1.4.23

XXII. Biennial of Cartoon Humor and Satire, Novomestský osteň 2023, Slovakia

Novomestský osteň 2023
XXII. YEAR OF THE BIENNIAL OF CARTOON HUMOR AND SATIRE
THEME 
FISH ON A PLATE (fish salads, spreads, boiled and baked fish…) 
COMPETITION DEADLINE 
30. 06. 2023 
COMPETITION PROPOSITIONS 
• The author sends together with the work a completed participation form which he downloads from the website www.galeriahumoru.sk and fills it in Slovak, Czech or English. 
• Each author can participate in the competition with a maximum of three works that have not been awarded in other competitions. 
• The competition is open to anyone over 18 years of age. The method of artistic execution is not limited. 
• The works should not exceed the A3 format. 
• The competition is non-anonymous. Each drawing must be marked on its back with the name and the full address of the author and place the author’s signature on the front page (name, 1/XX). 
• The submitted drawings will not be returned to the authors but will become the property of the Municipal Cultural Centre in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. 
• Works are to be delivered by post to the address: 
Mestské kultúrne stredisko, Hviezdoslavova 4, 
915 01 Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia
or electronically: osten@galeriahumoru.sk 
• The file name must match the following pattern: 
surname_name_country_number 
(Kovac_Peter_Slovakia_01.jpg), 
A4 horizontal or vertical, resolution 300 DPI, format JPG, TIFF. 
• If you have submitted your work electronically and it will be awarded a prize, you will be asked to send the original drawing to the organizer within one month of the announcement of the results of the competition to the address of the Municipal Cultural Centre (see above). 
AWARDS 
1. prize Golden Novomestský osteň and 500 € 
2. prize Silver Novomestský osteň and 300 € 
3. prize Bronze Novomestský osteň and 200 € 
• Material and financial prizes are awarded at the ceremonial opening of the Novomestský osteň exhibition which will be held on September 22, 2023. 
• In the case you will not be able to participate in person, the prizes will be sent to you. 
• The jury of the competition reserves the right not to award any of the above mentioned prizes, or to award 10 honorable mentions or other special prizes. The jury’s decision is final. 
• By participating in the competition, the participant confirms that he or she is the author of the works and agrees that the organizer of the competition has the right to publish the drawings on the Internet or in other media and also to use them in any other way without restriction. 
• By submitting the works, the author declares that the organizer of the competition has the right to reproduce copies free of charge for publication in electronic means, in printed media and other sources without further consent and rewards. 
• Entries may not infringe copyright or the rights of others, may not infringe confidentiality or contain defamation or insult to any company, community or person. 
• The author sends together with the work a completed participation form which he downloads from the website www.galeriahumoru.sk and fills it in Slovak, Czech or English. 
• By sending the completed form, the author or his legal representatives agree to the processing of their personal data for the purpose of organization of the competition. 
Mária Volárová, director of MsKS 
Vladimír Pavlík, director of the competition 
Download Form on source: https://galeriahumoru.sk/.

28.3.23

Deadline for participation in the Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition has been extended

