29.7.07

Dong-A·LG International Digital Cartoon Competition 2007

Guideline
1. Eligibility
■ All Individuals and Groups or Teams
■ One entrant can register on both sections.
■ This competition is open only to digital cartoons & caricatures that made in the form of digitalization originally. Scanned works of non-digital cartoons & caricatures are not eligible.
■ The entrant should be the copyright holder of the works. The works should not have been awarded in the other competition nor used commercially.
2. Section and Theme
A. Cartoon - Election
B. Caricature - Politician
3. Entries
A. Digitalized works in black-and-white or color
B. Number of entries per each section: minimum 3 ~ maximum 5
C. Limitation of Cartoon cuts: maximum 5 per one work
D. Each entry should be submitted in the form of both original digital file and jpg file.
1) original file - resolution size: A4, 300 dpi or higher (2480 x 3508 pixel)
2) jpg file - resolution size: the same as the original one with the best quality setting.
4. Registration
A. No Entry Fee
B. Deadline - All files including entry forms and entries should be submitted by 18:00(Standard time for Seoul, Korea: UTC/GMT +9hrs) September 3, 2007, and works submitted after this cannot be accepted for the selection.
C. Required Document - Entry form: Only completed and confirmed entry form will be accepted. * Official language of the competition is English and Korean.
* Use separate entry forms per each section you submit.
D. For Further Information & Question
■ e-mail: dcartoon@dcartoon.co.kr
■ Tel.: +82-2-2020-1610 Fax. : +82-2-2020-1639
■ Official Website: http://www.dcartoon.co.kr
E. Entry Guideline
■ On-line Entry - Upload all the files on the following internet hard.
http://www.kthard.com/ (Click English)
Membership Login
ID : artdonga
PW : kthard.com
- Choose your entry section folder between Caricature / Cartoon in Upload Folder
- All the files including entry forms and works (original files and jpg files) should be compressed in a .zip file, saved as “entrant’s name. zip.”
- Upload “entrant’s name. zip”
■ On-line Entry only
■ All entrants will receive a confirmation by e-mail.
5. Prizes
(In parenthesis is the number of awardees)
Grand Prize(1): Cartoon/Caricature 5,000 USD (1)
Gold Prize(2): Cartoon 2,000 USD (1), Caricature 2,000 USD (1)
Silver Prize(2): Cartoon 1,000 USD (1), Caricature 1,000 USD (1)
Bronze Prize(4): Cartoon 500 USD (2), Caricature 500 USD (2)
Promotion Prize(20): Cartoon 300 USD (10), Caricature 300 USD (10)
Fine Work Prize(40): Cartoon 100 USD (20), Caricature 100 USD (20)
(Tax is included)
6. Process
■ Registration: Aug. 20 ~ 18:00 Sept. 3, 2007
■ Selection: Sept. 10 ~ Sept. 14, 2007
■ Announcement of Prize Winners: Sept. 20, 2007 (Winners will be announced on the official website http://www.dcartoon.co.kr/ and contacted in person by e-mail.)
■ Exhibition: Oct. 6 ~ Oct. 14, 2007 / Seoul Animation Center
(■ According to the circumstances of the organizer, the above process can be changeable.)
7. Exclusive on Selection and Annulment of Award Decision
A. An entry will not be considered for selection when:
- The entry form is not completed and the entrant’s information is not clearly written.
- What is written in the entry form is different from what really is.
- The entrant is not the copyright holder of the work.
B. Award-winning decision will be annulled when:
- The entrant is not the copyright holder of the work.
- The winning work has been awarded or selected at any previous competition.
- The winning work is found to be a plagiarism of, or closely similar to other works
8. Copyright
■ All rights of prize-winning works - such as copyright, property right and the right of use etc. - belong to the organizer of Dong-A·LG International Digital Cartoon Competition 2007.
9. Others
- Each entrant should hold all the right license and permission to use the materials and softwares used to create the entering work, including graphic software packages for creating artworks.
- All the files submitted for selection will not be returned.
- Matters not mentioned in these regulations will be decided by the Organizer of Dong-A·LG International Digital Cartoon Competition 2007.- By submitting the entry form and participation in the competition implies agreement by entrants to all conditions and regulations of this article.

