28.11.12

New issue: ArteFacto # 57, November 2012

To view and download the e-magazine, click here .

Rules for the 41st World Gallery of Cartoons OSTEN, Skopje 2013, Rep. Macedonia

41st WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS OSTEN – SKOPJE 2013, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
The organizer of the event is OSTEN Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
The selected works will be appraised by an international jury
The opening ceremony and announcement of awards will take place on the 30st May 2013 at the OSTEN Gallery in Skopje
PROPOSITIONS FOR APPLICATION
Forms of expression of Submitted Artwork – cartoon, satiric drawing and/or comics*
*For the applicants competing in comics: up to one panel of non-linguistic strip with satiric/humoristic content
Theme – free
Participation fee – free of charge
Application criteria
• The author may send several artwork
• Application Form for registering artwork shell be completed in one of the following ways:
– The Form can be filled out electronically at the official web site of OSTEN (artwork submitted electronically shall be attached to the Form)
– The Form can be shared with other interested parties for participation and be emailed (the Form shell be accompanied by digital images of the artworks and a author's short CV)
– The Form can be downloaded from the website of OSTEN and upon completion be sent via the post office accompanied by artwork (author's short CV is preferable)
Artwork format:
A4 (21,0 x 29,7cm.) or A3 (29,7 x 42,0cm.)
(300 dpi resolution, jpg. format)
• By completion of the Application Form, the applicant shall consens to confer the artwork copy right to OSTEN. The author shall agree to use, exposure, study and publishing of his/her artwork by the organizer without limitation to the type of media, time schedule or publication setting.
• Each Application Form not fully completed shall not be eligible for the following round
• The dedline for application of artwork is 13th January 2013 (EXTENDED: 31 JANUARY 2013
http://osten.com.mk/cartoonproposition.aspx?mid=3&smid=25&archive=false&lang=2)
Process of selection and jury
• All adequately applied artwork shall qualify for the preliminary selection
• Preliminary selection of received artwork shall be conducted by a board nominated by the organizer
• One week following the deadline for application, the organizer shall inform the short-listed authors to send their original artwork to the address of OSTEN
• The organizer is not responsible for any damages during the transport of artwork
• The short-listed originals of artwork received the latest of 28th February 2013, shall be considered nominees for awards by the international jury.
Disclosure
• All short-listed artwork is represented in the Catalogue
• All represented artists shall receive a free-of-charge copy of the Catalogue sent by post
• The organizer will cover the accommodation expenses for first prize winners for the opening and award ceremony in Macedonia.
AWARDS
GRAN PRIX FOR LIFE ACHIEVEMENT (5000 $)
• First Prize for Cartoon (1000 $)
• First Prize for Satiric Drawing (1000 $)
• First Prize for Comics (1000 $)
• 10 Special Prizes.
Contact
OSTEN World Gallery of Cartoons
8 Udarna Brigada 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
cartoons@osten.com.mk
www.osten.com.mk

26.11.12

Jri Srna wins the International Day to End Impunity editorial cartoon contest 2012

Winners of the International Day to End Impunity editorial cartoon contest 2012:
First place: Jiri Srna, Czech Republic.

Second place: Motaz Ahmed, Egypt.

Third place: Elihu Duayer, Brazil.

Source: http://daytoendimpunity.org/en/contest/.

15.11.12

21st International Contest for the Young up to 18 Year Old, Krusevac 2013, Serbia

21st GOLDEN HELMET INTERNATIONAL CONTEST FOR THE YOUNG UP TO 18 YEAR OLD TOPIC – TENNIS
CATEGORIES:
1. CARTOON
2. WRITTEN FORM (Short story, Poem, Aphorism)
3. STRIP
PROPOSITIONS:
1. CARTOON: MINIMUM A4 (210x297 mm), MAXIMUM A3 (297x420 mm), FREE TECHNIQUE;
2. WRITTEN FORM: MAXIMUM TWO TYPED PAGES OR UP TO 20 APHORISMS; 
3. COMIC- ORIGINAL, UP TO EIGHT TABLES, FREE TECHNIQUE
AWARDS:
The Jury will award one category each and select five best participants in all three categories to attend Master Class. Lecturers will be prominent authors. 
WORKS TO BE SIGNED IN FULL NAME, FAMILY NAME, ADDRESS, CONTACT PHONE AND E-MAIL.
WRITTEN WORKS TO BE SEND EXCLUSIVELY UNDER A CODE. ALL WORKS TO BE PROPERLY PACKED AND SENT TO:
KULTURNI CENTAR KRUSEVAC
MEDJUNARODNI KONKURS ZA MLADE
TOPLICINA N0. 2, 37 000 KRUSEVAC, SRBIJA

TEL/FAX: +381 (37) 423 025
e-mail: goldenhelmet@ptt.rs, goldenhelmet@kck.org.rs, zlatnakaciga@kck.org.rs
The autors will be informed on award on April 1st 2013. The Organizer will bear travel and accommodation cost of awarded authors. Festival official languages are Serbian and English.
Deadline: February 20th, 2013.
Source: http://kck.org.rs/vesti/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110:21-konkurs-zlatne-kacige&catid=20&Itemid=119 .

10.11.12

Results 24th Olense Kartoenale 2012 with theme "Puzzles & Puzzlers", Belgium

Artists from 45 countries participated in the 24th Olense Kartoenale 2012 in Belgium with theme "Puzzles & Puzzlers". The winners are as follows:
Adults:
1. Luc Descheemaeker/O-Sekoer (Belgium) (Top)
2. Norbert Van Yperzeele (Belgium)
3. Seraphim Bakoulis (Greece)
4. Nicola Hendrickx (Belgium)
5. Rudy Thijs (Belgium)
Bialogard City Prize: Pawel Kuczynski (Poland).
Amnesty International "Energy for Everyone" Special Prize: Norbert Van Yperzeele (Belgium).
Young Authors:
1. Erol Dağdemir (Turkey) (Below)
2. Kaan Saatçi (Turkey)
3. Zang A He (China)
4. He Xin Wan (China).

6.11.12

Received cartoon competition catalog "Best of Urziceni 2009", Romania

Yesterday received the 4th International Cartoon Contest Urziceni 2009 catalog from Romania. Theme of the competition was “O tempora, o mores” (Oh the times!, Oh the customs!).
The full color catalog is of size 23.8x16.7 cm and has 64 pages. The front cover cartoon is by Constantin Ciosu, the Romanian artist who is awarded one of the ten special prizes (Diploma of Honour) with another cartoon of his.
Below is the 1st Prize winning cartoon by the late Bulgarian artist Rumen Dragostinov. Plus the rules for the competition 2012 with nearing deadline: 19 November!