15.6.13

17th Biennial Cartoon Competition Novomestsky Osten 2013, Slovakia

Novomestsky Osten 2013
XVII. BIENNIAL COMPETITION CARTOON
TOPIC: WATER
DEADLINE: 15.8.2013
Competition rules:
1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic techniques.
2. The competition is open to everyone. It is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The format of the works should not exceed the size A3.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the back and bear the author's full address.
5. Submitted works will be not returned to the author and will become the property of the MsKS Nove Mesto nad Vahom.
6. Works should be sent to:
Mestske Kulturne Stredisko, Hviezdoslavova 4, 915 01 Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Slovakia
Friday the 20th September 2013 will be held in Nove Mesto nad Vahom an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 17th competition in accordance with the Juryґs decision will take place as follows:
1st Prize: Gold Novomestsky Osten and 250 €
2nd Prize: Silver Novomestsky Osten and 150 €
3rd Prize: Bronze Novomestsky Osten and 100 €
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes.
The organizers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials.
Selected competitor will receive a catalogue.
WEB: http://www.msks.sk/data/p_osten.html.

14.6.13

Results Surgut International Forum on visual humor KARIKATURUM 7, Russia

For the International Forum on visual humor KARIKATURUM 7, 145 artists and designers from 34 countries sent 398 works. After two days of hard work the jury selected the winners in "Cartoon" section with theme "Beauty":
1st prize "Gold ushanka" - Alexander Yakovlev / Russia (Top)
2nd prize "Silver ushanka" - Paolo Dalponte / Italy
3rd prize "Bronze ushanka" - Alexey Kustovsky / Ukraine
3rd prize "Bronze ushanka" - Vyacheslav Shilov / Russia (See below).
"Poster” section with theme "Beauty will save the world":
The jury decided not to award a 1st prize to any one of the participants.
2nd prize "Silver ushanka" - Timea Koncz / Hungary
3rd prize "Bronze Ushanka" - Yuri Manaev / Russia.
See all prize-winning cartoons and posters here.

13.6.13

Catalog 14th International Open Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora, Poland 2012

Received the catalog of the 14th International Open Cartoon Contest Zielona Gora, Poland 2012. The catalog published in 2012 is 14.8x21 cm in size and has 110 color pages. According to Maia Radziszewska's "instead of an introduction", "the subject of the contest Plane-Airport-Flying turned out to be inspiring, and the works can be divided into groups, according to the main motives. There is a motive of flying as such, with brooms, angels, Icaruses, birds and fanciful aircrafts instead of planes. There are "cheap flights", air "trips", emergency landings and cartoons that show very complicated airport's functioning nowadays. Naturally, the artists could not omit the pilots, air hostesses and the passengers as well as the romantic and the less romantic aspects of sailing up. Many works also touch on politics and everyday customs."
Of the 11 participants from Turkey are selected 4 cartoonists, namely Erdoğan Başol, Recep Bayramoğlu, Musa Gümüş, and Tan Oral, whose published cartoons are included in this blog.

12.6.13

8th International Cartoon Contest Braila 2013, Romania

BRAILA COUNTY COUNCIL
THE COUNTY CENTER FOR PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF
TRADITIONAL CULTURE BRAILA
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
8th edition 2013
REGULATION
Contest: open to all cartoonists.
Theme: FREE
Entries: max. 5.
The works must be accompanied by the author's biography (photo).
Size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) - A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Technique: free
Deadline: August 25th, 2013
Prizes:
Great Prize – 1500 €;
First Prize – 1000 €;
Second Prize – 800 €;
Third Prize – 500 €;
3 Special Prizes – 3 x 300 € (each).
Exhibition: September 20th, 2013
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy
Remark: the works will not be returned, they will remain the property of
The County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila.
The works should be sent to:
The County Center for Preservation and
Promotion of Traditional Culture Braila

no. 2, Piata Traian
810153 Braila, Romania
Contact details:
centrul_creatie@portal-braila.ro
costel_patrascan@yahoo.co.uk
maria.puscaciu@yahoo.com

6.6.13

Results 5th CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2013

Theme: “Troika and Greek Financial Crisis
WINNERS
1st Prize: Manuel Sainz Serrano aka “Manolo” (Top)
The 8 Honorable mentions:
1. Bartosz Cebula
2. Vladimir Kazanevsky
3. Fadi Abou Hassan
4. Nikolay Sviridenko
5. Alexander Dubovsky
6. Serafim Bakoulis
7. Hanusic Hule
8. Mr. Passarpawas.
Work of Excellence: Konstantin Kazanchev.
See the catalog in PDF here.