28.7.07

Tourism in Bucovina

The international exhibition of satirical graphic “Tourism in Bucovina”, the 1st Edition
The Bucovina Museum Complex from Suceava invites you to participate to the International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic: “Tourism in Bucovina”, the 1st Edition.
Bucovina is a region from Romania (the East Europe) of a rare natural beauty.
The picturesque sceneries, the touristic objectives: the museums, the natural reservations, the mountains with running waters, the historical monuments, and the worship places constituted hundreds of years ago, all these represent a touristic potential. The people of these places are cheerful, hard working and very hospitable. Although all along their history they have encountered lots of pressures, foreign occupations, wars, they kept their identity and the cultural traditions.
By this exhibition we would like to acknowledge the tourism passionate from all over the world of the natural potential and of the touristic and economic objectives.
Even though, the inhabitants of these regions bump against the carelessness of the tourists, who often leave their negative marks upon the touristic zone, the regional authorities do not concentrate their efforts to develop the infrastructure and to develop some facilities for the touristic development.
Further details regarding to the Bucovina region could be found at the following web pages: http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/, http://www.bucovinaturism.ro/, http://www.bukovina.ro/, http://www.vacanteinbucovina.ro/, etc.
The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “Tourism in Bucovina”.
We address to all the professional and amateurs cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
The number of sent cartoons is unlimited.
Please attach in .PDF or .DOC format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).
The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro and they must be of 300 dpi minimum resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or colour.
The cartoons will be published in the web page of the Bucovina Museum Complex Suceava http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/
All the artists who will enter the saloon will receive the virtual catalogue of the exhibition.
If you want to participate at this event, please send your cartoons until 31st of August 2007.
The exhibition will be opened for the Bucovina public in September 2007.
The sent cartoons can be bought by the Bucovina public, that is why please note the price for each original work in order to receive the equivalent of the cartoon.
The Bucovina Museum Complex Suceava
Romania
Directory
Constantin-Emil URSU
http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro

21.7.07

Global Cartoon Contest Invitation


Africa: No Opportunities, Continent of Crises or Renaissance
Africa’s image largely depends on the extent to which news and background are covered in the media in a diligent and differentiated manner. Africa mainly continues to be perceived as a continent ravaged by disasters, crises and failing states, including extremes such as genocide, civil war and escalating violence (also in every day life), increasing poverty, widespread hunger and malnutrition and exploitation of resources and destruction of nature. The economic deprivation of many Africans has motivated people – among them many celebrities – in the rich industrialised nations to support and donate for development and charitable projects. At the same time, the African “welfare cases” and neo-patrimonial systems have deterred foreign investors. These conditions are not suitable for a partnership based on equality.
Recently, however, a surprising change of perspective has been offered by development experts: “Africa on the rise”. It has been welcomed that most of the civil wars have been brought to an end, that a growing number of countries are now governed democratically and by the rule of law, that governance is improving and that the economic conditions in most African countries have become more favourable – from macroeconomic policies to increased efforts in the fields of education, health and utilities (e.g. water supply). African projects such as the "New Partnership for Africa's Development" (NEPAD) and the Peer Reviews are being acknowledged and appreciated. There has also been a fundamental shift in the conditions for private business activities in Africa. China is not the only new country increasingly investing in Africa. India, Korea and Malaysia are in the process of starting and expanding their activities. This, in turn, has challenged Western governments to strengthen their efforts in order not to be left behind by the emerging powers. In Africa, this has given rise to a new self-confidence.
The cartoon contest under the title “Africa: No Opportunities, Continent of Crises or Renaissance” is meant to contribute to a critical discussion of these ambiguous images which partly date back as far as the early years of colonialism and the times of the slave trade. We therefore invite you to contribute your highly appreciated creative ideas to overcome prejudices and clichés about the African continent.
It is safe to assume that many of the cartoons sent in will find their way into the print media, especially into daily newspapers, since Africa is increasingly being covered. The image of Africa is also an important subject in development education.
We would like to ask you to kindly submit cartoons for the contest by 26th August to: info@cartoon-competition.org and dwjn@cartoon-competition.orgThe cartoon contest is being supported by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (Switzerland), the protestant development agencies Bread For All (Switzerland) and German Church Development Service, the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and Misereor (Germany) as well as Dritte Welt Journalist/innen Netz (Third World Journalists’ Network, Germany). We are seeking cooperation with one of the influential daily newspapers. The contest builds on the experiences from previous contests in 2000, 2003 and 2005.
If you participate in the contest…
After 26th August 2007 (deadline for submissions), the cartoons will be screened by an international jury.
We are happy to welcome prominent members to our expert jury this year, such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai (Kenya) and Erich Stather, Minister of State, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The awards are to be handed over to the winners of the contest at a ceremony planned as highlight of an event to be organised in Berlin.
The organisers of the contest will encourage the reprinting of cartoons in print and online media. We will bring out a special publication and will present the cartoons in the contest website www.cartoon-competition.org and other relevant websites.
Conditions of Participation
The theme of the contest is
"Africa: No Opportunities, Continent of Crises or Renaissance"
Terms and Conditions of Entry
Members of the jury or the organisers/promoters (and their families) may not enter the competition.
Entrants may submit one cartoon each. No strip cartoons.
Technical details and format of entries
The cartoons must be in b/n for PC and suitable for reproduction. As a selection of cartoons will be enlarged to A1 size (594mm x 841mm), the following file formats and resolution must be strictly observed.
Size: A4 (max 294 mm)
Resolution: 300 dpi
File format: jpg
The entries must be without any previous award history. The cartoons should be understood by people in all parts of the world. Therefore, please avoid text and words in the cartoons. If you need to use words, they must be in English. Please submit the title of the cartoon as well as your personal details (cartoonist’s name and address) along with the cartoon.
Rights of use and fees
All entries submitted are offered to the organisers of the contest for publication. If they are published, the cartoonist will be paid according to the standards applicable. The copyright owners of the winning cartoons grant the organisers the right to publish their cartoons free of charge within the context of the contest. All entrants agree to their works being featured on the contest website and being published in the magazine ”eins Entwicklungspolitik”.
Furthermore, all entrants agree to their works becoming part of an exhibition free of charge, provided that their works are considered suitable. The cartoons selected will be used in the field of development education. The exhibition will be shown at the award ceremony and on other occasions. If applicable, we might contact entrants with requests for the temporary use of copies in preparation of the exhibition.
The jury’s decisions are final and non-contestable.
With the cartoons and the results of the contest being publicised, the media will be interested in using and especially in reprinting the cartoons. Cartoonist should therefore provide their bank details and conditions for reprinting, so that those interested can be informed accordingly.
Awards
The three winners will be awarded as follows:
1st prize = Euro 3,000.00
2nd prize = Euro 2,000.00
3rd prize = Euro 1.000.00
How to Submit Entries:
The cartoons are to be sent to mailto://info@cartoon-competition.org ,
and, to be safe, to be copied to mailto://dwjn@cartoon-competition.org
by 26th August 2007 !!!
No Legal Recourse
The jury's decision is final. The organisers assume no responsibility for any loss of entries. Costs of dispatch are to be borne by the sender.
Please address further inquiries to: mailto://dwjn_jw@rediffmail.com

