8.3.13

International Cartoon Contest of Bride's Veneration, Kriva Palanka 2013, R. Macedonia

The Organization Board of the Cultural Manifestation Bride’s Veneration, St. Teodor Tiron, v.Konopnica, KrivaPalanka under the Patronage of the Municipality of KrivaPalanka, organizes an International Cartoon Contest on the topic:
BRIDE AND MOTHER IN LAW
Criteria for participation:
- One author can participate with only three (3) non textual cartoons; -Application should be done with an application form attached on krivapalanka.gov.mk ;
- The application which is not properly completed , will not be qualified furthermore ;
- Filling the application, the applicant certifies that the piece of art is his own intellectual property and accepts to cede the author`s rights to the organizer of the contest ;
- Applying at the contest the author approves the organizer to use, exhibit, study and publish the pieces of art without limit for the media, period of time or place of its publication;
- It is preferable for the authors to enclose their short Biography;
- The pieces of art are supposed to be sent using e-mail (original or scanned ) with resolution of 300 dpi and the form should be A3 (29,7 x 42) to contest@gradnakulturata2013.mk;
- Application deadline is 29th of March 2013.
Process of selection and judging:
- All the pieces of art that applied properly should be taken in the preliminary selection
- The preliminary selection of the pieces of art should be done by the Organizational Board in the period of 3 days after the deadline date.
- The organizational Board should choose to award the arts that will enter the preliminary selection;
- The authors that should be awarded are supposed to supply the original piece of art in 15 days, after the Publication of the results.
Publication of the results:
- The results will be published on the web site of the Municipality of KrivaPalanka (www.krivapalanka.gov.mk) not later than 02.04.2013.
Presentation:
- All the preliminary selected pieces of art will be published in the catalogue
- All the participating authors who take part in the preliminary selection will receive a catalogue (electronic version) sent on the given address.
Contacts:
http://www.facebook.com/todorica.konopnicakrivapalanka
Dragan Velickovski (draganvelicki@yahoo.com)
Awards:
 first prize – 200 $ and a Certificate for participation
 second prize – 150 $ and a Certificate for participation
 third prize – 100 $ and a Certificate for participation
Special awards:
 Certificate and a Certificate of Honour (Plaque )from the Municipality of Kriva Palanka
 Certificate and a Souvenir of the town of Kriva Palanka
 Certificate and a souvenir of the Manifestation Playing Tribute of the Bride, St.Teodor Tiron.


7.3.13

40th International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2013 with Free themes + Theme Soccer

40th International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2013, Brazil
REGULATION
1-DATES
The 40th International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2013, realized by the Piracicaba City Hall/Cultural Action Secretariat/National Graphic Humor Center of Piracicaba will be held in accordance with the following schedule – Registrations: until July 19th. Art Selection: August 03rd and 04th. Awards: August 17th. Opening: August 24th. Closing: October 20th.
2-PARTICIPATION
Professional and amateur artists, Brazilians and foreigners can apply unpublished artworks that were not awarded until the closing date for entries. The theme is free.
The works - all categories - can be sent by MAIL or ELECTRONIC MAIL (applications over the Internet, in the format and 300 DPI JPGE, attached images at once).
The graphical technique is free. Digital copies signed by author and being indicated that it is print number 01 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 11,81 inches (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 Soccer.
Along the registered artwork, the artist must attach a complete registration form with legibly writing. It is also requested reduced curriculum and photo, for registration in the CEDHU's database.
ADDRESS
40° Salão Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba/Secretaria Municipal da Ação Cultural Av. Maurice Allain, 454 - Caixa Postal 12 – CEP 13.405-123 - Piracicaba - SP Brasil
E-MAIL ADRESSES
Cartoon Category: premiocartum@salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br
Charge Category: premiocharge@salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br
Caricature Category: premiocaricatura@salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br
Comic Strips/Stories Category: premiotira@salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br
Thematic Category: premiofutebol@salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br
3-AWARDS
The Awards are a total of R$ 40,000.00 (thirty-five thousand reais), acquisitive Municipality of Piracicaba, 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.
It will be also awarded a prize of R$ 3.131,11 (three thousand one hundred thirty-one reais and eleven cents), exclusively for the caricature category, purchasing value from the City Council of Piracicaba.
Beside the money prize, the awarded artists will be receiving trophies (a creation of Zélio Alves Pinto). Other awards and honors may be imposed at the discretion of the Organizing Committee.
There will be a Selection Jury and an Award Jury composed by qualified people in the area. If the Award Jury finds any type of fraud or plagiarism in one or more registered works, the Jury may cancel the award. The result of the award may be contested until a week after the opening of the Exhibition, with reasonable evidence of any wrongdoing without acknowledgement of the committee.
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 National Graphic Humor Center of Piracicaba, which will exercise the right of property, as it finds interesting.
The organization of the 40th International 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 acquisitivetely (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 International 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.
IMPORTANT: The work submitted must be accompanied by the registration form, duly completed and signed by the author.
Registration Form on source: http://salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br/docs/regulamento-2013.pdf .

