The 19th Antiwar Cartoon Salon International Contest, Kragujevac 2017, Serbia

salon antiratne karikature
KRAGUJEVAC
salon of antiwar cartoon

HONORABLE SIR/MADAM!
DEAR FRIEND!
In memory of the severe crime that happened in Kragujevac in 1941, 76 years ago, when the German occupying forces executed almost three thousands of innocent civilians in just one day, also sincerely wishing that peace may prevail in the world, especially today when it is on the verge of ambysm of the world war, the Memorial Park “Kragujevacki otobar” a n n o u n c e s

THE 19TH ANTIWAR CARTOON SALON INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
«KRAGUJEVAC 2017»

The International jury will make a selection out of submitted cartoons which are to be exhibited and published in the Salon’s catalog. Besides, the following prices are to be awarded:
The Grand Prix «The Peace Messanger» and €1.500 prize is to be awarded by the International Association of Peace Messanger Cities
The Gold Plague and €1.000 prize
The Silver Plague and €800 prize
The Bronze Plague and €500 prize
The Mayor of Bydgoszcz (Poland) Award, amounts €750
The City of Ingolstadt (Germany) Award, amounts €500
The City of Bielsko-Biala (Poland) Award, amounts €500
The City of Suresnes (France) Award, amounts €500
The City of Pitesti (Romania) Award, amounts €500
The City of Carrara (Italy) Award, amounts €500
THE PRIZE FUND IS €7.050 IN TOTAL.
The Jury might additionally award several diplomas to close contenders.
Cartoonists and fine artists from all over the world have the right to participate. They should submit at most three (3) cartoons, which have not been awarded by any other international competition, and on the subjects of antiwar as well as solidarity between people and nations. The artworks should be utmost A4-A3 formated, while art technique is at the artist’s choice, including electronic form, with the original signature. Also, there should be written data on the artist (such as: name, surname, year of birth, address, phone/fax, e-mail) on the back of the artwork or enclosed.
The submission deadline is September 05, 2017. The jury session is to be held on September 08-09, 2017.
The cartoons are to be sent to the following address:
SALON ANTIRATNE KARIKATURE, Spomen park “Kragujevacki oktobar”, Desankin venac bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Srbija,
and on e-mail:
salon@spomenpark.rs
Submitted artworks are not to be returned, and the Salon keeps the right to use them without any restitution.
NOTE: The 16th International Antiwar Cartoon Salon «Kragujevac 2011» had great international promotion and acclamation. Following the premiere exhibition and the award ceremony in Kragujevac, the Salon was showcased in numerous cities and international organisations worldwide. Thus, it was on display at the United Nations Palace in New York, at the showroom of the European Commission headquaters Charlemagne building in Brussels, and at the Serbian Cultural Center in Paris. The selected works of the Salon were presented in Kragujevac, the Polish cities of Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Bydgoszcz, Plonsk, Wielun, Torun, Bielsko-Biala, than Pitesti (Romania), Ingolstadt, Berlin, Dresden (Germany), New Haven (USA), Belgrade, Nis, Aleksinac, Vrsac, Novi Pazar (Serbia), as well as in Suresnes (France) and Carrara (Italy). In past 36 years the Salon exhibitions were showcased to audience in 41 cities and 19 countries.

13th International Cartoon Festival Solin 2017, Croatia

13. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL - SOLIN 2017 (CROATIA)

1.PARTICIPATION
The organizer of 13th International festival of cartoon Solin 2017 is the city Solin. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profesion.
2.THEME: 1. FREE 2. ARHEOLOGY 3. MOBILE PHONES
3.ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. All entries must be original cartoons. Framed works, also, will not be accepted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or colored.
3. There should be the name, surname and the address on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. Maximum 5 entries will be submitted.
5. Maximum size of entries is format 40x30 cm.
4.DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 01 August 2017. Please write ; PRINTED MATTER - NO VALUE
5.ADDRESS
13. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON
FESTIVAL SOLIN 2017
«DOM ZVONIMIR»
Kralja Zvonimira 50,
21210 Solin, CROATIA
6.PRIZE AND AWARDS
1. PLAQUE.................................................1013 EUR
2. PRIZE CITY SOLIN................................... PRIZE
3. TOURIST BOARD..................................... PRIZE
7.EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in the galery of the culture home „ZVONIMIR“ Solin on the 21.08.2017.
8.OTHER CONDITIONS
The works will be returned only on the special request of an author: The postage EUR5 will be paid by author. The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Solin 2017, 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.
PRESIDENT 13. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL - SOLIN 2017 CROATIA
Cartoonist-designer
MARKO IVIĆ.

