2nd International Cartoon Competition: Portraits of cartoonist Raşit Yakalı 2024, Turkey

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Caricature Grand Prize "Málaga Grenet", Arequipa 2024, Peru

Caricature Grand Prize "Málaga Grenet" 2024

The city of Arequipa (Peru) has been the birthplace of great cartoonists, many of whom have showcased their talent in various national publications. It is for this reason that the Peruvian North American Cultural Center, aware of the importance of this art, calls for the international cartoon contest "Great Cartoon Prize Málaga Grenet 2024" in its second edition, focusing on the American cinema bombshell: Marilyn Monroe. 

RULES AND REGULATIONS 

The organization of the Cartoon Contest: "Great Cartoon Prize Málaga Grenet 2024" is led by the Peruvian North American Cultural Center, sponsored by Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, with the support of Universidad Católica Santa María and Grupo Roberts, and the collaboration of Layconsa.  

PARTICIPATION: 

1.-Any professional or amateur artist from anywhere in the world, of legal age, can participate in this contest. 

THEME: 

2.-The theme of the contest is a physiognomic cartoon of Marilyn Monroe. 

CONDITIONS: 

3.-Each participant can submit up to two works, provided they have not been awarded in another contest before. 

4.-The works can be created using any technique and must have a unique format of A-3 size. 

5.-Artworks generated with Artificial Intelligence will not be accepted. 

6.-Artworks and photographs must be submitted in JPG format with a resolution of 300 ppi (dots per inch) for promotional purposes. 

7.- The works sent must be submitted along with the Registration Form. 

DEADLINE: 

8.-The deadline for submitting artworks is July 2, 2024. 

9.-The organizing entity will publish the list of all received artworks so that authors can see that their works have entered the final evaluation. 

PRIZE: 

10.-The winning artwork will receive a unique prize consisting of: 

1000 US dollars. 

A statuette of master Julio Málaga Grenet, crafted by Peruvian artist Alonso Núñez Rebaza. Recognition diploma. 

A trip to Arequipa, Peru, for the winner, including 3 nights of accommodation and meals in the city to attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. 

ASSESSMENT: 

11.-The jury's decision is final. 

12.-The Jury's decision will be communicated to the winner via email and subsequently published on the organizer's website, Facebook, and Instagram pages. 

13.-The winner must submit the original artwork upon arriving in Arequipa or send it by certified mail to the contest organization (if the author cannot personally attend to receive the prize). If the artwork is created, wholly or partly, with digital tools, a high-resolution copy signed by the author must be brought and sent to: 

GREAT CARTOON PRIZE JULIO MÁLAGA GRENET 

Peruvian North American Cultural Center 

Melgar Street 109, Arequipa, 

PERU 

EXHIBITION: 

14.-The selected artworks - up to 50 chosen by the jury - will be exhibited in the art gallery of the Peruvian North American Cultural Center. 

15.-The electronic version of the artworks can be visited in a virtual gallery; additionally, a digital catalog will be sent to the selected participants. 

16.-Selected artists for the exhibition will receive a digital certificate. 

17.-The organization reserves the right to promote and reproduce the winning artwork and the other selected works without the express authorization of the author, without any obligation towards the artist. 

18.-Participation in the contest implies full and unconditional acceptance of these rules. Any doubts that may arise will be resolved by the Jury. 

Link to Registration Form on source: Omar Zevallos.

First International Cartoon Competition - Danube River, Rousse 2024, Bulgaria, EU

First International Cartoon Competition - Danube River, Rousse, Bulgaria, EU - 2024

"WATER-RIVER-PEOPLE"

Contest theme: "WATER-RIVER-PEOPLE" 

The major navigable rivers of the world have been the most used routes for people for millennia, a source of water and sustenance for them, agriculture, hygiene and other domestic needs. Water is the source of life. The river is its provider. People are its users. Nowadays, the river is still a way for transport, industrial, sports and tourism, it is still a place for fishing and recreation. But people look at the river in a different way. 

On the one hand, it provides irrigation for agricultural crops, cools nuclear power plant reactors, carries away spent and filtered wastewater from industry and domestic use, provides bulk materials for construction, diverts water from smaller rivers during floods, to incentivize boat manufacturers and more. Large vessels and barges, harbor facilities and their repairs, bridges and ferries, and last but not least, it inspires the riverside poets, writers, artists and musicians, we would not or would to mentioned "courtship" to enter also into the intimate relations of the sexes "There by the river ". 

