31.3.25

The XXXII International Exhibition of the Arts of Humor, Alcala 2025, Spain

XXXII International Exhibition of the Arts of Humor 2025
The Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humor of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá announces the XXXII International Exhibition of the Arts of Humor, with the title "AGING (WITH HUMOR)". For those authors who wish to do so, the organization will make available different information on the subject through the iqh.es website. 
The bases of participation are as follows: 
1.- Participation is open to all professionals over 18 years of age who wish to participate in the contest. 
2.- To participate in the Exhibition, a maximum of 5 works must be sent on the theme "AGING (WITH HUMOR)". It can be a cartoon, a strip or a caricature. The organization reserves the right to invite those authors it deems appropriate. 
3.- The works must be signed. They can be made in any technique and support, with maximum dimensions of A3 (297x420 mm.), preferably vertically, as the catalogue will follow these proportions. 
4.- The works must be sent before June 1. Together with the work, the form that accompanies these bases will be sent, duly completed. 
Works made using traditional techniques can be sent to the following postal address: 
General Foundation of the University of Alcalá 
International Exhibition of the Arts of Humor 
C/ Nueva, 4. 
28801 Alcalá de Henares 
Madrid (Spain) 
In works made in digital technique, it must be submitted in JPG or TIFF format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. per miah@iqh.es , and it is recommended to send a printed and signed copy, with the copy number (e.g.: Copy 1 of X). It is essential to stick to the dates indicated for the proper planning of the catalogue and the design of the exhibition. 
5.- Works sent by post must be sent suitably packed. It is recommended to protect them with two flat cartons, and the organization is not responsible for any damage caused in transport. The shipping costs will be borne by the people who participate in this call, and the organization will not assume any expense (for example, customs costs) or any liability in case of deterioration or loss of the work. 
6.- A commission will make a selection among the works received that will be exhibited at the XXXII International Exhibition of the Arts of Humor of the University of Alcalá to be held between September and November 2025 in Alcalá de Henares. 
7.- The works presented will become part of the collections of the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humour of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá, unless expressly indicated otherwise, for which the word "Return" must be written on the back of the work. 
8.- The sending of the work implies that the author authorizes the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá to reproduce and disseminate it, provided that his or her name appears and the objective is the dissemination of the Exhibition and other activities of the FGUA in the field of humor, without generating any obligation of any kind before the author. 
9.- The organization will communicate, electronically, the receipt of the works and their selection, publishing this last list on its website iqh.es
10.- The authors whose work has been selected will receive a copy of the publication that will be published on the occasion of the celebration of the Exhibition. 
11.- The organization reserves the right not to exhibit those works that it considers to violate individual or collective rights. 
12.- The participants will be responsible for the originality of the works in the event of any claim, holding the organization harmless from any infringement of rights or intellectual property of the same. 
13.- Participation in the Exhibition implies acceptance of these rules and the waiver of any legal claim, and the responsibility for the works falls on their authors.

30.3.25

The 23rd International Biennial Salon of Anti-War Cartoons, Kragujevac 2025, Serbia

DEAR SIR! MADAM! DEAR FRIEND! 
In memory of the severe crime that happened in Kragujevac, in 1941, 84 years ago, the German occupiers forces executed several thousands of innocent civilians in just one day, also sincerely wishing the peace to may prevail in the world, especially today when it sinks into the abyss of the world war 
Memorial Park "Kragujevacki Oktobar" is announcing 
COMPETITION OF THE XXIII INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL SALON
ANTI-WAR CARTOONS "KRAGUJEVAC 2025" SERBIA
The International Jury will make a selection out of submitted cartoons which is to be exhibited and published in the Salon‘s catalog. Besides, the following prices are to be awarded: 
Grand Prix "Courier of Peace" and a prize of 1,500 euros from the International Association of Cities of Peace Newspapers 
Gold plaque and 1,000 euros 
Silver plaque and 800 euros 
Bronze plaque and 500 euros 
Award of the Mayor of Bydgoszcz (Poland) in the amount of 750 euros 
Award of the city of Ingolstadt (Germany) in the amount of 750 euros 
Award of the city of Bielsko-Biala (Poland) in the amount of 500 euros 
Prize of the city of Suresnes (France) in the amount of 500 euros 
Prize of the city of Pitesti (Romania) in the amount of 500 euros 
THE PRIZE FUND IS 6,800 EUROS. 
The jury may also award a number of diplomas to shortlisted works for awards. 
Cartoonists and fine artists from all over the world have to right to participate. They should submit at most 3 (three) cartoons, which have not been awarded by any other international competition, on the subject of antiwar as well as solidarity between people and nations. The artworks should be utmost A4-A3 formatted, while art technique is at the artist’s choice, including, electronically version of the cartoon with the original signature. On the back of the artwork there should be written data on the artist (such as: name, surname, address, phone/fax, e/mail.) 
The deadline for submission of works is August 15th, 2025
The jury session is to be held on August 23rd and 24th, 2025. The Cartoons should be sent to the address: SALON ANTIRATNE KARIKATURE, Desankin venac bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia 
or to the e-mail address salonkarikature.kg@gmail.com 
The works submitted to the competition are not returned and the Salon reserves the right to use them without special compensation. 
NOTE: The International Biennial Salon of Anti-War Caricature had a great international promotion and affirmation. After the announcement of the winners, the presentation of awards and the opening of the exhibition in Kragujevac, the Salon exhibition is being set up in numerous cities around the world and in international organizations. The salon has visited more than 40 cities in 20 countries. 
Thus, the Salon exhibition was presented in the United Nations building in New York, in the exhibition premises of the European Commission in Brussels. Polish cities Bydgoszcz, Bielsko-Biala, Plonsk, Vielun, Torun. The audience also saw her in Mexico City, Limassol (Cyprus), Berlin and Dresden (Germany), Paris (France), Triavna (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Skopje (Macedonia), Carrara and Monte Cassino (Italy), New Haven (USA), Poltava (Ukraine), Mesolongia (Greece), Kotor (Montenegro), Slovenj Gradec (Slovenia)...
The virtual exhibition of the Salon is available on the link: https://spomenpark.rs/IntenationalSalonofAntiwarcartoonKragujevac2019.html .

