3rd International Sporthumor, the Smile Olympics

3rd INTERNATIONAL "SPORTHUMOR" THE SMILE OLYMPICS / ITALIA
Theme: All Sports (Football, Cycling, Athletics, Boxing, Motorcycling, Skiing, Motor Racing, Swimming, Running, Speedboat Racing, Basketball, Baseball, etc...)
Sections: Cartoon and Caricature.
Size: A4 (21x30 cm) only.
Works: Originals "without words", done using the freestyle technique. The digital works, printed on paper with original signatures, participate in the competition.
Maximum 3 works.
Deadline: 28 FEBRUARY 2010
Prizes:
A prize of 2.500 € will be given to the artist who receives the most votes from the public.
500 € will be given to the most interesting and funny digital work by a technical committee.
The most deserving and representative works will form part of a coloured catalogue specially created and sent free of charge to all the published authors.
The works sent could be used to promote the event.
The works sent will not be returned but form the basis for a future International Humor Museum.
Address: Emilio Isca, Via Dante 4, 10098 RIVOLI/TO - ITALIA
Responsible: Emilio Isca. Phone-Fax: +39 011 2483046 emilioisca@libero.it
Source: ecc

First International Contest of Cartoon Against Racism

First International Contest of Cartoon Against Racism - Brazil
Deadline: July 30, 2010
RULES
Colors can live in peace. If the world were painted a single color would not grace. It's fun to realize that there are millions of colors that live in peace making our world colorful and interesting.
But as it is still possible to create human beings so many differences in defense of black or white?
The famous Flicts book the Ziraldo. The book says that the world is made of colors, but none is Flicts. A rare color, fragile, sad, who sought in vain for a friend.
This contest expects cartoons against racism and the problems that cause this feeling in the world.
PRIZES:
1st Place: R$ 1.000,00 (REAIS) + Troféu + book Flicts + shirt Brazilcartoon
2st Place: Troféu + book Flicts + shirt Brazilcartoon
3st Place: Troféu + book Flicts + shirt Brazilcartoon
2 Mentions: book Flicts + shirt Brazilcartoon.
Warning: The value of the prize may be increased during the registration period. This will occur if the Brazilcartoon get sponsors.
Dateline: July 30, 2010
Submit your cartoon by e-mail: info@brazilcartoon.com TITLE E-MAIL (RACISM)
Realization: http://www.brazilcartoon.com/

The International Competition of Caricature and Cartoon “OPERA & BALLET”

Association of Polish Cartoonists and Opera Foundation, in cooperation with Museum of Caricature in Warsaw, invites you to participation in The International Competition of Caricature and Cartoon “OPERA & BALLET”.
Final Regulation of the Competition
Participation condition: All professional cartoonists.
Subject: Opera and ballet (history, present time, famous artists, famous works, etc.)
Technical conditions:
Works must be orginals; any kind of graphical technique will be accepted, including digital artwork if the prints are signed and if they are Print Number One. Prints digital artworks must be min. 300 dpi TIFF. Copies will be not accepted.
Number of caricatures or cartoons: Maximum 5.
Size / File format: Min 210 X 297 mm (DIN A 4) - Max 297 X 420 mm (DIN A 3).
The works should present on the reverse the following informations: author`s name and surname, post address, phone, mailing address, title of work.
The author's CV, in English or Polish, should also be sent.
Deadline for works reception: 30.03.2010
Address: The works should be sent to:
Stowarzyszenie Polskich Artystów Karykatury, ul. Kozia 11, 00-070 Warszawa, Poland, with note: “OPERA & BALLET”
Prizes and jury: The winners will be awarded the following prizes:
I - 1250 EURO
II - 1000 EURO
III - 750 EURO
and other mentions.
All awarded and mentioned works will stay property of organizers competition. Jury will select works to the exhibition. Jury will examine all works send to the Competition, without eliminate works previously published, exhibited and awarded on other competitions.
Exhibition: Exhibition will be opening in Polish National Opera House in Warsaw, in May 2010. After the exhibition in Warsaw will be other exhibition in Poland and other country and the works will be returned to their authors by end of 2011.
Catalogue: All the artists whose are selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue.
Final Provision: Organizers reserve for themselves right to use selected to the exhibition works for promotion subject “Opera & Ballet” on poster, catalogue or other materials connected with Competition. Beyond promotion of Competition authors keep all their authors rights (copyrights).
Any questions about this competition may be sent to organizers:
Superintendent - Jacek Frankowski: jacek@franek.com.pl
Artdirector - Witold Mysyrowicz: wmysyrowicz@aster.pl .

