International Cartoon Biennial of Earthquake and Strengthening 2009

Khaneh Omran Engineering Educational Institute proudly announces the International Cartoon Biennial of Earthquake and Strengthening to be held in Mashhad, Iran on December 12-16, 2009, a memorial to Bam Earthquake Disaster. The Cartoon Biennial will carry on the successful tradition of the previous seminars held at Khaneh Omran Institute. The aim of this biennial is to promote the culture of earthquake strengthening of constructions and to initiate a move toward public educational programs.
Hence, the International Cartoon Biennial organizing committee invites cartoonists from all over the world to participate in this contest.
Topics:
Designing Earthquake Resistant Buildings
Earthquake Strengthening of Existing Buildings
Repairing and Renovation of Buildings after the Earthquake
Prevention of unmethodical construction.
Regulations:
1- The contest is open to all cartoonists.
2- The Cartoon Biennial will be run in two professional and student sections. The professional works will be judged in the main section and the student works in peripheral section.
3- A maximum of 5 works can be submitted by the participating cartoonists.
4- The works should have been awarded in no other previous cartoon contests or festivals.
5- It is essential for the participants to send their personal information (including first name, last name, postal address, phone number, e-mail, photo, a short biography) with their work(s).
6- All the cartoonists whom their cartoons are displayed in the exhibition will receive a free copy of biennial catalogue.
7- The digital file of the artwork should be in JPG format, in 1200 pixel size (length or width) and with 150 dpi resolution.
8- The file(s) should be sent to cartoon@khanehomran.com or khaneh.omran@yahoo.com
9- The choice of technique is free.
10- The organizers hold all the rights to publish the cartoons submitted to the contest and use them in any form.
Important dates:
Deadline: November 30, 2009
The international jury: December 9-10, 2009
Results: December 13, 2009
Exhibition: December 12-16, 2009
Prizes:
First Prize: 1000$ + Trophy + Honorable Mention
Second Prize: 750$ + Trophy + Honorable Mention
Third Prize: 500$ + Trophy + Honorable Mention
The jury panel of the Cartoon Biennial will also award 7 selected artists with Honorable Mentions.
In the Peripheral (student) Section, the jury panel will award 3 selected artists with Trophy and Honorable Mentions.

Catalog of the 1st International Olive Cartoon Contest 2008

Today received from Cyprus the colossal catalog of the 1st International Olive Cartoon Contest organised in Kyrenia in 2008: 20x21.5x2 cm in dimensions and 208 pages fully in color.
As Sümer Aygın, the Mayor of Kyrenia Municipality, points out in his introductory words, the cartoon competition is part of the Olive Fest organised annually since 2002 involving musical and theatrical performances, folk dancing, art/sculpture exhibitions as well. 204 artists from 42 countries sent in 372 cartoons to compete in the first international contest in 2008. The olive-themed international cartoon competition organized jointly with the Cyprus Turkish Cartoon Association is now transformed into a traditional event and is very well recorded in this catalog with the short bios and declarations of the jury members and prize-winners in both Turkish and English languages, snapshots of the jury meeting and some touristic scenes from the historical town along with the winning and the many selected cartoons.

Read the jury report and see prize-winning cartoons in 2008 at http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2008/10/final-and-definite-result-of-1st.html and in 2009 at http://caricaturque.blogspot.com/2009/07/winners-in-2nd-international-olive.html .