15.7.07

Celje International Cartoon Contest

TOPIC: shopping, price, sales, payment, bargain, money, bar code, action and shop.
Entries must be A3 (297 x 420 mm) of size.
Each applicant may submit an unlimited number of entries.
The drawings must not contain any text.
On the back side of each entry there must be full name and address of the applicant. Applicants should enclose a short autobiography and a self-portrait or a photo.
Deadline for submitting the entries is September 5th, 2007.
ADDRESS to send entries to:
CARTOON-SLO, p.p. 181, 3001 CELJE, SLOVENIJA-EU.
Entries will be examined by September 15th, 2007.
Awarded contestants will be informed about the Jury's Decision.
Participants whose entries are nominated for the catalogue are entitled to a free copy.
Entrants surrender to the organizer the right to keep entries and shall not have them returned. Entrants surrender to the organizer the right to publish entries in cataloque or any other form of publication.
Entrants are expected to familiarise themselfs with above stated regulations and to be in agreement with the specifications and conditions of participation.
MAILED ENTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PACKED FLAT.
Prizes:
1. GRAND PRIX 1000 €
2. SECOND PRIZE 750 €
3. THIRD PRIZE 500 €
4. Gold, silver and bronze award 250 €
Three special awards.
All prizes shall be encashed in EURO
ENTRY FORM

Medijana Fest Cartoon Competition

Medijana Fest International Cartoon Competition - Child
Theme: "CHILD"
Technique: free
Maximum 3 works
Deadline for works: July 20 2007
Exibition: July 25 2007
Works to be sent to: fest@medijana.org.yu/
JPG 300 dpi /
PRIZES:
1st: TV set
2nd: DVD player
3rd: Audio mini line
Three diplomas
Art Direktor: Medijana City Municipality president.
(Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/)

14th International Exhibition of Alcala

The Alcala University General Foundation announce the 14th International Graphic Humour Exhibition of Alcala, related to the subject of Gender Equality, under the following conditions:
1. Participation is open to all professional cartoonists that publish or have published in any national or international media.
2. The work about Gender Equality will be submitted, in order to participate in the exhibition. It may be a cartoon, comic strip, or caricature. The application form below should be filled and sent together with the artwork (also available at www.humor.fgua.es/XIVmuestra). The organization reserves the right to invite some authors.
3. The artworks must be original and any technique or support can be used (for those created with computer, the artist has to prove that it is the only technique he usually employs - by signing the artwork, indicating its copy number and the amount created [for example: 2/4, if it is the second of 4 copies] -). The maximum size will be 297 x 420 mm (A3).
4. The works have to be packaged to protect the contents. It is recommended to place the entry between two plain pieces of cardboard. The organization has no liability for any eventual loss or damage during the sending. Participants will be responsible for Packaging and Postage costs.
5. The works must be submitted before July 31st, 2007 at the following address:
Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá
XIV Muestra Internacional de Humor Gráfico.
C/ Imagen, 1-3. 28801 Alcalá de Henares.
Madrid. España.
Respecting the deadline is essential in order to plan the catalogue and design the exhibition.
6. The works selected by the Selection Committee will be displayed at the 14th International Graphic Humour Exhibition of Alcala, and other exhibitions that may be carried out.
7. Submitted works will be part of the Alcala University General Foundation´s graphic humour funds (unless there is an opposite statement, by means of writing the word "Devolución"-Return on the back of the artwork) and may be used in its spaces, publications and in travelling exhibitions.
8. The Alcala University General Foundation has the right to reproduce and circulate the entries, whenever the author's name appears and the main objective is the dissemination of the exhibition, or the participation in other activities of the Alcala University General Foundation in the graphic humour area, is to say, catalogues, posters, the press, web sites, etc., without generating any obligation towards the participating authors.
9. 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 works. Authors may attend exhibition opening and other parallel activities.
Further information on accommodation conditions will be sent to those who request it.
10. Once the exhibition has closed in Alcala, all the authors whose work has been selected will receive a copy of the publication made for the exhibition.
11. The organization reserves the right to not exhibit those artworks considered to be an attempt against individual or collective rights.
12. The participation to the event implies the acceptance of all the above mentioned points.
WEB: http://www.humor.fgua.es/

