The Future's Future: XVIII Festival of Economy in Trento 2023, Italy

XVIII EDITION OF FESTIVAL OF ECONOMY IN TRENTO

Dear artist friends, like every year Studio d’Arte Andromeda has been invited to join the Festival of Economy that will take place in Trento from 25th to 28th May 2023. 

Theme: The future’s future. Challenges of a new world 

www.festivaleconomia.it

It’s a pleasure to invite you to join the exhibition “Sorrisi dal Mondo”, to think about this year’s theme for the XVIII edition of Festival of Economy of Trento. A theme that, in a post-pandemic scenario that keeps on pressuring us, gets artists to wonder about the possible scenarios that rise in front of their own gaze. 

The exhibition will take place in Trento during the days of the Festival (25th - 28th May 2023), the artworks will also be visible on the Festival’s website (www.festivaleconomia.it) and Andromeda’s (www.studioandromeda.net). 

On our website, visitors will also have the chance to vote for their favorite artwork. 

Deadline: 18th May 2023 

Sending address: economia@studioandromeda.net 

Artworks: max 3 images, max 1mb each, 300 dpi, JPG 

Nadia Baldo 

President of Studio d’Arte Andromeda. 

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Peace is the only way: Humoralia Graphic Humor Show 2023, Spain

Humoralia Graphic Humor Show 2023

Presentation 

The Coordinator of No-Governmental Development Organisations and others Solidarity Movements of Lleida and Humoralia organize the Graphic Humor Show “PEACE IS THE ONLY WAY“. 

The aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness about Peace Culture as the only way to create possibilities of dignity and a livable future for all people; since peace is not only the absence of conflicts, but also requires a positive, dynamic and participatory process in which dialogue, understanding and mutual cooperation are promoted, and requires the elimination of all forms of discrimination and oppression , the will to promote justice and equality and the practice of a deep respect for life. 

Bases 

1. Any professional artist or amateur can take part in the exhibition. 

2. The topic of the exhibit is Peace Culture understood as a set of values, attitudes and behaviors that reflect respect for life, human beings and their dignity, and that put Human Rights in the foreground, the rejection of violence in all its forms and adherence to the principles of freedom, justice, solidarity and tolerance, as well as understanding and respect between peoples, groups and individuals (United Nations, declaration for a culture of peace, 1999). 

3. The reception of works ends on June 25th, 2023. 

4. The works can be made in any technique, with the DIN A4 (210mm x 297 mm) or proportional format. 

5. Participants may send a maximum of 3 works, in black and white or in colour, if it is possible without text. In case of including a text, this must be in Catalan, Spanish, English or French. 

6. Works have to be sent by e-mail to odm@coordinadora-ongdlleida.cat to 300 dpi in JPG or JPEG format 

7. In the same e-mail, include a document containing the following information: Title of the work, name and surname, pseudonym, postal address, telephone number with international prefix, e-mail, social networks (instagram, twitter, facebook or artist’s website) brief resume and photo or caricature of the author. The organization undertakes to confirm receipt of the work via e-mail. 

8. Due to the non profit nature of the Exhibition, the selected works will not be awarded financially. However, the organization undertakes to send 2 copies of the printed catalog to the authors of the selected works by post. 

9. An on-line catalog with the selected works will be edited and published on the Coordinadora’s website www.coordinadoraongd-lleida.cat 

10. A jury made up of qualified specialists in Human Rights and Graphic Humor and design will make a selection of 50 works from among those presented. 

11. The jury’s decision will be irrevocable. 

12. The selected drawings will be part of a touring exhibition by Humoràlia and the Coordinadora d’ONGD i aMS de Lleida. 

13. The works, as they are digital, do not need to be returned to the authors. 

14. The participation of the author in the contest implies the authorization of the publication and exhibition of the work, and in an online catalog, solely for the purpose of sensitizing the population about the need to act for peace, and will never be for profit. In all the supports where the work is published, the name of the author will always be indicated. 

15. Participation implies full and unreserved acceptance of these conditions. Any questions that may arise will be resolved by the jury. 

Coordinadora d’ONGD i aMS de Lleida 

Tlfn (+34) 973 268 278 

odm@coordinadora-ongd-lleida.cat 

www.coordinadora-ongd-lleida.cat .