6.3.13

XV International Open Cartoon Contest - Zielona Góra, Poland 2013

The Society of Supporters of Cultural Activities “Debut” and the Voivodeship and Municipal Public Library in Zielona Góra (Poland) cordially invite to participate in the XV International Open Cartoon Contest. This year theme is SOCIAL MEDI@.

5.3.13

Results of the 5th International Fadjr Visual Arts Festival 2013, Iran

Results of the 5th International Fadjr Visual Arts Festival were announced on March 03, 2013, Iran.
In cartoon section of this festival Pouya Abdoli (Top) from Iran was successful to receive the First Prize and Valentin Georgiev from Bulgaria and Doru Axinte from Romania were the Second and Third winners of this Festival.
Also Angel Boligan from Mexico, Hamidreza Mosayebi and Mehdi Azizi from Iran were appreciated.
Source: Iran Cartoon .

2.3.13

Rules for the 7th HumoDÆVA International Cartoon Contest, Deva 2013, Romania

The 7th HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST – Deva 2013, Romania
The event is a part of the 13th edition of Deva annual Humor Festival Liviu Oros.
R U L E S
1. The artworks must be presented in a FREE THEME, under the categories:
A. CARTOON: drawings without any relation to a specific fact;
B. CARICATURE: portrait with anatomic and psychological distortion of well known personalities;
C. STRIP: drawings in sequential panels;
D. HUMOROUS PHOTOS (PICS): good-humored photos with universal theme.
2. The 7th HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST is an open competition for cartoonists all over the world. The Participation on the International Contest is free of charge. For all the cartoonists accepted in the contest, the drawings will be displayed FREE OF CHARGE on HumoDAEVA’s site.
3. You can submit an unlimited number of entries. The Deadline for sending works by e-mail is 30 March 2013 at the e-mail address humodeva@gmail.com .
4. The works must be digitized in 300 DPI resolution, RGB color mode, in JPG format, with the maximum limit of 10 MB. Works should be accompanied by the author’s photo or caricature and a short biography in English, including date of birth, education, profession, citizenship, awards, publications and exhibitions.
5. The decisions of the Jury are final. The Jury will award the following prizes for the best works, no matter the categories:
The FIRST PRIZE _____________ 1000 $ and Special Honor Diploma
The SECOND PRIZE ___________ 500 $ and Special Honor Diploma
The THIRD PRIZE _____________ 300 $ and Special Honor Diploma
10 “Prizes of Excellence” _______ Special Honor Diploma
Other Special Prizes offered by the sponsors may be awarded.
6. The contest results will be announced on the HumoDÆVA 2013 web site in 5 April 2013.
The prizes can be paid in Deva or can be posted to the cost of the receiver. The organizer does not assume any liability regarding taxes or bank charges. The originals of the prize winning works should be sent in maximum two weeks from the results announcement, well wraped and protected against damages. Atention, this is a condition for your money prize sending! The mail adress for sending originals is:
CRISAN PUBLISHING HOUSE, Mihai. Viteazu bl 47, ap 1, 330.091 Deva, jud. Hunedoara, ROMANIA.
7. All selected cartoonists will get, free of charge, a full-color Catalogue of the 2013 HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST in PDF format.
8. The organizers retain the right to use all the drawings received to promote HumoDAEVA competition & Liviu Oros Festival (to make exhibitions in Romania or abroad, to publish them in newspapers, magazines, books, posters, postal cards, internet, multimedia products and in any other form, without any compensation or fee to the authors).
9. For further information: phone 0040 - 721328855, e-mail: humodeva@gmail.com .
10. By submitting the works to The HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST, the artists accept the decisions of the Jury and the rules printed above.
Horia CRISAN, Founder of
Liviu STANILA, Co-founder and Art Director of
The HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST – Deva, Romania
Dear Friend,
Starting with 2001, The HumoDÆVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST has a new dimension – a world wide, permanent one. Any inhabitant of the planet – which has access to the Internet, of course – can see the Exhibitions (sitting comfortably at home, in his armchair), and also the prizes and the selected drawings. Those exhibitions are open non-stop, 7 days a week, from 0 until 24! And there is no entrance fee!
You can view and review at any time your cartoons witch are displayed here, or you can invite your friends to see your works. You can save the works you like, e - mail them to whoever you wish or share them.
For all of this, it’s enough to click HumoDÆVA.
In 2013, as soon as the works arrive at us, we will select and display them in the virtual gallery of HumoDÆVA 2013 . So, you can visit us from time to time, to see if your drawings arrived, how many of them were selected for the contest, and to see if you are one of the winners!

27.2.13

Murat Ahmeti from Kosova wins the International Caricature Web Contest 2013 with theme Yuri Kosobukin

First Prize: Murat Ahmeti - Kosova
Second Prize: Arash Foroughi - Iran
Third Prize: António Santos - Portugal
Special Prize of the “DQ” International Cartoon Web site: Alireza Pakdel - Iran
Special Prize of the “CNC International” Web site: Speeged Sumigit - Indonesia
Honorable Mentions:
Andrés López Sandoval - Colombia
Walter Toscano - Peru
Xiaoqiang Hou - China
Ramiro Medelin - Colombia
J.Bosco Jacó de Azevedo - Brazil.
All winning caricatures on source: cartooncenter .

