The 8th International Speleocartoon Concourse 2019, Italy

Cheers to you all, cartoonists! 23 years after the latest edition, the GSL (Lavis’ speleological group) calls for pencils back to work as it announces, with ‘deep’ pride, the eighth international edition of the speleocartoon concourse.
Human beings have always been exploring aiming high, towards wide open spaces, mountain peaks, even the furthest reaches of the Universe. Speleologists, going with their gut, go against the tide and look down, to the deep dark of caves. Those places do exist thanks to the unceasing labor of the water, that rushes into mountains drop by drop, turning into a stream and then into an underground river. Cavers walk across empty spaces, tight passages and wide shafts created by water, as far as the water allows them to do it. Speleologists chase water in a world without sun, lighting up with exploration and imagination those uncharted sites.
No matter if you’re a speleologist or not, or whether you want to plunge in our world or if you prefer to remain on the surface: every reason can be a useful boost to set your fantasy free and take part in this blind date.

8th INTERNATIONAL SPELEOCARTOON CONCOURSE

THEME:
UPSIDE-DOWN, CHASING WATER IN THE DARK
PARTICIPATION:
The concourse is open to all adult artists. Each artist can submit up to three works. These works have to be original and not rewarded/reported in other contests.
SUBMISSION OF WORKS:
The works must be sent in A4 or A3 digital format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, JPG or TIFF format at speleovignetta@gruppospeleolavis.it
DEADLINE:
Works must be submitted no later than July 31, 2019
WORKS SELECTION:
Works will be selected by a mixed panel, made up of members of the Lavis’ speleological group and of the Andromeda Art studio (https://www.studioandromeda.net/). The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into by the judges in relation to that decision.
PRIZES:
1° PREMIO 500 euro
2° PREMIO 300 euro
3° PREMIO 200 euro.
AWARD CEREMONY AND EXHIBITION
The award ceremony will be held on November 9, 2019, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Lavis’ Speleological group. The exhibition will last from October 26, 2019 to November 17, 2019.
LOGO FOR THE 45th ANNIVERSARY
In concurrence with the concourse, artists are advised to design a logo which will promote the 45th anniversary, sending it to speleovignetta@gruppospeleolavis.it. The author of the selected logo will be rewarded together with the winners of the concourse. The logo has to be related to speleology and must be submitted no later than June 30, 2019. The text of the logo should simply state: 45° Gruppo Speleologico Lavis composing it as you like even with just the first 45 ° GSL, without other limitations.
RIGHTS ON WORKS:
By participating, authors sign away their non-exclusive rights on publishing of works on any medium for promotional purposes of Lavis’ speleological group.
For further information email us at speleovignetta@gruppospeleolavis.it.

The first International Caricature Competition 2019, Syria

The first International Caricature Competition 2019, Syria
• Participation
The competition is open to all artists.
• Theme: World’s famous Portraits in politics, culture, arts+cartoonists,
economy, entertainment and etc
• Entries
• Each participant can send 3 Caricatures + ( C.V+Photo)
A3 (29X42 cm), 200 dpi, JPG/JPEG and free techniques.
• Deadline: 15 . 6 . 2019
• Caricatures must be sent to:
syriacartoon@gmail.com
• Prizes
All selected cartoonists will be awarded certificate + album (PDF)
• Caricatures can be used for any promotional purposes
(Printing, websites, Newspapers, posters, invitation cards, etc.)
without the permission of the artist and without any payment.
• For more details please visit:
Syria Cartoon website
www.raedcartoon.com.

Women Cartoonists International Award 2019, France

Women Cartoonists International Award 2019

A World Premiere International Cartoon Award
Exclusively for Women Cartoonists, and a
Global Art Movement for Humanity