Theme in 42nd Umoristi a Marostica Cartoon Contest 2010: Vices

42nd Umoristi a Marostica Cartoon Contest 2010 - Italy
REGULATIONS
Contest: open to all cartoonists.
Theme: VICES (like habits).
Sections: A) CARTOONS; B) STRIPS
Entries: max. 3 works. The works must be original, without titles and accompanied by author's entry-form and biography.
Size / Technique: free
Deadline: January 15, 2010
Prizes: "Scacchiera International Grand Prize" for each section.
Opening and prize distribution: April 2010
Exhibition: April - May 2010
Catalogue: each participating artist will receive a copy (by enclosing 7,00 €uro for the postage charges).
Remark: the works will not be returned and will be included in the "Umoristi a Marostica Museum"
The works should be sent to:
UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 36063 MAROSTICA (VI) ITALY
For further informations:
phone/fax: +39-0424-72150
info@umoristiamarostica.it
Sample of entry-form for lack of original one.
WEB: http://www.fanofunny.com/guests/umoristimarostica/index.html

The 7th International Biennial of Caricature - Golden Smile 2010

The 7th International Biennial of Caricature - Golden Smile 2010 - Serbia
Cartoon themes:
1. INVENTIONS
2. NIKOLA TESLA (click here)
Deadline: April 1st, 2010
Prizes:
The Golden Medal and 600 EUR
The Silver Medal and 400 EUR
The Bronze Medal and 300 EUR
The "Tesla" prize and 300 EUR
The Award of the Weekly Magazine NIN for the best graphic print.
Number of Entries:
Unlimited original works. Digital prints signed by the author, will also be accepted, preferably accompanied with a CD (jpg, 300 dpi).
Format: Max A3, but format A4 is recommended.
ADDRESS:
ULUPUDS (The Golden Smile) Terazije 26/II, 11000 Beograd, Serbia.
Please write DOCUMENT, NO VALUE on the envelope.
Contact us:
Dijana Milasinovic Maric, curator
kustos@ulupuds.org.rs
jugoslav.vlahovic@nin.co.rs
Source: tabrizcartoons .

Media is the theme in 6th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2010)

Dear Cartoonist:
Under auspices of Syrian Ministry of Information, Syria Cartoon website invites you to participate in 6th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2010).
RULES
Theme: Media (NEWSPAPER - TV - RADIO.....ETC)
Entries:
1 - Each cartoonist can submit a max of (3) original works (black & white or colored). Works made by computer will be accepted.
2 - Size: strictly A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)
3 - Deadline (extended for 10 days until): 01/03/2010
4 - On the back of each work the following information should appear: First name - surname - address - tel & fax - e-mail – theme section & title.
5 - (NOTE: entry-form is not necessary).
6 - The works will be displayed at Syria Cartoon website: http://www.syriacartoon.com/ or may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, websites, etc. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.
7 - All entry works must not be submitted as neither folded nor rolling form.
8 - The works will not be returned.
9 - All the cartoonists whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue & certificate.
10 - The jury will not reward the cartoons submitted to other festivals. The prize winners will be informed by mail. And the results will be declared on (March 2010).
11 - Frequency: Annual
12 - PRIZES:
Golden prize
Silver prize
Bronze prize
Special prize (for 5 cartoonists).
13 - (All awards are subject to necessary adjustment. Please check web bulletin.)
14 - By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.
Contact:
President: RAED KHALIL
info@syriacartoon.com
syriacartoon@yahoo.com
Tel: +963944704973
http://www.syriacartoon.com/
All works should be sent to: 6th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2009) - DAMASCUS – P.O.BOX: 6540 SYRIA .
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ATTENTION: Cartoons sent by e-mail will only be published at the exhibition and will NOT enter the competition. Only original cartoons (sent by regular post mail) will enter the competition.

Results 1st International Graphic Humor Contest on Transitional Justice 2009

Results of 1st International Graphic Humor Contest on Transitional Justice around the Mediterranean - Barcelona 2009
The topic of the contest:
"The processes of Transitional Justice in Spain, Algeria and Morocco"
1st: DARKO DRLJEVIC, Montenegro (Top above)
2nd: BERNARD BOUTON, France
3rd: MAKHMUD ESHONKULOV, Uzbekistan
Special Award: NAJI BENAJI, Marrocco.
See all winning cartoons at source:
http://www.tabrizcartoons.com/en/detail.asp?ID=1379
Selected works: http://elcalam-dh-magrib.blogspot.com/ .