5th INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS CONTEST JUST FOR LAUGHS 2013, Montreal - Canada

See also: bado-badosblog.

29.5.13

9th International Cartoon Festival Solin 2013, Croatia

9. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL SOLIN 2013, CROATIA
The organizer of 9th International festival of cartoon Solin 2013 is the city Solin. The festival is opened for everyone regardless of nationality, age, sex, or profesion.
2.THEME: 1. FREE; 2. ARHEOLOGY.
3.ENTRIES:
Conditions of entry:
1. All entries must be original cartoons. Framed works, also, will not be accepted.
2. Entries can be either black and white or colored.
3. There should be the name, surname and the address on the reverse side of cartoons.
4. Maximum 5 entries will be submitted.
5. Maximum size of entries is A3 format (40x30 cm).
4.DEADLINE:
Entry deadline is the 10 August 2013. Please write; PRINTED MATTER - NO VALUE.
5.ADDRESS
9.INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL SOLIN 2013
«DOM ZVONIMIR» Kralja Zvonimira 50,
21210 Solin, CROATIA
6.PRIZE AND AWARDS:
PLAQUE....................................................1009 EUR
PRIZE CITY SOLIN................................... 3 PRIZE
7.EXHIBITION:
The exhibition will take place in the galery of the culture home „ZVONIMIR“ Solin on the 21.08.2013.
8.OTHER CONDITIONS:
Authors of works that quality to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue (DVD). The works will be returned only on the special reqest of an autor. The postage EUR 5 will be paid by autor. The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Solin 2013, as the advertising material without being obliged to pay a fee to an author whose work may be used. The prize-winning works become property of the organizer.
PRESIDENT 9. INTERNATIONAL
CARTOON FESTIVAL - SOLIN 2013
CROATIA
Cartoonist-designer
MARKO IVIĆ.
(From: The Croatian Cartoonist Association hrvdrukar@gmail.com)
*
ENTRY FORM

LAST NAME ---------------------------------------------

FIRST NAME --------------------------------------------

PSEUDONIM --------------------------------------------

STREET ---------------------------------------------------

POSTCODE -----------------------------------------------

CITY -------------------------------------------------------

COUNTRY -----------------------------------------------

TELEPHONE --------------------------------------------

E-MAIL ---------------------------------------------------

NUMBER OF ENTRIES -------------------------------

MALE-FEMALE ----------------------------------------.

Results of the 18th International festival of cartoon Zagreb 2013, Croatia

Winners in the 18th International festival of cartoon ZAGREB 2013
THEME: THE FUNNY SIDE OF HORROR
The 18th International Exhibition of Cartoons ZAGREB 2013
has seen the arrival of 845 works of 380 authors from 61 countries.
THE WINNERS
FIRST PRIZE: RAY COSTA, Brazil (Top)
SECOND PRIZE: FRANO CEBALO, Croatia
THIRD PRIZE: MIKHAIL ZLATKOVSKY, Russia
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
MAHMOUDI HOUMAYOUN, England
NORBERT VAN YPERZEELE, Belgium
MIHAI IGNAT, Romania
ANTON BUZETI, Slovenia
VALENTIN GEORGIEV, Bulgaria (Below).

4th International City and Citizen Cartoon Contest, Tabriz 2013-14, Iran

4th International City and Citizen Cartoon Contest, Tabriz 2013-14, Iran
Rules:
We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
Theme: Municipal waste For example: Recycling, Garbage Repelling.
Please write your surname and first name, address, e-mail address, phone number.
- All participants that their works enter in exhibition will receive the catalogue of the contest.
- Sent works should be in 300 dpi with 1500 pixel width or length and jpg format.
Sent works could be published or won in a contest before.
Deadline: 1 September 2013
Prizes:
- First Prize: $1200, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
- Second Prize: $ 750, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
- Third Prize: $ 500, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
- 5 Honorable Mentions.
The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: info@cwn-news.com
and by post:
Iran - Tabriz - Post box:51385-4563 Rahim Asghari
Address: Azadi st.Tabriz Municipality Art and Cultural Organization ,Tabriz,Iran
Tel:(98 411) 5545960 / 0098-9143134470
Web: http://www.cwn-news.com Source: rahimcartoon.
- Jury board of every year are the last year`s winners.
- An album will be sent to all Participants.