After some months working on the concept and wonderful exchanges with Dear Ann Telnaes, Marilena Nardi and Anne Derenne, and gathering ideas, United Sketches is honored to announce the very first International award exclusive to Women cartoonists.
Why for Women Cartoonists?
– Because the equality is still a dream to achieve in 21st century! “United Sketches” International organization offers this annual award exclusively to women cartoonists to fight patriarchy and inequality.
How to Participate?
All Women Cartoonists without any age restriction are invited to participate, following these regulations:
– Themes for the artworks are two:
“Climate Change” and “Equality”
– The style and technique of artworks are free. Digital artworks and/or scanned version of the traditional artworks must be sent to the official email address of this award. ONLY applications sent to this email address will be considered.
– The digital image files must be at least 300 DPI on their original size.
– The acceptable extensions are JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF
– Each participant can send up to 5 artworks for each Theme.
– Each participant must send her short biography in maximum 150 words in TEXT version [not image version] together with her artworks.
– Each participant must send her photo portrait on 300 DPI [minimum] together with her artworks.
– The ONLY email address to participate in this project is: womenaward@unitedsketches.org
When is the deadline?
– The last time to participate in the Award is by the midnight of Saturday, 31st of August 2019 (EXTENDED): 15 September 2019. Applications sent after this time will not be eligible.
What happens after the Deadline?
– After receiving the applications, a Selection Committee composed of globally known Women Cartoonists, Activists, Journalists, Authors and Public Speakers will choose the “Selected Artworks” and finally choose the “Award Winner[s]” from the Selected Artworks.
– Each participant will be informed of the “Selected Artworks” and later of the “Award Winner[s]” by email.
– Depending on the budget collected by sponsors, there may be an award ceremony in Paris.
– An exhibition will be organized of the Selected and awarded Artworks. The exhibition will start in France and it may travel around Europe and other countries.
How about the Awards?
– There will be a “Grand Prize” for first choice of the “Selection Committee”. One anonymous donor offered 500 USD for it. We will announce the final number of awards and their amounts, after choosing our official sponsors, partners and the total collected budget.
The Copyrights
– United Sketches International has the rights to use the submitted artworks for the promotion of the Award in forms of poster, banner, etc., in online media, social networks, websites and in its campaigns about the Climate Change, Human Rights, Women Rights and Equality.
– Each selected cartoonist will receive an official certificate of participation from United Sketches International.
– All selected artworks together with the biography and photo of their authors will be published in the official book of the award.
– Each selected participant will receive one copy of the book by post.
Source: unitedsketches.

Annual Cartoon Contest, Olense Kartoenale 2019, Belgium

Annual Cartoon Contest – Rules and regulation 2019

1. Participation
All contestants will be admitted with no distinction made regarding nationality or age. There are two categories:
• Youth category up to 15 years inclusive;
• Adult category: 16 years and older.
Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are allowed to participate in this contest.
2. Theme
The main theme is ‘From bovine to handbag, from ox to leather pants, from cow to elegant shoe’. This year Amnesty International offers the best cartoon with the theme ‘People and ideas behind bars’ a special prize.
More information about the main theme is to be found in annex to this regulation.
3. Entries
• Contributions have to be digital works. They shouldn’t contain an explanation of the drawing.
• The digital works have to be sent in JPEG format with a minimum of resolution of 300 dpi (2480 x 3543 pixels).
• Dimensions including any passe-partout 21 x 30 cm (A4).
• Number of entries per contestant: maximum five for each theme.
• You have to record your contact details through www.olensekartoenale.be.
• You can sign up your participation from 1 July 2019.
• The originals of the rewarded cartoons and your curriculum vitae will be asked and must be sent to Community Olen, Dorp 1, 2250 Olen, Belgium within 2 days after the request of the organization.
4. Property rights
Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer or theme sponsor. All works selected may be used by the organizers to promote the contest and the village of Olen.
5. Evaluation
The jury consists of artists, cartoonists and laymen. Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged.
6. Catalogue/Cartoon book
Selected works will be considered for inclusion in a catalogue. The authors of these works will receive a free copy of the catalogue during the prize ceremony or it will be send afterwards by mail.
7. Deadline: 21 September 2019
The deadline is 21 September 2019 at 12.00 AM midnight. The entry form you can find on www.olensekartoenale.be where you also can upload your works. Do not sent your works to kartoenale@olen.be.
8. Prizes
For the adult category:
1st prize: 1500 euro
2nd prize: 700 euro
3rd prize: 400 euro
4th prize: 300 euro
Prize of the city of Bialogard (only for Polish participants): 200 euro
Special prize Amnesty International: 350 euro
For the youth category:
Prize for best international work: 250 euro
Prize for best Belgian work: 250 euro
9. Prize Ceremony and Exhibition
The prize ceremony will take place at Friday 15 November 2019 at approximately 20.00 h in the council room of the town hall of Olen, Dorp 1, 2250 Olen. Every participating artist will be welcome on that occasion. Only the winners are personally invited.
A selection of the cartoons will also be exhibited at the same address and can be visited:
• Sunday 17 November 2019
• All working days from Monday 18 November 2019 till the end of December 2019 during the opening hours of the town hall:
o Monday 09.00 u – 12.00 u13.00 u – 16.00 u17.30 u – 20.00 u
o Tuesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Wednesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u13.00 u – 16.00 u
o Thursday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Friday 09.00 u – 12.00 u

Main theme: From bovine to handbag, from ox to leather pants, from cow to elegant shoe
The Belgian company Sopraco is an important distributor of veal and beef in Europe. This company delivers meat for wholesale, retail, butcheries and catering industry.
Recently Sopraco has been specialising in upgrading the skins of cows and bovines to manufacture leather. Bovines used to produce veal predominantly are male animals from dairy farms.
Next to nothing gets lost in this process of meat production. Even the animal’s skin is being transformed to a fine product: leather.
Explicit images are not welcome.

