30th"Salon Saint-Just-le-Martel" – France 2011

Salon International de la caricature, du dessin de presse et d’humour
5 rue de la mairie
87590 St Just le Martel -France

Theme:
2011, Year of Forests
2011, Year of Voluntary Work
2011, 30th Anniversary of suppression in France of Death Penalty …
for children : "Dragons et Merveilles"
Deadline:31, August,2011

Prizes:
The organizers offer the travel expense and accommodation for the cartoonists
Number of entries:
unlimited
Format: Free
Address to send the artworks:

Salon International de la caricature, du dessin de presse et d’humour
5 rue de la mairie
87590 St Just le Martel -France

Contact for further information:
Corinne
tél : 05 55 09 26 70
Fax :05 55 09 26 33
Web: http://www.st-just.com

21th International "Saitama" Cartoon Exhibition-Japan 2011

International Cartoon Festival in Saitama. Plaza North.
1-852-1 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi Saitama
331-0812 (Japan)

Themes:
A) "Kibou" (Means "wish" or "hope")
B) "Free"
Size: A3. (420×297 mm)
Work:
Are limited to one (1) cartoon for each section…Can be either original
cartoons or copies of them… The works that arrive later than the deadline will not be included in the catalog…
Deadline: 12 AUGUST 2011
Prizes:
Nonexistent…
Note: All participants to sent special catalogue…
Address:
International Cartoon Festival in Saitama. Plaza North.
1-852-1 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi Saitama
331-0812 (Japan)

Director: Tsutomu Hoshino
Phone: 81-48-653-9255

7th"Salão de humor de Limeira" International Cartoon Contest- Brazil 2011

Theme: Free

The 7 categories that follow will compete for awards:
CHARGE
CARTOON
CARICATURE
COMICS
DIGITAL (Hand made send by email)
INTERARTE (Sent by internet in 300dpi JPEG format) PIU
Deadline:September 10th, 2011
Prizes:
7 prizes of R$ 500,00 in money for the 7 categories (Total of R$ 3.500,00) + Trophy PIU + Certify of Awardee and Expositor.
Number of entries:
unlimited unknown and original works
Format:
min A4 max A3
Copyright issues:
All submissions are considered to be acquisitions of paper O PIU.
The possession, use and other rights in such work will belong to the paper O PIU, which reserves the right to use them at its will.
Address to send the artworks:
VII SALÃO DE HUMOR DE LIMEIRA
Rua Santa Terezinha 30 SL 02
Centro, Limeira – SP, CEP 13480 090
In the case of DIGITAL works or INTERART, send to
ornal_opiu@hotmail.com

12th International Cartoon Competition Spirito di Vino / Italy 31 Augst 2011

Dear friends,
we are pleased to send you the regulations of the 12° edition of Spirito di Vino, international competition for prizes to be awarded to artists of satirical catoons concerning the world and culture of wine.
This year the competition will no longer be reserved just to young artists below 35 of age, as a new session of artists above 36 years of age will be opened.
All cartoonists can enter their artworks directly at the page: http://www.mtvfriulivg.it/index.php?pag=isc_spirito&l=eng or send their works within 31th August 2011 by email spiritodivino@mtvfriulivg.it or to the following address:
Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia – Via del Partidor 7 – 33100 Udine – Italy.
Cartoons should not exceed the dimensions of 30×40 cm in vertical (maximum three cartoons). The artwork may be in black and white or colour and may be drawn using any technique.
The award ceremony will take place on Saturday 17th September 2011 in Udine during Friuli DOC (traditional early autumn appointment with the best of the region’s food, wine and typical products).
The jury will be composed by the famous cartoonists Giorgio Forattini, Emilio Gianneli, Alfio Krancic and Valerio Marini, the director of Istituto Europeo di Design of Milano Aldo Colonetti and other leading figures of the world of satire and journalism.
We would be very glad if you could help us by communicating our initiative.
Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards,Movimento Turismo del Vino- Friuli Venezia Giulia

Spirito di Vino, now in its twelfth edition, one of the initiatives that the Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia organises especially for young people. Since its first edition, the competition
has enjoyed spectacular success. It is an international competition for cartoonists who wish to make an amusing, ironic comment on wine and wine culture. The jury, composed of leading figures from the worlds of satire and journalism, will select 30 of the best of the cartoons to arrive in Friuli within 31st August 2011 and present, the awards during the Friuli DOC event in Udine, on 17th September 2011.

