International Orhan Kemal Portraits Caricature Exhibition 2022, Adana - Turkey

International Orhan Kemal Portraits Caricature Exhibition 2022

An exhibition of portrait cartoons will be opened at the event for Turkish novelist and playwright Orhan Kemal. We are waiting for your works to be included in this event. 

1- The exhibition is open to amateur and professional artists from all over the world. 

2- the subjet of the exhibition; It has been determined as "Orhan Kemal Portraits". 

3- The technique is free of charge for the works that will participate in the competition. 

 4- Participants can submit as many works as they want. 

5- The cartoons to be sent must be in maximum A3 (29.7 cm x 42 cm) size, 300 dpi resolution and jpg format. 

6- The works that will participate in the competition can be sent by e-mail until January 15 2022; it should be sent to the address okcaricature@gmail.com 

7- Along with the works, all artists must send their name, e-mail address, short CV and one photograph.

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This news from Mustafa Yıldız.

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Jury members of Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2021, Turkey

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Results of the International Biennial for Caricature, XI. Masters of Caricature, Plovdiv 2021

RESULTS INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL

"MASTERS OF CARICATURE"

PLOVDIV 2021 

BULGARIA

Topic: “The Museum”

37 countries, 115 artists, 260 cartoons.

The Jury Members:

Assoc. Prof. Angel Yankov, PhD (director, REM – Plovdiv)

Tsocho Peev (Plovdiv Cartoonists Association)

Assoc. Prof. Svetla Dimitrova, PhD (president of UARD)

Irien Trendafilov (Plovdiv Cartoonists Association)

Iliyan Savkov (artist).

Master of Cartoon for 2021:

Hristo Nedyalkov (Bulgaria)

Miro Georgijevski (North Macedonia)

Yalda Hasheminezhad (Iran)

Nikolay Popov (Russia)

Mehmet Zeber (Turkey).

The Special Prize of the President of theUniversity of 

Agribusiness and Rural Development – Plovdiv goes to:

Slobodan Butir (Croatia).

For “Master of caricature” Nominated (Diplom):

Steffen Jahsnowski – Herschel (Germany)

Hossein Eskandery (Germany)

Grigoris Georgiou (Greece)

Salar Eshratkhah (Iran)

Huseyin Cakmak (Cyprus)

Wei Li (China)

Raul Fernando Zuleta (Colombia)

Ilja Bereznickas (Lithuania)

Peter Nieuwendijk (Netherlands)

Maciej Trzepalka (Poland)

Alexander Shmidt (Russia)

Milan Bukovac (Serbia)

Erdogan Basol (Turkey)

Sergey Sokolov (Ukraine)

Michel Roman (France). 

More on ethnograph.

Culture connects people - cartoonists wanted

Culture connects people - cartoonists wanted

Binding terms and conditions

Participation 

Anyone aged 18 and over can participate in this international contest. Participants declare that they agree with the terms and conditions of the contest, the rules, and the jury’s decisions. Participation is free. The deadline is December 31st 2021. 

Definition of a cartoon 

A cartoon is a humorous drawing. This can be a parody of a current situation or simply an image of a comic situation. This cartoon can consist of a single image or take the form of a short comic with a maximum of 3 drawings. Moving images are not allowed. 

Theme 

The theme of this contest is “Culture connects people”. 

Submissions 

Each entrant may submit a maximum of 5 entries (color or black and white) in A4 format. 

All drawings must be submitted digitally in sufficiently high quality, at least A4 600 dpi. Accepted file formats are jpg, png, psd, eps and pdf. 

The drawings must be original, i.e. not previously awarded, published or exhibited. They may not be provided with text, nor may the name 'vtbKultuur' and the logo of the association be used. 

Entries are made through the website www.vtbkultuur-cartoons.be where a registration form can be filled in and files can be uploaded immediately. Another option is to deliver the files via WeTransfer to the email address below. 

Originality of the works 

The participant is responsible for the originality of his works. Disputes and possible claims with regard to all forms of plagiarism, etc. are the responsibility of the participant. 

Ownership rights 

By submitting an entry, the participants entitle the organizing association to use their entries to promote the association, especially - but not exclusively - in the context of the celebration year on the occasion of its 100th anniversary (e.g. catalog, image archive, cartoon expo, publicity in the press and on other media, individual printed matter such as posters, leaflets, etc.). 

All selected works for the exhibition become the property of the organizing association. When using it, the cartoonist's name will always be mentioned. Contest participants whose work has not been selected are free to use it for other purposes. 

Jury 

A professional jury makes a selection for the exhibition from the entries received and appoints the prize winners. Determination of plagiarism will result in exclusion from the entry. 

