10.4.21

The 30th International Festival of Humor and Satire Golden Helmet, Krusevac 2022, Serbia

30TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HUMOR
AND SATIRE "GOLDEN HELMET"
ANNOUNCES THE COMPETITION
THE THEME - JUBILEE
CATEGORIES
1. CARICATURE
2. WRITTEN FORM
- Short story
- Poem
- Aphorism
PROPOSITIONS
1. CARICATURE: ORIGINAL, MINIMUM SIZE A4 (210x297 mm), MAXIMUM SIZE A3 (297x420 mm), ALL DRAWING TECHNIQUES (IT'S ALLOWED TO USE COMPUTER TECHNIQUES).
2. WRITTEN FORM: MAXIMUM LENGTH IS TWO TYPED PAGES, MAXIMUM UP TO 20 APHORISMS.
ALL WORKS OF CREATION MUST BE SENT WITH A UNIQUE CODE.
ONE AUTHOR CAN HAVE ONLY ONE CODE!
AWARDS
CARICATURE
1ST PRIZE: "GOLDEN HELMET" PLAQUE...600 € 
INDEPENDENT ART EXIBITION OF CARICATURE IN 2023.
2ND PRIZE...400 €
3RD PRIZE...200 €
WRITTEN FORM
SHORT STORY: "GOLDEN HELMET" PLAQUE ...200 €
POEM: "GOLDEN HELMET" PLAQUE ...200 €
APHORISM: "GOLDEN HELMET" PLAQUE ...200 €
SPECIAL PRIZE "RADE BRKA"...200 €.
You can send your works of creation until 31 December 2021.
Send only unpublished works of creation. Also you must send your short biography, address, contact telephone and e-mail address.
Written works must be sent by post in four (4) copies with the code!
Caricatures can be sent by post, but also by e-mail in JPG form (resolution of 300 dpi and a maximum size of 4 MB). Original caricatures must be sent, too. Computer-generated caricatures must be printed in A4 format, signed manually with the No.1 mark and sent by post, also.
The decision of the jury will be announced by 15 February 2022.
The Awards ceremony will be held at the Final Night of the Festival - 1st April 2022.
The Organizaion of the festival will bear the cost of the trip and accommodation for the awarded authors. The official langauges of the festival are Serbian and English.
All artists whose works are selected for the exhibition and the catalog, will receive a free copy of the catalog. The works of art remain the property of the Festival. The organizer reserves the right to use the works sent for the competition in order to promote the Festival.
Address: 
Cultural Center Kruševac 
International Festival of Humour and Satire "Golden Helmet" 
Toplicina No 2; 37000 Kruševac SERBIA 
tel/fax: 
381 (37) 423 025, 421 877 
e-mail: 
IF YOU HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT FESTIVAL
YOU CAN CONTACT US ON E-MAIL ADDRESS.

9.4.21

XXVIII International Exhibition of Arts of Humor 2021, Spain

XXVIII International Exhibition of Arts of Humor 2021
The Quevedo Institute of Arts of Humor through The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá announces the XXVIII International Exhibition of Arts of Humor around the subject “Science”. 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 “Science”. 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. 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). 
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. Mailing costs will be the responsibility of the participants in this call, and the organisation will not assume any costs (e.g. customs charges) or any liability in the event of damage or loss of the work. 
5 All art pieces will be sent before 23rd May 2021, by mail (miah@iqh.es) 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) 
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. 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 XXVIII 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/Return”. 
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. 
Participation Form on source in languages: https://iqh.es/miah/ .