25.2.13

Call to suggest the theme for the 20th International Exhibition of Arts of Humor

Help us with the theme of the XXth International Exhibition of Arts of Humor.
The International Exhibition of Arts of Humor (formerly International Exhibition of Graphic Humor) is celebrating its 20th edition.
During these 19 exhibition, we did the themes of the university, tolerance, picaresque, North America, third millennium, film, inventions, sports, Quixote, road safety, equality, gender violence, the recycling, education, childhood, motherhood, food and crisis.
On the occasion of this 20th anniversary, we ask help choosing the theme of this year so special.
We hope your suggestions via the web, e-mail, Twitter or Facebook before 10 March. We will choose the most requested item, or we will vote later with several of them.

20.2.13

Results International Exhibition Satyrykon Legnica 2013, Poland

T H E P R O T O C O L
of the jury session of International Exhibition SATYRYKON - Legnica 2013
19 February 2013
Jury represented by:
The chairman: David HUGHES (GB)
Members: Marco DE ANGELIS (I)
Florian Doru CRIHANA (RO)
Bogna OTTO-WĘGRZYN
Elżbieta PIETRASZKO
Grzegorz SZUMOWSKI
Reiner SCHWALME (D)
Zenon ŻYBURTOWICZ
having seen 2.118 works by 585 authors, who come from 53 countries of the world, the Jury has decided to qualify 129 works by 94 authors for the post competition exhibition. The Jury has awarded Grand Prix Satyrykon 2013 and money award in amount of 8,000 PLN to Ms Małgorzata LAZAREK (Poland) for her untitled works (See top).
The Jury has also awarded the following regular prizes:
Section I: j o k e
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 to Mr Lech FRĄCKOWIAK (Poland) for his work ”Arc 2”
2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 to Mr Stoyko SIVRILOV (Bulgaria) for his work ”Abroad”
3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 to Mr Vladimir ABROIAN (Armenia) for his work ”Psychiatrist”
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
Mr Włodzimierz STASZCZYK (Poland) for his work ”Cosmodrome”
Mr Andrea PECCHI (Italy) for her work ”Siren and tuna”.
Section II: s a t i r e
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 to Mr Łukasz BOGDAN (Poland) for his work ”Homo laptopus”
2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 to Mr Jerzy GŁUSZEK (Poland) for his work ”Wanderer”
3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 to Ms Klaudia KOST (Poland) for her work ”Primer”
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
Mr Lex DREWIŃSKI (Germany/Poland) for his work ”One, two, three… Depardie!”
Mr Michał TATARKIEWICZ (Poland) for his work „Non Justice”.
That way the protocol was close.
s p e c i a l a w a r d s
The Mayor of Legnica award in amount of PLN 4.000 for Mr Mirosław GRYŃ (Poland) for his work ”Polish Pride”
The Director of Legnica Culture Centre Award in amount of PLN 4.000 for Mr Ghadir VAGHARI SHURRCHEH (Iran) for his untitled work.

12.2.13

Deadline in the 8th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2013 is March 12

Syria Cartoon website present
The 8th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2013
Regulations:
• Theme: We love live... No more blood
• Only 1 cartoon, A4, 300 dpi, JPG/JPEG and free techniques.
• Deadline: 12 / 3 / 2013 (EXTENDED) 20 MARCH 2013
(http://raedcartoon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1114)
• Prizes: Golden, Silver, Bronze and 3 Special Prizes.
• Jury members will be considered as participants in the exhibition
and represent their own countries.
Their names will be automatically added to the List of Participants
(They will participate only in exhibition,
Not in contest (just honorary participation).
• Cartoons can be used for any promotion purposes
(Printing, websites, Newspapers, posters, invitation cards....etc)
without the permission of the artist and without any payment.
• Cartoons must be sent to:  syiacontest2013@gmail.com
along with
Artist’s recent C.V, address (doc format), and personal photo.
Syria Cartoon website:
www.raedcartoon.com.

11.2.13

International Cartoon Competition: "The Great and the Little Warsaw" 2013, Poland