The laureates will be announced during the opening of the first cartoon expo in early April 2022. There will be no communication whatsoever about the contest. However, the organizing association will inform all participants whether they are among the winners or whether their work has been selected for the traveling cartoon expos. 

Award ceremony and expo 

The winning cartoons, together with an exquisite selection of the submitted cartoons, will travel through Flanders and Brussels with traveling cartoon expos from the end of March 2022 till the end of October 2022. If successful, the period of the exhibition will be extended. 

With each cartoon the name of the cartoonist is mentioned. 

The award ceremony will take place during the opening of the first expo. Date to be determined. 

Cartoon brochure 

A digital and paper cartoon brochure will be published. Selected participants will receive a digital version and are entitled to one paper copy that they can obtain free of charge upon simple request. However, they are responsible for the postage themselves or collect the brochure themselves from the organizing association. 

The prizes 

1st prize: 1.000 euros 

2nd prize: 500 euros 

3rd prize: 250 euros 

Prize for best Flemish entry: 250 euros 

Audience award: 250 euros (this prize will be awarded after the last cartoon expo, at the end of October 2022) 

Organizing association 

vtbKultuur vzw 

Grotehondstraat 44, b 1/1, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium 

www.vtbKultuur-cartoons.be – www.facebook.com/vtbKultuur 

cartoons@vtbkultuur.be 

Source: vtbkultuur.

20th International Olive Festival 2021 Gold Olive Humour Awards are announced

20th International Olive Festival

Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members

Announced the Results...

2021 GOLDEN OLIVE HUMOR SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Hıfzı Topuz (for his Contributions to Turkish Cartoon Art and World Cartoon Art with his Articles, Researches and Books Published); John A. Lent (for his Contributions to the World Cartoon Art through his Writings, Research and Published Books); Mehmet Ulubatlı (for his Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch); Neriman Cahit (for her Contributions to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art through her Articles and Interviews); Semra Yalcın Bayhanlı (for her Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch).

(26 September 2021 – Kyrenia) In line with the decision taken by the International Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members, consisting of the Girne Municipality and the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association representatives, the traditional award given to people who have made significant contributions to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and World Cartoon Art in the past or present, the winners of the “Golden Olive Humor Service Awards” have been determined. 

In the evaluation meeting held by the International Olive Humor Festival Organizing Committee Members, consisting of M. Serhan Gazioglu, Derman Atik, Musa Kayra, Aysun Celik, Selen Selısık and Huseyin Cakmak, the winners of the “2021 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards” were determined as follows: 

Hıfzı Topuz

(for his Contributions to Turkish Cartoon Art and World Cartoon Art 

with his Articles, Researches and Books Published)

John A. Lent

(for his Contributions to the World Cartoon Art

through his Writings, Research and Published Books)

Mehmet Ulubatlı

(for his Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch)

Neriman Cahit

(for her Contributions to the Turkish Cypriot Humor Culture and 

Turkish Cypriot Cartoon Art through her Articles and Interviews)

Semra Yalcın Bayhanlı

(for her Contribution to Turkish Cypriot Humor in the Cartoon Branch). 

 The 2021 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards, together with the 2020 Golden Olive Humor Service Awards, which were not given last year due to quarantine, will be given to their owners at the award ceremony to be held at 19.15 at the 20th International Olive Festival to be held in Zeytinlik village on Sunday, 10 October. The awards to be presented to the artists will consist of the "Golden Olive Statue" and the "Award Diploma". 

Huseyin Cakmak 

International Olive Humor Festival 

Organizing Committee Member.

International Cartoon Contest Golden Hat 2022, Belgium

GOLDEN HAT 2022

RULES

PARTICIPATION 
All persons over 18 years of age are eligible to participate in this international contest. Participants shall agree to the terms and conditions of the rules and the decisions of the jury. Belgian law governing withholding tax on prizes won by foreign participants applies. 
Participation is free of charge. Deadline 31.12.2021. 
DEFINITION 
A cartoon is a humorous drawing. This may be a caricature of a famous person, a parody of a real situation, or simply a picture of a funny situation. The cartoon may consist of one image or take the form of a short comic strip. No moving images allowed. 
THEME 
Participants are free to choose the theme of their entries. 
ENTRIES 
Regulations ​
Maximum 5 submissions per person, black and white or colour. 
The cartoons must not contain text. 
Drawings can also be made digitally. 
They must be packaged flat and not folded. 
Works under glass, framed or in other materials will not be accepted. 
They must not have been exhibited in Belgium or awarded in other countries. 
Entries 
Digital entries: min. 2480 x 3500 pixels (A4 300dpi). Allowed file types: jpg jpeg eps tif psd pdf.
Entries may only be sent by post after the form has been completed on the website and the form is enclosed with the entry. Dimensions min. 21 x 30 cm or max. 30 x 42 cm. The entrant’s name, first name and address must be written on the back of each cartoon. 
Your participation is only valid if we have received your fully completed entry form on our website. 
Entries are submitted at the expense of the entrants. 
The selected cartoons wil be framed with a passe-partout for the exhibition. 
ORIGINALITY OF WORKS
The sender remains responsible for the originality of his work. Discussions and possible claims concerning all forms of plagiarism are the responsibility of the contributor.
b>OWNERSHIP RIGHTS
By participating, entrants grant the organizing body the right to use their entries as advertising for the “International Cartoon Festival” and the seaside resort Knokke-Heist (e.g. as cartoon book, catalogue, advertising in the press and other media, separate promotional printed works such as posters, leaflets, etc., promotional gifts by the city council and/or cartoon festival organizers, calendar).
JURY 
A professional jury will make a selection for the exhibition from the submissions received and will select 10 nominees. 