28.3.25

International Satirical Picture Competition „Karpik”, Niemodlin 2025, Poland

The Regulations concerning the International Satirical Picture Competition „KARPIK” Niemodlin, Poland

§ 1
1 These Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) specify the terms and conditions of holding the International Satirical Picture Competition „KARPIK” (hereinafter referred to as the Competition). 
§ 2
1. The Competition is organized by Agnieszka Osiecka Cultural Centre in Niemodlin. 
2. The Participants of the Competition may be natural persons, of legal age, with full legal capacity regardless of their place of residence. 
3. Participation in the Competition is free of charge. 

§ 3
Application for participation in the Competition is equivalent to the participant's acceptance of the Regulations in their entirety. The Participant undertakes to comply with the rules set out therein, as well as confirms that he meets the conditions that entitle him to participate in the Competition. 

§ 4
1. Submitting entry of participation in the competition consists of sending to the Organizer an original version of a freehand drawing on the subject of fish, fishermen, fishing in nets, etc., meeting the conditions set out in these Regulations. 
2. Drawings in sizes not exceeding A3 format are taking part in the Competition. 
3. Each participant of the Competition is entitled to present a maximum 2 works. 
4. Each of the entries submitted should be described on the reverse in the following manner: the date of completing the work, the author's full name and address, contact details such as the telephone number or the e-mail address. 
5. Providing personal data referred to in paragraph 4, is voluntary, but necessary to conduct the Competition. Their submission is tantamount to consenting to the processing of these data, and failure to provide the data in question will consequently exclude the participant and the works sent by him from the Competition. 
6. The submitted work must be authored by the Participant. By accepting the Regulations, the Participant declares that he is the author of the work submitted to the Competition and that he has unlimited proprietary copyrights and dependent rights to use and dispose of the submitted work. 
7. Works submitted for participation in the Competition which will not comply with the terms and conditions set out in these Regulations shall not be included in the Competition. 

§ 5
1. The Competition is announced by the Organizer annually, not later than by January 15 of a given calendar year and lasts till November 30 of the same year. 
2. The works must be sent in a package preventing their damage. 
3. The Organizers shall not be responsible for any losses or damage caused during the transport of the works. 
4. The Competition entries may be submitted from the day of announcement of the competition until September 30 of the same year. The deadline for submissions is September 30. The date of receipt by the organizer is what counts. 
5. The Works with the note "Karpik" on the envelope should be sent to the following address: 
Ośrodek Kultury w Niemodlinie, 
ul. M. Reja1, 
49-100 Niemodlin, POLAND 
"Karpik" 

§ 6
1. The selection of the award-winning works will be based on the following criteria: 
    1) the idea consistent with the theme of the competition, 
    2) the performance technique. 
2. The winning entries are selected by the Jury, whose members will be made public after the completion of their work. The chairman of the Jury, if it is possible for organizational reasons, is the Grand Prix winner of the last edition of the Competition. 
3. The winner of the competition in a given year shall be selected in the first half of October this year from among works that meet the criteria of these Regulations. 
4. The final result of the Competition will be published on the Cultural Centre’s website: www.okniemodlin.org .
5. The winners of the Competition shall receive the prizes specified in § 7. 

