The First International Student Festival of Visual Arts

The 1st International Festival of university students Visual Arts is an outcome of unceasing scholarly and research activities of the art community conveners, According to its range and variety in expert and super-expert areas, it can be considered as a comprehensive and unique event in the academic community. We hope that, this event will be a fertile ground for interaction and cooperation among the artists, and be successful in a quantitative and qualitative increase in the art products, as well as introducing the artistic potentials to the global community.
Ali Zahani
The Secretary of Festival

Goals and Approaches
— Research in thought & meaning as the basis of global art
— Clarification of modern art’s approaches with focus on the Iranian visions
— Genealogy of global art in contraction with eastern art
— Investigation of art relating to the nobility and concept of national and local arts
— planning for participation of all scholars and students for transnational co-pondering in the realm of visual arts

Major parts:
Painting
Miniature
Research (article)
Graphics (Poster, Symbols)
Caricature (Portrait, Comic Strip, Free)
Modern Art (Installation , Video Art, Photo Art, Digital Art, Multi media, environmental art, performance art , process art)

Topics:
First subject: Spirituality in art (painting, miniature, modern art and articles)
Second subject: The festival’s goal and attitudes (only in articles)
Third subject: university student (in caricature & free part)
Forth subject: peace (in graphic)
Free subject: (in all of the parts)

General rules:
 There is no limitation on the technique and the usage of the materials in all parts.
 There is no limitation on the size of the work in all parts.
 Individual or group works are invited with no restriction regarding age or nationality.
 Works previously awarded at the other festivals will not be accepted in competition part.
 The techniques and creations which are based on national or native arts of all the countries will be appreciated.
 There is no limitation regarding novel ways in expression and structure.
 There is no entry fee for all parts
 All university students may participate in this festival.
 The committee will provide insurance cover for all work in its possession and during the return journey of works to the applicant’s address.

Particular Rules
The parts which are not mentioned here should follow the General Rules.
Research
• The articles should be related to the concept of spirituality or the goals and attitude of the festival.
• Each main article has to have a maximum of 25 pages or 6000 words in English, with the images in JEPG or TIFF format.
• The abstract should be 150-300 words, with a maximum of 5 keywords
• The articles previously published in ISC/ISI will not be taken into the competition, but will be appreciated in another (neighboring) part.
Attached to email
Modern Art
In this part if you need any especial place, time or any other materials which regards to the festival committee.

Assessment and Selection
An initial selection based on Pictures, slides, and movies will be taken by the assessment committee before entering the exhibition. The successful applicants from the initial selection process will be invited to submit their work(s) for entering the final assessment.
The committee will contact the artists to ask them to submit the original work.
Deliverables:
First reception: delivering the image of the works with a high quality (a maximum of 5 works in each part).
Second reception: asking the accepted artists to submit the original work or a picture of the work in a manner that it can be exhibited.

Important dates:
• First Reception: deliver Images and photos (until the end of 15th June 2010)
• Second Reception: deliver Real works (period: June15th_5th July 2010)

Delivering ways:
E-mail address info@iufva.com
Post CDs to the festival committee address (see the address below)
As the festival recommends, first go to the www.iufva.com and then move to the submission part and then send your image files through the recipe

Awards and privileges
• The author of selected works will be invited to Iran
• Festival’s tablet and cash prizes will be donated to the selected works
• The picture of some works will be exhibited in the international part.
• All the accommodation charges will be paid by the festival committee

Registration
 All the applicants have to fill in the application form 1
 All the applicants in Painting, Miniature, Modern art, Graphics and Caricature parts have to also fill in proposal form 1, for each Individual work.
 Each applicant may deliver the images of a maximum of 5 works in the first reception.
 The works should be in video format (DVCAM- HD- BETACAM-MIN DV)
 A maximum of 3 works in each part will be accepted by the festival committee In the second reception
 The delivered works in the second reception should be without frame and glass.
 Send the applications forms and other required things to info@iufva.com or post them to the festival committee ( see address below)
 As the festival recommends, first go to the www.iufva.com and then move to the submission part and then send your image files through the recipe.
 If application is sent by post, it must include a CD with images as specified.
 Deliver CD(s)in tif or .jpg formats, with the quality of 300 dpi the title)
 Applicant must ensure that the image represent the object as clearly as possible. Images of inadequate quality will be rejected.
 All the registration parts have No entry fee
These should be also accompanied with these certificates:
(For the international participants we recommend that the scan of ID card and photos also be submitted by E-mail address)
A copy of student ID card, Attached to email
2 photos 3cm×4cm, Attached to email
Postal Address:
Festival Office,
Flat No 4, 2nd Floor,
No 298, borje sabz,
Keshavarz Blvd,
Tehran,
Iran.
Telephone Number: +98 21 88993390
Telefax: +98 21 88993391
Website: www.iufva.com
Email: info@iufva.com

For more information, please refer to the following link: http://www.iufva.com
Do not write anything here.

REGISTRATION FORM
First Name:………………………………….
Last Name:…………………………………..