This selection will be checked for plagiarism after which the jury can decide to make a selection. 

The winners will be announced on the opening date of the festival.
OWNERSHIP BY ORGANIZING BODY
All submitted works shall become the property of the organizing body related to the cartoon festival.
You can ask for a return of the submitted items on your expence. Submitted works will be stored for maximum 2 years.
CARTOON BOOK
In collaboration with “Davidsfonds” Leuven, a cartoon book will be published, subject to budgetary and technical constraints. Selected participants will be entitled to one copy.
PRIZES
Golden Hat 5.000 € *
Silver Hat 2.000 € *
Bronze Hat 1.000 € *
Audience Award 500 €
* + flight and hotel accommodation in Knokke-Heist during the opening (one night).
PRODUCTION
City of Knokke-Heist / Culture House
Maxim Willemspad 1 , 8300 Knokke-Heist
Phone +32 50 63 04 30
cartoonfestival@knokke-heist.be
Source: myknokke.

International Semarang Cartoon Festival 2021, Indonesia

Festival HAM Semarang 2021

Moving Along to Strength Unity, Inclusion, and Resilience

International Semarang Cartoon Festival 2021 (i-Sekarfest)

Theme: “Human Rights Violations in Cartoonist’s Viewpoint” 

Time line: 

1. Work acceptance : September 30th, 2021 

2. Submissions deadline: October 31st, 2021 

3. Judging: November 5th, 2021 

Prizes 

Best I : IDR 17,500,000 

Best II : IDR16,500,000 

Best III: IDR 15,500,000 

Requirements 

1. This cartoon festival is opened for professional and begginer cartoonist around the world. 

2. Cartoonist is allowed to submit 5 works in maximum. 

3. Cartoonists is allowed to send published or unpublished work. 

4. The submitted work has never received any awards from another contest. 

5. The maximum work size file is 5 MB, JPG format 300 dpi. 

6. The work must be original. 

7. The committee has the right to use the work for publication, branding and other purposes that are still relevant to the festival. 

8. Participants will get a digital certificate. 

Judges 

1. Jitet Kustana, The Founder of Gold Pencil Indonesia 

2. Aris Mulyawan, The Chairman of AJI Semarang City 

3. Fahries Hertansyah Pohan, Komnas HAM 

Email: sekarfest@gmail.com 

Source: goldpencil .

Diogenes of Sinope, 1st International Cartoon Competition 2022, Turkey

DIOGENES OF SINOPE, 1st INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2022

1- The competition is open to amateur and professional artists from all over the world. 

2- The subject of the competition; It has been determined as "Sabahattin Ali Portraits". 

For information about Sabahattin Ali: 

https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabahattin_Ali 

3- The technique is free of charge for the works that will participate in the competition. The works must not have received an award in any competition before. 

4- Sabahattin Ali is a symbolic value for Sinop. It is important that he was imprisoned in the historical Sinop Prison and that he wrote the circulating poem "Aldırma Gönül" here. Now, the organization of an international competition on his portraits in Sinop is a salute to him by Sinop and world artists... 

In addition to the physical character of Sabahattin Ali in the portraits participating in the competition, his socialist, progressive, critical and realistic writings… the writer/enlightenment who rebelled against injustices will also be sought first. 

5- Participants can submit as many works as they want. However, more than one award cannot be given to an artist. 

6- The cartoons to be sent must be in maximum A3 (29.7 cm x 42 cm) size, 300 dpi resolution and jpg format. 

7- The works that will participate in the competition can be sent by e-mail until February 10, 2022; It should be sent to the address “sinopludiyojencartoons@gmail.com” 

8- Along with the works, all artists must send their name, postal address, telephone, e-mail address, short CV and one photograph. 

9- The exhibition and award ceremony of the competition will be held at Sabahattin Ali Cultural Center in Sinop in May 2022. Travel expenses of the participants will be their own and their accommodation will be covered. 