13.7.07

On-line voting for the PortoCartoon 2007

Dear Cartoonist,
We are very pleased to announce you that is open from today the on-line voting for the PortoCartoon 2007.
The public can choose its favourite drawing, independently of the choice of the jury of this festival. People all around the world could vote in the Cartoon Virtual Museum (http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/f_portocartoon_2007_vote.htm).
35 artists are in contest, and each cartoon can be seen in detail. The candidates are the awarded, the honourable mentions and the finalist ones of the 9th PortoCartoon-World Festival. The voting will be open until 30th September on the Portuguese Printing Press Museum and until 31st December on the Cartoon Virtual Museum.
With my very best regards
The Director
Luís Humberto Marcos.

10.7.07

2nd Greekartoon Cartoon Contest - Greece

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Directorate of Fine Arts) and Greekartoon are organizing the 2nd International Cartoon Contest entitled “Future Children”. It would have been perfect that “Children” to have not only write down the concept, but also to participate to this contest. Anyhow, this job is not a “toy and a children’s fun game”… Therefore, even this job is one of the so many serious jobs that belong exclusively to the “jurisdiction” of the adults. But which “adults” and with what kind of “qualifications” are undertaking such a responsibility against “Children”? Well, the answer to be continued and discovered in the works of the artists that will be sent. In the meantime, even partially and for the sake of the record, let’s comply with our “duty and obligation” towards Children, by stating that:
Children are:
The life source of a society,
Potential agents of the modern and new,
An inexhaustible and unfailing source of feelings and creative renewal,
A “delicate” social group with a sensitive - fragile psychology vulnerable to discrimination and abuse.
Thus, the aim of the Contest is to “Cartoonconstruct” the archetype philosophy, route and life of the planet “Child” to the cosmic cultural universe named Life, to join and mingle to with other planets and galaxies. This Contest is dedicated to all world children as the “Generation Next.”
Contest rules
1. The contest theme is “The Future Children”
2. The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide.
3. Each artist may submit up to three entries. The size of the works should be from 210 x 297 mm (min.) to 297 x 420 mm (max.). Any technique shall be accepted. Works should be submitted unframed and unmounted.
4. Word cartoons will be accepted. In this case, a translation in English must be provided.
5. Previously awarded works will not be accepted.
6. The right to resolving of any arising dispute or conflict of interests or in any other matter deemed appropriately (e.g. regulations compliance, artistic, technical or otherwise), after consultation with the Jury Members, rests with the GREEKARTOON, whose decision is final and uncontestable.
7. Collective work will not be accepted.
8. Entries should be accompanied by a completed entry form, a short biographical note and a photograph of the artist. Name, correspondence address, telephone number and e-mail address of the artist should also be indicated on the reverse side of each entry.
9. Deadline for entries is August 24th, 2007.
10. The International Jury will meet in September 2007 for the selection and award of the works. The jury’s decision is final and cannot be contested.
11. Prizes:
First Prize: 8.000,00 euros and Trophy
Second Prize: 3.500,00 euros and Trophy
Third Prize: 2.000,00 euros and Trophy
Seven (7) Honorary Mentions
Prize winners will be invited at the award ceremony.
12. All selected works will be displayed in an exhibition and one free copy of the exhibition catalogue will be sent to the artists whose works have been selected.
13. Awarded works will not be returned to the artists.
Non-awarded works will be returned to the artists upon request, not before May 2008.
Click appropriate box: YES NO
Unclaimed or offered works by artists could be used for cartoon art making promotional purposes.
14. The works will be displayed at http://www.greekartoon.gr/ and may be used for promotional purposes printed or electronically or otherwise and permit third parties to reproduce them for promotional purposes of the exhibition and used without any monetary or otherwise compensation. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions stated herein.
15. The organizers are not responsible in any way whatsoever and cannot also be hold responsible for any liability arising from any damage cause by shipping or handling of the third parties.
16. By filling and signing the entry form, the artist unconditionally agrees with the above-mentioned rules of the contest.
17. The award ceremony will take place in Greece, October 2007.
18. All entries should be sent to:
GREEKARTOON P.O. Box 3953, 102 10 Athens, GREECE