The deadline for entries in the thirteenth annual Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition, organised by Milas Municipality, has been extended until the 30th May 2023
The Selection Committee, under the chairmanship of Muhammet Tokat the Milas Manupility Mayor; will convene to judge the participating cartoons, on 10th June 2023. 
The results of the competition will be announced on 26th June 2023 and will be shared on the Milas Municipality web site and social media accounts. 
The competition exhibition - comprising the cartoons that have won the awards and the cartoons that are deemed worthy of exhibition - will be unveiled on September 2023 and will stay open until 1st October 2023. 
Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Competition 
Milas Municipality Cultural and Social Works Management 
48200 Milas-Muğla-TÜRKİYE 
THEME: Open 
CONDITIONS: 
1. The competition is open to any cartoonist. 
2. It is acceptable to enter with cartoons that have been published previously. However, they should not have won any prize/award in any other competition. 
3. Any technique is allowed. The cartoonist can submit a maximum of 5 cartoons. Originals or electronic versions suitable for printing in 300 dpi and jpg format sent by e-mail would also be acceptable. No reponsibility will be assumed for documents sent in different formats and documents that can not be opened. 
4. All cartoons must be 30x40cm maximum. 
5. The participants must write their names (first and surname) in capital letters, address, e-mail, country and telephone number; a brief CV should be submitted in a sealed envelope. 
6. Cartoons must be sent to the address below by May 30, 2023 at the latest. 
13th INTERNATIONAL TURHAN SELÇUK CARTOON COMPETITION 
Milas Belediyesi Kültür ve Sosyal İşler Müdürlüğü 
48200-Milas-Muğla / Turkey 
7. The results of the competition will be announced on 26th June 2023. 
8. The cartoons sent to the competition will not be returned. All cartoons, whether they have won a prize or not, may be used for cultural purposes and may be published. Participation assumes acceptance of these conditions. All cartoons will be kept in the ‘Milas Belediyesi Kültür ve Sosyal İşler Müdürlüğü’. 
9. The cartoons selected by the jury will be displayed in the exhibition and will also be printed in the album. 
10. The reward ceremony will be held in September 2023. The opening of the exhibition will be held on the same date, in ‘Milas Municipality Conference Hall’ for cartoons which have won an award or have been selected for display. The exhibition will be open until 01st October 2023. 
11. Accommodation and meal expenses for participants who have won a ‘Special Award’ will be met. Travel expenses will be borne by the participants. Travel, accommodation and meal expenses for competitors who come first, second and third will be met by Milas Municipality. 
SELECTION COMMITTEE: 
Muhammet Tokat – Major of Milas 
Ruhan Selçuk 
Kamil Masaracı - Cartoonist 
İzel Rozental - Cartoonist 
Betül Yılmaz - Cartoonist 
Vladimir Kazanevsky – Cartoonist / Ukraine 
Esmaeil Babaei – Cartoonist / Iran 
Kutlukhan Perker - Cartoonist 
 Ali Fuat Süer - Cartoonist 
 Ali Şur - Cartoonist 
Mehmet Nergiz - Coordinator 
PRIZES: 
Winner: ₺20.000.00 
Runner up: ₺15.000.00 
Third: ₺10.000.00 
Other Special Prizes will be awarded by various establishments, societies, newspapers, art magazines, trade unions, news agents and individuals. 
Note: The jury meeting will be held on the 10 June 2023. 

19.3.23

17th International Exhibition of Satirical Graphics "Bukovina", Suceava 2023, Romania

The National Museum of Bukovina invites you to participate at
the International Exhibition of Satirical Graphics "Bukovina",
the 17th Edition, 2023.
The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphics has a theme:
"The great reset"
1. We address all professional and amateur cartoonists, regardless of  age, from around the world.
2. You can submit a maximum of five cartoons to the contest.
3. Please attach the participation form in .doc format with your name and surname, the exact address, and e-mail.
4. Exhibition awards:
- Prize I - 500 € + diploma - offered by the National Museum of Bukovina 
- Prize II - 300 € + diploma - offered by "Gândeşte" Association 
- Prize III - 100 € + diploma - offered by "Gândeşte" Association 
- "Padrino" Prize - 300 € + diploma - offered by Restaurant "Padrino". 
- 10 Special Prizes - diploma.
5. The cartoons must be sent to the e-mail address: competition@muzeulbucovinei.ro, it is necessary to have a resolution of 300 dpi (maximum 2 Mb) and the maximum A3 format, made in any technique: black and white or color.
6. All events related to this exhibition will be published on the website of the National Museum of Bukovina. All artists selected for the exhibition will receive the printed catalogue of the exhibition.
7. If you want to participate in this event, please send your cartoons by 31 May 2023.
8. The results of the exhibition - contest will be announced at the beginning of June. Cartoonists who win the Prize I, Prize II, Prize III, or the "Padrino" Prize must send the original works by 30 June 2023, the date of postage, at the following address:
National Museum of Bukovina, 
str. Stefan cel Mare, no. 33, 720003
Suceava, Romania 
International Exhibition of Satirical Graphics "Bukovina"
9. The exhibition will be open to the public at the National Museum of Bukovina in July 2023. 
10. The National Museum of Bucovina – muzeulbucovinei.ro and "Gândeşte" Association – gandeste.org reserves the right to use the works sent to the contest to promote the contest and its results. 
Judging Panel: 
Mihai Panzaru PIM – cartoonist 
George Licurici – cartoonist www.licurici.eu 
Ovidiu Ambrozie Borta BOA – cartoonist www.artboa.ro boa-caricatura.eu . 
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Entry Form cartoon Bucovina - Romania 2023 on source: muzeulbucovinei
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XVIII. International Cartoon Contest, Braila 2023, Romania