10- Awards: 

First Prize: 8.000 TL/Plaque 

Second Prize: 5.000 TL/Plaque 

Third Prize: 3.000 TL/Plaque 

5 Achievement Awards: Plaque 

Special Awards from Various Institutions: Plaque.  

11- In the selection committee; sculptor Eşref Baş (Turkey), cartoonists Altan Özeskici (Turkey), Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Behiç Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey), Erhan Yaşar Babalık (Turkey), Ivailo Tsvetkov (Bulgaria), Marian Avramescu (Romania), Murat Özmenek ( Turkey), Musa Keklik (Turkey) and Oleksiy Kustovsky (Ukraine). 

12- The cartoons participating in the competition (whether they receive an award or not) are published by the institutions organizing the competition, such as Exhibitions, Posters, Books, Albums, e-Albums, Calendars, Brochures, etc. available in publications. It can be published on the Internet. Apart from this, all publishing rights of the works belong to the artists. 

13- The results of the competition will be announced on February 25, the birthday of Sabahattin Ali. 

14- The cartoonists participating in the competition are deemed to have accepted the above conditions. 

15- Competition; It is organized by Sinop Municipality, Sinop History and Culture Research Association and Sinop Writers, Poets and Artists Association. 

Final results of the 10. International Cartoon Contest, Kyrenia 2021, Cyprus

MUNICIPALITY OF KYRENIA

CYPRIOT – TURKISH CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION

20. OLIVE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL OLIVE HUMOR FESTIVAL

10. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST – 2021 (KYRENIA – CYPRUS)

FINAL RESULTS

JURY MEMBERS:

 Nidai Güngördü (Cyprus), Öznur Kalender (Turkey), M. Serhan Gazioğlu (Cyprus), Kübra Deligöz (Turkey), Derman Atik (Cyprus), Musa Kayra (Cyprus), Selen Selışık (Cyprus), Aysun Çelik (Cyprus), Hüseyin Çakmak (Cyprus).

Evaluation Date:

01 – 03 September 2021 Pasha Otel (Kyrenia – Cyprus)

Country:

40

Participant:

157

Work:

432

PRIZES

Grand Prize (Olive Section):

1.500 Euro + Golden Olive Statue + Diploma

Muammer Kotbaş (Turkey) (Top)

OLIVE SECTION

First Prize:

750 Euro + Golden Olive Statue + Kyrenia Municipality Prize (Diploma)

Mojmir Mihatov (Croatia)

Second Prizes: (*)

Silver Olive Statue + Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association Prize (Diploma)

Spiro Radulovic (Serbia)

Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraina)

Third Prize:

Bronze Olive Statue + Olive Festival Prize (Diploma)

Javier Zorrilla Berganza (Spain).

FREE SECTION

First Prize:

750 Euro + Golden Olive Statue + Kyrenia Mayor Special Prize (Diploma)

Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu (Turkey)

Second Prize:

Silver Olive Statue + Olive Humor Festival Prize (Diploma)

Ali Miraee (Iran)

Third Prize:

Bronze Olive Statue + Ramiz Gökçe Special Prize (Diploma)

Liu Qiang (China).

OLIVE SECTION – FINALIST PRIZES

Agim Krasniqi (Kosovo), Alexander Dubovsky (Ukraine), Ali Miraee (Iran), Anas El Lakkis (Lebanon), Arda Kılınç (Turkey), Aurel Ştefan Alexandrescu (Romania), Ayhan Alkan (United Kingdom), Chiorean Cornel – Marin (Romania), Cival Einstein (Brazil), Danja Doroshky (Serbia), Emilio Guazzone (Italy), Ertuğrul Atasever (Turkey), Evzen David (Czech), Fahriye Çıtaklı (Turkey), Fatma Ertuğral (Cyprus), Galym Boranbayev (Kazakhstan), Gerald Peigneux (France), Gülfidan Özdilek (Turkey), Halit Kurtulmuş Aytoslu (Turkey), Hamidreza Mosayebi (Iran), Imri Musliu (Kosovo), Izabela Kowalska – Wieczorek (Poland), Konstantin Kazanchev (Ukraine), Kuznetsov Daniil (Ukraine), Kürşat Zaman (Turkey), Lazo Sredanovic (Montenegro), Liu Qiang (China), Louis Pol (Australia), Luc Vernimmen (Belgium), Lütfü Çakın (Turkey), Marco De Angelis (Italy), Marziyeh Khanizadeh (Iran), Meret Gylyjov (Turkmenistan), Mustafa Tozakı (Cyprus), Narges Javan Majidi (Iran), Nicolae Lengher (Romania), Oleksy Kustovsky (Ukraine), Osama Hajjaj (Jordan), Ömer Çam (Turkey), Ramazan Özçelik (Turkey), Roman Kubec (Czech), Shirin Gholipour (Iran), Sittipunt Tumying (Thailand), Slobodan Butir (Croatia), Tomas Trunecek (Czech), Toso Borkovic (Serbia), Vishal V. Shenoy (India), Yalda Hasheminezhad (Iran), Zillmann R. Imola (Romania), Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz (Poland).