ENTRY FORM

LAST NAME ---------------------------------------------

FIRST NAME --------------------------------------------

PSEUDONYM --------------------------------------------

STREET ---------------------------------------------------

POSTCODE -----------------------------------------------

CITY -------------------------------------------------------

COUNTRY -----------------------------------------------

TELEPHONE --------------------------------------------

E-MAIL ---------------------------------------------------

NUMBER OF ENTRIES -------------------------------

MALE-FEMALE ----------------------------------------.

44th lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2017, Brazil

44th lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2017, Brazil

1 - DATES
The 44th lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2017, realized by the Piracicaba City/Secretary of Cultural Action and Tourism/National Graphic Humor Center of Piracicaba will be held in accordance with the following scheduIe:
Registration: until July 17.
Selection Jury: July 29 and 30.
Awards Jury: August 19.
Opening Ceremony: August 26.
Closing: October 12.
2 - PARTICIPATION
Professional and amateur artists, Brazilians and foreigners can apply unpublished artworks that were not awarded until the closing date for entries. The works - all categories - can be sent by MAlL or ELECTRONIC.
The theme is free. The graphical technique is free. Digital copies signed by author and sculptures with humorous content will also be accepted. Maximum measures allowed: paper- 42 x 30 centimeters (A3) (16,54 x 11,81 inches), sculptures - 42 centimeters or 16,54 inches (height) x 30 centimeters or 11,81 inches (depth) x 30 centimeters or 11,8 1inches (width).
Each artist may enter a maximum of 03 works per category: CARTOON (graphic humor with universal and timeless themes), CHARGE (graphic humor with journalistic themes of nowadays), CARICATURE (graphic humor that expresses the physical and/or personality of a known celebrity), COMIC STRIPS/COMIC STORIES (graphic art in sequence. Caution: for comic stories will be accepted a maximum of 02 pages per work) and Theme CHILDREN (only for works that address the theme CHILDREN, proposed by the organizaon). The child who already exercises his cizenship; The child and their children to adults; Children's dreams; Children victims of war; The exploitation of child labor; The child as the joy of the world; The child and his toys and games - are some approaches to be explored.
Along the registered artwork, the artist must attach a complete registration form with legibly writing. lt is also requested reduced curriculum and photo, for registration in the CEDHU's data base.
2.1 - Sent by MAlL
44º Salão Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba - Av. Dr. Maurice Allain, 454 - Caixa Postal 12 - CEP 13.405-123 Piracicaba SP Brasil.
IMPORTANT:
The work submitted must be accompanied by the registration form, duly completed and signed by the author.
2.2 - Sent INTERNET (ONLINE FORM)
Registration on the official website of the event in JPEG format; resolution 200 DPI; saved in high quality and maximum of 3 MB (images attached at a single time): http://salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br/humor/inscricoes-2017/
IMPORTANT:
Uploaded files should be named as follows: artist name_country_number. Example: paulosilva_brazil_01 - accompanied by the registration form duly completed and signed by the author.
3 - AWARDS
The Awards are a totaI of R 55.000,00 (fifty five thousand reais) divided as follows:
a) Five 1st place prizes in the amount of R 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) each, divided among the categories.
b) One award of R 10.000,00 (ten thousand reais) called GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL HUMOR OF PIRACICABA chosen among the five winners of each category.
c) One prize called Popular Jury "Alceu Marozi Righetto", in the value of R 5.000,00 (five thousand reais),chosen by online open voting. The contestants to this award will be selected by the Awarding Committee. The indicated, such as the schedule and the local for the voting will be announced on the event's opening.
d) Also planned: a prize of R 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) called CHAMBER OF MUNICIPAL OF PIRACICABA award, exclusively for the caricature category;
e) a prize of R 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) called UNIMED HEALTH AWARD for work for any category that explore the themes of health
f) a prize of R 5.000,00 (five thousand reais) called ÁGUAS DO MIRANTE AWARD, intended to work by Brazilian authors in any category.
Besides the monetary value, the winning authors will receive trophies (creation of Zélio Alves Pinto). Other prizes and mentions may be established, at the discretion of the Organizing Committee and Award Committee. There will be a selection committee and another award committee with recognized and trained professionals.
The result of the award may be challenged up to one week after the opening of the exhibition, with adequate proof of any irregularities committed without the knowledge of the juries. If fraud or plagiarism is found in any award-winning work, the prize awarded will be canceled.
The values corresponding to the cash prizes will only be deposited in the name of the winners obeying the legislation established by the Municipality of Piracicaba responsible for the realization of the International Salon of Humor of Piracicaba.
Authors of countries that face economic embargoes of any kind with Brazil and that make impossible the transfer of the monetary values of possible awards can only compete for nominations of honorary prizes.
4 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The simple application requires the artist to accept these regulations. The selected artists automatically transfer the authorial rights of his artworks for reproductions and publications in any media, without restriction, aiming promotion of the event. The returning of the artworks after the closing of the exhibition must be formally requested early in the registration form. Otherwise the artworks will ultimately belong to the collection of the NationaI Graphic Humor Center of Piracicaba, which will exercise the right of property, as it finds interesting.
The organization of the 44th lnternational Exhibition Humor of Piracicaba is not responsible for possible damages that may happen when the arts are sent or returned.
The authors transfer automatically Authorial Rights of his artworks when awarded acquisitively (including mentions), in accordance with the Law n 9610, February 19st, 1988 (Authorial Rights Law), therefore, universal and definitely in all use modalities and gratuitous, the rights of the author, guaranteed by the mentioned law; referring to the awarded artworks in the lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba and now integrant part of Municipal Public Property for the purposes of entitlements, in accordance with the Municipal Law n 2249,1976, partially amended by the Municipal Law n 2486-1982 and consolidated by the Municipal Law n 5194-2002.
Regulation(PDF) and Entry Form on source.

