caricaturque

9.6.08

"Low Creativity and High Similarity" by Márcio Leite

Low Criativity and High Similarity
One more similar cartoon is a winner in a traditional contest. It happened in Turkey, in Aydin Dogan. The rewarding of ideas that are not unknown is repeating all over the world and getting more and more frequent. This prejudices the quality of the event, taking the space of participants that send creative and never seen before cartoons, and that could win properly the prizes, including honorable mentions. The cartoonists that decide to join a competitive exhibition should be not only a good drawer or have a good idea, but be, above all, an ethic person and a good researcher. He should know about the results and about the catalogs of contests that are happening. Brazilcartoon bets on the Rahim’s excellent idea of the creation of the committee so the ethic is above humor in competitive exhibitions.

Brazilcartoon is democratic and impartial, therefore we will notify similarity and plagiarism cases, and also give the right of answer to those artists involved.
Márcio Leite
Director of Brazilcartoon

"Stop This Crime" net-exhibit on Don Quichotte

Dear Cartoonist,

Canadian Government allows slaying hundred of thousands seals and the Canadians repeat this pitiless massacre every year. Unfortunately this massacre keeps going although many groups of animal rights societies protest that by organizing events in the world.

Don Quichotte invites amateur and professional all cartoonists to protest this cruel massacre on our web site. Our goal is to start an international exhibition against Canadian Government to show cartoonists' reactions about this barbarity. Prize is going to be saving life of the innocent seals.

We aim to put pressure on Canadian Government to stop this brutal massacre. By joining us you will be part of this struggle for saving seals' life.

Your artworks can ensure Canadian Government's reconsideration about this barbarian slaughter. We hope this shameful cruel massacre will be end up with all cartoonists' support.

All copyright of the published artworks on Don Quichette web site in this exhibition will be property of PETA.

(PETA is the worlds largest animal rights group headquartered in Norfolk, VA and having field offices in places like New York City, Washington DC and having affiliates in Germany, England, India and other places. Stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.)

http://www.donquichotte.at/

8.6.08

9th International Cartoon Competition Spirito di Vino

9th International Cartoon Competition SPIRITO DI VINO 2008 - Italy

The sunny day of Cantine Aperte was the launch pad for the ninth edition of Spirito di Vino, a competition for young cartoonists who want to express an alternative, ironic, amusing point of view on the world and culture of wine.
Spirito di Vino 2008 is one of the initiatives that the Friuli Venezia Giulia delegation of the Movimento Turismo del Vino organises especially for young people. Since its first edition, the competition has enjoyed amazing success.

Cartoonists aged between 18 and 35, from Italy and abroad, will be able to enrole before 29th August 2008 directly filling in the enrolment form (Form Registration) or sending their entries to our Secretary's Office:
Movimento Turismo del Vino - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via del Partidor 7,
33100 Udine – Italy

Cartoons should not exceed the dimensions of 30x40 cm in vertical (maximum three cartoons). The artwork may be in black and white or colour and may be drawn using any technique.
The three winners will receive a selection of Friuli's finest wines and will be the Movement's guests, with the other 30 finalists, on Saturday 20th September in Udine at Friuli DOC, the now traditional early autumn appointment with the best of the region's food, wine and typical products. The winning entries, selected by a jury of major figures from the worlds of graphic arts and journalism, will be displayed at an exhibition that will be open to the public during Friuli DOC.
For further information:

Movimento Turismo del Vino - Friuli Venezia Giulia: Tel. 0432.289540

Fax. 0432.294021

http://www.mtvfriulivg.it/

spiritodivino@mtvfriulivg.it

info@mtvfriulivg.it

6.6.08

15th International Contest University of Alcalá – Spain

15th International Graphic Humor Contest of the University of Alcalá – Spain
The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá announces the 15th International Graphic Humor Contest, with the slogan:
Garbage: The value of what you throw away.
For some people, it is only garbage, but for many others it is a source for life. Besides, it is one indicator to analyze the society in which we live in. This reflection has inspired the subject of the 15th International Graphic Humor Contest of Alcalá that has been announced with the slogan “Garbage: The value of what you throw away”.

Deadline for this announcement is August 31st.
This International Contest is open to all the professionals of Graphic Humor that send the cartoon they have published (or will publish) in national or international media. The main goal of this contest is to sensitize public opinion (being the students a special target) about the meaning of garbage, and the spreading of the necessity of going more deeply into the importance of recycling.
We can define our way of living by analyzing our garbage and, moreover, we can make radiography of the society that produces that garbage. The Chilean economist Hernán Durán de la Fuente says that “a city like San Francisco has on its garbage more aluminum than that you can obtain from a bauxite mine, and more copper than that you can obtain from an average mine”. Those data define significantly the squandering of developed societies. On the other side we find the garbage dump as a supplying resource for those who live in poverty.
For that reason, other main objective of this 15th International Graphic Humor Contest about the value of what we throw away is to share artistic and pedagogic projects from different countries, in order to change some behaviors, and to favor the opinion and experience exchange among graphic humor professionals all over the world.
Basis of the announcement will be soon available in different languages. Spanish version is available yet. Check the website for the complete basis in your language before posting your work(s). See the basis now available in different languages: http://www.humor.fgua.es/XVmuestra/bases.htm
The entry may be a cartoon, a strip or a caricature.

Can participate originals or cartoons made with computer (digital artwork must indicate the number of copy and total prints: eg: 2 / 4, if 2 is a copy of a total of 4).

The maximum format will be of 297 x 420 mm. (A3).

The works submitted will become part of Humor Chart funds of the Foundation General University of Alcala (unless expressly stated the opposite direction, which must be in writing on the reverse of the work the word "Return"), and may be used in their exhibitions, posters, and publications.

At the end of exhibition in Alcala, people with selected work will receive a copy of the publication, that will be edited in connection with the conclusion of exhibition.

The announcement image for the 15th International Graphic Humor Contest is made by Jesús Zulet Izura, Zulet. (See top above)

Address:

Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá
XV Muestra Internacional de Humor Gráfico.

C/ Imagen, 1-3. 28801 Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. España.

Tel.: +34 91 879 74 40/41
Fax: +34 91 879 74 55
E-mail: cultura@fgua.es
humor.muestra@uah.es

www.humor.fgua.es/XVmuestra