The First Fajr International Cartoon Contest 2010 with Free theme

The First Fajr International Cartoon Contest 2010 - Iran
1.The Iranian house of cartoon by the cooperation of the center of development of visual arts invite you to participate in the first Fajr International Cartoonet (By email) contest-2010.
2.We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
3.Themes: Free.
Each participant can send 3 of his best cartoons. They can be artworks that won prizes in national and international cartoon contests.
4.The number of sent cartoons is 3.
5.Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).
6.Prizes:
First prize: 3000 Euro, Trophy and Honorable Mention
Second prize: 1500 Euro, Trophy and Honorable Mention
Third prize: 1000 Euro, Trophy and Honorable Mention
5 Honorable Mentions.
7.The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: fajrcartoons@gmail.com and they must be of 300 dpi resolution, A4 size and JPG format. (Please do not send Zip or rar Format!)
8.The cartoons will be published in the web pages: http://www.irancartoon.com/
9.All the artists who will enter the site, will receive the catalogue of this contest.
10.Deadline: November 24, 2009. New deadline: December 24, 2009. DEADLINE EXTENDED THE SECOND TIME: JANUARY 05, 2010 (See http://www.irancartoon.com/index.htm).
Tel: (+98 21) 22868600
Fax: (+98 21)22846928
Source: http://www.irancartoon.com/contests/fajrcartoons.htm

Regulations of the Satyrykon 2010 International Exhibition

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2010 - POLAND
1. The SATYRYKON 2010 International Exhibition is an open competition.
2. The objects of the competition are drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts and photography created with the use of optional techniques, being originals, completed within the recent two years (2009-2010), and qualified by artists to:
A) HUMOR and SOCIAL SATIRE (drawing without captions preferred)
B) SIN (drawing without captions preferred).
3. WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS will be excluded from the competition.
4. The format of works - maximum A3 (297 x 420 mm).
5. Works should be sent or delivered by February 7, 2010, packed in a protective cover to:
Miedzynarodowa Wystawa SATYRYKON - LEGNICA 2010 Akademia Rycerska, Chojnowska 2, 59-220 Legnica POLAND
Organisers are not responsible for transport damages.
THE PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDLY ASKED NOT TO POST THE WORKS VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS AS THESE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION.
6. Participation in the competition is free of charge. However, organisers reserve the right to include one of the submitted works in the Satyrykon Gallery. The work, chosen by the author, will in this way cover our costs of mailing.
7. Works should be accompanied by their author's photo or caricature, a short biographical note and a filled application form (please use capitals).
PRIZES
1. Works for the competition will be qualified by the International Jury.
2. The Jury will award the following prizes:
* GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON 2010 - pure gold key and purse amounting to 6.000 PLN
* 2 gold medals and purses amounting to 5.500 PLN
* 2 silver medals and purses amounting to 5.000 PLN
* 2 bronze medals and purses amounting to 4.500 PLN
* 4 special prizes amounting to 4.000 PLN each
* the Legnica Culture Centre director's award and purse amounting to 4.000 PLN for photographic work.
Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, change of their amount, or non-awarding them or non-awarding the GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON. Jury's decisions are final.
The competition results will be announced on March 1, 2010 at Satyrykon web site: http://www.satyrykon.pl/ .
N o t e !
Awards are subject to taxation according to the current regulations. The condition to pay the authors is their arrival for the opening of the exhibition and collection of their awards by December 15, 2010, or it can be transferred into a bank account in a currency specified by the author.
PRIVILAGES OF PARTICIPANTS
1. Authors of work qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue and a free-of-charge place in the catalogue.
2. Organisers provide competition prize-winners with gratuitous participation in the SATYRYKON 2010 event on June 17-20, 2010.
3. Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in the country and abroad after the main exhibition, and then will be returned to their authors by the end of 2011. We kindly ask the authors to notify us about any changes to their address data. FINAL PROVISIONS
1. The organisers reserve the right to use the sent works for SATYRYKON advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed and circulated in catalogues.
2. The prize-winning works become the property of the organisers and will be included in the collection of the Satyrykon Gallery.
3. The exhibition organisers are the final judges in interpretation of the regulations.
4. Sending her/his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agree to the publishing of the author's profile in the post-exhibition catalogue.
5. Legnica Centre of Culture and Fundation Satyrykon are organisers of the SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2009 International Exhibition (59-220 Legnica, Chojnowska 2, tel. 0-048 76 / 852-23-44; e-mail: satyrykon@wp.pl).
Timetable
* Deadline for works reception: February 7, 2010
* Jury meeting: February 19-21, 2010
* Post-competition exhibition: June 5 - September 5, 2010
* Return of works after the exhibition cycle: December 31, 2011.