Similarity in Satyrykon Legnica 2017 : Sheep / Goats grazing in the grassland

This report by Julian Pena-pai.

International Best Humor Artist Award 2017, FECO China / Red Man Art Center

INTERNATIONAL BEST HUMOR ARTIST AWARD 2017

We plan to build a world artist database.The purpose is to improve our understanding of the world humor artists (Picture book artist, Illustrator, Cartoonist, Comic artist, Caricaturist, Printmaker and Painter). Mutual exchange learning. At the same time in order to avoid the similar works in the future competition. So we decided to hold the event. We hope the all artists to participate in support!
Regulation
1. The Competition is open to all artist -- Picture book artist, Illustrator, Cartoonist, Comic artist, Caricaturist, Printmaker and Painter around world regardless of nationality, age, sex, etc.
2. Organizer
FECO.CHINA / Red Man Art Center
3. Theme
Free theme
4. Entries: minimum number 100 works (pieces) .
5. The size of the works should be unbounded.
6. Technique and medium of works are unlimited. jpg format (on the shortest side minimum at 2480px, minimum resolution of 300 dpi)
7. Competition only accept digital works and publications (albums, catalogues, artists’books). Produced using any technique, including computer graphics.Please send electronic copy of your works to the following email address: redmanart@163.com / redmanart@126.com .
8. Works whether they have been awarded in other contests previously will be accepted.
9. Author's resume and photo (entry-form and biography) should be submitted with entries together. Please down load the entry form on our web site: www.redmancartoon.com/en
At the same time, the self made entry form is also accepted.
10. Authors should have full copyright and be responsible for all the legal responsibilities related to the productions copyright.
11. Deadline: May 31, 2017
12. Prizes:
BEST HUMOR ARTIST AWARD (100 places): Certificate + Catalog
We will give the most excellent 5 catalogues to you if you give us 100 works.
If you give us 200 works, we will give you 10 books(or catalogue); If you give us 300 works , we will give you 15 books(or catalogue)......
The prizewinning works remain in the WORLD ARTISTS DATABASE of FECO.CHINA
13.Mail Address [publications (albums, catalogues, artists’books)]:
HU XIAO YU
ROOM 341 BUILDING #364, ZHAN QIAN BA LI XIAO QU
YUN JING DONG LI，TONG ZHOU QU,
BEIJING 101121，CHINA
14. Some of accepted works will be printed in a brochure, on posters, in the world press or other printed matter for the purpose of publicizing the exhibition without additional information and cost.
15. All the copyrights are reserved by the authors. Host unit may use some works on web site and other media for spreading competition and artists. Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's decision.
16. We will print the catalogue of 2017 best humor artist at the end of the year. The catalogue for every selected entrant.
17. Web site:
www.redmancartoon.com/en
Email:
redmanart@163.com
redmanart@126.com .