FREE SECTION – FINALIST PRIZES

Alexander Dubovsky (Ukraine), Ali Hakan Alan (Turkey), Ali Rastroo (Iran), Angelo Campaner (Italy), Arsen Gevorgyan (Armenia), Barthel Catherine (Luxembourg), Borislav Hegedušić (Croatia), Bossens Philippe (Belgium), Bülent Okutan (Turkey), Chiorean Cornel – Marin (Romania), Elahe Khoraman (Iran), Evzen David (Czech), Fethi Gürcan Mermertaş (Turkey), Goran Celicanin (Serbia), Grigoris Georgiou (Greece), Gülfidan Özdilek (Turkey), Hamidreza Mosayebi (Iran), Hasan Omidi (Iran), Heino Partanen (Finland), Husan Sodiqov (Uzbekistan), İbrahim Halil Sayan (Turkey), Jingyan Qi (China), Jugoslav Vlahovic (Serbia), Juli Sanchis Aguado (Spain), Kemal Özyurt (Turkey), Leyla Çınar Algül (Cyprus), Louis Pol (Australia), Luka Lagator (Montenegro), Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan), Marco De Angelis (Italy), Marziyeh Khanizadeh (Iran), Mehmet Zeber (Turkey), Mete Ağaoğlu (Turkey), Mileta Miloradovic (Serbia), Mojmir Mihatov (Croatia), Musa Keklik (Turkey), Mustafa Tozakı (Cyprus), Mustafa Yıldız (Turkey), Nurcan Şimşek (Turkey), Oleg Gutsol (Ukraine), Peiman Mirzaei (Australia), Seyit Saatçi (Turkey), Seyyed Sajad Alizadeh (Iran), Stamatis Kyritsopoulos (Greece), Steffen Jahsnowski (Germany), Uğur Pamuk (Turkey), Valeri Tarasenko (Russia), Valery Momot (Ukraine), Zdenko Puhin (Croatia), Zlatko Krstevski (North Macedonia).

(*) The "Second Place Award" was given to two cartoonists for receiving equal votes in the scoring of the Selection Committee Members.

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Brazilian artist Cau Gomez wins PortoCartoon 2021 with theme HEALTH

Brazilian artist wins PortoCartoon 2021

Caricatures of Luther King and Maria João Pires award to India and Portugal

Cau Gomez, from Brazil, won the Grand Prize of the 23rd PortoCartoon-World Festival, organized by the Portuguese Printing Press Museum with the theme HEALTH (as per the 3rd UN ODS). 

The winning work is entitled “A Peste” (The Plague) and is a black humor metaphor about the threats of the present times (Top). 

The Second Prize was awarded to Tony Tasco, from Belgium, and the third was to Luis Fernando Echeverri (Fernando Pica), from Colombia. 

The quality of the work led the international jury to award 27 Honorable Mentions to artists from different countries such as Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Spain, France, Iran, Italy, Portugal and Turkey. 

Luther King and M. João Pires give awards to India and Portugal 

This year's edition included two Special Caricature Awards about the figures of Martin Luther King, Nobel Peace Prize, assassinated in 1968, and Maria João Pires, whose “way of playing the piano has often been described as magical, captivating and profoundly poetic” (Deutsche Grammophon). 

The winners were, respectively, Shankar Pamarthy, from India and Aurélio Mesquita (Portugal). 

Shankar Pamarthy was also won the 2nd Maria João Pires Special Caricature Award. 

The Maria João Pires Prize exhibition will be at Teatro Constantino Nery, Matosinhos, from September 17 to October 31, as per the decentralization policy of the Portuguese Printing Press Museum activities. 

The winners of the 23rd PortoCartoon will receive the trophies (designed by Siza Vieira) and the Awards during the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which will take place at the Portuguese Printing Press Museum located in Porto, on a date to be announced in due time. 

Source: Museu Nacional da Imprensa.

Maria João Pires Special Caricature Award 3rd Prize

Halit Kurtulmuş (Turkey).

The 3rd edition of IMAGES OF JUSTICE 2021: Rights to Housing

CALL for ARTISTS

IMAGES OF JUSTICE 2021: Rights to Housing

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to participate, in partnership with CONTEKST, The SHIFT, the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, the Ryerson Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and The Law Foundation of Ontario, in the third edition of IMAGES of JUSTICE: The Right to Housing! 

