National Liberty Museum’s
2009 Deadline: March, 31 2009

National Liberty Museum’s 2009

“Caretoon” Contest –

“Dreams of Peace”

 

NATIONAL LIBERTY MUSEUM seeks cartoons that care.
Submit your entry for our exciting 2009 CARETOON CONTEST
– Review the entry details on the reverse side
– Create an ORIGINAL Caretoon
– Mail with a completed entry form by March 31,2009
$1000.00 prize will be awarded to an adult.
$1000.00 prize will be awarded to a student.

Developed by the National Liberty Museum, Caretoons provide new direction for an old and respected art form. We invite adults and students to express your personal vision of caring. Our theme for 2009 is “Dreams of Peace.” All submissions should reflect this theme. 2009 CARETOON CONTEST

Here’s all you need to do:
Send to: NATIONAL LIBERTY MUSEUM 321 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Or Email: caretoons@libertymuseum.org

To see last year’s winners, visit http://www.libertymuseum.org/.

Entry Details for the National Liberty Museum’s 2009 CARETOON CONTEST
Sponsored by Sponsored by Allegiance Bank

What is a “Caretoon?:
It is an original cartoon that reflects a positive theme. The theme for 2009 is “Dreams of Peace.”

Who should enter?:
The Caretoon Contest is open to anyone interested in participating.
All ages and levels of artistic ability are invited to submit an entry (ies).
Deadline for entries: March 31, 2009. Winners only will be notified by May 1, 2009.

Judging:
Entries will be judged in two categories: Adults (age 18 or older) and Students (under age 18)
Caretoons will be judged by a panel of professional cartoonists, educators, Museum staff and others.
Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and message. All judges’ decisions are final.

Prizes:
A $1000. prize will be awarded in each of the two categories.

How to create a Cartoon:
A Cartoon must be your original creation.
Cartoons featuring copyrighted or pre-designed clip art or other images are not acceptable.
You can create your Cartoon freehand or electronically.
Cartoons may be created in black & white or in color.
Cartoons must include a graphic; text is optional.
Each Cartoon must be presented on a separate 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.
Cartoons may be any size provided they fit on an 8.5 x 11 sheet.

How to enter the contest:
There are no entry fees; no purchases of any kind are required.
Complete a Caretoon entry form available online at

http://www.libertymuseum.org/award/doc/2009_caretoons_form.pdf.
Please submit no more than three Caretoons per person.
Print your name on each Caretoon exactly how it appears on your entry form.
If you are submitting your Cartooon(s) via email, attach your entry form and each

Cartoon in jpeg format: must be 300 dpi; no larger than 8.5 x 11.

How to submit your entry:
Cartoons may be submitted by mail, in-person, or by email.
Mail to: Caretoon Contest, National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
In Person: Bring your Caretoon & Entry Form to the Museum. Hours are 10am-5pm, Tuesday –Sunday. You will receive FREE admission if you bring an original Caretoon.
Note: Free admission does not apply to guided group tours.
Email: Caretoons@libertymuseum.org

Usage rights:
Caretoons will not be returned to their creator. The Museum reserves the right to display and/or publish any and all Caretoon entries. The creator will be credited for the work wherever his or her Cartoon appears. All entrants receive free membership to the National Liberty Museum and copies of any publication in which their Cartoon appears.

 

NATIONAL LIBERTY MUSEUM is located in

the heart of America’s historic shrines

of liberty at 321 Chestnut St.,

Philadelphia, PA 19106
Ph: 215-925-2800
Fax: 215-925-3800
http://www.libertymuseum.org/

 

ENTRY FORM

19th Int’l Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts Gabrovo
BULGARIA Deadline: March, 1 2009  

1.This International Exhibit and Festival recognizes the highest achievements of humour and satire in the following CATEGORIES,

each to have its own exhibition area:

 

– CARTOONS

 

– GRAPHICS & DRAWINGS

 

– PAINTINGS

 

– SCULPTURE

 

– POSTERS

 

– PHOTOGRAPHS

 

 

2. SUBJECT MATTER: The World Lasts Because It Laughs

 

3. ORGANIZERS:

 

Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE, Gabrovo Municipality, the Ministry of Culture and the Humour of the Peoples Society; the Organizing Committee is chaired by the Mayor of Gabrovo.

 

4. OPENING

 

May 16, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE

 

The exhibitions will run until September 30, 2009

 

5. JURY: A jury of professional artists and former Biennial winners selects the works for the exhibitions and awards the prizes. The decisions of the jury are final and there is no appeal.

 

6. PRIZES

 

– GRAND PRIX – the GOLDEN AESOP statuette, 2 000 BGN, a certificate and an invitation to stage a one-artist show during Biennial 2011.