12th international competition for artists of satirical cartoons concerning the world of wine / Italy 31 augst 2011
I: group: artists from 18 to 35 years old
II: group: artists older than 36 years

Regulations
Art.1 Aim of the competition
Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia, in collaboration with Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, hereby announces a public competition named Spirito di Vino – "Spirit of Wine" competition for prizes to be awarded to artists of satirical cartoons concerning the world and culture of wine.
Art.2 Eligibility
The participants to the competition will be divided into two groups. The first will be made of Italian and non-Italian artists from eighteen to thirty-five years old (they have to turn from eighteen to thirty-five during the year 2011). The second group will be made of Italian and non-Italian artists older than thirty-six years.
Art.3 Terms and procedures for delivery of artwork
During the period from 28th May to 31st August 2011, artists should send, at their own expense and with appropriate protection, their artwork to the following address:
Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via del Partidor, 7
33100 Udine- Italy.
Artists can also e-mail their works by 31st August 2011 to Movimento Turismo del Vino at the web-page www.mtvfriulivg.it The artworks arrived after the above deadline will be excluded from the competition.
Art. 4 Specifications for artwork
Cartoons should not exceed the dimensions of 30×40 cm in vertical (maximum three cartoons). The artwork can be in black and white or colour and can be drawn using any technique.
Art. 5 Composition of the jury
Movimento Turismo del Vino will appoint a judging committee, including leading figures from the world of satire and journalism.
The judgement of the committee shall be final and irrevocable.
Art.6 Organisation and award ceremony
On Saturday 17th September, the authors of the works previously selected by the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan will be invited to Friuli Venezia Giulia. During the Friuli DOC festival, the jury will judge the works on display.
The first three artists in the rankings of both groups will be awarded a selection of fine wines from Friuli.
The prize-winning works shall be the property of Movimento Turismo del Vino FVG.
The prizes:
For each of the two groups, the prizes will be the following: 1st prize – 75 bottles; 2nd prize – 50 bottles; 3rd prize – 25 bottles
Movimento Turismo del Vino does not guarantee delivery abroad.
Art.7 Liability
The artists hereby hold all liabilities regarding the content and authenticity of the works presented and hereby authorize the organisers to publish and exhibit their works without any further notice. The authors of the works shall grant Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia the free of charge publication and sole rights of the images. The artworks will not be given back to the artists. Otherwise, the works shall be considered as donated to Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia. The artists shall, however, retain the artworks copyright with regard to third parties who, upon authorisation, may apply to re-use the works. The competing artists hereby agree to the processing and communication of their personal detailas in the context of, and for the aims of, the competition.
Art.8 Acceptance of the regulations of the notice of competition
The participation to the competition implies the complete and unconditional acceptance of these regulations. Data submitted will be treated in full compliance with the provisions of Law 196/2003 (privacy).

The 4th edition of the International Salon of Humour -Bacau 2011

REGULATlONS
The "George Apostu" Cultural Centre Bacau –
Romania invites all cartoonists to take part in the
International Cartoon Contest, within the 4th
edition of the International Salon of Humour, Bacau 2011.
SUBJECT: the theme of the competing cartoons is at each cartoonist’s free choice.
CONDITIONS for participation:
– The competition is accessible to all cartoonists.
– Only original competing cartoons are accepted, no matter the manner of execution.
– Digital printings are not accepted.
– The cartoons should be A3 size (297 x 420 mm).
– The number of competitive submitted cartoons should be between min. 2 to max. 5 copies.
-The competitors should legible write, in capital letters, their names, surnames, post and, e-mail
addresses as well as their telephone numbers on the back side of each competing cartoon; the submitted
competing cartoons should be accompanied by the competitor’s short C.V.
-The cartoons should be posted by October 1st, 2011
to the following address:
Centrul de Cultura "George Apostu"
Str. Crangului nr. 18
Cod 600063, Bacau, ROMANIA