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VIII International Cartoon Festival "Smile of the Sea", Novorossiysk 2023, Russia

“Smile of the Sea” 2023

VIII International Cartoon Festival in Novorossiysk, Russia

Cartoonists are given the opportunity to show their creativity in two sections of the festival: 

- the main theme: "Wealth and poverty",

- the additional: Free theme

The age of participants is not limited. 

The number of works at the discretion of the author. 

Together with the works, the author must send the full name, a short autobiography, postal address and e-mail address. 

According to the results of the International Competition, the best works will be awarded with diplomas, certificates and special prizes. 

All participants will receive a catalog of the festival in electronic format. 

Works are accepted in electronic format. 

Technical requirements: A4, JPEG, 300 dpi. 

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR WORKS UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2023. 

Send your works to the e-mail address: 

imeempravo@mail.ru 

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Source: cartoonblues.

International Biennial for Caricature, ХII Masters of Caricature, Plovdiv 2023, Bulgaria

INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL FOR CARICATURE

M A S T E R S  O F  C A R I C A T U R E

ХII EDITION PLOVDIV 2023

SUBJECT: THE MAGIC IN TIME AND SPACE 

The theme of the current edition is focused on the world of the supernatural and magic, which have accompanied humanity since ancient times. In its essence, magic is a set of knowledge and ritual practices based on the belief in the possibility of influencing people, animals and natural phenomena in a supernatural way. 

Every nation has good and demonic characters united by magic in its traditional culture. By resorting to her help, people seek to compensate for the impossibility of achieving the desired through rational means. Magic is called upon to fill this gap, replacing the lack of knowledge with the wrong association of ideas and absolutizing the principle that "liking begets liking". 

The figure of the sorcerer/sorceress is central to magical beliefs and practices, customs and rites around the world. We hope it will also find a place in your caricatures. 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 

1. The Biennial for Caricature is open to professional and amateur caricaturists from all over the world. 

2. Each participant should send up at least one piece of work 210/297 (A4 format). 

3. The caricatures may be colourful or black-and-white; 

4. Participants should send their caricatures by July 31, 2023. 

5. Caricatures, sent only via email can be included in the exhibition but will not participate in the competition and will not be awarded. 

6. It is advisable that participants also send a photograph or take-off and CV, along with their caricatures. 

7. An international jury will nominate five caricaturists who will be conferred the title of Master of Caricature. 

8. Awarded caricatures are not sent back. 

9. The rest of the caricatures will be sent back if authors state that in written form. 

10. The Catalogue of the exhibition will be given free of charge to participants whose caricatures are included in the Catalogue. 

Address for submission: 

Regional Ethnographic Museum – Plovdiv 

2 Dr. Stoyan Chomakov str. 

4000 Plovdiv BULGARIA 

Time and venue: October 1, 2023, at 18:00 

 in the Regional Ethnographic Museum. 

Submission deadline: July 31, 2023 

The nominated works will be kept in Works of Fine Art Stock of Regional Ethnographic Museum – Plovdiv 

Phone: ++ 359 32 626339. 

E-mail: ethnograph@abv.bg 

Source: egyptoons .

Purple Highlights: XXX International Exhibition of Arts of Humor, Alcala 2023, Spain

XXX International Exhibition of Arts of Humor 2023

The Quevedo Institute of Arts of Humor through The General Foundation of the University of Alcalá announces the XXX International Exhibition of Arts of Humor around the subject «PURPLE HIGHLIGHTS: Woman, life, freedom». There will be more information about the subject in the website iqh.es. 

1. Participation is open to all the persons older than 18. 

2. In order to participate in the Exhibition, every artist must send a piece on the theme «PURPLE HIGHLIGHTS: Woman, life, freedom». It can be a vignette, a comic strip or a caricature. The organization reserves the right to invite those authors that the organization members agree to consider important for the exhibition. 

3. The works must be original and must be signed. They can be made with any technique and in any format, with maximum dimensions of A3 (297x420 mm), and preferably in portrait format for printing in the catalogue. 

4. All art pieces will be sent before June 5th 2023. Together with the piece, the authors must send the filled formulary attached to these requirements. 

 Those made using traditional techniques will be sent to the following address: 

Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá Muestra Internacional de las Artes del Humor C/ Nueva, 4. 28801 Alcalá de Henares Madrid (España) 

 For digital works, they must be made in formats JPG or TIFF with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, and they must be sent to miah@iqh.es. It is essential to comply with the noted date for the adequate planning of the catalogue and design of the exhibition. 