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION
"THE GREAT AND THE LITTLE WARSAW"
The Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw celebrates its 35th anniversary by inviting artists
to take part in an International Cartoon Competition whose topic is:
The Great and the Little Warsaw
– or whatever good or even better things we can say about our capital
Warsaw – the capital of Poland – has one of the largest populations among European cities. Its long history, dating back to the 9th century, can often prove fascinating. It is a city that was razed to the ground, burnt and gutted during World War II, and still, rebuilt after 1945, it continues to live, though it was supposed to disappear from the face of the earth. It is a city that received the Silver Cross of Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage – the Virtuti Militari.
Fascinating as the city can be, it is certainly not devoid of problems that may get on its inhabitants’ nerves. Like every great agglomeration it can delight with life on a grand scale, but also – irritate with its traffic jams. What does the city look like in the eyes of those who live here, but also – of visitors from other Polish cities and of foreigners? What do they find amusing, and what – annoying? What delights the onlooker? This is the topic that we ask our astute observers – the cartoonists – to illustrate.
Competition Rules
The competition is open to artists from all over the world.
Each participant may submit up to 5 works.
The cartoons must be original and signed by their Authors; the maximum dimensions are 42 x 30 cm. The following data must be given on the back: author’s name and surname, address, title of the work, year of creation.
Along with the works, Authors are obliged to submit their CVs in Polish or English (incl. publications, exhibitions and awards). The registration form (pdf) to download is on the bottom of this page.
Entries must be sent in by 15th May 2013 to the following address:
Muzeum Karykatury
ul. Kozia 11
00-070 Warsaw, Poland
Regular prizes and distinctions:
Grand Prix: 8,000 PLN
1st Prize 4000 PLN
2nd Prize 3000 PLN
3rd Prize 2000 PLN
3 honourable mentions - 1000 PLN each.
The Jury, chaired by Mr Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz, Director of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw, will announce its verdict by the end of June 2013.
The Jury reserves the right to divide the prizes differently than specified above. The Jury’s decisions are final and may not be the subject of an appeal.
The awarded works become the exclusive property of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw, together with copyright and property rights. The Museum also reserves the right to select and include in its collection one work by each Author. The other works will be returned to their Authors only at their formal written request, after all the activities related to the post-competition exhibition have been completed.
Entering the competition is tantamount to granting permission for reproducing the works free of charge for the publicity purposes of the post-competition exhibition in all the fields of exploitation.
Authors of all the works selected for the post-competition exhibition will receive the exhibition catalogue free of charge.
Source: muzeumkarykatury.pl.