On the other hand, people already take care of the riverbeds and their catchment areas, from the source to the mouth. Starting from international conventions and agreements, the laws of each country, through the normative documents of the relevant ministries and agencies, the constant care of mayors and municipal councils, and reaching non-governmental organizations, environmental protection associations, local clubs and student organizations that are a guarantor of environmental and water protection. The river next to us – Danube 490th kilometer from the mouth of the Black Sea. 

Every single word of the above can and should be revised, disassembled, defragmented, "jumped" and assembled anew, according to the visions of the author-caricaturist, brought out graphically to humor and satire, to message or entertainment, to meaning or cheerful nonsense, to a simple line or a picturesque canvas, but necessarily in the triangle of the triad: "WATER-RIVER-PEOPLE" and with gratitude to nature. 

It has been celebrated since June 29, 1994, when 13 countries and the European Commission signed the international Convention for the Protection of the Danube River. For the first time, Danube Day was celebrated in Ruse in 2004. 

Deadline: June 10, 2024 

Awards 

1st prize: €300 

2nd prize: €200 

3rd prize: €100 

3 nominations – Honoris Mansion – 50 € each 

Possible awards to companies and organizations. 

Certificate of participation for all finalists participating in the exhibition. 

E-Catalog for all finalists approved by the committee. 

The E-Catalog will be published on social media. 

Regulation: 

Each participant can submit up to 2 cartoons made with any technique plus digital, scanned with jpg. 300 dpi. A4, up to 3 Mb per cartoon. Signature on the obverse in the lower right corner of the work. 

Entry form - mandatory in Word format in English. You can download the form from the websites – inter. contests. 

Receipt of works: 10 May 2024 – 10 June 2024 year. 

Two e-mail addresses for sending the works – walex.toon@gmail.com plus zbankova@abv.bg . 

The works that received awards in other competitions participate in the exhibition, but do not receive awards. 

Only award-winning artists will mail the original work or signed print to an address they will receive upon presentation of a bank account. 

Rights: 

Selected participants give permission to the organizer to use their drawings for the catalog, exhibitions and for the promotion of the event. The awarded proposals will become the property of the organizers - sponsors and the municipality of Ruse, ME “Ruse art”, Bulgaria, EU. 

Official opening of the exhibition: 29.062024, EU, Bulgaria, Ruse, Revenue building and the square in the city center. 

Good luck to all participants. 

More info from Walex walex.toon@gmail.com

Municipality of Rousse, ME “Ruse art”, Union of Bulgarian Artists - Cartoon section.

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Source: Walex Alexandrov.

The 16th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition, Osor 2024, Croatia

16th OSCARfest International Cartoon Exhibition

OSOR 2024, Croatia

ONLY FOR ENTHUSIASTS!
16th OSCARfest 2024
EXHIBITION
OSOR Community Center / June – November 2024
PARTICIPATION
The exhibition is open to all artists, regardless of nationality, age, gender, profession…
TOPIC
MARKET on a DESERT ISLAND

Trading, shop, sale – purchase, offer – demand, prices, discounts, promotions, barter…

ALL THAT ON A DESERT ISLAND!

WORKS
1 - 3 Cartoons WITHOUT WORDS

FORMAT

A4 (210x297 mm), RGB, JPEG, 200-300 dpi, high resolution

DEADLINE

10 May 2024 (EXTENDED)
MAY 20, 2024
E-MAIL ADDRESS
oscarfest.croatia@gmail.com
Please name the attachments:

First name-Surname-ARTISTIC NAME-Country-1 (2, 3, Entry Form)

(Example: Dragutin-Kovačević-DADO-Croatia-1)

1st SELECTION

Exhibition selector MSc. Branka Hlevnjak, art historian and art critic (Croatia) selectsone work from each registered author according to the criteria: topic, originality of the idea,artistic quality, the default format of papers, completed Application form, deadline.

2nd SELECTION

First place authors at the 15th OSCARfest 2023

Luis Fernando Pica Hincapié Echeverri (Colombia), Boris Erenburg (Israel),

Luc Descheemaeker O-Sekoer (Belgium), Dubravka Bodulić Du (Croatia)

and Branka Hlevnjak and Dragutin Dado Kovačević, cartoonist/OF Program leader (Croatia)

they each chooses and evaluates 100 authors/cartoons (1 point)

and the first, second and third place cartoons (5, 3, 2 points)

Selector points are added to the public jury votes (voting until November 1, 2024).

Maximum number of exhibits: 200

Selection results until June 10, 2024

Selectors automatically participate in the competition but may not vote for themselves.

JURY

INTERNATIONAL JURY OF VISITORS

Exhibition visitors choose the 3 best cartoons by secret vote

(1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, 3rd = 1 point)

CATALOG
All participants shall be sent the results and a digital catalogue via e-mail.