– The results of the competition will be notified on October 10, 2011.
– The competing cartoons shall not be returned. They remain in the patrimony of the organizers, who
assume the right to publish them in order to promote the contest. Admittance of competing cartoons to the
contest implies acceptance of the contest regulations.
– The award ceremony will take place on November 1st, 2011, within the International Salon of Humour,
Bacau 2011.
– Accomodation for the winners is provided by the organizers.
MEMBERS OF THE JURY:
Victor Eugen Mihai – VEM – cartoonist
Constantin Pavel – cartoonist
Vasile Craita Mandra – cartoonist
Gina Serbanescu – art critic
Gheorghe Geo Popa – actor, director of The "George
Apostu" Cultural Centre Bacau – Romania
AWARDS:
Grand Prix – 1000 Euro
First Prize – 400 Euro
Prize of The "George Apostu"
Cultural Centre Bacau – 300 Euro
All the participants in the contest will receive the
participation diploma and the Exhibition Catalogue
Contact details:
Victor Eugen Mihai – VEM
vem2000@yahoo.com

23rd Annual Cartoon Contest Olen 2011, Belgium

Rules and regulation
1. Participation
All contestants will be admitted with no distinction made regarding nationality or age.
There are two categories:
• Youth category up to 15 years inclusive;
• Adult category: 16 years and older.
Both professional and non-professional cartoonists are allowed to participate in this contest.
2. Theme
The main theme is ‘Balloons, Zeppelins and other flying beauties’. Also this year Amnesty International offers a special prize to the best cartoon with theme ‘Male and female equality’.
3. Entries
• Original cartoons in black and white or colour, may bear no captions.
• Dimensions including any passe-partout 21 x 30 cm (A4).
• Works sent rolled and works larger than DIN A4 will not be returned.

The cartoons should be appropriately wrapped before sending in order to prevent damage.
• Number of entries per contestant: maximum five.
• Following data should be mentioned on the back of your work: name, adress, age and theme.
4. Property rights
Prize-winning works will become the property of the organizer or the major sponsors.
All works selected may be used by the organizers to promote the contest and the village of Olen.
5. Evaluation
Decisions made by the jury cannot be challenged.
6. Catalogue/Cartoon book
Selected works will be considered for inclusion in a catalogue.
The authors of these works will receive a free copy of the catalogue during the prize ceremony or it will be send afterwards by mail.
7. Return mail
Return of the cartoons happens only on explicit request of the participant, as mentioned in the entry form. Every cartoon meeting with the demands but which is not selected for a prize will be sent back within two years. The organizers will endeavour to handle the return forwardings with the utmost care but cannot be held responsible for loss or damages.
8. Deadline: 1 October 2011
The deadline is 1 October 2011. The entry form and the cartoon(s) must be sent to:
Olense Kartoenale
Gemeentehuis
Dorp 1,
B-2250 Olen – Belgium
9. Prizes
For the adult category:
1st prize: 1000 euro
2nd prize: 300 euro
3rd prize: 250 euro
4th prize: 150 euro.
For the youth category:
1st prize: 200 euro
2nd prize: 175 euro
3rd prize: 150 euro
4th prize: 100 euro.
Prize of the city of Bialogard (only for Polish participants): 200 euro.
Special prize: "poverty and human rights": 300 euro.
10. Prize Ceremony and Exhibition
The prize ceremony will take place at Friday 11 November 2011 at approximately 20.00 h in the council room of the town hall of Olen, Dorp 1, 2250 Olen. Every participating artist will be welcome on that occasion. Only the winners are peronally invited.
A selection of the cartoons will also be exhibited at the same address and can be visited:
• Sunday 13 November 2011
• All working days from Monday 14 November 2011 till the end of January 2012 during the opening hours of the town hall:
o Monday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u 17.30 u – 20.00 u
o Tuesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Wednesday 09.00 u – 12.00 u 13.00 u – 16.00 u
o Thursday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
o Friday 09.00 u – 12.00 u
• In March 2012 this exhibition is also to be visited in Bialogard (Poland).

entry form

THE BIG BOAT OF HUMOUR 2011

In Polish, the word ŁÓDŹ means a vehicle propelled by sails, oars or engine, used as a means of water transport. Almost all around the world, it carries symbolic connotations:
•it is an allegory of human fate in both individual and collective dimension,
•it is associated with courage, when imagining sailors embarking on a voyage across rough oceans,
•it symbolizes human longing for adventure and some change in life.
Łódź is also the name of the second largest city in Poland, which is an inland city with no access to navigable waters. We hope that the name of our metropolis will become an inspiration for graphic artists, especially those with a flair for satire. The theme should be taken up with humour, with panache and perhaps with a bit of poetry… This explanation, indispensable to foreigners, is also aimed at the Poles, for whom the popular usage of the name of the city might have blurred the sharpness of its paradox.
The urbanized area on the surface of the Earth is getting so crowded that there is no place left for new ideas for activating citizens or for the creativity of the local governments. More and more of the city’s functions are moved underground: transport and car parks, commerce, recreation… this tendency into the ground has been already foreseen by numerous cities’ strategies. Before these plans can be implemented though, many cities worldwide already push their citizens underground, in literal and allegoric sense. Hence the inspiration for the theme of this year’s edition of the completion: The city getting underground. Willingly or not…
RULES
1.The aim of the contest is:
– promoting the city, changing the traditional perception of Łódź and challenging the stereotypical image of the city.
– creating an art gallery comprising works that could be used in actions promoting the city in a printed form or in the form of organized exhibitions.
2.It is an open contest. Everyone can participate in it, on condition that they submit their works with the application form before the regulatory deadline. The contest is an international event.
3.The theme the fifth Big Boat of Humour contest is:
THE CITY GETTING UNDEGROUND and traditionally – the city of ŁÓDŹ.
4.The original works entering the contest can be made using any drawing, graphic (including computer graphics) or painting technique and should not be larger than A3 format (297×420 mm). Also copies issued by the author, described and signed by the author are accepted by the Jury as original graphic works. Photocopies and xerox copies of the works, computer printouts of scanned works or any other kind of duplication using multicopy techniques, for example offset printing, which serve as reproductions of a work, shall not be accepted by the Jury. Previously published works, works entered in other contests or works to which rights do not belong to the authors shall also be excluded from the contest.
5.Each participant may submit up to 5 works. The works should be unframed, provided with the name and the surname of the author and possibly the title on the reverse. The works should be accompanied with an application form, which shall be tantamount to the acceptation of the contest regulations and a permission for publishing author’s personal data contained in the form, and with a CD with the electronic form of submitted works (in TIFF format, the resolution of 300 dpi, 15 cm at the base), which is the condition of placing them in the catalogue.
6.The works should be sent to the following address: Łódzki Dom Kultury (Łódź Cultural Center), Traugutta 18, 90-113 Łódź, Poland till 31 August 2011 (with a note on an envelope "The Big Boat of Humour 2010").
7.The organizers are not liable for any damage to the works during delivery.
8.The Jury shall choose works for the post-contest exhibition and hand out the Grand Prix of the contest in September 2011.
9.The ceremonial opening of the post-contest exhibition and the verdict announcement shall take place in October 2011, during the 22nd International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź.
10.The authors of works admitted to the contest shall be invited to the ceremonial opening of the exhibition and shall receive the catalogue.
The organizers do not provide the return of expenses covering transport to Łódź and stay in the city.
The organizers plan the exhibition of the original works admitted to the contest and the exhibition of printouts (on the basis of the submitted CDs) in Piotrkowska Street in the centre of the city.
11.The works that shall not be admitted to the contest as well as the works shown on the exhibition should be taken back from the organizers from December 31, 2011 or they shall be sent back at the author’s expense.
AWARDS
1.The works shall be judged by the Jury of the Contest consisting of professional artists, the representatives of the City of Łódź Office and the Organizers of the contest.
2.The Jury shall hand out the regulatory Grand Prix of the contest amounting to PLN 10,000, funded by the President of the City of Łódź. The prize is indivisible. The Jury reserves the right to resign from handing out the award. In such case, the amount is added to the pool of prizes of the next edition of the contest. The decisions of the Jury are definitive without the right to appeal. The work (or works of one author) honoured with the prize, together with all the rights, become the property of the sponsor.
3.The organizers allow for a possibility of handing out sponsored awards other than the regulatory prize. Works awarded by the sponsors, with all the rights, shall become the property of the sponsors.
Author’s statement
1. The author hereby states that the Works made for the purpose of this competition, that is in the frames of this contract, will be the object of the exclusive copyright belonging to the author.
2. The author transfers all the rights exclusively to the City for the time of usage and management of the works made by the Author, in the frame of the contract, especially reports, research, slogans, timetables etc. The transfer of rights is giving the City the right to change, fix, copy with any given technique, put into circulation, digitalize, put on the Internet, publicly perform or reproduce, exhibit, use in editorial materials, including promotional, informational and educational materials, to use the work partially or as a whole, blend it with other works, add elements, update, modify, translate into given languages, change in size as a whole or partially, publicize and spread as a whole or partially.
3. The author transfers also the ownership of the carriers, on which the works are presented, to the City.
4. The rights resulting from point 2, will be transferred properly and the Author is responsible for the violation of the rights of third parties that may emerge from exploitation of the works.
Final provisions
1.Sending works to the contest together with a filled-in application form, equals giving consent to participation in the post-contest exhibition (or a series of exhibitions), free reproductions of the works in all media and all techniques as far as promoting the contest and the exhibition is concerned. Works without the author’s signature will be excluded from the competition.
2.Participation in the contest means accepting the above rules.

Enrty form

3rd P.C.RATH MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL WEB CARTOON CONTEST-2011

BOLANGIR, INDIA

PURNA CHANDRA RATH

SUPERINTENDENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, PATNA STATE, BOLANGIR

(1909-1952)

It is an irony of life that often a lesser man, by well-planned orchestration, is installed on pedestals, while one really talented unfortunately gets a silent burial. Through passage of time, layers of dust gradually settle over what that brilliant man had achieved with dedication during his life-time and eventually the image of that man and his work, though deserving to be treasured, are permanently consigned to oblivion. Such has been the fate of late Sri Purna Chandra Rath, whose multi-dimensional genius could not fully blossom as Myeloid Leukemia (Blood Cancer) claimed him prematurely at the young age of 43. Within a brief span of about 12 years of creative life, he could accomplish a lot in cultural, social and political spheres by sheer will-force and organizational capability. Despite infrastructural deficiencies, financial constraints and geographical obstacles prevailing at his time, he over-stretched his energies to see his dreams come true. In the process, he untimely perished like a ‘Candle burning at both ends’. (more :-  pcrath )

In remembrance of this Eminent Historian, P.C. Rath Memorial Trust invites cartoons from both professional and amateur cartoonists of the world.

DETAILS OF THE CONTEST

Rules:

1. THEME: ADVERTISEMENT

2. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES:

One (Any technique: Black & white; Colour; Digital)

3. ABOUT THE CARTOON:

A) Only one unpublished Cartoon is to be sent as e-mail attachment. (Don’t send previously awarded cartoon)

B) The Entry Form (in MSWord) must accompany the cartoon as attached mail having a certificate from the cartoonist with full signature (Scanned) about the originality and non-publication (See below).

C) Size: 21 x 30 cm (A-4)

D) Cartoon should be in JPG format (strictly 100dpi) (Maximum 1MB).

E) The committee may ask the cartoonist to provide the signed original/sketch (Incase of digital art works) after their selection for exhibition/diploma.

4. E-MAIL:

pcrcon3@rediffmail.com

WEB SITE:

www.aswiniabani.com

5. DEADLINE:

05th June, 2011

6. THE PRIZES:

There will be 07 prizes (First, Second, Third, Special mention-2 and Honourable mention-2). All the prize winners will be awarded with a Diploma Certificate and a CD album of selected cartoons.

7. RESULT AND EXHIBITION:

A)  Result of the contest is likely to be declared in the last week of June 2011 and selected cartoons will be exhibited in the

website: www.aswiniabani.com

B) The Diploma certificates and CD albums for all the winners will be sent by post after the function.

C) The exhibitions will be organized from June onwards in various places.

8. RIGHTS OF THE ORGANIZER:

A) Once sent, the works belong to the organizing committee. It can be published, distributed or used for promotional purpose in future.

B) Cartoons should be downloadable and clear. Committee would not be responsible in situations like net-failure, undownloadable cartoon etc.                         It is  therefore advised to keep the file small.

C) Plagiarism, if detected, the entry will be summarily rejected or even the diploma would be withdrawn, if awarded.

D) In case of a dispute, decision of the Committee would be final. The committee reserves all rights to cancel or modify any of the rules/conditions.

Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submissions may be reprinted and used without future monetary compensation.

Convener Jury: Aswini and Abani

ENTRY FORM

PHOTO

NAME :

ADDRESS:

EMAIL:

WEBSITE:

TELEPHONE:

CV(SHORT):

My entry is original and unpublished. I accept all the terms and conditions of the contest.

SIGNATURE