8.2.13

Beauty is the theme in Karikaturum 7, Surgut 2013 – 2014, Russia

The International Forum of Visual Humour KARIKATURUM 7, Surgut 2013 – 2014
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
The International Forum of Visual Humour KARIKATURUM 7 is an open contest, where both professional and amateur artists can take part, regardless of their education, age, sex and nationality.
The organizers of the Forum are the Department for Culture, Youth Policy and Sports and Surgut Fine Arts Museum.
The International Forum of Visual Humour KARIKATURUM 7 is held in two nominations: Cartoon and Poster.
“Cartoon” nomination
Theme: BEAUTY
“Poster” nomination
Theme: THE BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD
Contest period
The announcement of the contest – February 2013
The deadline for the submission of works – May 31, 2013
The jury work period – June 8 to 12, 2013
The Winners awards ceremony and the opening of the exhibition – June 12 2014
Jury
1.Alexander Kondurov/Russia/ – Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation
2.Vladimir Stepanov/Russia/ – artist, cartoonist
3.DimitrTraichev/Bulgaria/–designer, Art Director, Stalker Graphic design Studio
4.Luis Humberto Marcos/Portugal/– Director of the National Museum of the Press, organizer of PortoCartoon-World Festival
5.Riber Hansson/Sweden/ – artist, cartoonist
6.Svetlana Kruglova/Russia/ – Director of Surgut Fine Arts Museum
7.Yuri Surkov/Russia/ – artist, designer
Main prizes
“Cartoon” nomination
1.prize GOLD USHANKA 100 000 rubles
2.prize SILVER USHANKA 60 000 rubles
3.prize BRONZE USHANKA 30 000 rubles
“Poster” nomination
1.prize GOLD USHANKA 100 000 rubles
2.prizeSILVERUSHANKA 60 000 rubles
3.prize BRONZE USHANKA 30 000 rubles.
All prize money is paid in rubles and in accordance with the legislation of Russian Federation is subject to taxation.
II. Contest participation
Contest requirements in CARTOON nomination
1.1.The cartoons must be original; the copyright belongs to the participant. Photocopies, printouts and works sent by e-mail will not be evaluated.The works that have won awards earlier have to contain information where and when they were awarded. The jury reserves the right to include or not include it into the list of prize-winning works.
1.2. Techniques: painting, graphics, printed graphics (etchings, lithography, xylograph and linocut), collage.
1.3.The sizes of works -А4 (210х297) toА2 (420х590).
Contest requirements in POSTER nomination
2.1. Both individuals and teams of artists can participate in the contest.
2.2. The posters submitted to the contest must be made specifically on the theme “The Beauty Will Save the World”. The works should not exceed 60х84cm (horizontal and vertical) at 300dpi, СMYK or RGB, and saved in formats: TIF, PDF, EPS or JPG, all the images should be flattened. The author should record his work onto a CD in high resolution; all the files and CDs should be signed. The CD accompanied by the Participant Form (see clause 3.3) is to be sentto the contest address. The works selected for the exhibition will be printed by the organizers.
2.3. The newly created posters should include:
2.3.1.The text in Russian Красотаспасетмир
or in English The Beauty Will Save the World
2.3.2.KARIKATURUM logo, the colour is left to the author’s discretion:
.Ai http://www.shm-surgut.ru/karikaturum.ai
.Eps http://www.shm-surgut.ru/karikaturum.eps
2.4.We also accept posters made by the author in the last 7 years and conforming, in the author’s opinion, to the theme «The Beauty Will Save the World».
2.5.The works that have won awards earlier have to contain information where and when they were awarded. The jury reserves the right to include or not include it into the list of prize-winning works.
2.6. Further texts or mottos can be added by the author’s choice.
General conditions
3.1.Any number of works will be accepted from each cartoonist.
3.2.The works are posted at the participant’s expense. The works should be carefully packed. The organizers are not responsible for any damage during transportation.
3.3. The works should be accompanied by the Participant Form where name, surname, author’s addresses, title of work and year when it was made, telephone, fax and e-mail must be stated. The Participant Form is to be filled out in block letters. The works without the Participant Form are not accepted.
3.4.At the back of each cartoon name, surname, title of work and year when it was made, material and technique should be stated.
3.5. The Organizers guarantee that the authors’ personal data will be processed in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation (Federal Law № 152-FL “About Personal Data” dated July 27, 2006)
3.6. The copyright to the image and texts of a work belong to the participant, it is inalienable. The author bears responsibility for his works as provided by the existing legislation of RF. The author reserves the prerogative right to the original work of art at alienation (transfer into the ownership, donation) if the author doesn’t transfer the right by the Deed of Gift. (article 1291of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
3.7.The works sent to the Forum will not be returned and will become part of Surgut Fine Arts Museum collection. The Museum will be grateful for your donation and asks the authors by expression of will to fill out the Deed of Gift (the form of Deed of Gift is attached) to donate your works into the Museum collection and send your Deed of Gift with the works and the Form.
3.8. The works sent to the competition may be exhibited in Surgut Fine Arts Museum, other museums, galleries and exhibition halls at the discretion of the Organizers. The works can also be displayed on the Museum website.
3.9.The Organizers reserve the right to publish the works in Media, including electronic media; or duplicate the works in the Forumadvertising materials with no royalties to the author but the author’s name, surname and nationality will appear on each work.
Special conditions
4.1.The Organizers will cover travel costs to the Award ceremony from any (one) city of Russia and a return ticket and accommodation in Surgut hotel for all prize-winners and jury members. All travel and living costs in transit cities are at the participants’ expense.
4.2.The main money prizes can be divided by the jury decision.
4.3.The Organizers and sponsors of the Forum reserve the right to establish Special prizes upon receiving contest works.
4.4.The catalogue will be published after the contest. All authors, whose works will be included into the catalogue by the jury decision, will receive a free copy of the catalogue.
4.5.You can find further information about the International Forum of Visual Humour KARIKATURUM 7 on the web site:
http://www.shm-surgut.ru/publ/karikaturum/karikaturum_7/1-1-0-97
http://www.vk.com/karikaturum_7
4.6.The fact of participation in the Forum means that the participants accept our terms and conditions.
The works should be sent to the following address:
The International Forum of Visual Humour
KARIKATURUM 7
Surgut Fine Arts Museum,
30 let Pobedyst., 21/2,
Surgut, Tyumenskaya oblast, Russia, 628403
Tel.: +7 (3462)51-68-12,51-68-08; tel./fax: +7 (3462)51-68-16;
e-mail: karikaturum@admsurgut.ru
We will appreciate if you pass the information about our Forum to your fellows.
Entry Form on WEB: http://www.shm-surgut.ru/publ/karikaturum/karikaturum_7/1-1-0-97.

First International Niels Bugge Cartoon Contest,Viborg 2013, Denmark

First International Niels Bugge Cartoon Contest,Viborg 2013, Denmark
Cartoon theme: TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT
Deadline: March 25, 2013
Prizes:
1st Prize: 3.000 euro
2nd Prize: 2.000 euro
3rd Prize: 1.000 euro
Number of entries: max. 2
The caricaturists/cartoonists selected in the first round per e-mail sending, will be asked to send their originals by post for a specified deadline.
At the end of the second selection the prizewinners will be elected.
Each artist is allowed to send up to two works.
Digital: The digital works are admitted, but the print out must be signed by the artist (print number one, manual numbered).
(The copy or digital run-off of the original cartoon is not accepted.)
Format: A4
Works returned: yes
Exhibition: yes
Free catalogue: Yes, for every selected entrant
Copyright issues:
Organisers reserve the right to use the sent works for advertising purposes.
The copyrights will remain to the artists.
FECO overall rules rating: * * * * *
Address to send the artworks: cartoon@hae.de : for the first round: A4 Format, 300dpi (2480x3508 pixel).
Contact for further information
Web: http://www.hae.de/cartoon.
Source: fecocartoon.