6.4.21

XXI. Biennial of Cartoon Humor and Satire, Novomestský osteň 2021, Slovakia

Novomestský osteň 2021
XXI. YEAR OF THE BIENNIAL OF CARTOON HUMOR AND SATIRE
THEME 
Radio and Television — on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Slovak Television and the 95th anniversary of Slovak Radio 
COMPETITION DEADLINE 
30. 06. 2021 
COMPETITION PROPOSITIONS 
• Each author can participate in the competition with a maximum of three works that have not been awarded in other competitions. 
• The competition is open to everyone. The method of artistic execution is not limited. 
• The works should not exceed the A3 format. 
• The competition is non-anonymous. Each drawing must be marked on its back with the name and the full address of the author 
• The submitted drawings will not be returned to the authors but will become the property of the Municipal Cultural Centre in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Works are to be delivered by post to the address: 
Mestské kultúrne stredisko, Hviezdoslavova 4, 
915 01 Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia, 
or electronically: osten@galeriahumoru.sk . 
• The file name must match the following pattern: 
surname_name_country_number 
(Kovac_Peter_Slovakia_01).jpg, 
A4 horizontal or vertical, resolution 300 DPI, format JPG, TIFF. 
• If you have submitted your work electronically and it will be awarded a prize, you will be asked to send the original drawing to the organizer within one month of the announcement of the results of the competition to the address of the Municipal Cultural Centre (see above). 
AWARDS 
1. prize Golden Novomestský osteň and 500 € 
2. prize Silver Novomestský osteň and 300 € 
3. prize Bronze Novomestský osteň and 200 € 
• Material and financial prizes are awarded at the ceremonial opening of the Novomestský osteň exhibition which will take place in September 2021 (the exact date will be published in time). In the case you will not be able to participate in person, the prizes will be sent to you. 
• The jury of the competition reserves the right not to award any of the above mentioned prizes, or to award 10 honorable mentions or other special prizes. The jury’s decision is final. 
• By participating in the competition, the participant confirms that he or she is the author of the works and agrees that the organizer of the competition has the right to publish the drawings on the Internet or in other media and also to use them in any other way without restriction. 
• By submitting the works, the author declares that the organizer of the competition has the right to reproduce copies free of charge for publication in electronic means, in printed media and other sources without further consent and rewards. 
• Entries may not infringe copyright or the rights of others, may not infringe confidentiality or contain defamation or insult to any company, community or person. 
• The author sends together with the work a completed participation form which he downloads from the website www.galeriahumoru.sk and fills it in Slovak, Czech or English. 
• By sending the completed form, the author or his legal representatives agree to the processing of their personal data for the purpose of organization of the competition. 
Mária Volárová, director of MsKS 
Vladimír Pavlík, director of the competition.

1.4.21

IV International Competition of Satirical Drawing «DZHMELYK», Dolyna 2021, Ukraine

IV International Competition of Satirical Drawing «DZHMELYK», Dolyna 2021, Ukraine
The founder: Dolyna City Council. 
Organizers: CI “Center of Culture and Arts” Department of Culture of Dolyna City Council “City House of Culture” of Dolyna, Ukraine Association of Cartoonist 
1. The Competition can be attended by citizens of Ukraine, foreigners, stateless persons. 
Participation in the Competition is free. 
2. Competition is held in the following age categories: 
Category I (from 7 to 11 years old) 
Category II (12 to 17 years old) 
Category III (17 years and older) 
3. Theme of work: bumblebee, bee, wasp, bee products and others
4. The winners of the Competition will be awarded with prizes and monetary rewards. Prize fund of the Competition is 40 thousand hrn. The organizer may assign additional prizes in any form or quantity determined by him. 
5. To participate in the Competition, the competitioner fills in the Entry Form and sends the work. 
The works are accepted in two variants on a choice: 
• original versions of the handwritten drawing or qualitative copies on a dense paper at the address: 
«Dzhmelyk» 
CI “Center of Culture and Arts»,, 
Dolyna City House of Culture 
6 Prospect Nezalezhnosti, 
Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region, 
77504, Ukraine 
• by e-mail: 
Necessarily! For an electronic version the title of the file has to be next: 
surname → underline→ country → underline→ work number 
6. A competitioner can submit no more than 3 works, on a sheet of paper from A4 to A3. 
For the electronic version: A4 format, RGB color concept, 300 dpi resolution, maximum file size up to 3 MB. 
7. The deadline for submitting works is May 31, 2021
8. Each work (original or copy) must be described in reverse way as follows: surname, name and address of the author, year of birth, telephone or electronic contact, optional work title. 
Also, with the drawings, the participant's Entry Form MUST BE SENT in printed or electronic form (if the work was sent by e-mail). 
9. The submitted work must be authored. The participant accepting the terms of this Regulation confirms that he is the author of the work he sent and has the right to his unlimited copyright and related rights to use and dispose of the work submitted. 
10. Works submitted to the Competition that do not meet the conditions set forth in this Regulation will not be included in the Competition. Also, works that promote violence, religious and ethnic hatred are not allowed to the Competition. 
11. Submissions will be evaluated according to the following main criteria: 
- having a sense of humor; 
- interesting plot; 
- creative approach; 
- technique of execution; 
- conformity of works to the subject of the Competition. 
12. The quantitative and personal composition of the jury is determined by the organizer, approved by the mayor's decree. The jury selects works for the exhibition and defines the winners of the Competition in three age categories. The jury's decision is final and can not be appealed. 
13. The organizers of the contest provide catalog printing. Each participant of the Competition, whose work is included in the number of selected works of the winners, will receive a catalog of the Competition. 
14. The winners of the Competition will be announced and awarded during the Festival of Humor «Vesela Kopytcya» on July 7, 2021. The selected works will be exhibited in The Dolyna Regional Museum of Tetyana and Omelan Antonovych «Boykivschyna» (Dolyna, Chornovola St., 2a). 
15. This Regulation is the only document that determines the conditions of the Competition. Changes and additions to this Regulation are made in the order of its adoption. 
16. The organizers of the Competition reserve the right to use works in conducting further exhibitions, to prepare and publish informational materials, printed products (catalogs, calendars, booklets), publications on the competition, etc. in the media and on the Internet. The organizers are obliged to provide the corresponding reference to the author of the work in any public reproduction of the works of the participant. 
17. E-mail for help: centre_art@ukr.net Tel.: +38 (050) 6405330 - Galyna Kurus, Director of the Organizing Committee of the Competition. 
CI «Center of Culture and Arts ,, Department of Culture of Dolyna City Council, City House of Culture» of Dolyna,, Nezalezhnosti ave. 6, the city of Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region. 77504, Ukraine. 

