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6.6.08

Winners in Ist Luis d'Oliveira Guimarães Humor Biennial

Ist Luis d'Oliveira Guimarães Humor Biennial - Penela 2008
Theme: Justice

WINNERS

1st Prize: Agim Solaj (Albania)

2nd Prize: José Santos (Portugal)

3rd Prize: Pavel Constantin (Rumania)

Source: http://humorgrafe.blogspot.com/

International Competition of Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile 2008

International Competition of Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile - Italy 2008
International Competition of satirical design
1. Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival, presents its first edition of “Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile: competition of satirical design dedicated to jazz” which is scheduled to last 15 days. Will then be notified to the participants: and be included in the competition of satirical design which is free.
2. The theme of the competition: “Jazz”. The works must be presented on a single sheet, maximum size UNI A4 (cm. 21 x 29,7), strictly black and white. Works created using computer graphics will not be admitted in the competition. To be entered into the final part of the competition, high-quality copies of the works will initially be accepted, in the format .jpg (150 dpi) sent via email to the following address: jazzsmile@villacelimontanajazz.com.
The works should not have been published in the past.
The participation is open to artists of all nationalities.
Participants who are younger than 18 years old must have authorisation from their parent/guardian.
All participants is allowed to enter a maximum of 1 work.
3. The works must be sent together with the application form filled out and signed no later than Thursday 12 June 2008 (having faith in the postal services) to the same address mentioned before: jazzsmile@villacelimontanajazz.com
4. A Committee will choose the 30 most impressive works of the competition. The finalists, who will be immediately notified, will have to send off the original work selected which will become the property of Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival to:
Artistic Direction “Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile”

Via Alessandro Poerio, 99/A - 00152 Rome - ITALY
The works must have the name, surname and the address of the artist written on the back.
5. The works which make it to the final stage of the competition will be published in the program booklets and will be exhibited for 15 days during the Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival 2008 edition.
The public will choose the winner.

The 27th July the committee organiser will count the votes of the competition to decide on the winner, who will immediately be notified and invited, as a guest of Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival, on Friday 15 August to collect the prize.
6. Prizes: First prize will be a sum of 250 euros and the winning piece will be on front cover of the Villa Celimontana CD. In the event of a draw, the first prize will be divided between the winners.
7. Every artist must justify the content of their own work. The works that the Artistic Director receives could be chosen for publication, distribution and any type of use ( including web pages) and used in any Villa Celimontana Jazz publication in the future. All the competition participant understand and agree to the terms of the competition stated implicitly here, and accept the exhibition of their works in or more shows in the art exhibition and the following publication of the catalogue. They also agreed to its publication in books, posters, bookmarks, t-shirts or cute hats, calendars or agendas and on all the information services that could be needed to the Organisation. It will be obligatory for the name of the artist and the country of origin and of the name of Villa Celimontana Jazz smile to be included in every publication.
8. The Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival while remaining fully committed to the care and protection of the works exhibited, does not take any responsibility for any theft, damage or loss that might occur involving these works from the moment they arrive till the close of the exhibition.
9. Participation in the event which is completely free, implies total acceptance of these regulations. The Organising Committee has the right and the responsibility to give the final decision concerning controversial questions as well as on matters not explicitly provided for.
For further information:
Ass.ne Cult.le Villa Celimontana Via Alessandro Poerio, 99/a - 00152 Roma

Tl. 065897807 - cel. 3346734766 - fx 065806876

Email: jazzsmile@villacelimontanajazz.com

Application Form

To be attached to the works which must be delivered to:
“Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile: Concorso di satira disegnata dedicato al Jazz”

Direzione Artistica “Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile”

Ass.ne Cult.le Villa Celimontana

Via Alessandro Poerio, 99/a - 00152 Roma - ITALIE

Tl. 065897807 - cel. 3346734766 - fx 065806876

http://www.romajazz.com/

Email: jazzsmile@villacelimontanajazz.com

BY AND NO LATER THAN 12 JUNE 2008

Surname and name:__________________________________ Address______________________________________________ C.a.p.__________________ City_________________________ Nationality__________________________________ Telephone__________________________

E-mail______________________________

Source: http://www.googlm.com/contests/08/0612.html

3.6.08

Results 25th Aydin Dogan International - Turkey

Aydın Dogan International Cartoon Competition 2008 concludes

WINNERS

First Prize: Ahmet Ozturklevent

Second Prize: Agim Sulaj (1)

Third Prize: Gerhard Gepp

Success Awards:

Mihai Ignat
Kursat Zaman
Friederike Groos
Dusan Petricic
Dorhsihid Ghodratipour
Agim Sulaj (2)

Muhammet Sengoz
Ross Thomson
Myung-Lae Nam (1)
Myung-Lae Nam (2)
Pawel Kuczynski

Robert Rousso.