4.2.13

Free theme in the 30th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2013, Turkey

30. AYDIN DOĞAN INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION
• The Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition is organized every year in Turkey by the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
• The competition is open to professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world.
• The Jury, composed of international members, will meet in June 2013.
• The 30th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition will be celebrated with an award ceremony in
November 2013 in Istanbul.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. Choice of subject is free.
2. Only original cartoons will be accepted. Cartoons sent as printouts should bear original signatures of cartoonists.
Photographs, photocopies, etc. will not be accepted.
3. Size of cartoons should not exceed 29.7 x 42cm (A3 paper size).
4. Participants are expected to send the filled out participation form, with a short curriculum vitae and a photograph, together with their cartoons. Please fill out the form attached or download it from
www.aydindoganvakfi.org.tr (Click English on top right).
The documents should be sent to
Aydın Doğan Foundation, Burhaniye Mahallesi Kısıklı Cad. No 65, 34676 Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey.
5. The Foundation will not be responsible for any damage that may occur during postage.
6. Award-winning cartoons will not be returned to their artists.
7. By filling out the participation form, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he hands over the financial rights such as processing, duplication, distribution, representation, indication and transmission to
the public via audio and/or visual means (s)he holds over the cartoons to the Aydın Doğan Foundation without limitations on location, time period and number including assignment to third parties under Articles 21-25 of the Law No. 5846 on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works for publication; (s)he also declares and accepts in advance that the Aydın Doğan Foundation may use such cartoons to exhibit them, to keep them in its archives, to publish them on the Internet or through other media or to use them in any other way without limitations.
8. The Foundation will cover travel and accommodation expenses of the first three award-winning cartoonists for the award ceremony in Turkey.
9. Cartoons that have not received any awards shall be returned to their owners upon written application to the Foundation within one year. The responsibility of the Foundation finishes after one year.
10. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, May 10, 2013.
11. Jury members cannot participate in the competition in the year they act as a jury member.
12. The decision to upload the cartoons sent to the competition on the Virtual Museum lies with the Aydın Doğan Foundation.
Awards
Winner : 8,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Winner Award
First Runner up : 5,000 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation First Runner up Award
Second runner up : 3,500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Second Runner up Award
Success Award : 500 USD and the Aydın Doğan Foundation Success Award
(In the event of a tie, the monetary awards may be shared equally among the winners. A minimum of 5 and
maximum of 12 success awards will be granted).

30.1.13

Spiro Radulovic from Serbia wins the Golden Hat in Knokke-Heist 2013, Belgium

Spiro Radulovic from Serbia with the cartoon "Periscope" won the 52nd International Cartoon Contest Knokke-Heist. The decision giving to Radulovic this year's Golden Hat was made by a jury consisting of Fleur van Groningen, Katrien De Vreese, Jos Collignon, Eva Mouton, and Klaas Storme (Zaza).
Jury statement for Golden Hat:
Metaphor for the contemporary man seeking. Snorkeling with a periscope is the absurd image of modernity instead just to swim and enjoy, we dive under oxygen bottles and then we use complex machines to get back above water to watch. Man makes everything more difficult than it is.

The Silver Hat goes to Nikola Hendrickx from Belgium with the cartoon Shit!
Jury Statement for Silver Hat:
The turd is afraid of being crushed, the shoe is afraid to be smeared. both pulling learn fear. a dynamic that you find in many situations: politics, love, work, ... This joke laughs with the human ego and therefore universal and timeless.
The prize of the Fund David is also for Nikola Hendrickx.

The Bronze Hat this year was for Victor Crudu from Moldova.
Jury Statement for Bronze Hat:
We have gone for diversity in our top three.
Contemporary 1, 2 by thinker, 3 an image from the first glance funny. Dry, avant-garde and artistic.
* It took this year 778 cartoonists from 67 countries participated in the contest. They sent along 1,978 cartoons in which 1253 digital and 725 cartoons on paper.
Source: http://www.cartoonfestival.be/cartoon/.

29.1.13

Theme in CCWPF 13th Int Editorial Cartoon Competition 2013: Hard times and free speech

The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom 13th International Editorial Cartoon Competition 2013
1.The theme for the 13th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is:
Hard times and free speech
When journalists and cartoonist face economic uncertainty or threats to their employment, there is great pressure to give up on tackling tough stories, give in to self-censorship or give attention to sensationalist journalism in the service of commercial sustainability. But can free speech survive hard times?
2. Prizes: three prizes will be given: a first prize of $1500 plus a certificate from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, a second prize of $750 plus a certificate, and a third of $500 and certificate. All sums are in Canadian dollars. Ten additional cartoons will receive an ‘Award of Excellence.’ Regrettably no financial remuneration accompanies the Awards of Excellence.
3. Only one cartoon will be accepted from each cartoonist. It may be either in color or black and white and must not have won an award.
4. The size of the cartoon should not exceed A4; 21 by 29.2 cm; or 8.50 by 11 inches.
5. The name, address, telephone number and a short biography of the cartoonist must be included in the submission.
6. The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom shall have the rights to use any of the cartoons entered in the Competition for promotion of our Editorial Cartoon Competition and World Press Freedom Day. Entrance by the cartoonist is deemed acceptance of this condition.
7. The winners of the Cartoon Competition will be announced at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada on May 3, 2013 as well as being advised by e-mail. The winner’s names and their cartoons will be posted on the CCWFP web site: http://www.ccwpf-cclpm.ca/.
8. The winning cartoons will be exhibited at the luncheon.
The deadline for receipt of cartoons is 5 p.m. GMT, Friday, March 29, 2013.
Send submissions by e-mail to : info@ccwpf-cclpm.ca
Cartoons should be in jpeg format at 300 dpi.