11th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic, Bucovina 2017, Romania

Entry-Form on source:

muzeulbucovinei.

2nd International Cartoon Exhibition, Cakovec 2017, Croatia

2nd International Cartoon Exhibition, Cakovec 2017, Croatia

PARTICIPATION
Everyone can participate regardless of nationality, age, sex or profession.
THEME:
SUBURB Life in a suburb (culture, sport, water and gas supply...).
ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. Entries must not have been previously awarded on festivals.
4. Entries can be sent via internet or by mail.
5. Each authour can send up to 3 works.
6. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format (jpg 300 dpi).
Send them to this email: cartoondamir@gmail.com
7. Cartoon works will be reviewed by the international jury.
DEADLINE
Entry deadline is 29 May 2017.
ADDRESS
Send original works to:
DAMIR NOVAK
PRVOMAJSKA 1
MALI MIHALJEVEC
40311 LOPATINEC
CROATIA
PRIZES AND AWARDS
First prize - 410 EUR
Second prize - 210 EUR
Third prize - 110 EUR
Five special mentions
EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Culture Center in Čakovec on June 8th, 2017.
OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify for the exhibition will be given a copy of the cataloque.
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Čakovec 2017, as the advertising material, without being obliged to pay a fee to an author.
Original works are returned at the request and the expence of the author.
CONTACT
damir.novak3@gmail.com .

5th International Competition of Humor and Political - Social Satire 2017, Guatemala

5th International Competition of Humor and Political - Social Satire 2017, Guatemala

The humor Guatemalan Semanary "La Matraca" fullfills 20 Years of Existence on March 22, for that reason, we are calling the 5th International Competition of Humor and Political - Social Satire, 2017.
Bases
- All artists of any nationality who are of legal age and with their documentation may participante.
- Two jobs will be admited in an A4 or A3 format at 300 dpi and in jpg format.
- The works will be received only via e-mail to: concurso5lamatraca@gmail.com
- Theme: "Crimes and their Punishments"
- Any technique
Awards:
1st Place- $ 500.00 (US Dollars) and Diploma.
2nd Place- $ 300.00 (US Dollars) and Diploma.
Guille Award: 200.00 (US Dollars) andDiploma.
Deadline for receipt April 15, 2017 (EXTENDED:) 30 April 2017.
Consultations and suggestions to: guillelorentzen@gmail.com
Source: humorchapin.