8.7.07

More similarities

About similarities between Shibu's prize-winning 2007 and Borta's 2005 cartoons, Julian PENA - PAI reminds Muhittin Koroglu's grand prize cartoon 2003 (see above): http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/imagens/orisodomundo/2003/vpc01.jpg
Well, the problem seems to have two aspects:
A) A jury should be more careful about similarities and repetitions. Especially, if there is a pre-selection jury, the runners-up (finalists) should consist of such original works that they wouldn't lead to any controversy.
B) What is the mechanism of humoristic creation that causes the same ideas occur to artists from diverse parts of the world? Huseyin Cakmak has collected a great number of cartoons closely similar to each other yet made by artists from different countries and at different times. They don't necessarily be thought always as plagiarism I suppose. There are hidden or intrinsic patterns of humoristic thinking. Umit Mufit Dincay has once told me that he has thousands of sketches or drafts which he would develop any one into a cartoon in a short time. Muhittin Koroglu also has sets of unpublished cartoons on specific themes like Noah of the Ark, etc. What makes a cartoonist think of so many variations of a theme is deep concentration on a subject I think. Yet a cartoon is something more than an idea, isn't it? The perspective, figures, style, technique, colour, and the MESSAGE is also important. Shouldn't there be some criticism too?

1.7.07

Saloon of Humor for the Amazon Forest

1st International Saloon of Humor for the Amazon Forest / Brazil
1. Dates:
Registration: From June 27th to August 31st.
Result of the previous selection: September 2007
Result of the selection by the International jury and the releasing of the final result: October 2007
2. Participation: All cartoonists, professional or not, are allowed to submit original works, since they have not been awarded in other saloons up to the deadline for registrations (August 31st 2007). Each author may submit up to 3 (three) works developed under any technique, including those ones done by computers. For each work sent, one entry form must be filled up. The entry forms are available at http://www.brazilcartoon.com/
3. Theme: Humor for the Amazon Forest
4. Sending the works: All works, including those ones drawn by hand, must be sent by e-mail, resolution 300 DPIs, color mode RGB, JPG (average quality - 5) or PDF up to the limit of 1,5 MB for each work. Each e-mail must contain only one work and it must come with the respective entry form.
5. Prizes:
5.1 The guiding criteria for selecting and awarding will be:
Creativity.
Originality (The work must not have been published in any kind of media and must not have been awarded in this kind of competition either).
Quality of the drawings.
5.2 Prizes: The prize for the first place will be R$ 10.000,00 (Ten thousand Reais) plus a trophy and a certificate. The second and third places will receive trophies and certificates. The jury may give honorable mentions to the participants.
The awarded works will be part of the brazilcartoon Artwork Collection.
Prizes not taken in 90 (ninety) days after the releasing of the results will become worthless.
The value of the prize for international works will be converted to dollars according to its value on June 27th 2007, date of the beginning of the competition. The prize will be paid in March 2008.
6. Copyright: By submitting their works, the authors transfer automatically all copyright of their awarded works to brazilcartoon, which may use the works freely. The awarded works will be part of the brazilcartoon Artwork Collection.
7. Disagreement on results: If the jury verifies any kind of fraud or plagiarism on one or more works, it will cancel the prize. The works will be on the website http://www.brazilcartoon.com/ in October 2007 and the results may be contested up to 10 (ten) days after the opening of the saloon, supported by proper proves of any mistake made by the jury. Works sent that are not according to these rules and regulations or those containing any kind of plagiarism will be automatically excluded of the contest.
8. Where to register: To ensure that the works will be sent properly, we suggest that the works be sent through our website, using the system bellow, filling out the entry form and attaching your drawings.
ENTRY FORM
Deadline: August 31st 2007. The date the e-mail was sent will be observed.
9. Further information: Brazilcartoon Organization.
Marcio Leite 55 38-3216-1109 info@brazilcartoon.com

22.6.07

Special Gallery: Woman

Syria cartoon web site and Nesasy website organize a special gallery
Theme: Woman (wife, family, work, love, honor killings, violence)
Entries: max. 3 cartoons on color or b/w (from archives too)
Size: JPG or GIF, 72 dpi, max. 1000 KB
Deadline: 1/1/2008
Prizes: Monthly Prizes: The certificate will be awarded for one cartoonist only. The Monthly Prizes will be awarded from May 2007 to Jan 2008.
Remark: only the best cartoons will be published and may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, etc.
Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.
Send your cartoons by email: womencartoon@yahoo.com