§ 7
1. The prizes of the Competition are as follows: 
    1) Grand Prix – PLN 2,800 gross 
    2) three main prizes – PLN 1,150 gross each 
2. The organizer may grant additional prizes or distinctions in any form or amount he chooses. 
3. The competition prize will be issued only in the form specified in the Regulations, without the possibility of exchange for another prize in kind. 
4. The main prize may be handed over at the Organizer's headquarters after prior notification of the competition winner during the prize giving gala or it may be sent by post to the winner's home address or bank account. 
5. In case the Participant fails to collect the award in person, it shall be sent by post to the winner’s address. 
6. In the case referred to in the paragraph 5 above, the winner of the competition shall pay the prize shipping cost. The shipping cost will be deducted from the prize received. 

§ 8
1. The organizer has the exclusive right to choose the winner of the Competition based on the principles set out in these Regulations. 
2. Pursuant to art. 30 paragraph 1 point 2 of the Act on personal income tax (income) on winnings from competitions, games and betting or prizes related to bonus sales obtained in a Member State of the European Union or in another country of the European Economic Area, subject to art. 21 paragraph 1 points 6, 6a and 68 - a flat-rate income tax of 10% on the prize or prize is collected. The tax on winnings is collected without reducing the income by the costs of obtaining. The cost of the prize tax is covered by the prize winners. 
3. The organizer shall pay the competition prize and also collect from the winner of the Competition an appropriate amount of flat-rate tax on winning the Competition and will pay it to the account of the relevant tax office, in accordance with applicable regulations. 

§ 9
1. Upon the submission of the entry to the Organizer, the Organizer will obtain non-exclusive licence for an indeterminate period of time, which will authorise the Organizer to free use of proprietary copyrights to the entry in the following areas of exploitation: 
    a) using the work on the organizer’s website, 
    b) presenting the work during the post-contest exhibition, 
    c) placing reproductions of the work in catalogues presenting the entries which will be distributed by the Organizer for promotional purposes of the Competition. 
2. On the issuing of the prize to the Participant, the Organizer gains free proprietary rights to the awarded entry of the Participant in the following areas of exploitation: 
    1) with regard to the right to record and multiply the work using printing and digital techniques; 
    2) with regard to distribution of the work – in form of public exposition and making the work available in such manner that everybody could have access to it at a time and place chosen by themselves, in particular by placing it in the Organizer’s advertising or promotional materials. 
3. Upon delivery of the competition entry to the Organizer, ownership of the drawing shall be transferred to the Organizer. 

§ 10
1. Participant's participation in the Competition does not constitute grounds for demanding any remuneration by him. 
2. All materials promoting the Competition are solely of an advertising nature, while only the provisions of the Regulations are binding. 

§ 11
1. The Organizer is not responsible for problems in the functioning of the Competition, if they occurred as a result of events that the Organizer, with due diligence, was not able to predict or which could not be prevented, in particular in the case of problems related to random events of force majeure, participating in the Competition contrary to the provisions of these Regulations and damages caused by them. 
2. The Organizer is not responsible for the inability to collect the Prize for reasons beyond his control and on the part of the Competition Participant. 
3. Winners of the Competition shall not be entitled to transfer the right to the Prize to third parties. 
4. The winner of the Competition may waive the prize in writing, but in return he is not entitled to any other equivalent. 

§ 12
The provisions of these Regulations of the Competition are the sole basis for conducting the Competition, and their interpretation belongs solely to the organizer of the Competition and is final. 

§ 13
The Organizer of the Contest has the right to exclude the Contest Participant or his work in the event of the Participant's failure to comply with the law, decency, violation of these Regulations or other violation of the rights or interests of the Organizer. 

§ 14
1. These Regulations constitute the sole binding document specifying the rules of the Competition. 
2. The organizer reserves the right to amend these Regulations in the event of a change in legal regulations or for another important reason, in particular if the change allows the Competition to be carried out efficiently and in accordance with the regulations, provided that it does not violate the participants' acquired rights. 
3. The text and any amendments to these Regulations will be publicly announced on the Cultural Centre’s website www.okniemodlin.org. 

§ 15
In connection with the requirements of the provisions on the protection of personal data, the organizer of the competition, being at the same time, the administrator of personal data, included in Annex 1 to these Regulations, information on the processing of personal data. 