This edition will exhibit satirical and comic visualization of various facets and challenges of the human right to adequate housing. The images of this series will shed light upon challenges, inconsistencies, and flaws within the current framework of the human right to housing and its full realization. 

We invite cartoonists and illustrators to submit their work by NOVEMBER 1st, 2021 to info@contekst.education. 

Source: University of Ottawa.

The 1st International Caricature Competition (Moustapha M. Moukhtar) 2021, Egypt

The 1st International Caricature Competition (Moustapha M. Moukhtar) 2021, Egypt

In cooperation with the International Syrian Cartoon website and in celebration of the 135th anniversary of the birth of the late artist, Moustapha M. Moukhtar, the Egyptian Caricature Memory Project is pleased to announce the holding of a caricature competition, with the theme of the late cartoonist: Moustapha M. Moukhtar(1886-1954). 

Background of the Artist:

Introducing the late cartoonist Moustapha M. Moukhtar, who is considered one of the first pioneers to lay a foundation to the modern era school of Egyptian caricature. The competition is being held to celebrate the 135th anniversary of his birth.

Moustapha M. Moukhtarwas was born in 1886, to a father who worked as a military commander in the Egyptian army. He obtained a Bachelor of Law from the Sorbonne University in 1914, and joined the Royal Palace, where he took over the royal ceremonies of King Fouad. As time progressed, he began to feel restricted from the day-to-day of his job and the ceremonies of the mixed courts, so he turned to art – specifically caricature.

At the end of 1926, Moustapha M. Moukhtar published his first book called Caricatures of Moustapha Moukhtar(1916-1926). Besides the great artistic value of this book, it is considered the first book in the modern history of Egyptian caricature. At the end of 1936, Moustapha M. Moukhtar issued his second book called Caricatures of Moustapha Moukhtar(1927-1936).

He participated in many art exhibitions inside and outside Egypt, starting in 1917, and received many awards and honors. In addition to his professionalism in caricature, he also specialized in oil painting, sculpture, and woodcarving. His hobbies included writing poetry, playing sports, pigeon breeding, hunting trips, and playing the violin. Art was his passion.

Contest Details:

Draw a caricature portrait of the late Egyptian cartoonist – Mustafa Muharram Mukhtar.

Three promotional prizes and participation certificates will be awarded to all participants.

An exhibition of the participating works will be held (to be announced) at a later date.

Contest Terms:

1- The competition is open to cartoonists over 18 years old.

2- A maximum of two caricatures can be submitted.

3- The works must be in JPEG format, 300 dpi.

4- The size of the painting is 29.7 x 42 cm.

5- The participant sends a short CV, his address.

6- Write the name of the caricaturist and the country.

Important notice:

- The works must be new and have not participated in any other competitions.

-The works of the participating artists are used in posters, magazines, newspapers and websites inside and outside Egypt, without prior permission from the participating artists, in order to promote the event.

- The organizer has the right to exclude works that did not comply with the conditions of the competition and that are inappropriate.

- Deadline for receiving works: October 31, 2021

- Send the work to the following e-mail:

memoryofcaricature2012@gmail.com

Contest prizes:

- First place ($500)

-Second place ($300)

-Third place ($200)

-Three promotional prizes and participation certificates will be awarded to all participants, an exhibition of the participating works will be held to be announced at a later date.

More on source: raedcartoon.

International Festival of humor and satire In Vinica Veritas 2021, N. Macedonia

The House of Culture „Tosho Arsov“ – Vinica

and the Council of the International Festival of humor and satire

„IN VINICA VERITAS“ announce 

COMPETITION

(In caricature)

Theme: „After all...life is beautiful“
Conditions:
1. One author can take participation with 3 caricatures, but not more than 3.
2. The size of the cartoons should be A4 or A3, resolution 300 dpi.
3. The cartoons can be sent in their original version or via e-mail to: 
invinicaveritasfestival@gmail.com
4. The House of Culture provides the following awards:
– First prize: 300 euro
– Second prize: 200 euro
– Third prize: 100 euro
5. The works should be sent at the address: 

House of Culture „Tosho Arsov“ – Vinica, ul. „Bel Kamen“ 13, Macedonia, indicated for the competition „In Vinica Veritas“.
–  The works should be sent by 10th October 2021.
6. The authors will receive their awards at The Festival of Humor and Satire „IN VINICA VERITAS“ held from 25th to 29th October 2021.
7. The festival organizer keeps the rights to use the awarded works at any time.
8. The received caricatures will not be sent back to the participants of the competition.
9. After the announcement of the results, the awarded works from the competition need to be sent in original form because only in that way it will be paid to you.

Person for contact: Blagica Stojanovska, phone number: +389 (0)33 361-150, ++389 (0)78 492 423 
e-mail: invinicaveritasfestival@gmail.com

Municipal facility
House of culture
„Tosho Arsov“ – Vinica, Macedonia.
Source: Dom Na Kultura Vinica.