 

– PRIZE of the town of GABROVO – the GASCAR statuette, 1 500 BGN and a certificate.

 

– Prizes (six) of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria – 1 000 BGN each and a certificate in each category.

 

 

SPECIAL PRIZES

 

– Prize for sculpture awarded by Skalni Materiali JS Co–Rousse – 2 000 BGN and a certificate

 

– Prize of Skalni Materiali JS Co-Rousse – 1 000 BGN and a certificate – awarded to a young sculptor (up to 35 yrs.)

 

– Prize of LIONS CLUB of Baden/Helenental, Austria – 500 EUR and a certificate – awarded to a young Bulgarian graphic artist (up to 30 yrs.)

 

– Prize of the Humour of the Peoples Society – 400 BGN and a certificate

 

– Prize of Inter Data Systems, Co. – professional Lowepro photo backpack and a certificate; prize goes to the funniest photograph submitted.

 

 

SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTER PRIZES

 

– Prize for poster of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bulgaria on Life Free of Tobacco Smoke – 800 BGN and a certificate

 

– Prize for cartoon of Prestigio Technologies Ltd. on The Art of hi-Tech – Prestigio Data Safe I external hard drive

 

– Prize for photograph of Prestigio Technologies Ltd. on The Art of hi-Tech – Prestigio Data Safe I external hard drive

 

– Prize for poster of Prestigio Technologies Ltd. on The Art of hi-Tech – Prestigio Data Safe I external hard drive

 

– Prize for cartoon of the Directorate of CENTRAL BALKAN National Park on Safeguarding Nature – a 3-day visit to CENTRAL BALKAN National Park and a certificate.

 

– Prize of Gabrovo Planet Society – the Gabrovo Planet statuette, 100 BGN and a certificate – awarded to the best work on Gabrovo subject matter.

 

 

The cash prizes in BGN (Bulgarian Leva) are subject to taxation in conformity with Bulgarian law. The prize winning works remain in the Humour of the Peoples collection of the Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE. The latter reserves the right to extend personal invitations to the prize winners to attend the prize-awarding ceremony.

 

GENERAL ENTRY RULES

 

1. ELIGIBILITY

 

The competition is open to all artists who accept the conditions of entry. The working languages are Bulgarian and English. In case of disagreement on the interpretation of the text, the Bulgarian text is the valid one.

 

2. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: March 1, 2009

 

ADDRESS:

HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE, 68,

Bryanska St., P. O. Box 104, 5300 Gabrovo, BULGARIA

 

For contacts: Tel. +359 66 /807248/; +359 66 /803526/; +359 66 /804945/

 

Fax: +359 66 /806989/

 

E-mail: humorhouse@globcom.net; humorhouse@mail.bg

 

The conditions of entry (in Bulgarian, English, German, French and Russian), the jury members and the recognition of the entries received, selected and awarded can be viewed at http://www.humorhouse.bg/

 

 

INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION WILL NOT BE MADE TO BIENNIAL ENTRANTS

 

3. All art works should be originals signed by the entrants and entrants’ property. They should not have been awarded before. Any technique is acceptable.

 

4. MAXIMUM SIZES

 

– CARTOONS A4 (29 x 21 cm)

 

– GRAPHICS & DRAWINGS 70 x 100 cm

 

– PAINTINGS 150 x 150 cm

 

– SCULPTURE 80 cm maximum height and 20 kg maximum weight

 

– POSTERS 70 x 100 cm

 

– PHOTOGRAPHS 30 x 40 cm

 

5. Each artist may submit up to 5 entries for each category, but no more than 2 works can be selected for exhibition.

 

6. The artist’s name, title of the work, year of creation, technique, value and category type should be printed on the back of each entry. Each work should be accompanied by an entry form completed in capital block letters in either Bulgarian or English.

 

7. Unless indicated otherwise, all entries submitted will be considered donations to the Humour of the Peoples collection at the House of Humour and Satire; therefore, artists are requested to complete and sign the Certificate of Donation on the entry form. The organizers greatly appreciate these donations which will significantly enhance the international collections to be enjoyed by all. The donors’ names will be listed on the homepage of the House of Humour and Satire; the donated works will be shown in future exhibitions both in Bulgaria and abroad.

 

8. Artists who cannot donate their work and explicitly indicate TO BE RETURNED on the entry form should deposit by September 30, 2009 the following return sums which cover packaging, dispatching and postage charges:

 

– CARTOONS, GRAPHICS, DRAWINGS, POSTERS and PHOTOGRAPHS – 20 EUR

 

– PAINTINGS – 80 EUR

 

– SCULPTURE – 130 EUR

 

The artists will have their works returned by December 31, 2009.

