20.12.15

Catalog of the 1st International Cartoon Gathering, Cairo, Egypt 2014

Received a couple of days ago the full-color catalog of the 1st International Cartoon Gathering, Cairo, Egypt 2014. The themes of the event were "Egypt in the Eyes of the Cartoonists" and "Free theme".
The catalog is 20.7 x 20.7 cm in size and has 72 pages. The list of 306 participants from 64 countries and the photo of the inauguration of the exhibition is also included. 228 works by world cartoonists are published in the catalog. The front cover cartoon is one of the works by Vladimir Kazanevsky from Ukraine and the back cover one is by Sun Shen Ying, the artist from China.
The Turkish cartoonists whose works are selected for the catalog are Eda Karaabdurrahmanoğlu, Dinçer Köksal, Serpil Kar, Mehmet Saim Bilge, Musa Gümüş, Menekşe Çam, Kemal Ozyurt, Ismail Kar, Cem Koç, and Saadet Demir Yalçın.
Many thanks to Fawzy Morsy, the cartoonist friend in the organizing committee of the exhibition who sent me this important book of world cartoon.
They are organizing the 3rd edition of the Gathering in 2016 with the theme of "Education" and "Free theme" also; the regulation is here.

Saadet Demir Yalçın, Turkey

Doru Axinte, Romania

Jorge Luis Cardoso Pereira, Brazil

Giselle Escandón, Colombia

Ľubomír Kotrha, Slovakia

Vladimir Semerenko, Russia

XVIIth International Festival of aphorisms and caricature, Strumica 2016, Macedonia

XVIIth International Festival of aphorisms and caricature, Strumica 2016
C O N T E S T
Theme:
C A R N I V A L – E R O T I C A
Aphorism:
• In this category each author can participate with maximum of 10 aphorisms, printed in three copies, completed with code and particulars about the author, and set in sealed envelope.
• The authors are allowed to participate with more works, each as group of 10(ten) aphorisms and marked with particular code.
Caricature:
• In this category, the authors can participate and send 3 caricatures, maximum.
The technique is on their own choice, and dimensions A/4.
• Particulars about the authors should be written at the back side of the work.
Contest due date:
The works will be accepted up to: February 12, 2016, at latest.
Awards:
• Three main prizes will be awarded: Golden, Silver and Bronze Plaque.
• The Organizer retains the right to award some additional prizes.
Address:
• The works should be send to:
NUCK "Anton Panov"
Blvd. “Goce Delcev” bb
2400 Strumica, R Macedonia
with note: To the Festival of aphorism and Caricature
Copyrights:
• The works received ,remain in property of the Organizer and the author, and they have the right to its public presentation, catalogue prepare or other publication.
Evaluation:
• The works received in due time will be reviewed and evaluated by competent jury commission.
• The presentation of the works–exhibition and the Reward Ceremony will come to: March 7, 2016.
Contact -Further information
• Tel: ++389 (0)34 322 182
• E-mail: trimerotikon@yahoo.com.

Firuz Kutal, Norway