2nd International Humor Exhibition of Manaus 2014 with theme: Football World Cup

2nd International Humor Exhibition of Manaus 2014, Brazil
REGULATION

1 - DATES
The 2nd International Humor Exhibition of Manaus 2014, conducted by Jack Cartoon Productions / CT Tech Amazon Fight City Hall / Manaus / Amazonas State Government shall comply with the following schedule - Registration: until May 7. Art Selection: 22 and 23 May. Opening and Awards: June 2. Closing: August 3.
2 - PARTICIPATION
Professional and amateur artists, Brazilians and foreigners can apply unpublished artworks that were not awarded until the closing date for entries.
The works - all categories - can be sent by MAIL or ELECTRONIC MAIL (applications over the Internet, in the format and 300 DPI, JPGE, attached images at once).
The graphical technique is free. Digital copies signed by author and being indicated that it is print number 01 and sculptures, with humorous content will also be accepted. 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).
Each artist may enter a maximum of 03 works per category: Cartoon (( graphic humor themed to FOOTBALL WORLD CUP), Charge – GRAPHIC HUMOR ( with graphic humor journalistic themes to FOOTBALL ), Caricature ( graphic humor which expresses the physical traits and / or character personality known in SOCCER WORLD CUP), Comic Strips/Comic Stories ( graphic sequentially . Caution: for comics stories will be accepted a maximum of 02 pages ) and THEME SOCCER WORLD CUP. Along the arts enrolled the artist must attach the completed registration form legibly and signed. It is also requested resume and photo to the database of Amazon Fight Training Center Tech.
ADDRESS
2º Salão Internacional de Humor de Manaus /Jack Cartoon Produções – Rua. 24 de Maio, 590 – Caixa Postal - CEP 69010.-080 – Manaus AM BRASIL
E-MAIL ADRESSES
Cartoon Category: premiocartum@gmail.com
Charge Category: premiocharge@gmail.com
Caricature Category: premiocaricatura@gmail.com
Comic Strips/Stories Category: premiotira@gmail.com
3 - AWARDS
The Awards are a total of R$ 30,000.00 (thirty thousand reais), of divided as follows:
a) Four 1st place prizes in the amount of R$ 5,000.00 (five thousand reais) each, divided among the categories.
b) One award of R$ 10,000.00 (ten thousand reais) called GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL HUMOR OF MANAUS chosen among the five winners of each category.
c) Beside the money prize, the awarded artists will be receiving trophies. Other awards and honors may be imposed at the discretion of the Organizing Committee.
There will be a Selection Jury and an Award Jury composed by qualified people in the area. If the Award Jury finds any type of fraud or plagiarism in one or more registered works, the Jury may cancel the award. The result of the award may be contested until a week after the opening of the Exhibition, with reasonable evidence of any wrongdoing without acknowledgement of the committee.
4 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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. The returning of the artworks after the closing of the exhibition must be formally requested early in the registration form. Otherwise the artworks will ultimately belong to the collection of the CT Tech Amazon Fight City Hall, which will exercise the right of property, as it finds interesting.
The organization of the 2nd International Humor Exhibition of Manaus 2014 is not responsible for possible damages that may happen when the arts are sent or returned.
The authors transfer automatically Authorial Rights of his artworks when awarded acquisitively (including mentions), in accordance with the Law n° 9610, February 19st, 1988 (Authorial Rights Law), therefore, universal and definitely in all use modalities and gratuitous, the rights of the author, guaranteed by the mentioned law; referring to the awarded artworks in the 2nd International Humor Exhibition of Manaus 2014 and now integrant part of the CT Tech Amazon Fight City Hall .
IMPORTANT: The work submitted must be accompanied by the registration form, duly completed and signed by the author. Registration Form on source.