5. Entries sent by post must be suitably packaged. It is recommended to protect them with flat cardboard. The organization won't take responsibility on any possible damage occurred during transportation. Mailing costs will be the responsibility of the participants in this call, and the organisation will not assume any costs (e.g. customs charges) or any liability in the event of damage or loss of the work. 

6. A Selection Comission will carry out a selection of the pieces submitted, that will be exhibited in the XXX Internacional Exhibition of the Arts of Humor in september-november. 

7. All pieces submitted will be kept at the Graphic Humour Archives of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá, except specific indication to the contrary, for which the artist must write on the reverse of the piece “Devolución/Return”. 

 8.The submission of the piece means that the author authorizes the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá to reproduce it and exhibit it, as long as the name of the artist is displayed and the objective is the media coverage of the Exhibition and the rest of activities of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá within the field of Graphic Humour and/or of this call (edition of catalogues, posters, leaflets, media coverage, web page, etc.), and in any case it generates any type of obligation on the author's part. 

9. The organization will communicate through the Exhibition web page the list of participants with submitted piece and the list of selected pieces. 

10. At the end of the exhibition in Alcalá, those people with selected pieces will receive a copy of the catalogue, which will be edited to mark the celebration of the Exhibition. 

11. The organization reserves the right to not exhibit those pieces considered to infringe individual or collective rights. 

12. The participants will be responsible before any claim on the authorship of the works. The organization will not be responsible before any claim made by a third party upon the violation of intellectual rights or property of the works. 

13. The participation on this Exhibition means the acceptance of these conditions of entry. 

Source in languages: https://iqh.es/bases-miah-2023/.

Participating artists in the 2nd İzmir International Caricature Festival 2023, Turkey

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Rules of Coast to Comix 2023, Italy

COAST TO COMIX REGULATION - TEMA

1 - TEMA 

The Proloco of Appignano organizes the competition (INTERNATIONAL) COAST TO COMIX! for humorous and satirical cartoons of costume on the theme: "JOGGING - Running as a sporty and healthy lifestyle" 

2 - PARTICIPATION 

The competition is open to designers from all over the world / Italy, without any territorial limit and will be divided into two categories, as follows: 

Italia 

Foreign 

3 - TECHNIQUES 

You can send up to five unpublished works, made with any technique, in color or in black and white, in the maximum format A4 (21x29.7 cm). 

4 - TERMS AND DEADLINES

The works must be received no later than 24.00 on 30/6/2023 to the address coastocomix@gmail.com

in .jpg, .tiff or .pdf format to a resolution of 300 dpi, together with the participation form (different for adults and minors, in the latter case it will be a parent to send us the form). NB: The individual files must not exceed the weight of 5 MB.

5 – JURY

President of the Jury Riccardo Messi – designer, musician, all-round artist 

Paola Anaclerio – Ass. "Pedala diritto" 

Riccardo Chitarrari – artist 

Giacomo Scattolini – walker and animator Pro Loco Appignano. 

6 – PRIZES 

1st Prize Italy: plaque of recognition, typical products: artistic terracotta, legumes 

2nd Prize Italy: certificate of recognition 

3rd Prize Italy: certificate of recognition. 

1st Foreign Prize: identification plate 

2nd Foreign Prize: certificate of recognition 

3rd Foreign Prize: certificate of recognition. 

1st Prize "VOTE of the Public" for the work most voted by the public: plaque of recognition, typical products: artistic terracotta, legumes. 

The Jury reserves the right to report further works, which will not receive prizes and to exclude from the call for tenders any works deemed unsuitable for the proposed theme or not ethically correct. 

During the exhibitions of the works there will be the possibility for visitors to indicate their favorite work to compete for the assignment of the "1st Prize voted by the Public". 

The authors, by participating in the competition, assign the non-exclusive right topublish the works on any medium for promotional purposes without having anything to claim as copyright. 

Participants will be distributed online the "COAST-TO-COMIX CATALOG" with the collection of the best participating works of the two categories. 

7 - EXHIBITION INAUGURATION 

The works will be exhibited on the occasion of the Award Ceremony in Appignano and along the streets of the village where it will take place with a walk during the days of the 29 - 30 July 2023 

8 - AWARD CEREMONY 

In one of the areas in charge of the exhibition, on 30/7/2023 from 15:00 to 16:00 the final award ceremony will be held with the coveted presence of all participants. 

Follow Coast to Comix on Facebook: coastocomix 

www.coastocomix.com

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