9.3.16

XXIII International Exhibition of Arts of Humor, Alcala 2016, Spain

The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá, through the Instituto Quevedo del humor announces the XXIII International Exhibition of Arts of Humor around the subject THE BORDERS. 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 THE BORDERS. 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, that can also be found and sent online (www.miah.iqh.es). 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). 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 or to the online form.
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. All shipping charges will be at the participant’s expense.
5 All art pieces will be sent before May 30, 2016, by mail, online form, or to the following address:
Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá
XXIII Muestra Internacional de las Artes del Humor
C/ Nueva, 4. 28801 Alcalá de Henares
Madrid ESPAÑA
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 XXIII 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”. The authors who want a donation certificate must write “Certificado” on the reverse of the piece.
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.
More info & Regulation in languages: http://miah.iqh.es/.

6.3.16

The first Cartoon Contest on Waste Management 2016, Iran

The first Cartoon Contest on Waste Management 2016, Iran
Regulation:
Theme: 3 R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Pre-Collection Waste Preparation And Separation At Source (Modifying Consumption Patterns, Waste Reduction, Compression, Volume Reduction And Drying The Recyclable Waste)
Recyclablewaste Separation (Paper. Cardboard. Glass. Plastic , Wood ...)
Organic Waste (The Foods, Tea, Vegetables, Fruits, Residue …)
Rules:
Each Participant Can Send Up To 5 Cartoon.
Must Send His (Full Name, Post Address, Email Address, Phone Number) Via Word File.
All Participants That Their Cartoons Publish In Catalogue Will Receive One Catalogue.
Send Cartoons Must Be 200 Dpi Resolution, Width Or Length 2000 Pixel & Jpg Format.
Send Cartoons Must Not Be Won A Prize Before.
Mention The Title (Waste Management) In The Subject Of Your Artworks
Prizes:
First Prize: $ 1,500, Honorable Mention And Trophy
Second Prize: $ 1000, Honorable Mention And Trophy
Third Prize: $ 700, Honorable Mention And Trophy
And 5 Special Awards.
Deadline: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Cartoon Must Be Sending To:INFO@IRANCARTOON.IR 
Source: irancartoon.

1.3.16

The 12th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2016

The 12th International Cartoon Contest SYRIA 2016
T h e m e : Art against terrorism
• 1 cartoon, A4, 200 dpi, JPG/JPEG and free techniques.
• Deadline: 10 /4 / 2016
Prizes: Golden, Silver, Bronze and 5 Special Prizes.
• Jury members will be considered as participants in the exhibition
and represent their own countries.
Their names will be automatically added to the List of Participants
(They will participate only in exhibition,
Not in contest (just honorary participation).
• Cartoons can be used for any promotion purposes
(Printing, websites, Newspapers, posters, invitation cards....etc)
without the permission of the artist and without any payment.
• Cartoons must be sent to:
syriacartooncontest2016@gmail.com
Syria Cartoon website:
www.raedcartoon.com.

29.2.16

47th International Graphic Humor Competition "Umoristi a Marostica" 2016, Italy

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2016
1. Theme of the competition and participation’s 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: BREAD
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 prices those works that are found to have been already edited
2. Shipping of the works and deadlines
Works and entry form can be sent both by email to: concorso@umoristiamarostica.it
Otherwise, they can be sent through the following services by April 2, 2016 :
WeTransfer https://www.wetransfer.com/
Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/it/
Google Drive https://drive.google.com/
Mail: UMORISTI A MAROSTICA Pro Marostica - Piazza Castello 1-36063 MAROSTICA (VI) – ITALIA
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 acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by the "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The Jury's decisions are unquestionable and uncontestable
3. Delivery of the Original Works and the Award of the Prices
The authors selected by the jury will receive an email with the informations about the deadlines and the modality to sent the original works. 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.
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.
4. Opening Ceremony, Awarding and Acceptance of the Regulation
The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May, 21, 2016 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 12, 2016.
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 web 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".
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.