 

Works lacking return postage by September 30, 2009 and unclaimed by the artists until December 31, 2009 will be registered in the Humour of the Peoples collection.

 

 

9. The return sums can be sent by:

 

– Bank transfer to:

 

House of Humour and Satire
DSK Bank PLc – Gabrovo branch
IBAN number: BG83STSA93003110025400
BIC code of DSK Bank Plc: STSABGSF

 

 

– Money order payable to the Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE

 

– Cash at the pay office of the Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE (a happy circumstance for the organizers to meet you, the artist).

 

Sorry, NO cheques or charge cards.

 

10. All entries should be sent frameless and unmounted as printed matter with PRINTED MATTER noted on the package.

 

11. Artists should cover the transport costs franco Gabrovo. The organizers will not collect packages sent franco other destinations.

 

12. The Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE guarantees the safety of the works from the date of receipt to the date of return. No responsibility is assumed for damage or loss during transit.

 

13. The Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE reserves the right to reproduce the works on display and have them printed in its publications and other publicity materials.

 

14. The Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE publishes an art catalogue of the works selected for display. Only artists with selected works are entitled to a free copy. The catalogue is available at the museum gift shop and all other artists can have it for 50 EUR (postage included) remitted according to item 9.

 

15. The conditions of entry are contractually binding. By submitting works to the Biennial Exhibition artists agree to the terms of this contract.

 

ALL ENTRANTS ARE KINDLY INVITED TO VISIT GABROVO ON MAY 16th, 2009 AND ATTEND THE OPENING AND PRIZE-AWARDING CEREMONIES OF THE NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE IN THE ARTS, AS WELL AS ENJOY THE HUMOUR CARNIVAL IN TOWN.

 

 

8th International Cartoon Competition “CARLUKA”
UKRAINE Deadline: March, 8 2009  

THE ADMINISTRATION OF CULTURE OF THE POLTAVA CITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL Cartoon CONTEST

Carluka-2009

The Opening of the Contest – 1 April in Poltava (Ukraine)

GOGOL’S WORLD

Gogol and Poltava. The genius writer and the land that gave birth to him – all this is engraved not only on the souls of Ukrainians, but also on the souls of all admirers of Nikolai Gogol’s writings. It’s very symbolic that the great satirist was born on the 1st of April. Therefore it is impossible not to mention the author of such unfading works as Vechera na Khutore bliz Dikan’ki (Evenings on Homestead near Dikanka), Revizor (The Inspector General), Myortvye Dushi (Dead Souls) and many other genius writings, which became classic during Gogol’s life and brought him International fame. Among them is a famous Nos (Nose). That’s why the official prize in the nomination Gogol’s World is “The Gold Nose”. This nomination has become the main theme of the international Cartoon Contest CARLUKA, which is traditionally opened in our city exactly on the 1st of April. By the way, The Gold Nose is a quite “natural product”, a sculpture designed by famous Russian cartoonists Mikhail Zlatkovskiy and Sergey Tyunin and made by a well-known Ukrainian caricaturist Oleg Dergachov.

The second theme of the Cartoon contest CARLUKA-2009 is a free theme. Best works will be published in Ukrainian and foreign papers and magazines and placed on the sites of the professional cartoonists from different countries.

I. THEMES:

1. Gogol’s World in Cartoons (characters, ethnics, mysticism, black humour, etc.)

2. Free Theme

II. CONDITIONS

1. Each participant is requested to submit the original cartoons created in any material, as well as computer graphics. The cartoons may be in colour or in black and white, may have the formats 297×420 (A3) or 210×297 (A4). The works are allowed to be sent by electronic mail. The number of works – no more than 5 (five). The deadline for the entries is 8 March 2009.

2. The participants are requested to give their personal information (name, surname, home address, contact phone number, e-mail) on the back of each cartoon.

3. Works sent by mail should be protected from damage during the forwarding.

4. The cartoons will remain with the organizers of the contest and may be returned to the authors upon their request.

5. The organizers hold the right to publish and use the cartoons sent to the contest without their authors’ permission with obligatory reference to the authorship.

6. The cartoons’ evaluation is done by secret voting according to three criteria: cartoon’s conformity to the theme of the contest, style, humour.

III. PRIZES

Nomination “Gogol’s World in Cartoons”
Grand prize- “The Gold Nose”, 3000 USD
Nomination “Free Theme” –

1st place – 1000 USD
2nd place – 700 USD
3rd place – 300 USD

WORKS ARE TO BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS:

“ASTREYA-REKLAMA”
Chapaeva Str 30, Poltava, 36039, Ukraine
with the mark “Cartoon Contest”

Tel./fax: +38 0532 561134

e-mail: carluka@gala.net

http://www.carluka.com/

 

 

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