21.6.07

The Image of America

Call for entries - Deadline extended -
WittyWorld is conducting a worldwide survey on the "The Image of America"
WittyWorld is conducting a survey of international perceptions of the United States, its influence, culture, and people. Cartoonists and artists are invited to offer their own version of opinions. A balance of views (positive and negative) is preferable, although the study is not necessarily looking to achieve that. The main goal is to mirror true images of how the world sees the U.S. as a whole — not only the present Bush Administration. However, all submissions, regardless of their points of view, will be considered and evaluated.
We are looking for visually exciting art directly addressing the complex image that the United States emanates to the rest of the world. An example (by Davor Trgovcevic, Croatia) is provided within this announcement.
Dr. A. William Menzin, a Harvard psychiatrist with a long-standing interest in using political cartoons for gauging social attitudes, is a strong supporter of the project and is advising and cooperating with WittyWorld founder Joe Szabo, who is writing a book.
A broad selection of the finest submitted examples will be the highlight of this study, while a traveling exhibition is also in the planning. Although high quality reproductions and electronic versions are also accepted, for the purpose of the show, original cartoons are preferable.
We have received wonderful submissions, however the deadline has been extended until further notice to allow for a broader geographic representation of opinions to come in while the book is being written. There is no limit as to how many cartoons/art may be submitted, but the size of the images must be at least A4 (21X30 cm). Original artworks should be sent to WittyWorld, 214 School Street, North Wales, PA 19454, USA. Electronic submissions (must be in high resolution — minimum 300 dpi and in either .tif or .jpg format) and inquiries should be sent to editor@wittyworld.com.

20.6.07

Annual Homer Davenport Cartoon Contest

Contest Info & Rules for 2007 International Cartoon Contest
Format: 8.5" by 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm) maximum. Black & White.
Subject: Contemporary political, economic and social ideas of interest; an “Editorial Cartoon.”
Entry & Fees: Must be postmarked by July 15th, 2007.
US residents 17 and older = $5.00 for each cartoon (Check or cash). Youths 16 and younger are free. Non-US entries are free.
Prizes: We offer First Place, Second Place, Third Place, an Honorable Mention, and a Public’s Choice award — all certificate prizes.
Monetary prizes are only applicable for First, Second, and Third Places for USA residents 17 and over (the only group required to pay for entry).
Prizes (all prizes in US dollars)
First Place $100.00
Second Place $50.00
Third Place $25.00
Submission: Anyone may submit a cartoon, and as many entries as you wish, but each must be accompanied by its own entry form. Your entry must be your own work and unpublished. We encourage you to send good copies of the original art on bright white paper. Originals cannot be sent back, but you can pick them up at the end of the festival. Libelous, slanderous, racist or salacious entries will not be accepted. We encourage you to mark your artwork with a copyright notice. Example: “© 2007, Jamie Doe.”
Address: Homer Davenport International Cartoon Contest P.O. Box 781 Silverton, OR 97381 USA
Cartoons will be displayed in an exhibit at Homer Davenport Days (Aug. 3rd thru 5th). It is local tradition for winning cartoons to be published in the local newspaper, and we now post winners on our web site (davenportdays.com). For future festivals, we would like to post certain cartoons that still have topical merit; these are not in competition and not posted near competing cartoons. We will contact you prior to the festival to secure your permission to do this. In all cases, your name and state/country will be clearly labeled.
http://www.davenportdays.com/
Entry form
(Source: http://www.cartoonblues.com/)

18.6.07

12th Mercosur Salon Diògenes Taborda prize

Basis of the 12th Diògenes Taborda Salon 2007
Can participate: painters, photographers, printers, humorists, etc.
Theme: free.
Format: 40 cm x 30 cm only on paper, cardboard, cloth.
Jury: Integrated by critics of art residing in Mercosur.
Deliveries: the art will be personally presented or sent in a sealed envelope (no framing, not paspartu) to the
Volpe Stessens Cultural Foundation, Caseros 2739, CP 1246, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
until August the first 2007.
Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and one mention will be awarded in the following categories: Graphic humor / illustration / painting / digital art / popular naïf art / drawing / photography (monochrome or color up to 6 per artist).
36 works of art: 8 paintings, 8 sculptures, 8 engravings, 8 drawings from great masters of painting from Mercosur will be awarded valuated in 5000 US dollars.
Cost: 50 Us dollars will be changed to participant artist to pay edition of brochure, packing/transportation in returning works, send fee by Foundation Cultural Volpe Stessens, cuenta corriente Bank Frances Nº 012-009379-9 - Buenos Aires – Sucursal Parque Patricios /Jorge Volpe DNI 12087670, Caseros 2739, CP 1246.
In case of not sending the money asked works will be considered a donation to the Volpe Stessens Foundation to become a part of the acerbity of the Itimuseum / Diògenes Taborda Museum / Paillet Museum or to be given away to some public welfare institution..
Volpe Stessens Cultural Foundation will care for good preserving of consignees works, but will not be responsible for theft, loss or breaking of them. When participating in these salons Volpe Stessens Cultural Foundation is authorized to reproduce images of the exposing works on books, magazines, newspapers or any place where Jorge Volpe Considers convenient for the best diffusion and promotion of the prizes.
Looking forward to counting with your participation and spreading of this information to achieve the best realization of these three salons,
cordially greet you,
Jorge Volpe,
director of the Volpe Stessens Cultural Foundation.
E-mail: diogenestaborda@gmail.com

17.6.07

First International cartoon contest (Naji Al Ali)