18th International Cartoon Exhibition Zagreb 2013, Croatia

18. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITION ZAGREB 2013, CROATIA
A. PARTICIPATION
The organizer of the 18th International cartoon exhibition ZAGREB 2013 is the Croatian Cartoonist Association.
The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profession.
B. THEME THE FUNNY SIDE OF HORROR
C. ENTRIES
Conditions of entry:
1. Original works and digital artworks will be accepted. Digital artwork is to be numbered in pencil on the front and pencil signed. Copies cannot be admitted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or coloured.
3. There should be the name, the surname and the adress on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. The cartoons must not have been previously awarded on festivals.
5. Maximum 3 entries will be submitted.
6. Size of entries is A4 or A3 format.
D. DEADLINE
Entry deadline is the 18th of April 2013.
E. ADDRESS
CROATIAN CARTOONIST ASSOCIATION
(HRVATSKO DRUŠTVO KARIKATURISTA)
SAVSKA CESTA 100,
10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA
F. PRIZES AND AWARDS
First Prize 1.000 EUR
Second Prize 500 EUR
Third Prize 300 EUR
Five Special mentions.
G. EXHIBITION
The exhibition will take place in Gallery Klovićevi dvori in Zagreb on the 4th of June 2013.
H. OTHER CONDITIONS
Authors of works that qualify to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition cataloque.
Only on explicit request will remaining (original) works be returned to the owners in the end of the exhibition cycle (in the second half of the year 2014).
The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Zagreb 2013, 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.

25.1.13

Rules 2013 for the 5th Cartoonale "De Geus", Lebbeke, Belgium

FIFTH CARTOONALE “DE GEUS”
RULES 2013
1. ORGANISER
The cultural association ‘De Geus’, Belgium organises every two year a cartooncontest.
2. PARTICIPATION
Every persoon older than 16 years may participate in this contest.
3. SENDINGS IN
The cartoons sent in should be original and not published before. All graphic technics are allowed. Text is not allowed.
The themes treated are free.
The cartoons should be drawed on solid paper of 21 cm x 29,7 cm (Din A4)
There is no restriction of the number of sendings in.
On the backside of each cartoon the name of the cartoonist must be mentioned with his address.
4. DEADLINE
The cartoons (without passe-partout) must be solidly packed and at latest the 1st of September 2013 sent tot the following address together with the entry form:
Cartoonale ‘De Geus’ 2013, p.a. Clement Vlassenroot, Duivenkeetstraat 16, B-9280 Lebbeke, BELGIUM
5. RIGHT OF PUBLICATION
Participating in the contest the cartoondrawer agrees that the cartoons sent in will be used for an exposition as mentioned in the rules. The awarded cartoons remain property of the organisers.
6. JURY
The jury acts autonomously on awarding prizes.
There is no correspondence allowed with the jury about his decisions.
7. PRIZES
By the jury five prizes are adjudged:
1st prize : 700 Euro
2nd prize : 350 Euro
3th prize : 200 Euro
4th prize : 150 Euro
Best Belgian cartoon: 150 Euro.
8. EXPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
The results of the contest will be announced on Friday the 18th of  October at 19.30 h in gallery ‘De Fontein’.
A selection of the cartoons will be exposed in art gallery ‘De Fontein’ in Lebbeke on the 19th and 26th October (14.00-18.00 hours), and on the 20th and 27th of October (10.00-12.00 and 14.00-18.00 hours).
9. SENDING BACK
The cartoons will be sent back only if it is marked on the entry form.
The organisator is not responsible neither for lost nor for damaged cartoons during the sending in and sending back.
10. By his or her participation the artist agrees with these rules.
Entry-form and rules in languages on source.