REGULATION
International Cartoon Contest, the XVIII th edition, 2023, Braila, Romania
The running of the contest: February-September 2023 
Theme: Majority Age / Coming of age 
Entries: max. 3 
The cartoon works will be original and accompanied by a brief biography, photo, addresse and phone number.The making technique of the cartoons is free. 
Submission of the cartoon works: The cartoon works will be sent by e-mail until the 11th of June, 2400 o’clock (Romanian local time) to: cartooncontestbraila@gmail.com 
The judging process will take place between: the 26th of June - 10th of July 2023. 
Technical conditions: 
The works will be submitted in electronic format, JPG, 300 dpi resolution, CMYK. 
Each submitted cartoon work will contain the author's name and the title of the work, in the file name. 
Awarded Prizes: 
The BIG prize 1000 EURO 
The FIRST prize 700 EURO 
The SECOND prize 500 EURO 
The THIRD prize 400 EURO 
3 SPECIAL prizes 3 x 200 EURO each 
The amounts corresponding to the prizes are taxable according to the Romanian legislation in force, at the date of their awarding. 
In order to receive the prizes, the winners must send the winning work in original (with the author's signature on the back of the paper) within a maximum of 45 days from the announcement of the winners (on the facebook page of the Organizer: https://www.facebook.com/Centrul.de.Creatie.Braila, once with the Salon’s opening). The winning works will be accompanied by a statement (annexed to this Regulation) regarding the assignment of copyright for exposure for an indefinite period as well as personal bank account data (bank name, IBAN code, SWIFT code), through a document issued by bank, lei account (for Romanian competitors), respectively in euro / national currency (for foreign competitors). 
The prizes will be offered in RON, at the euro exchange rate of the Romania National Bank from the date of approval of the initial Regulation. 
The payment of the prizes is made by bank transfer. The transfer costs will be borne by both parties (Organizer and the winner of the prize), according to the banking legislation. The prizes will be transferred within a maximum of 60 days from the announcement of the winners, in compliance with the legal provisions. 
The winning cartoons will be sent by post to the following address: Romania, Brăila, Traian Square, no. 2, postal code 810153
The Organizer shall not be responsible for the impossibility of a winner to take possession of the prize for reasons not related to it. If the competitor does not comply with the obligations imposed by this regulation, the Organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
Note: In the absence of interbank relations between Romania and the country of origin of the winner, the Organizer is exonerated from any liability. 
The participants will declare that they own the works and own the copyright of the cartoon works entered in the competition. 
By entering the works in the contest, the participants agree on the exhibition of the respective works within the cartoon exhibitions organized in art galleries or museums, assigning the copyrights for the respective works for exposure (the agreement being given implicitly for the promotion of the International Cartoon Contest). 
The organizer assumes no responsibility for any infringements of copyright or ownership. The single responsibility lies to the person who submitted the cartoon work. 
The winners of the International Cartoon Contest transfer the ownership of the awarded works to the Organizer (Braila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture) at the time of sending over the original cartoon works to it. 
The winners declare under their own responsibility that they assign the copyright on the cartoon works for the realization of exhibitions in order to promote the event, the institution and the image of the city, for an indefinite period, by any means. 
Exhibitors from the catalog of the edition allow CJCPCT Brăila the right to use the works in order to promote the institution, the city and the salon in Art Galleries, museums, etc. 
The contest opening and the awarding ceremony: the 20th of September, 2023, at 8 p.m 
The organizer will provide accommodation and meals for one day, for the winners who will be present at the opening ceremony. 
The organizer will support the travel expenses (assurance/ settlement) for the winner of The Big Prize. 
Winners residing in the Municipality of Brăila are exempt from accommodation. 
The exceptions to the accommodation are the winners residing in the Municipality of Brăila. 
The Organizer reserves the right to change the conditions of the contest; subsequent changes will be communicated to those interested. 
The catalog of the International Cartoon Contest, in pdf format, can be downloaded from the institution's website: http://centruldecreatiebraila.ro/ after the Cartoon Contest opening will take place. 
Registration for the Cartoon contest is equivalent to taking note of and complying with the Regulation of the International Cartoon Contest. 
Contact: Brăila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture, Traian Square 2, 810153, Brăila, Romania; Telephone and fax: +40.239.614.710. 

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Declaration - assignment of copyright

I, the undersigned………………………………..hereby declare that I assign the copyright/exposure right to Brăila County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of the Traditional Culture, on the awarded cartoon work within the 18 th Edition of the International Cartoon Contest, 2023, Brăila, Romania, for the making of exhibitions, in order to promote the event, the institution and the image of the city, indefinitely, by any means. 