Dear Cartoonist: Under the auspices of Syrian Ministry of Information, Syria Cartoon website invites you to participate inThe First International cartoon contest (Naji Al Ali)
RULES
Themes: Naji Al Ali – Caricature & cartoon. A: Palestinian Cartoonist, B: Palestine.
Entries:
1- Each cartoonist can submit a max of 6 works. Original and made by computer will be accepted: black & white or colored.
2- Size: strictly A4 (21 x 29.7)
3- Deadline: 25/7/2007
4- On the back of each work the following information should appear: First name - surname - address - tel & fax - e-mail – theme section & title.
5- NOTE: entry- form is necessary.
6- The works will be displayed at Syria Cartoon website: http://www.syriacartoon.com/ or may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, etc. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.
7- All entry works must not be submitted as neither folded nor rolling form.
8 - The works will not be returned.
9 - All the cartoonists whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue.
10 - The prize winners will be informed by mail.
11 - The results will be declared in August 2007.
12- PRIZES: Golden prize, Silver prize, Bronze prize, special prize: all selected works will be awarded.
13- All awards are subject to necessary adjustment. Please check web bulletin.
14- By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.
Contact: President: RAED KHALIL
http://www.syriacartoon.com/
info@syriacartoon.com
syriacartoon@yahoo.com
All works should be sent to:
The First International cartoon contest (Naji Al Ali) SYRIA- DAMASCUS – P.O.BOX: 6540
(About Naji Al Ali click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naji_Salim_al-Ali)

KOSOVA World Cartoon Festival 2007

Contest: open to all cartoonists
Theme : News
Technique: free
Entries: max. 3 cartoons
The works must be original, including digital artworks if the print are signed by the author, accompanied by the author’s entry-form / biography /. The awarded works in other competitions, photocopies, etc... will not be accepted. /
Size: max. B3 / 50 x 35 cm
Deadline: August 01, 2007 / The postmark will provide the proof /
Prizes:
Grand Prize.........10 000 Euro,
First Prize:............5 000 Euro,
Second Prize:........4 000 Euro,
Third Prize:...........3 000 Euro,
/ Including travel and accommodation expenses in Kosova, during the Awards Ceremony... / and 5 Special Prizes......
The international jury: August 23-25, 2007
Results: September 01, 2007
Exhibition: Museum of Kosova / September 21, 2007 / from 19.00 h
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy
Remark: The awarded works will become property of the Gallery / KOSOVA World Cartoon Festival. The others will be returned to the artists, if formally requested, after August 2008. / Artists may also leave the cartoons to the Gallery / KOSOVA World Cartoon Festival. /
All rights reserved : © KOSOVA World Cartoon Festival
/ The organizer holds the rights to publish the cartoons, on media and other publicity materials, such are web-page, catalogues, posters, calendars, cards etc... anything that has to do with animation, affirmation of the Festival... /
Address:
KOSOVA World Cartoon Festival P.O.Box. 257, 10000 Prishtina KOSOVA / UNMIK
+377 / 0 / 44 666548
info@kosovacartoon.com
http://www.kosovacartoon.com/

"Masters of Caricature" 2007

International Biennial for Caricature - "Masters of Caricature" 2007
Subject: Ritual Celebratory Foods (a perspective of folk culture)
1. The Biennial for Caricature is open to professional and amateur caricaturists from all over the world.
2. Each participant should send at least one piece of work 210/297 (A4 format)
3. The caricatures may be in color or black and white.
4. Participants should send their caricatures by July 31, 2007
5. It is recommended that in addition to their caricatures, participants also send a photograph and CV.
6. An international jury will nominate 5 caricatures who will be conferred the title "Master of Caricature".
7. Prize-winning caricatures are not returned.
8. The rest of the caricatures will be sent back if artists state their desire in written form.
9. The catalogue of the exhibition will be given, free-of-charge to winners and those included in the catalogue.
Submission deadline: July 31, 2007 (post mark date)
Address for submissions: Regional Ethnographic Museum, 2, Dr. Chomakov St. 4000, Plovdiv - BULGARIA
(Source: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com)