To see all prize-winning cartoons, please click the post title: Results 25th Aydin Dogan International - Turkey

1.6.08

Andromeda Special Online Virtual Exhibition - Italy

Andromeda Special Online Virtual Exhibition: Democracy & Market
Regulations
Exhibition: open to all professional cartoonists
Theme: DEMOCRACY AND MARKET
Entries: min. 1 cartoon
Size: min. A4 - JPG (col) or GIF (b/n), 200 dpi, max. 1 Mb
Technique: free
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Exhibition: gallery on website http://www.studioandromeda.net/
The works should be sent via e-mail to:
info@studioandromeda.net
including entry-form with complete author's data.
Festival Economia - Trento
Tema dell'anno: Mercato e Democrazia
29 maggio - 2 giugno 2008
http://www.festivaleconomia.it/
Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests2008/Contest_2008June_Trento.html

10th International Balcan Comic Art Festival

10-th INTERNATIONAL BALCAN COMIC ART FESTIVAL - Macedonia
,,NEW CREATORS”- Bitola -Macedonia

The “Byzant”—Visual Art Center is organizing the 10-th Annual international Comic art exhibition to be held in Prilep, Macedonia. The topic is ”DREAMLAND” - (Dreams, life, borders, walls, war, sex, food, sports, people, zoo, natural…etc from your country)
1. Participation is open to all artists of comics that currently publish or have published in national or international mass media and not published.
2. Participation will consist of an entry on the topic: ,,DREAMLAND”. The format can be 21 x 29,7 cm - A4 Gallery format. Send only good laser copy and original (original no return). Each works must bear the signature or initials of the artist at the front, with name, surname, address, short biography - photo, telephone number and e-mail address indicated on the back.
3. The entries should be packaged to protect the contents. The organization recommends placing the entry between two pieces of cardboard. Shipping will be paid by the participant. On packaged sign: ,,PRINT OUT OF VALUE”. The organization is not responsible for any damage caused during shipment.
4. August 28th is the deadline for resident authors in Balkans, and July 21st for participants of the other countries. The entries must be sent to the following address:
,,VIZANT,,-Balcan Comic Art Center Attn:comic plant
“Dimo Narednikot” 58, 7500 - Prilep MACEDONIA
Tel: ++389-48-430-365
http://www.vizant.org.mk/
Contact person: Atlas
e-mail: vizant@mt.net.mk
5. The entries selected by the Committee will be displayed in the 10th annual international exhibition of comic Arts.
6. The entries become part of the “Vizant”-visual art center archive. The entries may be displayed in all the premises of the “Vizant”-Visual Art center in itinerant exhibitions, and in publications that are periodically published.
7. The “Vizant”-Visual Art center has the right to reproduce and circulate the entries, whenever the authors's name appears and the main objective is the dissemination of the exhibition or the participation in other activities of the “Vizant”-Art center general in area of art comix, that is to say, catalogues, posters, the press, web pages, etc… without generating any obligation towards the participating authors.
8. The organization will communicate through its web page or by means of letter the name of the authors whose entry has been received as well as the names of the selected entries.. The authors will be informed of accommodation conditions if they want attend the exhibition opening or any activities parallel to this event.
9. Once the exhibition has closed in Bitola, Prilep, Veles, all the authors whose work has been selected will receive a copy of the publication made for the exhibition.
10. The organization reserves the right to not exibit those entries considered to be an affront to individual or collective rights.
11. Awards:
-GOLDEN ,,BYZANT,,
-SILVER ,,BYZANT,,
-BRONZE ,,BYZANT,,
Special awards and invited to 7 artists on international comic art collony in Bitola and Prilep –(Marble sea) - Macedonia traveling expenses, visa, accomodation is a to ensure from organizateur.
12. Participation in the exhibition means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions.
13. “VIZANT”-ORGANIZATEUR IS A UNITED WHO PUBLISH CATALOGUE ART BOOK MIN. 160 PAGES AND AFTER EXHIBITION SEND BOOK TO ALL SELECTED COMIC ARTISTS PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT WHERE LIVING IN PLANET.
Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests2008/Contest_2008July_Prilep.html