26.5.13

5th International Cartoon Contest, The City of Ideas 2013, Mexico

The 5th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
BRILLIANT MINDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: THE CITY OF IDEAS 2013
Eligibility & Requirements
1. Open to professional or amateur artists, over 18 years old, from anywhere in the world.
2. The artworks submitted must be completely original and unpublished. They should not be participating in another contest or event at the same time.
3. The idea to develop will be as follows:
Dangerous Ideas
What is your dangerous idea capable of changing the lives of 10 million people over the next six years?
Express your DANGEROUS IDEAS in a cartoon and share, with the IDEASTAS, your innovative proposals to change the reality of 10 million people in six years. Within your work you can use short texts that must be written in Spanish and translated into English. You should clearly state the question or idea in the cartoon or in title of your work.
*The organization reserves the right to withdraw from the contest those works that are considered to be offensive or violate human rights.
4. Each artist will be able to participate with 3 works of his or her own (those artists that submit more than 3 works will be disqualified from the contest).
5. Any artistic technique will be accepted (by hand or digital, coloured or black and white).
6. The artwork may not be greater than 21cm x 29cm (8,2 in. x 11.4 in) in size or proportional. In case is presented in digital format, with a resolution no less than 300 dpi and no bigger than 10 MB.
7. If the contestant submits his or her original work, he or she must attach the following information in a sealed envelope:
• Full name of the author and pseudonym
• Photo or self-portrait of the author
• Address
• Phone number
• Email
• Nationality
• Title of each work
• Is this the first time you participate?
• Brief biographical summary (CV)
8. The contestant will have to sign a certification. If the work is uploaded, the artist must click on the acceptance box. If the original artwork is sent by post, the artist must include and sign the following statement:

I, (name of the author) certify to be the author of the artwork(s) presented to the 2013 Dangerous Ideas Contest and submit them to the City of Ideas. I, (name of the author) accept, for the simple reason of presenting my work to this contest, the use of my work by Poder Cívico A.C. in any way they consider pertinent.
_________________________
Signature

9. The artworks can be sent in two formats: original or digital.
Original: Send the author's information and work to the following address:
5o. Concurso Internacional de Caricatura TUS IDEAS PELIGROSAS
Reforma 222, Piso 12
Col. Juárez
Delegación Cuauhtémoc
C.P. 06600 México D.F.
Digital: fill the form and upload the artwork(s) in the following web page: www.ciudaddelasideas.com/caricaturas
* Fill the form for each work with resolution no less than 300 dpi and no more than 10 megabytes.
10.The selected works will be exhibited in Puebla, Mexico, during the 7, 8 and 9th of November 2013 and will appear in various media sponsored by Poder Cívico A.C.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cddelasideas
Flickr: www.flickr.com/95637596@N07
Web Page: http://www.ciudaddelasideas.com
The cartoons will be used in diverse media, for the promotion of the Brilliant Minds International Festival. This includes the reproduction of the artworks in catalogues, postcards or books, Internet or TV according to the agreements with sponsorships.
11.This call for submissions will run from May 17, 2013 to August 1, 2013. Applications submitted by e-mail or normal courier must be sent between these dates and must have the date registered in the post stamp or in the e-mail.
12.The final results will be announced in the official website of City of Ideas http://www.ciudaddelasideas.com, in Twitter and Facebook. The winners will be sent a notification to the specified e-mail they send with their personal data. We ask you to disregard any email confirmation if it does not come from the following domains: ciudaddelasideas.com or podercivico.org.mx.
13.The board will be appointed by Poder Cívico A.C. and will be entitled to solve any contest-related situation that does not meet the requirements stated in the entry requirements. The award may be declared null if the jury believes that none of the works presented comply with the quality standards. The members of the board will be announced once the call for submissions starts.
14.The non-winning authors may recover their original works in Poder Cívico A.C. head quarters, three months after posting the final results. The original works which are not reclaimed and picked up in the aforementioned period, will be on deposit with Martha Barragán Méndez15.
Awards
• First place:
-A fully paid trip to the city of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico including: transportation, accommodation and food.
-A ticket to attend the Brilliant Minds International Festival: Puebla The City of Ideas, which organizes more than 30 conferences of well-known personalities who are changing the world.
-Access to the alternative festival activities, theme parties, artistic interventions, exhibitions and more.
-Presentation of the artwork within the Brilliant Minds International Festival: The City of Ideas.
-Certificate, which will be delivered in the Brilliant Minds International Festival: The City of Ideas.
• Second Place
-A fully paid trip to the city of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico including: transportation, accommodation and food.
-A ticket to attend the Brilliant Minds International Festival: Puebla The City of Ideas, which organizes more than 30 conferences of well-known personalities who are changing the world.
-Access to the alternative festival activities, theme parties, artistic interventions, exhibitions and more.
-Presentation of the artwork within the Brilliant Minds International Festival: The City of Ideas.
-Certificate, which will be delivered in the Brilliant Minds International Festival: The City of Ideas.
• Third Place
-A fully paid trip to the city of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico including: transportation, accommodation and food.
-A ticket to attend the Brilliant Minds International Festival: Puebla The City of Ideas, which organizes more than 30 conferences of well-known personalities who are changing the world.
-Access to the alternative festival activities, theme parties, artistic interventions, exhibitions and more.
-Presentation of the artwork within the Brilliant Minds International Festival: The City of Ideas.
-Certificate, which will be delivered in the Brilliant Minds International Festival: The City of Ideas.
Three honourable mentions will be awarded: Each one will be granted a diploma that will be sent in the days following the festival.
Note: Prizes will not be paid in cash, and will not be transferable to another person.
If you are a not a Mexican national you will be required to have a passport and valid visa to attend the festival in Puebla, Mexico.
Regards
Martha Barragán Mendez "Mar"
concursocaricaturas@ciudaddelasideas.com
The City of Ideas Festival
International Cartoon Contest Coordinator
Social Networks
Twitter:
• @cddelasideas
• @RoemerAndres
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/LaCiudaddelasIdeas
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cddelasideas
CDI 2012 Video Memory: http://youtu.be/iDUSoIt28R8
Website: www.ciudaddelasideas.com
For any questions or comments
Tel: +52 (55) 5140-3660 / +52 (55) 8582-5340
E-mail:
concursocaricaturas@ciudaddelasideas.com
contacto@ciudaddelasideas.com.