34th International Humour Exhibition of Piracicaba - Brazil

REGULATION
1 - DATES
The 34th Piracicaba International Humor Show will be held according to the following REGULATION AND SCHEDULE:
REGISTRATION: until July 13, 2007.
OPENING: August 25, 2007.
2 - ATTENDANCE
All professional or amateur cartoonists may register new humor works that have not received prizes in other shows, until up to the event subscription closing date (July 13, 2007). Each author may register up to 2 (two) works per category. Any works developed in any technique will be accepted.
3 - CATEGORIES
Cartoon, Charge, Caricature, Strips and Vanguard (in this category, computerized works may be registered).
The theme is free, in A3 (297 x 420 mm) format, without frames and cardboard-mounted. In the Strips category, boards with a maximum of 1 to 3 pages will be accepted, with humor themes.
Categories Definitions:
CARTOON – Graphic humor with universal and eternal themes.
CHARGE – Graphic representation of a current journalistic theme.
CARICATURE – Graphic art that expresses in a satiric manner the physical and/or personality character features.
STRIPS – Graphic art in sequence, with theme closed in standard format, usually published in newspaper columns.
VANGUARD – Graphic humor translated into forms that do not follow previous standards, but are presented as a cardboard presentation, in A3 (297 x 420mm) format. Works that did not comply with these dimensions will be automatically disqualified.
4 - PRIZE
A total of 5 (five) prizes will be awarded, in a total amount of R$ 25,000.00 (twenty five thousand reais), acquisitive by Piracicaba Municipality, divided as follows:
a) Five Prizewinners, in the amount of R$ 4,000.00 (four thousand reais), divided into the following categories.
b) A R$ 5,000.00 (five thousand reais) prize denominated GRANDE PRÊMIO SALÃO DE HUMOR DE PIRACICABA [Piracicaba Humor Show Big Prize], which will be granted to one of the five prizewinners in each category.
c) The winner of the Humor Show Big Prize, will receive a special trophy, and the prizewinners of each category, whose artwork and creation will be donated by cartoonist Zélio Alves Pinto.
Observation: The prize jury reserves the right to not award prizes to the categories that do not reach the required levels, transferring them to other categories or creating a special prize of the Show.
There will be a Selection Jury and a Prize Jury composed of qualified people of the concerned area. The prizes will be acquisitive by Piracicaba Municipality.
If the prize jury finds any type of fraud or illegal use in one or more registered works, it may cancel the awarded prize. The awarded works will be divulged on the Humor Show’s webpage after inauguration of the same, and may be contested until one week after the Show’s opening, with the applicable evidence of any irregularities committed without the jury’s knowledge. Other prizes and mentions may be instituted, at the discretion of the Organization Committee.
5 - REGISTRATION
Works must be sent to the following address:
SALÃO INTERNACIONAL DE HUMOR DE PIRACICABA/Secretaria da Ação Cultural, Avenida Maurice Allain, 454 CEP 123.405-123 - Piracicaba - SP. BRAZIL
Deadline: July 13, 2007 (postal date will be valid).
6 - COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Information: (19) 3403-2620/2621/2622/2623
Works will be returned until 1 (one) year after closing of the event on October 14, 2007. If the artist wishes to receive his/her work before that date, he/she must request it at ‘Centro de Pesquisa de Divulgação Nacional de Humor de Piracicaba’, at the above mentioned address.
In addition to the registration form, each work page must present on the back the following information: registration category, author’s full name, artistic name, full address, phone number, e-mail, CPF and RG number and banking data. They may also send a brief curriculum vitae and a picture for registration in the Show’s database.
When registering, the author transfers the Assignment of Author’s Rights relative to his/her Work(s) when awarded on an acquisitive basis, in conformity with Law 9610 of February 19, 1988 (Copyright Law) on a full, universal and definite basis, in all utilization modes and on a complimentary basis, the author’s rights, safeguarded by the said law, relating to the work(s) awarded in the Piracicaba International Humor Show, becoming an integral part of the Municipal Public Heritage for all intents and purposes, in conformity with Municipal Law 2249 of 1976, partially altered by Municipal Law 2486 of 1982, and consolidated by Municipal Law 5.194 of 2002.
Entry-form: http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests/piracicaba2007.pdf

16.6.07

14th Antiwar Cartoon Salon "Kragujevac 2007"

The City of Kragujevac remembers the most brutal atrocities in Kragujevac when on 21st of October 1941 the Fascists executed several thousand civilians and sincerely hopes that such atrocity will never repeat and that the peace in the world will prevail.
The City of Kragujevac announces International competition 14th Antiwar Cartoon Salon "Kragujevac 2007"
Deadline: 10 September 2007
The international jury will make the selection of the submitted cartoons and decide which works will be exhibited and published in the salon catalogue. Also, the jury will award the following prizes:
Gold plaque & 1000 US$
Silver plaque & 800 US$
Bronze plaque & 500 US$
Award of the Mayor of Bydgoscz ( Poland ) in the amount of 750 €
Award of the City of Ingolstadt ( Germany ) in the amount of 500 €
Award of the City of Bielsko Biala ( Poland ) in the amount of 500 €
Award of the City of Suresnes ( France ) in the amount of 500 €
Award of the City of Pitesti ( Romania ) in the amount of 500 €
The cartoonists and fine artists from all over the world are invited to take part in the salon.
The applicants should submit the maximum of 3 (three) original works on the antiwar topic and understanding and solidarity among the people, which are not been previously awarded on some other international competitions.
The dimensions of works should be maximum 35x35 cm, art technique is at the choice of the artist. Also, electronic form with original signature of the author should be submitted.
On the back of all the cartoons should be written the personal details about the author: name, surname, address, phone/fax, e-mail.
The works should be sent by September 10, 2007.
The jury session will be held on September 14 and 15, 2007.
The cartoons should be sent to the following address:
SALON ANTIRATNE KARIKATURE
City of Kragujevac Trg slobode 334000 Kragujevac Serbia
The Salon Exhibition will be held within October festivities in the Gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac. The opening night is scheduled for October 20, 2007.
The Salon reserves the right to exhibit and reproduce the cartoons sent to the competition without any remuneration to the authors.
(Source: http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/en/detail.asp?ID=380)