Confirmation of participation will be sent on request.
PRIZES
First, Second, Third place and First-ranked Croatian cartoonist:

Personal exhibition at the 17th OSCARfest 2025, Diploma, sponsorship award

and the position of selector of the 17th OSCARfest 2025.

OTHER RULES
The submitted works remain at the disposal of the organizer who may use them for promotional and other non-commercial purposes (awards for voters, sponsors and donors ... with the name of the author and the festival) without royalties to the authors and continue to exhibit them.

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Organizer ARTour-Nerezine Association

Art Selector Branka Hlevnjak
Program Leader Dado Kovačević

Financial Support Town of Mali Lošinj + Mali Lošinj Tourist Board
Support Osor Local Comitee + Croatian Cartoonist Association
Sponzors DesignArt + ARTshirt + Zdjelarević Wine Selection + OPG Benvin-Nerezine + Foto studio Nadir Mavrović + friends.

Media Support Radio Mali Lošinj-Radio Jadranka + Portal otoci.net + Novi list.

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Topic: MARKET ON A DESERT ISLAND

Deadline: May 20, 2024

Email: oscarfest.croatia@gmail.com

ENTRY FORM 

First name

Family name

Artistic name

Street

Postcode

City

Country

E-mail

Place and date of birth

Sex                   Male _                      Female _

Date                                                

Signature 

The author agrees to the application of cartoons on OSCARfest souvenirs in a limited edition (for publicity, awards to voters, sponsors, donors and self-financing of the festival). The author will receive author's copies. 

YES _                    NO _

Obligatory!

Please attach a portrait of yourself (photo or caricature).

The 51st Humor Salon Piracicaba: 2024 Selection Jury will be made up entirely of women!

This year’s selection jury of the International Humor Salon Piracicaba, which meets between the 13th and 14th of July, will be made up of Bruna Caritá, Andreza Delgado, Lorena Kaz, Mona Lisa Martins, Valquiria Vlad, Fani Loss and Paloma Alexandrino (Palomita). They join cartoonist Fabiane Langona, who signs the salon’s poster. Furthermore, it is worth remembering that the Thematic category of the 51st Salon is Woman. More on salaointernacionaldehumor.

The 51st lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2024, Brazil

51st lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2024

REGULATION

1 - DATES 

The 51st lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba 2024, realized by the Piracicaba City Hall / Cultural Action and Tourism Secretariat / National Graphic Humor Center of Piracicaba will be held in accordance with the followings scheduIe 

Registration: until June 18. 

Selection Jury: July 13 and 14. 

Awards Jury: August 24. 

Opening Ceremony: August 31. 

Closing: November 03. 

2 - PARTICIPATION 

a) Professional and amateur artists, Brazilians and foreigners can apply unpublished and authorship artworks that were not awarded until the closing date for entries. 

b) The works - all categories - can be sent by MAlL or ELECTRONIC (applications over the Internet on the official website, in the format and 300 DPI, JPEG, attached images at once). 

c) The theme and technique are free. 

d) Digital works must contain the signature of the author. 

e) Humorous sculptures should come with the author's data. 

f) 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). 

g) 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), SCULPTURE (humor works in 3D), UNIMED HEALTH (for works that address the health theme) and Thematic (only for works that address the theme “Woman”, proposed by the organization: 

Thematic Category: Woman 

Woman: an emblematic figure of society, inspire both respect and humor. In a world where its strength is often underestimated, graphic humor emerges as a powerful tool to challenge stereotypes, celebrate achievements and highlight gender issues in an insightful and provocative way. 

Our pencils and brushes are weapons of equality, transforming women's struggles into humor that pokes at conscience and provokes reflection. From everyday challenges to major battles for rights, graphic humor captures the essence of the female experience with a unique blend of irony, sarcasm and tenderness. 

Through our drawings, we honor women as protagonists of their own stories, challenging social norms and dismantling prejudices with a smile on their faces. May each stroke be an ode to the courage, resilience and diversity that make women an inexhaustible source of inspiration and humor. 

h) In addition to the prizes for the categories, special prizes may be awarded, offered by our supporters, during the registration and selection process. 

i) 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. To make sure your work is original, it is suggested to the artist to check on specialized websites if there is no match of image, text and / or situation of your work with another already published in newspapers, magazines or websites. If there is confirmation of plagiarism the work will be automatically disqualified. 