7th Cartoonale 'De Geus' 2017, Belgium

7° CARTOONALE ‘DE GEUS’ 2017

RULES 2017
THEME: MAN AND WATER (in nature, pollution, leisure, …)
1. ORGANISER
The cultural association ‘De Geus’ (Belgium) holds every two years a cartoon competition.
2. PARTICIPATION
The competition is open to anyone aged over 18.
3. ENTRIES
The cartoons sent in must be original and not have been published before. All graphic techniques are allowed. Text is not allowed.
The cartoons are to be drawn on a solid paper of the following dimensions: 21 cm x 29,7 cm (DIN A4).
Each entrant can provide as many cartoons as he/she sees fit.
The cartoonist’s name and address will be mentioned on the back of each cartoon.
4. DEADLINE
The cartoons (without passe-partout) together with the entry form must be solidly packed and sent by 20 August 2017 at the latest to the following address:
Clement Vlassenroot
Cartoonale ‘De Geus’ 2017
Duivenkeetstraat 16
B-9280 Lebbeke
BELGIUM
Or be sent by email: clement.vlassenroot@skynet.be
5. PUBLICATION RIGHTS
By entering the contest, the cartoonist agrees that his/her work will be exhibited as stated in these rules. The prize-winning cartoons will become property of the organiser.
6. JURY
The jury awards the prizes autonomously.
No correspondence on the decisions of the jury will be allowed.
7. PRIZES
The jury will award five prizes.
1st prize : 800 Euro
2nd prize : 400 Euro
3rd prize : 200 Euro
4th prize : 150 Euro
5th prize : 150 Euro
8. EXHIBITION AND PRIZE-GIVING
The results of the competition will be announced on Friday 13 October at 7.30 pm in the gallery ‘De Fontein’.
An exhibition of the selected works will take place in the gallery ‘De Fontein’ in Lebbeke on 14, 15, 21 and 22 October.
9. RETURN
The cartoons will only be returned when clearly specified on the entry form.
The organiser cannot be held responsible for loss or for damaged cartoons during the shipment.
10. CARTOON CATALOG
Selected participants can, on request, get a printed version of the catalog.
The catalog can also be downloaded at the following addres: www.curieusdegeus.be
11 By entering the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these rules.
Rules in languages on WEB.

XXIV International Exhibition of Arts of Humor around the subject “DONALD TRUMP”

The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá, through the Instituto Quevedo del humor announces the XXIV International Exhibition of Arts of Humor around the subject “DONALD TRUMP”. There will be more information about the subject in the website.
1 Participation is open to all the persons older than 18.
2 In order to participate in the Exhibition, every artist must send a piece on the theme “DONALD TRUMP”. It can be a vignette, a comic strip or a caricature. Together with the piece, the authors must send the filled formulary attached to these requirements, that can also be found and sent online (www.miah.iqh.es). The organization reserves the right to invite those authors that the organization members agree to consider important for the exhibition.
3 The works must be original and must be signed. They can be made with any technique and in any format, with maximum dimensions of A3 (297x420 mm). For digital works, they must be made in formats JPG or TIFF with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, and they must be sent to miah@iqh.es or to the online form.
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 May 7, 2017, by mail, online form, or to the following address: Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá 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 Comission will carry out a selection of the pieces submitted, that will be exhibited in the XXIV Internacional Exhibition of the Arts of Humor in september-november.
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”. The authors who want a donation certificate must write “Certificado” on the reverse of the piece.
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.
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 participants will be responsible before any claim on the authorship of the works. The organization will not be responsible before any claim made by a third party upon the violation of intellectual rights or property of the works.
13 The participation on this Exhibition means the acceptance of these conditions of entry.

International Association of cartoonists MIKS presents the Award "Antun Otto Reisinger"

International Association of cartoonists MIKS presents

the Award "Antun Otto Reisinger" for caricature.

The award for the cartoon "Otto Antun Reisinger", was founded in 2017 and is awarded for outstanding achievement and contribution of particular importance for the development of cartoons at home and abroad.
Awarded to cartoonists, professional and public workers in the field of cartoons, legal and natural persons performing activities in the field of cartoons, and other legal and natural persons who have contributed to the promotion of cartoons at home and abroad.
The "Otto Antun Reisinger" is awarded as an annual award and the lifetime achievement award. Each of these awards can be awarded only once.
The condition for obtaining a Lifetime Achievement Award has previously received an annual award.
The award is given in the form of a medal with the image of Otto Antun Reisinger and special diplomas.
Each year, can receive a maximum of 3 prizes:
1. Lifetime Achievement Award,
2. Awards for Croatian authors,
3. Prize for World authors.
WEB: http://www.cartoonmiks.hr/.