30.3.21

The 4th International Artoonist Cartoon Seasonal Festival \ Spring 2021

The 4th International Artoonist Cartoon Seasonal Festival \ Spring 2021
Perhaps the history of the world and the way people live with the onset of the coronavirus can be divided into two parts: the world before the coronavirus and the world after the coronavirus. 
The way businesses communicate with customers, buy and sell, communicate with offices, virtual classes, and more changed at the time of the coronavirus outbreak. 
What do you think will be the methods of study, education and training after the end of the coronavirus? 
Company conditions: 
To participate in the festival, must fill in the entry form (See below)
Theme: 
• Education after coronavirus 
• Free 
Number of works: 5 works 
Size of works: A4 & A3 \ 300 DPI \ JPEG 
Judges: 
1 - Mikhail Zlatkovsky \ Russia 
2 - Hilal Özcan \ Turkey 
3 - Hüseyin Çakmak \ Cyprus 
Awards: In each section, the first three to the third person will be awarded honorary diplomas. 
Deadline: June 21, 2021 
Email for sending cartoons: artoonist20@gmail.com 
instagram: 
@artoonist2020 
@yarahmadi_art 
Davoud Yarahmadi, President of Festival.

29.3.21

The 6th International Contest AnimalCartoon 2021, Serbia

6th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
ANIMALCARTOON 2021
• Portal ANIMALCARTOON, Belgrade
• INFORMATIKA, Belgrade
• ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, Belgrade
are organizing cartoon contest on theme "Lion". 
A. Participation 
The contest is open to all cartoonists all over the world, over the age of 18, regardless of nationality, religion, gender and education. 
B. Cartoon theme: Lion 
C. Artworks - Send by e-mail on address: info@animalcartoon.net . 
Only the original artworks (up to 5) in digital form send by e-mail will be accepted. 
Digital works (A4, up to 300 dpi, JPEG or TIFF, the maximum length per one artworks 3 MB - Biggest artworks than 3 MB will not be opened niether accepted) with personal information - name, address, e-mail, photo and brief CV (.doc format) should be sent by e-mail. 
Condensed file zip, rar, etc... WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 
The cartoons must not be previously awarded. 
Arrived submissions that passed the pre-selection will be immediately published on the portal Animalcartoon. 
D. Deadline 
Entry deadline is August 25, 2021
E. Prizes and awards 
First prize 500 € 
Second prize 300 € 
Third prize 200 €. 
Awards are subject to taxation according to the current Serbian regulations. 
It will be also awarded 10 diplomas. 
F. Exhibition 
The exhibition will be staged in Zoological Garden Belgrade (BEO ZOO VRT) from October 1st, 2021 to October 1st, 2022. 
The exhibition will be shown in other towns in Serbia and abroad. 
G. Catalogue 
 All participants of the competition will be able to download the catalog in PDF format from our portal. 
H. Other conditions 
The organizers reserve the right to use them for various purposes without any obligation to compensate for it. 
The works will be included in the permanent exhibition and archive portal Animal Cartoon. 
By submitting works is considered that the authors accept these rules. 
Arrived artworks remain the property of the organizers. 
Špiro RADULOVIĆ, cartoonist 
Manager of Portal Animalcartoon