Press Cartoon Europe (PCE) Grand Prix 2010

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION PRESS CARTOON EUROPE (PCE)
1. Participation in PCE is free of charge.
2. The cartoons which you will submit to us must all have appeared in the course of 2009 in a newspaper, magazine or periodical which is available to the general public, and which is published in one of the member countries of the European Union, plus Switzerland, Turkye and Iceland.
3. Each cartoon participating in PCE must be accompanied by the name and date of the publication in which it originally appeared.
4. Each cartoon participating in PCE must be accompanied by the author's personal details: family name, first name, full postal address, and telephone numbers, email address, website (if any).
5. Your cartoons, up to a maximum of three, must reach us by Friday 1st January 2010 at the latest.
6. Only those cartoons sent electronically (jpg format: minimum 300 dpi) to the following address will be considered as valid entries: nathalie@presscartoon.com .
7. All texts and captions either within the cartoon or sent with them which are in a language other than French, English, German, or Dutch must be translated into one or another of these four languages.
8. On Friday 8th January 2010 the selection committee of PCE will nominate the cartoons chosen from all those submitted to go forward for the PCE Grand Prix.
The authors of these cartoons will be notified immediately.
9. PCE will be authorized to exhibit all nominated cartoons at the International Cartoon Festival at Knokke-Heist on the Belgian coast during the summer of 2010, and also to publish them in the annual of best European press drawings of 2009.
10. PCE will be able to make free use of all the nominated cartoons for any publications or communications in connection with the prize, including press releases, posters, announcements of events organized by PCE such as exhibitions, symposia, etc.
11. The jury, composed of journalists from several EU countries, all of whom are accredited by the European parliament in Brussels, will meet on Wednesday 17th February 2010 at the KVS (Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg – the Royal Flemish Theatre) in Brussels, and will select the winning entry to be awarded the
PCE Grand Prix 2010. This meeting will be followed by a press conference during which the name of the winner will be announced.
12. The prize will be awarded during the opening ceremony of the International Cartoon Festival at Knokke-Heist on Saturday 26th June 2010.
13. The author of the winning cartoon will receive a cheque for 10.000 € as well as a bronze trophy created by the Belgian artist Ever Meulen.
14. The decision of the PCE committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Wishing you great success,
The PCE-team:
Nathalie Rasschaert, Karel Anthierens, Jasper Foré.