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18.3.23

Grand Caricature Award "Malaga Grenet" 2023, Peru

GRAND CARICATURE AWARD “MALAGA GRENET” 2023
Arequipa City (Perú) has always been the birthplace of great caricaturists, very many of them have displayed their talent in different publications nationwide; in that sense the Peruvian NorthAmerican Cultural Institute, well aware of this art expression, calls for an International Caricature contest. 
This contest is named after Julio Málaga Grenet, who was one of the most prominent caricaturists in Peru, great master and great genius of Arequipeñan caricature, considered ,by far, as one of the most widely recognized exponents of this artistic genre, whose long career led him to show his art in Chile, Argentina, United States, Spain and France. This is indeed a not to be missed opportunity to honor his legacy to the art. 
It is for these reasons that the CCPNA calls for participation to the “Grand Caricature Award Malaga Grenet 2023”, in its first edition about the cubist painter Pablo Picasso given that 2023 has been named as “Picasso´s Year” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. Such an event will mark the celebration of his work and the legacy to the world. 
BASES AND REGULATIONS 
The “Grand Caricature Award Malaga Grenet” is organized by Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (CCPNA) and SPONSORED by “Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde” under the auspices of “Universidad Católica Santa María” and “Grupo Roberts” and the support of “Layconsa“. 
ELIGIBILITY 
1. Any profesional artist or enthusiast of legal age from around the world is eligible to participate. 
TOPIC 
2. The contest's theme is a physiognomy caricature of Pablo Picasso
REQUIREMENTS 
3. Participants can submit up to two artworks as long as they have not been awarded in other contests before. 
4. Artworks can be painted using any painting technique within a set format A-3 size. 
5. Artworks can be accepted only if they are sent to the email: concurso.malaga.grenet@cultural.edu.pe 
6. When sending the e-mail, it should contain, along with the artworks, the following : Registration form with the author´s first and last names, address, phone number, a brief bio data, and an author´s picture that could be downloaded from the web. 
7. The artwork and the picture can be sent in a JPG 300 ppp in high resolution so that it can be used to announce and promote the event. 
DEADLINE 
8. The deadline for submitting the artworks is May, 8, 2023
9. The organizing committee will publish a list with all the artworks received so that the authors can see them entering the final evaluation process. 
PRIZE 
10. The winning artwork will be awarded with: 
- $ 1000 - A statuette of the great master Julio Malaga Grenet, made by the Peruvian artist Alonso Rivera. 
- Certificate of Recognition 
- A trip to Arequipa – Peru for the winner, two-night stay and food to attend the award ceremony which will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. 
ART ASSESSMENT 
1. The jury is made up of five renowned people with well-known trajectory: 
- Javier Rodríguez (Cultural Director and Library at CCPNA) 
- Ricardo Córdova (Artist) 
- José Álvarez (Artist) 
- Jimena Díaz Zapater (Educator) 
- Omar Zevallos (Artist) 
2. The decisión shall be final and not subject to appeal. 
3. The final decisión from the jury will be communicated to the winner via e-mail and it will be published on the website, Facebook and Instagram from the Organizing Committee. 
4. The winner should deliver the original artwork when arriving in Arequipa or send it very well protected via certified mail to the Organizing Committee (If the winner can not attend in person to receive the prize). 
In case the artwork has been made in full or in part with digital tools, a signed copy in high resolution should be sent to: 
GRAN PREMIO DE CARICATURA JULIO MÁLAGA GRENET 
Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (Calle Melgar 109, Arequipa, Peru) 
EXHIBIT 
5. The selected artworks - up to 50 and chosen by the jury - will be exhibited in the CCPNA art gallery. 
6. The electronic versión of the artworks can be visited in our virtual gallery; a digital catalog will be sent to the selected participants. 
7. The participant artists will be sent a digital certifícate. 
8. The organizing Committee reserves the right to spread and reproduce the winning artwork as well as the other selected artworks, without written authorization from the authors, and without incurring any obligation whatsoever with the artist. 
9. Participation in the contest implies the acceptance withy any reservation of the above mentioned requirements. Any question or doubt shall be answered by the jury.
To start the registration process please use this link: https://bit.ly/ConcursoMalagaGrenet2023

The 53rd Salone Internazionale Umorismo Bordighera 2023, Italy

53rd Salone Internazionale Umorismo Bordighera
Finally here we are! 
The 53rd edition is on the launch pad! 
The exhibition will be inaugurated on June 25th and will last until July 23rd; the Salone days will take place from June 22 to 25: vernissage, conferences, workshops, book presentations, cartoonists on-the-spot, awards. The prizes of the Palma d'Oro and the Dattero d'Oro are back, awarded to the best drawings of the Theme. 
SEA is the theme. It has always had a strong bond with humanity, both in terms of economic activities such as fishing and commerce, and in terms of cultural and spiritual traditions. 
The sea also represents a challenge for man, with its storms and unpredictable currents, but at the same time it is a source of inspiration and wonder. 
Today the protection of the marine environment, of the coastal areas and above all of the fauna and flora represent a challenge for our survival, as an indispensable regulator of the climate. 
We are waiting for you in Bordighera but don't forget to register and send us your drawings on the theme, by clicking on this link https://www.saloneumorismo.com/en/bando 
See you soon. 
The Organizing Committee of the 53rd Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo.