SATYRYKON – LEGNICA 2009 (WOMEN) INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2009

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

1. The SATYRYKON 2009 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, completed within the recent two years (2008-2009), and qualified by artists to:
   HUMOR and SOCIAL SATIRE
   (drawing without captions preferred)

   W O M E N
   mother, wife, lover, working woman, artist, feminist…
   (drawing without captions preferred)

3. WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS will be excluded from the competition.
4. The format of the works – maximum A3 (297 x 420 mm).
5. Works should be sent or delivered by February 7, 2009, packed in a protective cover to:

   International Exhibition
   SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2009
   AKADEMIA RYCERSKA
   Chojnowska 2
   59-220 Legnica
   POLAND

   Organisers are not responsible for transport damages.
   THE PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDLY ASKED NOT TO POST THE WORKS VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS AS THESE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION.

6. Participation in the competition is free of charge. However, the organiser reserve the right to include one of the submitted works in the Satyrykon Gallery. The work, chosen by the author, will in this way cover our costs of mailing (please use capitals).
7. Works should be accompanied by their author’s photo or caricature, a short biographical note and a filled application card.

PRIZES

1. Works for the competition will be qualified by the International Jury.
2. The Jury will award the following prizes:

• GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON 2009
  – pure gold key and purse amounting to 5.500 PLN
• 2 gold medals and purses amounting to 5.000 PLN
• 2 silver medals and purses amounting to 4.500 PLN
• 2 bronze medals and purses amounting to 4.000 PLN
• 4 special prizes amounting to 3.500 PLN each
• the Legnica Culture Centre director’s award and purse amounting to 3.500 PLN for photographic work.

The Jury has the right of final distribution of the statutory prizes, change of their amount, or non-awarding them or non-awarding the GRAND PRIX SATYRYKON. Jury’s decisions are final. The competition results will be announced on March 1, 2009 at Satyrykon web site: www.satyrykon.com

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 collection of their awards by December 15, 2009, or indicating a bank account the money should be transferred to.

PRIVILAGES OF PARTICIPANTS

1. Authors of work qualified to the exhibition are given a presentation copy of the exhibition catalogue and a free-of-charge place in the catalogue.
2. The organisers provide the competition prize-winners with gratuitous participation in the SATYRYKON 2009 event on June 12-15, 2009.
3. Works sent to the exhibitions will be exhibited in the country and abroad after the main exhibition, and then will be returned to their authors by the end of 2010.

FINAL PROVISIONS

1. The 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 finial judges in interpretation of the regulations.
4. Sending his work the artist agrees to the mentioned above rules and regulations and agree to the publishing of the author’s profile in the post-exhibition catalogue.
5. Legnica Centre of Culture and Fundation Satyrykon are organisers of the SATYRYKON-LEGNICA 2009 International Exhibition (PL-59-220 Legnica, Chojnowska 2, tel. 0-048 76 852-23-44)
   e-mail: satyrykon@wp.pl.

Timetable

• Deadline for works reception February 7, 2009
• Jury meeting February 20-22, 2009
• Post-competition exhibition June 4 – August 30, 2009
• Return of works after the exhibition cycle December 31, 2010

2nd “Black Cat” International Cartoon Web Contest

REGULATIONS
Contest: Open to all cartoonists
THEME: “Black Humor”
Deadline: 20 December 2008

ENTRIES: Max. 1 cartoon ( 2 or more cartoons sent to contest will not be accepted )
TECHNICAL INFO: A4 size max. 100 dpi, format (JPEG). Max one entry in each section: black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Name, address, tel and e-mail.
At the end of competition there will be an exhibition on internet from the selected cartoons.
The participant must send their photo along with their autobiography.
All cartoonists can participate through their own e-mail by submitting your cartoons to:

 scaferli@gmail.com

The Jury:

Rahim Baggal Asgari – Iran
Rumen Dragostinov – Bulgary
Kamil Yavuz – Turkey
Erdogan Karayel – Germany
Vladimir Kazanevsky – Ukraine
Seyran Caferli -Azerbaijan

PRIZES:
First prize (Diploma, web page)
Second prize ( Diploma, web page)
Third prize ( Diploma, web page)
Honourable mentions: 5 (certificate)

The diplomas will be sent to e-mail address of the winners via e-mail.
The results will be on http://www.azcartoon.bravehost.com/ on 25 December 2008,

right after the international juries’ evaluation.