25.5.13

The VI “Molla Nasreddin-Azerbaijan” International Cartoon Contest 2013


The VI “Molla Nasreddin" Azerbaijan
International Cartoon Contest 2013
The Terms of the Contest:
1. Deadline of the acceptance of works:
15 September 2013
2. The topic of the Contest:
The Occupation of Lands”, “Aggression”, “No to War”, “Separatism”.
3. The Contest is held via internet.
4. Each cartoonist can send 2-5 works.
5. The size of cartoon works must be in A4 Send them to this email: Molla.Nasreddin2013@gmail.com
6. Cartoon works will be appreciated by the International Jury.
7. A book consisting of the best cartoons of the Contest will be published.
Awards
- I Place - gold medal and diploma
- II Place - silver medal and diploma
- III Place - bronze medal and diploma
- Special Award by Jury.
- Special Award by Azerbaijan Artists’ Union.
Source: http://www.azercartoon.com/Molla_nasreddin_2013_en.htm
WEB: http://www.azercartoon.com/.

22.5.13

VI International Exhibition of Graphic Humor, Lima 2013 with theme: Energy Efficiency

RULES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE EXHIBITION
Theme: “ENERGY EFFICIENCY
1. The artist that wish to participate in VI International Exhibition of Graphic Humor – Lima 2013 must send to the organizers of the event his/her personal information (Full name, address, contact number, postal address) next to his/her art work, a short autobiography and a photography and/or cartoon.
2. The works that will be sent must be about the selected theme for the sixth edition: ‘Energy Efficiency’. However, the artistic technique used will only depend on the artist.
3. The artist is able to send up to two works from his/her personal carpet. Those works can’t have been published previously before.
4. The work must have 300 dpi resolution (minimum), and the size must be A-4 (30 x 21 cm.).
5. The art works, next to the information required, must be sent only to the official e-mail: salonhumorperu@salonhumorperu.com
6. The last day to send the works will be June 28th, 2013 (UPDATED!JULY 30th, 2013.
7. The received works that are selected will be part of the itinerant exhibition that will be opening September 5th, 2013.
8. The artist whose works were selected will get a Luxury Book of The Exhibition of Graphic Humor, the one that will be published with the different works received.
9. The artist authorize the organizers the use of his/her art work to create publicity pieces for the International Exhibition of Graphic Humor to promote the event (posters, t-shirts, press notice, and others).
10. The moment the artist makes his/her inscription accepts every condition established in the rules for participating in the VI International Exhibition of Graphic Humor.
Salón Internacional de Humor Gráfico
Centro Empresarial El Nuevo Trigal / Torre ‘A’- Oficina 604 , Urb. La Alborada - Surco
Telf. Fax: (511) 273-3412 / 273-3449 anexo 101 • Celular: 99818*8489
www.salonhumorperu.comsalonhumorperu@salonhumorperu.com

