3rd Humor Exhibition of Mercosul – Santa Maria Cheia de Graça 2012

Regulation
santa maria cheia de graça • 3rd humor exhibition of mercosul from 8th until 10th may, 2012
1 • dates
The 3rd Humor Exhibition of Mercosul – Santa Maria Cheia de Graça will be held according to the following schedule:
Enrollments • February 10th until April 10th, 2012
Opening of the Exhibition of selected and awarded • May 10th, 2012
2 • participation
Professional and amateur artists can submit unpublished artworks, which were not awarded, until the closing date for entries.
The theme of this edition is world
The artworks – cartoon (graphic humor with universal themes and timeless) category – may be sent by mail to the address that is on this regulation.
The graphical technique is free.
Digital copies won’t be accepted.
maximum measures allowed
paper – 42 x 29,7 centimeters (A3) (16,54 x 11,69 inches ) – no frame
Each artist can submit up to 2 artworks.
The artwork(s) must be sent in a sealed envelope, also the artist must attach to it a filled registration form, photo and short curriculum. The back of the artwork should include a label with the following information:
Full name/ Artistic name
Title of the artwork
Each artwork must be attached to a registration form.
attention
The artwork(s) must be received at the address below until April 10th, 2012 (deadline of the enrollments), therefore it must be mailed with the necessary advance to ensure the receipt of the documentation before the deadline.
Any artwork that arrives after the deadline won’t be a part of the event.
mailing address
3º Santa Maria Cheia de Graça
Salão de Humor do Mercosul
Chili Produções Culturais
Rua Villa Lobos 12 Camobi – cep 97105-450 Santa Maria rs BRAZIL
e-mail address (in case of doubts) santamariacheiadegraca@chilism.com.br
3 • awards
The prize combine a total of R$ 20.000,00 (twenty thousand reais), divided as follows:
a) First place (acquisition) – big prize humor exhibition – The amount of R$ 10.000,00 (ten thousand reais).
b) Second place (acquisition) – R$ 6.000,00 (six thousand reais).
c) Third place (acquisition) – R$ 4.000,00 (four thousand reais).
There will be a Selection Jury and an Award Jury composed by people with acknowledgeable talent in the area.
The prize will be paid in up to 30 days after the results are published.
attention
If the Award Jury finds any type of fraud or plagiarism in one or more registered works the Jury may cancel the awarded prize. The results of the award may be contested until seven days after the opening of the Exhibition with reasonable evidence of any irregularity committed.
4 • additional information
The sole act of submitting an artwork implies the acceptance of this regulation. The selected artist transfers automatically copyrights of his artworks for reproductions and publications in any media, without restriction, aiming to promote the event. The artworks will belong to the collection of the Santa Maria Cheia de Graça to be used to promote and advertise the event. The organization of the 3rd smcg is not responsible for any possible damage that may happen when the works are sent or returned.
The selected works must be withdrawn with the event organization in up to 15 working days after the end of the event. The non-selected works must be withdrawn in up to 15 working days after the end of the selection process.
The artist, who does not reside in Santa Maria and wishes to have his work mailed back after the selection process or the event, must send a sealed envelope fi lled with full name and address on its front, attached to the registration form.
The event organization is no longer responsible for the works after they are posted in mail.
Sources: http://santamariacheiadegraca.blogspot.com/
http://www.licurici.eu/USE/Apr12/regulation_smcg%202012.pdf
Application form: http://issuu.com/demoraes/docs/application_form_smcg_2012