Theme Amnesty International: People and ideas behind bars
Sitting behind bars, what does that mean to you?
How difficult is it being alone in a cell or with others?
Your thoughts and dreams are they shackled as well?
Is time a gift, an opportunity for reflection or rather a curse?
Are there despite the confinement still positive aspects to this experience?
Is art an option, a voice, a release?
More in languages on source: https://www.olen.be/product/884/olense-kartoenale .

39th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest 2019, Turkey

39th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest 2019

The Conditions
The Competition is open to caricaturists from all over the world.
Caricaturists can send their published or unpublished works of art to the Competition.
Yet the caricatures must not be awarded by another Competition.
The subject of the Competition is free.
The caricaturists can participate at the Competition with three caricatures.
The dimensions of caricatures shall not be bigger than 30×40 cm.
The caricatures shall unconditionally be original.
The caricaturists have to write in capital letters their names and surnames, address, telephone number and their countries on the back of their works of art.
And their CV’s (curriculum vitae) have to be added to their caricatures.
The caricatures shall be delivered to the given address at the latest 29 July 2019.
The results shall be announced on 5 August 2019.
All caricatures send to the Contest shall be kept at İstanbul Centre of Caricature and Humour by the Association of Caricaturists. The jury will choose the caricatures which will be included in the Album and the caricatures which will be exhibited. Then the Album of the Competition will be published. The Album of the Competition will be send to the caricaturists of whom works of art exhibited and included in the Album. The caricaturists participated at the Competition shall be regarded as accepted all the conditions of the Competition.
The Prizes
Grand Prize: 5000$
Honour Prizes (5): 1000$
Special Prizes
Special Prizes offered by various establishments, associations, newspapers, art magazines, syndicates and agencies.
ADDRESS
39th INTERNATIONAL NASREDDIN HODJA CARTOON CONTEST
KARİKATÜRCÜLER DERNEĞİ, ANKARA TEMSİLCİLİĞİ
Meşrutiyet Cad. Konur Sk. No: 31/10 Kat: 4 Kızılay 06420 ÇANKAYA – ANKARA / TURKEY
Source: karikaturculerdernegi.com .

29th International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature, Gura Humorului 2019

Gura Humorului                   Suceava County Council               Mănăstirea Humorului
     Townhall                      The Bucovina Cultural Centre                  Village hall

„HUMOUR AT ... GURA HUMORULUI”,
THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CARTOON AND HUMOROUS LITERATURE
The 29th edition, 2019

The 29th edition of Humour at ... Gura Humorului, the International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature will be held between July 05 – July 07, 2019.

THE CONTEST REGULATIONS CARTOONS

1. The Edition theme: SPLIT (ÎMPĂRȚIRE)
2. Original works are accepted, in digital format, created after January, 1st, 2019, which were not published and submitted or awarded prizes to other competitions.
3. Each participant will submit two ( 2 ) cartoons to be analysed by the jury.
4. The works will be submitted by JUNE 10th, 2019 (posting date) on the following addresses: email: umorlahumor@gmail.com or postal address: Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina, Piaţa Republicii, nr. 2, 725300 - Gura Humorului, judeţul Suceava, România.
5. Technical requirements:
- Papers sent by e-mail: minimum1600 x 1200 pixels, JPG format
- Papers sent by regular postal mail: format A 3
- The technique used for the works will be at the free choice of the artist
6. The works are not to be returned. They will be added to the patrimony of the Humour at ... Gura Humorului Festival and the organizers are entitled to use them later as edited materials with the name of their author on them.
7. The participants are required the following documents enclosed with their works: the completed entry form attached, a brief CV and a personal photography/cartoon self portrait of minimum 6x9cm ( on paper) or 710x1065pix. (digital format).
8. The prizewinners will be notified by June 30th, 2019 to be present for the Awards Festivity held on Sunday, July 07th, 2019.
9. Transport expenses, accomodation and meals are the responsibility of the participant or the organization/ institution he/she is part of. The organizers will be notified in due time to make the necessary reservations.
10. The prizes to be awarded:
1st Prize : EUR 500
2nd Prize : EUR 300
3rd Prize : EUR 200
The "George Gavrilean" Prize for the debutantes in Bucovina : EUR 200.
11. The jury are the ones who decide upon awarding or not awarding or re-allocating the prizes. In addition, the jury will decide upon the works or the authors to be rewarded by sponsors, associations, mass-media, institutions, commercial societies or private persons, with their consent.
12. There will be no participation fees.
Further information:
The Bureau of Press Relations of „Humour at ... Gura Humorului” Festival
• Galavan Robert George - Folk Customs Museum in Bucovina ( Muzeul Obiceiurilor Populare din Bucovina )
Telephone: 00 40 757485882
E-mail: umorlahumor@gmail.com
• Professor Sever Dumitrache – cultural counselor
Telepfone : 00 40 723270520.
Source: cartoonblues.