Bursa International Cartoon Contest 2021, Turkey

BURSA INTERNATONAL CARTOON CONTEST

REGULATIONS

1. ORGANIZER 

BURSA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY 

2. SUPPORTER 

ANATOLIAN CARTOONISTS ASSOCIATION 

3. COMPETITION THEMES 

I) “LET’S USE WATER CAREFULLY, OUR SOURCE OF LIFE” 

• Water Recycling 

• Alternative Water Sources 

• Efficient Use of Water Resources 

• Rain Harvesting Systems 

• City and Water 

• Dams 

• Saving on Water 

etc. 

II) “CEMAL NADİR GÜLER” PORTRAIT CARICATURES 

For more information about Cemal Nadir GÜLER: https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_Nadir_G%C3%BCler 

4. CATEGORIES: 

• ADULTS CATEGORY: AGES 17 AND OVER 

• YOUNGS CATEGORY: AGES 16 AND UNDER 

5. TERMS OF PARTICIPATION 

• This cartoon contest is open to all amateur and professional world artists. 

• Drawing technique is free. 

• A maximum of three (3) cartoons related to the topic “Let's Use Water, Our Source of Life Carefully” can be sent. 

• A maximum of three (3) Works related to the subject of “Cemal Nadir Güler Caricature” can be sent. 

• Cartoons must be in 300 dpi resolution, "scanned" and "jpeg" format, with a maximum size of 3 MB. 

• Works should be sent via e-mail to karikatur.bursa@gmail.com 

• The artists must clearly write their personal informations (Name, Surname, Age, Contact Address, Country, e-mail and Telephone Number) in the participation e-mail. 

• Deadline for Participation to the cartoon contest is: 31/12/2021 – 23.59 

• The finalist cartoons will be announced to the public from the internet address for similar, copy and stolen objections. 

• The selection committees’ first degree relatives can not participate to the contest. 

6. SELECTION COMMITEES 

I) PRE-SELECTION JURY MEMBERS 

Halit KURTULMUŞ (Cartoonist-TURKEY) 

Mehmet KAHRAMAN (Cartoonist-TURKEY) 

Recep ÖZCAN (Cartoonist-TURKEY) 

II) FINAL SELECTION JURY MEMBERS 

Abbas NAASERİ (Cartoonist-IRAN) 

Ahmet AYKANAT(Cartoonist-TURKEY) 

Antonio SANTOS (Cartoonist-PORTUGAL) 

Mehmet ZEBER (Cartoonist-TURKEY) 

Mihai IGNAT (Cartoonist-ROMANIA) 

Oleksy KUSTOVSKY (Cartoonist-UKRAINE) 

7. PRIZES 

I) ADULTS CATEGORY 

“LET’S USE WATER CAREFULLY, OUR SOURCE OF LIFE” 

FIRST PRIZE :10.000 ₺ 

SECOND PRIZE :7.000 ₺ 

THIRD PRIZE : 4.000₺ 

MENTION PRIZE (X3): 2.000 ₺ 

“CEMAL NADİR GÜLER” CARICATURES 

FIRST PRIZE : 10.000 ₺ 

SECOND PRIZE : 7.000 ₺ 

THIRD PRIZE : 4.000 ₺ 

MENTION PRIZE (X3): 2.000 ₺ 

II) YOUNGS CATEGORY 

“LET’S USE WATER CAREFULLY, OUR SOURCE OF LIFE” 

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (X10):CERTIFICATE of ACHIEVEMENT + Cartoon Drawing Set 

“CEMAL NADİR GÜLER” CARICATURES

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (X10):CERTIFICATE of ACHIEVEMENT + Cartoon Drawing Set 

8. NOTIFICATIONS 

• Allt he cartoons sent to the competition, whether they receive an award or not, can be printed and used by the organizer (As Poster, Book, Album, e-Album, Card, Postcard, Invitation, Calendar, Brochure, Exhibition, etc.). They can be published on the Internet. Apart from this, all publishing rights of cartoon works belong to the artists. 

• Sent cartoons may have been published before, but should not have received an award in another competition. All cartoons have to be signed by the artists. 

• Cartoons that do not comply with the items specified in the participation conditions, will be eleminated. 

• Inparticular, the cartoons must be of the desired resolution and must be scanned. Cartoons submitted with low resolution or as photographs will be eliminated. 

• Every artist who submits works to the competition will be deemed to have accepted all these conditions. 

9. CONTACT 

e-mail: karikatur.bursa@gmail.com 

Source: www.bursa.bel.tr .