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"Rights" is the theme in 46th International Contest "Umoristi A Marostica" 2014, Italy

46th International Contest "Umoristi A Marostica" 2014, Italy
REGULATIONS

1. Theme of the competition and participation rules
The contest is open to all cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It is possible to participate also out of the competition. This request excludes the author from the award of the prizes.
The theme of the contest is: RIGHTS, inviolable and universal
Authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips), inherent to the theme proposed in relation to man, his existence and the society where he lives, seen in a humorous viewpoint. In order to be understood worldwide and beyond every linguistic barrier, the works must be without dialogue or texts.
Works must be inedited (that is, neither published before nor used to participate in other competitions). The organization can decide to exclude from the award of the prizes those works that are found to have been already edited.
2. Shipping of the works and deadlines
Works can be sent by email to: 2014@umoristiamarostica.it
Otherwise, they can be sent through the following services:
WeTransfer (http://www.wetransfer.com)
DropBox (http://www.dropbox.com)
Google Drive (http://drive.google.com)
Together with the application form −containing all author’s data− that can be downloaded from the website www.umoristiamarostica.it.
The works, in black/white or color made with any technique, must be in GIF, JPG, PNG or PDF, 150 dpi resolution, saved in high quality, weight max. 3 MB. Larger files will not be accepted.
The deadline for works reception is February 21, 2014
The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by the Artistic Direction and "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The Jury's decisions are unquestionable and uncontestable.
3. The Award of the Prices and the Delivery of the Original Works
The Jury will award the "International Grand Prix Scacchiera", the Special prize "Sandro Carlesso", the Special prize "Marco Sartore" and 10 Special prizes "Umoristi A Marostica". Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.
The results of the Jury will be given directly to all participating artists by email and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it.
The authors selected by the jury must send the original works for the exhibition.
If the work is realized exclusively with a digital technique, the author will have to send a dated, numbered and signed copy of the work.
Works must be sent (postage paid by the sender and without frames or glass), by April 15, 2014 to the following address: UMORISTI A MAROSTICA | PIAZZA CASTELLO 12 - 36063 MAROSTICA (VI) - ITALIA
4. Opening Ceremony, Awarding and Acceptance of the Regulation
The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May, 10, 2014 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 22, 2014.
All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue. Non-selected participants will have the possibility to demand the catalogue compiling the form on the site www.umoristiamarostica.it.
The works selected for the exhibition and for the catalogue will not be returned and will be included in the collection of "Umoristi A Marostica Museum". Nonselected paper works for the exhibition and the catalogue will be given back on request before and not after June 22, 2014. Shipping cost is debited to the author.
The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" reserves the right to authorize the reproduction of the works and the diffusion of them through various communication means citing the author with the words "Taken from Umoristi A Marostica", without any payment. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" is not responsible for transport damages.
The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the conditions and rules from the author.
Jury of Umoristi A Marostica 2014
SILVER, cartoonist | FERRUCCIO GIROMINI, journalist | ALESSANDRO TICH, journalist | MARILENA NARDI, cartoonist | FABIO MAGNASCIUTTI, cartoonist | MASSOUD SHOJAI TABATABAI, Director of Biennial Tehran (Iran) | Municipality of Marostica | GIÓX & MAURIZIO MINOGGIO, cartoonists, Art Directors of "Umoristi A Marostica" | Gruppo Grafico Marosticense
Timetable of Umoristi A Marostica 2014
Theme: RIGHTS | Participation deadline: February, 21 2014 | Deadline for the reception of the selected works: April, 15 2014 | Jury: from March, 3 to March, 10 2014 | Opening ceremony and awarding: May, 10 2014 | Exhibition: May, 10 – June, 22 2014.
Participation Coupon on the WEB: http://www.umoristiamarostica.it/.

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THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE, MFA
Kindly invites You to
THE EYE OF THE FISH
BY ANATOLIY STANKULOV
EXHIBITION AND A CHARITY SALE
The profit will be used to help the children refugees from Syria
12.12.2013, Thursday at 18.00 h
The Mission Gallery, State Institute for Culture
2, Al.Nobel str / entrance from Al.Zhenov str.
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