20.2.16

Winners in the International Exhibition Satyrykon - Legnica 2016, Poland

Satyrykon 2016. Jury verdict
The protocol
of the jury session of International Exhibition
SATYRYKON – Legnica 2016
20 February 2016
Jury represented by:
The chairman
GABRIEL KOŁAT (PL)
Members
MOHAMMAD AMIN AGHAEI (IR)
RIBER HANSSON (S)
SEBASTIAN KUBICA (PL)
LUIS HUMBERTO MARCOS (P)
ELŻBIETA PIETRASZKO (PL)
ANDREI POPOV (RUS)
SZYMON SZYMANKIEWICZ (PL)
having seen 2.519 works by 741 authors, who come from 58 countries of the world, the Jury has awarded the following regular prizes:
Grand Prix Satyrykon 2015 and money award in amount of 8.000 PLN to Mr GERHARD GEPP (Austria) for his work Closed (Top).
Section I: evil
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 to Mr GRZEGORZ MYĆKA (Poland) for his untitled work
2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 to Mr HOUMAYOUN MAHMOUDI (England) for his untitled work
3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 to Mr JERZY GŁUSZEK (Poland) for his work Soldier (Above)
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
Mr ŁUKASZ KLIŚ (Poland) for his works: „Rec.ydywa zła”, „Hejtler”
Mr ARISTIDES HERNANDEZ (Cuba) for his untitled work
Section II: joke and satire
1st prize, golden medal and money award of PLN 6.000 to Mr MIHAI IGNAT (Romania) for his untitled work
2nd prize, silver medal and money award of PLN 5.500 to Mr ALESSANDRO GATTO (Italy) for his untitled work
3rd prize, bronze medal and money award of PLN 5.000 to Mr ANDREA PECCHIA (Italy) for his work You are here
and the two equal distinction awards of PLN 4.000 each for:
Mr LEX DREWIŃSKI (Germany/Poland) for his work Li(F)e
Mr ILYA KATZ (Izrael) for his work Freedom of expression (Above)
That way the protocol was close.
s p e c i a l a w a r d s
The Director of Legnica Culture Centre Award in amount of PLN 4.000 for Ms BLAGOVESTA TSVETKOVA (Bulgaria) for her work Evil’s joke.
Source: http://en.satyrykon.pl/.

18.2.16

10th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic, Bucovina 2016, Romania

The International Exhibition
of Satirical Graphic
BUCOVINA - ROMANIA
the 10 th Edition, 2016
Organizers:
Bucovina Museum – muzeulbucovinei.ro
„Gândeşte” Association – gandeste.org
Suceava County Council – cjsuceava.ro
The Bucovina Museum from Suceava has the distinct pleasure of inviting you to participate to the International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic BUCOVINA - ROMANIA, the 10th Edition, 2016.
1. The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “NEW WORLD ORDER”.
2. We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists from all over the world, regardless of their age.
3. The number of sent cartoons is maximum five (otherwise you will be disqualified).
4. Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV) (otherwise you will be disqualified)
5. The exhibition prizes are:
- Grand prize – 500 € + diploma + gold medal
- Second prize - 300 € + diploma
- Third prize - 100 € + diploma
- Three mentions - diploma + medal
6. The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: competition@muzeulbucovinei.ro and they must be of 300 dpi resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or coloured.
7. All the events of the exhibition will be published in the web page of the Bucovina Museum and also on the webpages of the partners. All the artists who will qualify for the exhibition will receive the printed catalogue containing all the selected cartoons.
8. Deadline for sending your cartoons: 31 May 2016.
9. The exhibition will be opened for the public in June 2016.
10. Bucovina Museum – muzeulbucovinei.ro and „Gândeşte” Association – gandeste.org reserve the right to use the works submitted for the contest in any way suited to promote the contest and its results.
Jury Members: Mihai Panzaru Pim – cartoonist; George Licurici – cartoonist; Ovidiu Ambrozie Borta BOA- cartoonist
Artistic manager: BOA www.artboa.ro; www.artboa.blogspot.com, boa-caricatura.eu.