21.1.13

Eureka! is the theme in the 45th Umoristi a Marostica 2013, Italy

Eureka! Umoristi a Marostica 2013 – Regulations
The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" announces and organizes the 45th International Graphic Humour Exhibition "Umoristi a Marostica 2013"
Theme: EUREKA! The inventions that led to the progress of civilization.
Deadline for application: March 18, 2013
Deadline for reception of the selected works: april 15, 2013
Jury meeting: march 23-14, 2013
Opening and prize distribution: may 11, 2013
Exhibition: may 11 - june 16, 2013
Regulations
1. The contest is open to all the cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It's possible to participate out of the competition. That request excludes the author from award of the prizes.
2. The theme of the contest is: EUREKA! The inventions that led to the progress of civilization
3. The authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips) inherent to the theme proposed in connection with the man, his existence and the society, seen in humorous view-point. The works, for being able to be comprised all over the world beyond every linguistic barrier, will have to be without dialogue or texts.
4. The works must be sent by email to info@umoristiamarostica.it together with the application form with all the data of the author or using the form on the site www.umoristiamarostica.it.
The works, in black/white or color made in any technique, must be in GIF, JPG, PNG or PDF, 300 dpi resolution, saved in high quality, weight max. 5 MB. Files larger will not be accepted.
5. The deadline for works reception is March 18, 2013.
6. The authors selected by the jury will have to send the original works or digital prints numbered and signed. Photocopies are not accepted.
The works must be sent (postage paid by the sender and without frames or glass), by April 15, 2013 to the following address:
UMORISTI A MAROSTICA
PIAZZA CASTELLO 12
36063 Marostica (VI)
ITALY
7. The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by Artistic Direction and "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The Jury's decisions are final.
8. The Jury will award the following prizes:
"International Grand Prix Scacchiera"
Special prize "Sandro Carlesso"
Special prize "Marco Sartore"
10 Special prizes "Umoristi a Marostica".
Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.
9. The results of the Jury will be given directly to all the participating artists by email or mail and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it within April 2013
10. The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will have place on May 11, 2013 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will remain opened until june 16, 2013.
11. All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue.
All the other participants not selected will be able to demand the catalogue compiling the module on the site www.umoristiamarostica.it
12. The prize-winning works will not be returned and will be included in the collection of "Umoristi a Marostica Museum".
13. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" reserves the right to authorize the reproduction of the work citing the author with the words "Taken from Umoristi a Marostica", without any payment. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" is not responsible for transport damages.
14. The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the conditions and rules from the author.
Jury Umoristi a Marostica 2013
Margherita Allegri - cartoonist
Antonio Antunes - caricaturist,
Director of WPC World Press Cartoon (Portogallo)
Ferruccio Giromini - journalistRoss
Thompson - cartoonist (UK)
Marco Tonus - cartoonist
Alessandro Tich - journalist
Gruppo Grafico Marosticense e representative of Marostica's City
Concillor Gióx & Maurizio Minoggio - cartoonists, Artistic Directors of "Umoristi a Marostica".
Source: facebook .

18.1.13

Section 2 / Caricature results of the 4th "Red Man" China International Humour Art Biennial


11th International Cartoon Contest "Karpik 2013", Niemodlin, Poland

11th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST "KARPIK 2013", NIEMODLIN, POLAND.
Competition rules:
1. THE DRAWINGS MUST BE SENT IN ORYGINAL VERSIONS AND A CD COPY IN GOOD RESOLUTION MUST BE ATTACHED.
2. THE FORMATS OF THE WORKS SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE A-4.
3. EACH WORK SHOULD BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE AND BEAR THE AUTHOR'S FULL ADDRESS.
4. THEME: “FISH, FISHERMEN, FISHING, ANGLERS”.
5. THE FOLLOWING PRIZES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED:
* 1st PRIZE OF 2500 PLN
* 2nd x 2 PRIZE OF 1500 PLN
6. THE WORKS MUST ARRIVE BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
7. AFTER THE EXPOSITION,ILLUSTRATIONS BECOME THE PROPERTY OF ORGANIZER AND MAY BE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES END EXHIBITION.
8. THE WINNERS AS WELL AS CARTOONISTS QUALIFIELD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POST-COMPETITON EXHIBITION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A FREE COPY OF A CATALOGUE PUBLISHED BY ORGANIZERS.
9. SEND YOUR WORK AT THE ADDRESS:
   OŚRODEK KULTURY
   (KARPIK 2013)
   UL. MIKOŁAJA REJA 1
   49-100 NIEMODLIN
   WOJ. OPOLSKIE
   POLAND
WEB: okniemodlin.

International Caricature Web Contest 2013 with theme: Yuriy Kosobukin

REGULATIONS:
Contest: Open to all cartoonists
THEME:
Caricature: Yuriy Kosobukin
DEADLINE: 20. 02. 2013
ENTRIES: Max. 1 caricature
TECHNICAL INFO:
A4 size max. 200 dpi, format (JPEG).
The participiants must send their photos, tel, adress with autobiography
All cartoonists can participate through their own e-mail by submitting your cartoons to:
webcartoon2013@gmail.com
PRIZES:
Firs Prize: Diploma
Second Prize: Diploma
Third Prize: Diploma
Honorable Mentions ( 2 ) Certificate.
The results will on 27 February, 2013.
Address:
Az 1000, Post Box n01, Baku-Azerbaijan
E-mail: webcartoon2013@gmail.com
Source: www.cartooncenter.net.

14.1.13

Results Cartoonale Brugge 2013 with theme "Crime and Punishment", Belgium

757 cartoonists sent in more than 1500 works and 94 cartoons are selected for the exhibition.
PRIZE-WINNERS
1st prize: Lothar Otto – Germany (See top)
2nd prize: Pawel Kuczynski – Poland
3rd prize: Theiler Wolfgang – Germany.
More on the source and the online catalog .