Theme in the 5th International Award of humor and satire Costume: The World Cup

5th Edition International Award of humor and satire Costume - Italy
Directors Alfio Krancic and Claudio Bertieri announce the 5th edition of the International Prize of Humor and Satire of Costume "Giuseppe Novello: a gentleman of good family ", promoted by the Province of Lodi and the City of Codogno with support of public and private.
Participation is open to professional and amateur graphic artists, who may participate by sending unpublished drawings accompanied by the registration form. Are considered the unpublished work on any kind of periodical or exhibited in other exhibitions.
How to participate
Each artist will be allowed to participate with a maximum of three (3) works on the theme "The World Cup".
The work(s), accompanied by the complete Registration Form must be sent by the date of 11 January 2010 to:
Segreteria della 5a Edizione del “Premio Novello" presso l'Ufficio Cultura del Comune di Codogno - Via Vittorio Emanuele 4 - 26845 CODOGNO (Lodi), Italia.
Entries may also be sent in electronic format to protocollo@pec.comune.codogno.lo.it
No other forms of presentation.
Not be accepted works that are received with an incomplete registration form so that makes it impossible to pinpoint the author, or unsigned. Work must correspond to the founding spirit of the Prize, which consists of mood and satire of manners. Not will be accepted works of political satire or designs that can strike the common sense of modesty.
May participate in the competition the following types of works: pencil drawings - China ink - watercolor - colored ink - markers or pennafeltri.
The work should be: a) unpublished b) free frame; c) to A4 (21 x 29.7 cm); d) a free choice, in black and white or color and can either contain text or not.
In the case of comics pages will be a maximum of three conform to standard sizes, and be numbered.
Awards
The works received will be judged by a jury made up of cartoonists, journalists, personalities from the entertainment world and culture. The best will be exhibited in the Exhibition International Award for Humor and Satire of Costume which opens Saturday, February 6, 2010 the premises of the historical building called "Vecchio Ospedale Soave" in Codogno, Via Gandolfi 6.
The winners will have the following prizes:
1) Novello Award - I st place € 1500.00
2) II nd place € 1000.00
3) III rd place € 500.00.
The works received will not be returned but will become part of the competition archive. They will then be kept by the Culture of the Municipality of Codogno. All entries may be used for promotional purposes of the Award itself or of cultural activities Comune di Codogno in every public and private media: magazines, newspapers, books, web, etc. in Italy or abroad. Therefore, with the participation the authors consent to the reproduction of their works provided it did not work for profit.
More info at http://www.comune.codogno.lo.it/ & http://www.premionovello.it/ .
(This post updated on Jan 02, 2010 due to the updating in the competition website).

3rd Cartoonale De Geus 2009 exhibition brochure

Just received the exhibition brochure De Geus 2009 from Belgium. The 1st prize-winner is Aleksei Kivokourtsev from Russia and his cartoon is published on the first page of the brochure which is fully in color.
On the second page is the info about the competition held every two years (with free theme this year), the members of the jury, and the complete list of participants. 121 artists from 30 countries sent in 421 cartoons and 130 are selected for the exhibition that was open between Sep 25 - Oct 4, 2009 at Galerie De Fontein, Grote Plaats, Lebbeke.
The third page covers the 2nd prize-winner Gregorz Wach (Poland), the 3rd prize-winner Luc Vermeersch, and the 4th prize (prize for the best classified competitor under 25 years old)-winner Shahin Kalantary's (Iran) works.
The next 5 pages display the cartoons by the following cartoonists:
Richard Demot (Belgium)
ARES (Cuba)
2 cartoons by Cai You (China)
Maghfouriyaun Mohammed (Iran)
Yuriy Kosobukin (Ukraine)
Patrick Heymans (Belgium)
Jean Van Spittael (Belgium)
Erdogan Basol (Turkey)
Luc Vermeersch (Belgium)
2 cartoons by Huey Nguyenhuu (U.S.A.)
Santiago Cornejo (Argentina) (Honorable Mention)
Fakhredin Dost Mohamad (Iran)
Akbar Pirjani (Iran) (Honorable Mention)
Wladimir Semerenko (Russia)
Sergey Smolyakov (Russia)
Dre Mathijs (Belgium) (Honorable Mention)
Mario De Koninck (Belgium) (Honorable Mention)
Melita Miloradovic (Serbia)
Erdian Hoda (Uzbekistan)
Richard Demot (Belgium)
Radik Azizov (Uzbekistan)
Amin Mohajeri (Iran)
Run Tang Li (China).
WEB: http://www.curieusdegeus.be/ .