Date of Birth:…………………………
Nationality:
University:………………… Major:…………….. Degree:………………..
Gender: Male Female
Number of delivered items: ……..
Email:
Detailed Address:

Postal Code (Zip Code):

Country Code: City Code: Cell Phone Number:
Home/Office Telephone Number:

Participation in the Topical Free part

Resume: (no more than 300 words)

6.INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL – SOLIN 2010 (CROATIA)

1. PARTICIPATION

 

The organizer of 6th International festival of cartoon Solin 2010.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 (40x30cm)

4.DEADLINE

Entry deadline is the 01.august.2010.Please write ;PRINTED MATTER- NO VALUE:

5.ADDRESS

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON

FESTIVAL SOLIN 2010

«DOM ZVONIMIR»

Kralja Zvonimira 50,

21210 Solin, CROATIA

6.PRIZE AND AWARDS

GOLD PLAQUE…………………………………………….1006 EUR

SILVER MEDAL + PLAQUE

BRONZE MEDAL+PLAQUE

PRIZE CITY SOLIN………………………………………3

7.EXHIBITION

The exhibition will take place in the galery of the culture home „ZVONIMIR" Solin on the 20.08.2010.

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 EUR5 will be paid by autor. The organizer reserves the right to reproduce the works sent to the festival, Solin 2010, 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 6.INTERNATIONAL

CARTOON FESTIVAL- SOLIN 2010

CROATIA

Cartoonist-designer

MARKO IVIĆ

GOLDEN HELMET
ANNOUNCES A CONTEST’S THEME
SALVATION

CATEGORIES:

1. CARTOON

2. WRITTEN FORM

* Short story
* Poem
* Aphorism

PROPOSITIONS:

1. CARTOON: ORIGINAL, MIN. A4 (21Ox297 mm), MAX A3 (297×420 mm), TECHNIQUE FREE;

2. WRITTEN FORM: Maximum two tyued pages or up to 20 aphorisms;

AWARDS:

CARTOON:

1st AWARD: PLAQUE
*GOLDEN HELMET* 800 €

ONE-MAN EXHIBITION IN 2011;

2st AWARD 400 €
3st AWARD 200 €

WRITTEN FORM:

SHORT STORY:

PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* 200 €

POEM:

PLAQUE *GOLDENHELMET* 200€

APHORISM:
PLAQUE *GOLDENHELMET* 200€

DEADLINE:
20.11.2010.

Only unpublished works will be taken into consideration. Written works to be sent under a code!

Jury decision will be announced on – 01.12.2010.

Awards will be handed at Final Festival Evening on April 1 2010.

The Organizer will bear travel and accommodation cost of awarded authors. Festival official languages are Serbian and English.

AlI works re main property ofthe Festival.

China Xinmin Evening News ‘Aishu Cup’ EXPO2010 Cartoon Contest -2010

Welcome world cartoonists to Shanghai EXPO2010!

1,Sections/Themes:
1) Better City, Better Life (Humour of Shanghai EXPO2010)
2) Free Theme
2,Deadline:
October 31, 2010
3,Entries:
1) Size: Min:A4(210mmx297mm), Max:A3(297mmx420mm).
2) Quantity: Unlimited .
3) Please send original drawings or good quality photocopies to this contest. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Digital artworks(by e-mail or with CD by mail) will be accepted.
4) Please write the following information in the top left corner on the back side of cartoon:full name, address, tel & fax, e-mail, title & theme,sections.
5) Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at FreeCartoonsWeb.
6) Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
7) After sending original cartoons,all cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoons to: freecartoons@gmail.com
Format:JPEG Size:max.4M per cartoon Resolution ratio:200dpi-300dpi
(Each e-mail must be accompanied by the author’s entry-form for the submitted cartoon.)
8) The excellent cartoons will be published in Shanghai Xinmin Evening News.The prize cartoons(only original drawings or good quality photocopies) will be exhibited in Shanghai.All cartoons will not be returned.
4,Juries:
Secretary General of Judgment Committee: Yun Fuming
Jury Members: Xu Changming,Zheng Xinya,Chen Qi,Sheng Tiancheng,Xu Xiaowei,Xie Zhenqiang,
Du Jianguo,Sun Shaobo,Shi Meicheng,Xu Keren,Jiang Lidong,Jiang Yunzhong
5,Prize:
Gold Prize (1 award): RMB10000+Certificate+Catalogue;
Silver Prize (2 awards): RMB5000+Certificate+Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (3 awards): RMB2000+Certificate+Catalogue;
Excellent Prize (40 awards): RMB500+Certificate+Catalogue.
6,Contact:
Address:
Yun Fuming
Xinmin Evening News ‘Aishu Cup’ Best EXPO2010 Cartoon Contest,
Room 1803,No.839 Middle YanAn Road,
Shanghai 200040,CHINA
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.com
E-mail: freecartoons@gmail.com (Only for contest)
Tel: 0086-13818006180(Jiang Lidong)
Expo2010 Website: http://en.expo2010.cn
http://shanghai.cultural-china.com