International Exhibition Satyrykon - Legnica 2022, Poland

International Exhibition Satyrykon - Legnica 2022, Poland

Regulations 

I. Participation conditions 

1. SATYRYKON 2022 International Exhibition is an open competition. 

2. The objects of the competition are drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts and photography created with the use of optional techniques, being originals and qualified by artists to one of the following sections: 

I – theme: SCHOOL 

II – SATIRE & JOKE 

3. WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS will be excluded from the SATYRYKON competition. 

4. Works are to be delivered via e-mail by 30th November 2021 (no later than 11.59 a.m., Polish time zone) at konkurs.satyrykon@lck.art.pl 

5. Up to three works may be submitted for each section of the competition. Accepted work format: A3 (297x420mm) at maximum, 5 MB per picture, saved in JPEG format. In the case of objects that cannot be sent by e-mail (e.g. sculptures), please contact the organiser. 

6. Works should be accompanied a short biographical note and a filled application form (PLEASE USE CAPITALS). By providing their personal information, the authors consent to data processing and the public use of the image. 

II. Prizes 

1. Works for the competition will be qualified by the international Jury. 

2. Jury will award the following prizes: 

* Grand Prix SATYRYKON 2021 – pure gold key and purse amounting to 10.000 PLN 

* 2 gold medals and purses amounting to 7.000 PLN each 

* 2 silver medals and purses amounting to 6.000 PLN each 

* 2 bronze medals and purses amounting to 5.000 PLN each 

* and 4 special prizes amounting to 4.000 PLN each 

* Mayor of Legnica in amount of 4.000 PLN award 

* Director of Legnica Culture Centre in amount of 4.000 PLN award for a photography work 

The organisers are expecting extra awards for laureates: for the Author of THE BEST DEBUT and the Author of THE STUDENT DEBUT to be accompanied by a solo exhibition at the Satyrykon Gallery within the programme of SATYRYKON 2022 events. 

Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, i.e. to change their number, not to award them, or not to award the Grand Prix SATYRYKON. Jury’s decisions are final. 

The index of works qualified for the post-competition exhibition will be announced on 10th January 2022 at Satyrykon webpage: www.satyrykon.pl. 

The condition for participation in the 2nd stage of the competition is sending by the Author of the qualified works for exhibition (without frame) by February 28, 2022 (works present at the organizers premises) to the following address:

International SATYRYKON Exhibition – Legnica 2022 

Ul.Chojnowska 2 

Akademia Rycerska 

59-220 Legnica 

POLAND 

The competition results will be announced on 6th March 2022. 

3. Participation in the competition is free of charge. The work originals will be returned on condition that the Author donates one of the works of her/his choice to the Satyrykon Gallery – as a form of compensation for posting costs. In case there is no clear Author’s indication, the organizer may post the work back on the Author’s cost. Details of payment and return will be arranged in individual e-mail correspondence. 

n o t e ! 

AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO TAXATION ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT REGULATIONS. The condition to pay the authors is their arrival for the opening of the exhibition and their collecting the awards by December 15, 2022, or the awards can be transferred into a bank account in a currency specified by the author. 

III. Participants’ privileges 

1. Authors of the works qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue and a free-of-charge place in the catalogue. 

2. Organisers provide competition prize-winners with gratuitous participation in the SATYRYKON 2021 event on June 17-19, 2022. 

3. Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in Poland and abroad after the main exhibition, and then will be returned to their authors by the end of 2023. 

WE KINDLY ASK THE AUTHORS TO NOTIFY US ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO THEIR ADDRESS DATA – RETURN ADDRESS / PHONE / E-MAIL (please contact us: 

satyrykon@lck.art.pl). 

IV. Final provisions 

1. Organisers reserve the right to use the sent works for SATYRYKON advertising purposes without any special fees paid to the authors: to be exhibited and reproduced in a variety of advertising materials, as well as printed and circulated in catalogues. 

2. The prize-winning works become the property of the organisers and will be included in the collection of the Satyrykon Gallery. 

3. The exhibition organisers are the final judges in interpretation of the regulations. 

4. Sending her/his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agrees to publication of the author’s profile in the post-exhibition catalogue. 

5. Legnica Culture Centre (+4876 72-33-700; e-mail: satyrykon@lck.art.pl,) is the organiser of the International Exhibition SATYRYKON – Legnica 2022. 

S c h e d u l e: 

Work acceptance deadline: 30th November 2021 at 11:59 a.m.(Polish time zone) 

Qualification for 2nd stage of the competition will be announced on 10th January 2022 at Satyrykon website www.satyrykon.pl.

Deadline for work originals delivery: 28th February 2022 

Jury meeting March 4-6, 2022 

The competition results will be announced on 6th March 2022 

Post-competition exhibition June 8 – August 28, 2022 

Return of the works after the exhibition cycle December 31, 2023.

Source: satyrykon. 

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