New Year message from cartoonist Vyacheslav Shilov arrived a week ago, yet at another e-address of mine

Merry Christmas!
Joy, health, happiness, good luck and do not you ever lose heart!
Sincerely,
Vyacheslav Shilov
http://best-cartoon.spb.ru/
PS. Drawing - my friend and colleague, ch. artist newspaper "Financial Times" Jeremy Banks (United Kingdom).

Final List of Winners in TALIDE's "Just Explain it Simply"

Minutes of Jury Meeting about exclusion and changes concerning the winners of the competition for cartoons and caricatures „JUST EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY – FINANCIAL CRISIS AND POVERTY“

Date: 29 December 2009

Jury: Osgit Cárdenas, Peter Bauer, Michael Klamp

The jury members have come to the unanimous decision to divest Mr MASOUD ZIAEI ZARDKHASHOEI (registration number 96) the 1st prize as he conflicted with the conditions for participation in point 4. His work had been proposed already to the „Cartoonale Brugge Cartoon Contest 2009 - Crisis!“ and had also been awarded there.. Ref: http://cultuur.brugge.be/CartoonaleBrugge09/Index.html 

The Jury has decided in an unanimous decision to change the awards as following: 

1st prize WESAM KHALIL (registration number 64) 

2nd prize REGGE VOM SCHULZENHOF (registration number 49) 

3rd prize HORACIO PETRE (registration number 116) 

Osgit Cárdenas - Peter Bauer - Michael Klamp. 

minutes: Hartmut Porsch.

20th International Satire Exhibition Studio d’Arte Andromeda

20th International Satire Exhibition “Trento between reality and madness” - Italy
Subject: Italian Land
On 2 August 1847 the Austrian chancellor Klemens von Metternich, wrote: “The word Italy is a geographical expression...”
After 13 years Italy became a State despite the skepticism of those who pretended to forget that the word “Italy” to the greatest artists of Europe meant more than just a geographical oddity, but represented civilisation, knowledge, culture, art and all the highest expressions produced by humans throughout history.
The most enlightened leaders of world culture, for centuries, considered the “Grand Tour”, travelling in Italy, as an essential step in their education and training.
What remains today, after 150 years of that hope to merge the different souls present on the peninsula called Italy and the desire to make a single witness and continuation of the immensity of which we are custodians of gifts?
Our review of XX satire is devoted to a discussion on Italy, which for us is first of all, cultural identity, identity that we feel, every day, in danger of extinction.
We are dealing with a world that continually sacrificed in the name of globalising short term illusions, that wealth of knowledge built with slow wisdom from those who lived with the thought, turning to us, to the future.
To you, to your poetic, ironic, irreverent, bright, satiric ferocity, pick these signals, the thoughts and emotions related to the land of Italy and represent them in terms of your art and your land.
REGULATION
Authors may submit an unlimited number of works, Studio d’Arte Andromeda reserving the right to expose those, which, in its sole discretion, considers most adherents to the theme.
The works must be original, can be made with any technique, and must adhere strictly to the theme.
Maximum size allowed: A3.
The works must arrive at the Studio d’Arte Andromeda via Malpaga, 17 - 38122 Trento ITALY, before (DEADLINE EXTENDED) 15 May 2010.
The date of the inauguration will be notified in time to all participants.
The works will be returned on demand.
The Organisation Committee will keep the prize-winner and signal works.
The Studio reserves the right to print a catalog with the most significant works and the right to use the same access to information, news and documents about the exhibition.
The catalog will be delivered during the opening or sent on request with the works.
Studio d’Arte Andromeda don’t answer of possible damaged or missing works, but maximum care of the delivered works is assured.
The contest has the following prizes:
1st Prize: € 1000,00
2nd Prize: € 700,00
3rd Prize: € 500,00
Visitors Prize: € 300,00.
Complete regulations & Participation Form: fanofunny .