2.1 - Sent by MAlL 

49º 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) 

Inscriptions works in JPEG format, 300 DPI (attached images at once) only on our website, on http://salaointernacionaldehumor.com.br 

IMPORTANT: Uploaded files should be named as follows: 

artist name_country_category_number. Example: Paulo__silva_brazil_cartoon_01 

2.3 deliver in person 

In the CEDHU - National Center for Documentation, Research and Disclosure of Graphic Humor of Piracicaba - Av. Maurice Allain, 454 - Warehouse 14A - Parque do Engenho Central - CEP 13.405-123 - Piracicaba SP BRAZIL 

3 – AWARDS 

The Awards are a totaI of R$ 90,000.00 (ninety thousand reais) divided as follows: 

a) Five 1st place prizes in the amount of R$ 7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred reais) each, divided among the categories (cartoon, charge, caricature, comics strips). 

b) A prize of R$ 7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred reais) called "THEMATIC AWARD “Woman”", destined to works of any category (cartoons, caricature, charge or comics strips) that address the theme “Woman”, proposed by the organization of the event to the 2023 edition. 

c) One award of R$ 15.000,00 (Fifteen thousand reais) called GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL HUMOR OF PIRACICABA chosen among the five winners of each category (cartoon, charge, caricature, comics strips, and thematic) 

d) One prize called Popular Jury "Alceu Marozi Righetto", in the value of R$ 7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred reais),chosen by online open voting. The contestants to this award will be the honorable mention, 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. 

e) Also planned: a prize of R$ 7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred reais) called CHAMBER OF MUNICIPAL OF PIRACICABA award, exclusively for the caricature category; 

f) a prize of R$ 7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred reais) called UNIMED HEALTH AWARD for work for any category that explore the themes of health, paid directly to the artist by a Unimed Piracicaba. 

g) (only for Brazilian artist or artist living in Brazil) A prize in the amount of R$ 7,500.00 (seven thousand and five hundred reais) called Instituto Arcor Prize – Children's Rights intended for works in any category that explore the theme of children's rights, paid directly to the artist by Instituto Arcor. 

* the values of the individual prizes may be changed during the registration period, until the day of the award. New prizes may also emerge during this period. 

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 a current account in the name of the winners according to the legislation established by the Municipality of Piracicaba responsible for the International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba. It is mandatory that the winning artist has a current account in his name and he must inform it on the registration form. If you do not provide a current account within 02 (two) months, counted from the day of the announcement of the winners, payment of the prize amount will be canceled. 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 

a) 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. 

b) The CEDHU is not responsible for any damage caused to the work during the transport via post office or other carrier). 

c) After the exhibition, the original works must be withdrawn by the artist or authorized person carrying a letter of authorization signed by the artist, at CEDHU - Piracicaba, within a period of up to six (6) months, counted from the closing date of the exhibition show. After the deadline, CEDHU will exercise the right of ownership, according to its interest. 

d) Awarded authors (including honorable mentions) transfer the assignment of the Copyrights of their work, in accordance with Law 9.610 of February 19, 1988 (Copyright Law). total, universal and definitive, in all the modalities of use and free of charge, protected by said law referring to the work (s) awarded at the International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba, which are now part of the Municipal Public Patrimony for all rights purposes, 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. 

e) The authors of selected works authorize the use of their works for any and all dissemination and exhibition for the Piracicaba International Humor Exhibition, in all forms of use and free of charge. 

f) Works that have already been selected in other editions of the Piracicaba International Humor Exhibition cannot participate again. 

g) Works that are identified as being generated entirely through the use of any type of Artificial Intelligence will be disqualified. In case of doubt, CVs and portfolios from previous years will be consulted. Files and histories of the creation process can be requested. 

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Source: salaointernacionaldehumor.com.br .

The 9th International Contest, AnimalCartoon 2024, Serbia

9th INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ANIMALCARTOON, 2024

• Portal ANIMALCARTOON, Belgrade (www.animalcartoon.net) 

• INFORMATIKA, Belgrade 

• ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, Belgrade 

are organizing cartoon contest on theme "SEA ANIMALS".

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: SEA ANIMALS 

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 - Artworks bigger than 3 MB will not be opened, neither accepted) with personal information - name, address, e-mail, cartoonist photo and brief CV (.doc format, NOT PDF) 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 September 01, 2024.

E. Prizes and awards 

First prize 300 € 

Second prize 200 € 

Third prize 150 € 

• It will be also awarded 10 diplomas. 

F. Exhibition 

The exhibition will be staged in Zoological Garden Belgrade (BEO ZOO VRT) from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2025. 

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 AnimalCartoon. 

• 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 

info@animalcartoon.net .