon Africa International Biennial Festival/Contest in Lagos, Nigeria

Cartoon Africa International Biennial Festival/Contest in Lagos, Nigeria (CAIB Festival - Lagos 2012)
CAIB Festival was conceived by the African Press Cartoon Syndication Company (APCSC), in association with the Beautiful Feet International Art Center (BFIAC), and the FIC Development Advocacy Through Art (FICDATA), to become the Rallying Point for African Cartoonists and Comics Artists.
To be the catalyst for re-engineering Africa through Pictorial Communication: Cartoons, Comics, Satires and Graphic Humour, while Promoting, properly Showcasing and Rewarding Excellence in the African Cartooning/Comics Art Industry in the context of Achieving Innovative, Holistic and Sustainable Development, Productivity and developing a Great Moral Capital in Africa!
Be a Part of it!
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The 1st Cartoon Africa Int’l Biennial Festival & Contest
Introduction:
Within the framework of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and in the context of the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector’s (SHS) call for 10 innovative ideas in favour of Africa’s development within the new decade, the African Press Cartoon Syndication Company (APCSC) has collaboratively initiated the “1st Cartoon Africa Int’l Biennial Festival/Contest” (CAIB) with the main theme:
“UNITED STATES OF AFRICA: Matters Arising”
The biennial festival/contest is a multi-purpose and all-inclusive novel platform that will provoke ideas on what could be the future frontiers of African cartoons, comics and graphic humour industry. It is also inspired to stir up and mobilize/generate creative and innovative ideas from participants/contestants, across the continent and beyond, in the form of “solution seeds” for technological innovations and social reengineering in the context of developing Africa holistically through Art and media in the next ten years.
The international biennial will be in TWO major parts:
Part 1: The Contest leading up to the festival, featuring the following Sub-themes:
(a) “African Governments, Citizens and Fiscal Development: a 50:50 shared responsibility” - The North African revolutions have set an agenda for the rest of Africa since the dawn of this decade: a demand for CHANGE. But who really are culpable for our political and socio-economic setbacks in this continent-African rulers or African citizens? Or both? And how really would moral capital development, fiscal productivity and tangible development be achieved and sustained in Africa?
(b) “Violence Against Women” (“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world”) - how true in Africa, since gender-based violence and stereotyping and male chauvinism hold sway, and poverty is feminized in most parts of Africa? Alas! Not many people are even aware, educated, enlightened and/ or acting on the mandate of the AFRICAN UNION regarding the gender agenda in Africa. So, we are looking for witty, humorous and interesting comic stories, maximum 4-6 pages long, skillfully illustrated to humorously but decisively spread the awareness about one or more issues addressed in the “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa”.
Click on“African Union Protocol”, to download this document and get a background knowledge, which you may need as a guide in creating your storylines, etc.
(c) Celebrating African Heroes/Heroines past & present in caricatures and illustrations - From the days of slave trade to the dawn of the new millennium, in Europe and America, and elsewhere in the world, some people paid heavily with sacrifices to ensure a better life for the black race on planet Earth. You, too, can immortalize some of these African heroes and heroines through dynamic and dramatic drawings/ illustrations, caricatures, graphic humour, paintings, etc.
(d) My View of Africa - Strictly for Non-African cartoonists and satirists. When you think of Africa, what comes to your mind? What is your candid perception of Africa or Africans today? Express it in graphic humour and satire!
(e) “African Creativity” (“If nobody has ever done it, go do it!”) - We are looking for new ideas within the prism of humour and innovation: conceptual drawings, illustrations, cartoons and/or comic strips, Prop Art, etc, imbuing a new technology breakthrough, new fashion concept, an architectural feat, an artistic or scientific discovery or displaying very novel architectural conception/ creative ingenuity, etc, with a good touch of Africa in design/conception, originating entirely from you and very capable of impacting positively on public life and improving living standards in Africa and the world, if properly researched into, developed upon and or invested in).
(f) Free Style - Here, you are at liberty to send in any work(s) on any theme/topic of your choice, but no obscenity or works showing lewdness allowed please. REMEMBER: we’re looking for fresh and creative thinking that adds value to life and builds moral capital!
Part 2: The Actual Festival
Featuring the prize presentations, exhibition of selected artworks from the contest; public presentation/launch of pilot edition of theMEWOR/MAVAW African regional gender advocacy comics series on the AU Protocol on women’s rights in Africa; the launch of the proposed multi-purpose “African Cartoon/Comics Museum & Research Center” building project by APCSC; the Cartoon congress and special honours/awards to seven old and deserving African press cartoonists, veterans/pioneers who have made great contributions to African press cartooning/comic art industry; the CAIB festival exhibition public votes, the cartoon/comics camp and educational training workshops for school children, females journalists and journalism students, other youths, etc.
The post-festival touring exhibitions; outreaches to/mobilization of new cartoon/comics clienteles, partners and sponsors; merchandise sales and other fund-raising activities to sustain the CAIB project and to support the less privileged and the disadvantaged in the society.
The Festival will bring together guest artists/cartoonists, comic artists, cartoon animators, multi-media and new media experts, graphic designers, painters, creative thinkers, etc, from across Africa and parts of the world to showcase their stuffs, exhibit/sell their ideas, works, publications, etc, as well as share knowledge, skills and experiences, build STRATEGIC links/networks and engage in artistic exchanges, creative and cultural tourism within and outside Abuja; and lots more that will add impudence to the CAIB festival.
Any professional African cartoonist or comic artist, foreign cartoonists, cartoon art publisher, author, etc, interested to be a guest artist/author/publisher, etc.,at the biennial festival can participate and exhibit their stuffs, without any fees. Contact the Curator of the CAIB festival 2012.The organizers have established that 20% of the proceeds from every CAIB festival and post-festival touring exhibitions, merchandise sales, and other fund-raiser initiatives for CAIB festivals/contests, would go to support the BEAUTIFUL FEET INTERNATIONAL (BFI) charity works in Nigeria.
Deadline: 22 October 2012
For more information, sponsorship or general enquiries on CAIB festival, please email: general_enquiries@cartoonafricabiennial.org
Or call: +2348023680030, +2348038086055, +2348058767143, +2348093086835.
Entry Form: http://www.cartoonafricabiennial.org/contest-information/entry-form
WEB: http://www.cartoonafricabiennial.org/ .