Annex 1 to the International Satirical Picture Competition „KARPIK” 

INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA 
Organizing and conducting cultural activities 
Organization of the International Satirical Picture Competition „KARPIK” 
Niemodlin, Polska 
1. The administrator of your personal data is Agnieszka Osiecka Cultural Centre in Niemodlin, ul. Mikołaja Reja 1, 49-100 Niemodlin, phone/fax: (+48) 774 606 096, e-mail: sekretariat@okniemodlin.org, http://www.okniemodlin.org 
2. The data protection officer is Marzena Haniecka, phone : (+48) 774606096, e-mail: sekretariat@okniemodlin.org 
3. Your personal data is processed in order to organize and conduct cultural activities within the scope of the organization of the International Satirical Competition "KARPIK". Legal basis for processing your personal data: a. consent to the processing of personal data of the data subject. 
4. Recipients of personal data / categories of data recipients: public recipient informed through the administrator's publications and social media (Internet - including social media, radio press television) and the jury of the contest. 
In addition, to ensure the accuracy and transparency of processing, we inform you that: 
5. Your personal data will be stored for the period necessary to implement the abovementioned the purpose of processing, i.e. until the resolution of the contest in question, and in addition, in relation to the names, surnames and images of the contestants, for the period of publication of these data. 
6. You have the right to request the administrator to access your personal data, the right to rectify it, delete or limit processing, the right to object to their processing, as well as the right to transfer your data, when and to the extent that it is permitted by applicable law and possible for the administrator. 
7. In relation to processing, based on your consent, you have the right, at any time, to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing that was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal. 
8. In the event of a breach of the provisions on the protection of personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory body, i.e. to the Office for Personal Data Protection. 
9. Providing your personal data: a. is not a statutory requirement, b. is a contractual requirement but is not a condition for concluding a contract. Providing your personal data processed on the basis of consent is voluntary. Failure to provide personal data, which is not mandatory, prevents participation in the contest. 
10. Decisions regarding your person are not made in an automated manner. 11. Your personal data is not profiled. 

26.3.25

Invitation: International Caricature Festival "For life and peace", Calarcá 2025, Colombia

Caricaturists for life and peace, no to war!
CALARCA, COLOMBIA, JUNE 13, 14, AND 15, 2025
Never before has humanity, planet earth, and all forms of life been on the brink of a third world war with nuclear weapons that would bring consequences of horror, like the images we see in gaza. 
A terrifying genocide against the palestinian people by israel with the support of the u.s. As einstein said: ''I do not know with what weapons world war iii will be fought, but world war iv will be fought with sticks and stones.'' 
Today, 12,000 heads weigh on humanity's shoulders, and if activated, nothing will be left standing. In the face of this grim outlook, we make a call to caricature artists to be active participants for life and peace, no to war! 
RULES: 
1. Participation is open to all caricaturists. 
2. Each participant can submit a maximum of 3 works. 
3. Free technique. 
4. The works must be submitted in the following format: a4, jpg, 21 x 29.7 cm, 300 dpi. 
5. Works that have been awarded or published may participate. 
6. Each work must be accompanied by the following information: full name of the author, email address, and country of origin. 
7. By submitting the work, you understand that you accept the participation and authorize the event committee to publish your work in printed and electronic media. 
8. All participants will receive a certificate of participation. 
9. The jury will select 60 works to be enlarged to 50 x 70 cm, which will be exhibited on the art street in the city of calarca (colombia). 
10. Deadline for submission of works: may 15, 2025
Works should be sent to the following email: corpoterritoriocomun@gmail.com
The event has a deep sense of defending life and peace, and against war, and it is carried out with no profit intent. 
Source: Francisco Puñal Suárez.

25.3.25

The 10th World Humor Awards 2025, Italy

International Exhibition of Humorous Graphics
The tenth edition of the international exhibition of humorous graphics World Humor Awards will take place in Italy, in the places linked to Giovannino Guareschi, a well-known writer and illustrator. 
The event represents an important opportunity for professional cartoonists, caricaturists and illustrators, selected by the organization, to present their works in the field of graphic humor. 
Contest Structure 
The contest is divided into two sections: 
• Humorous Graphics: It is possible to send one or two unpublished drawings on a specific theme. The works should preferably be without text; otherwise, an English translation is required. References to current politics or local events are not recommended. 
• Caricature: Six Characters in Search of an Author: Participants can send two caricatures depicting characters from the world of politics, sports or entertainment. 
It is possible to participate in only one of the two sections. The works must be sent exclusively in digital format by email to 2025@worldhumorawards.org
Technical Requirements and Deadline 
The works must meet the following requirements: 
• A4 or A3 format (horizontal or vertical); 
• Resolution 300 dpi, in JPG format; 
• Free technique, in black and white or color; 
• The file must contain the name of the author and the title of the work. 
The deadline for sending the works is April 15, 2025
Exhibition and Publication 
The selected works will be printed on cardboard and exhibited during the event. In addition, one work for each author will be published in the official catalog of the exhibition, while all the registered works will be available online in the official gallery. 
For more information, you can visit the official website: www.worldhumorawards.org.
This report by Francisco Puñal. 
Translation by Google.