Don Quichotte "Öktemer Köksal Portraits E-Exhibition 2013" prizewinners announced

"ÖKTEMER KÖKSAL" PORTRAIT E-EXHIBITION 2013
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE: WALTER TOSCANO / PERU
"CNC" SPECIAL PRIZE: XIO GIANG HO / CHINA
"DON QUICHOTTE" SPECIAL PRIZE: ALİ REZA PAKDEL / IRAN
MENTIONS:
1. MENTION: LUIZ CARLOS FERNANDES / BRAZIL
2. MENTION: ELENA OSPINA / COLOMBIA
3. MENTION: ŞEVKET YALAZ / TURKEY
4. MENTION: GUAICO CARICATURISTA / COLOMBIA
5. MENTION: HALİL İ. YILDIRIM / TURKEY
6. MENTION: J. BOSCO AZEVEDO / BRAZIL
7. MENTION: ULISSES ARAUJO / BRAZIL
8. MENTION: HAKAN ARSLAN / TURKEY (Top)
9. MENTION: OMAR ZEVALLOS / PERU
10. MENTION: MURAT AHMETİ / KOSOVO.
More: http://www.donquichotte.org/content/blogsection/1/153/lang,tr/.

1st international “IlustraMaxima” competition on maxims about subjects related to water

Illustration contest
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ILUSTRAMAXIMA COMPETITION. "WATER"
The 1st international “IlustraMaxima” competition is hereby announced.
The artists shall carry out their work based on maxims about subjects related to water. (see maxims here)
1. PRESENTATION
The competitors must register or identify themselves on the web page and attach their work in JPG format, in the competition section, in the field provided for this purpose.
2. COMPETITORS
The competition is free. Anyone that wants to can participate. Candidates must be at least 16 years old. Participants should register on the competition’s web page and upload their work in JPG format. Each participant may present a maximum of three works.
3. MODALITIES
The competition is based on aphorisms or maxims chosen previously by the organiser and its partners. These maxims are all linked to the subject of the current year. For the year 2013, the subject chosen is “water”. Each candidate should illustrate a maxim in a single cartoon / illustration, using the technique of their choice. The candidate should indicate, in the lower right margin of the illustration, the number of the maxim chosen. The scenes and characters must be self-created and unpublished.
4. FORMAT
Each of the works handed in should not exceed a format of 800 x 600 pixels, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
5. PLACE AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
The work must be sent exclusively through the webpage by 12th October 2013.
6. JURY
A qualified jury shall choose the best works. The prizes shall be awarded within six weeks following the end of the competition. The jury may declare a certain number of prizes null, and this decision cannot be appealed against. The works shall be evaluated based on three criteria: Quality of the work: 40% Agreement of the work with the subject of the maxim and the competition: 30% Quality of the educational focus of the work: 30%
7. PRIZES
The IlustraMaxima competition has 4,000 Euros in prizes distributed amongst 5 categories as follows: 1st prize: 1,500 Euros. 2nd: 1,000 Euros. 3rd prize: 700 Euros. 4th prize: 500 Euros. 5: 300 Euros.
8. CESSION OF RIGHTS
The illustrator exclusively cedes to the publisher the rights to reproduction and distribution of the illustrations, for commercial use (digital and paper), in all of the world’s languages and countries, for a duration fifteen years. All of the authors chosen, including the winner, shall receive a free access code to the collective book in one of the languages of the publication.
The organizer of the competition shall create, based on the five prizes, in an undetermined period of time, a limited edition on paper of five numbered copies signed by the president of the jury, as evidence of the awards received. This limited edition shall remain in the possession of the organiser that shall make them available for sale.
The original works shall remain in the possession of the authors.
The rest of the works, including the works presented and subsequently selected by the jury, shall be published by the publisher. In order to correctly display the works, the publisher shall create a book (costing between 2 and 3 Euros) and / or a paper agenda the year after that shall not accrue any pecuniary rights for the authors of the illustrations. Each author published in the e-book / catalogue shall receive an access code in order to be able to read the e-book and use it freely and personally. The granting of this right shall end fifteen years following its publication.
These elements constitute a source of funding of the competition and contribute to the payment of the prize money for the five winning works in Euros and to publish the work of the selected artists.
The publisher reserves the right to exhibit or to allow the works to be exhibited, within the scope of the IlustraMaxima competition, without paying any financial compensation.
9. OTHER PROVISIONS
Participation in this competition implies acceptance of these rules.
Rules in languages on source.