III MOSTRA D’HUMOR GRАFIC CONTEST
EVOLUTION OR CREATIONISM?
RULES
1. Theme: EVOLUTION OR CREATIONISM? 2009 has been designated
as ‘Darwin Year’ due to is the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birthday and
his book ‘The origin of species’ is 150 years. His work excludes God to explain
the mankind presence in the Earth versus the creationist ideas that refuse
evolution and try to explain the mankind’s divine origin according to Reverend
Paley’s theories.
2. The contest is open for professionals and amateurs.
3. Deadline is on 28th February 2009.
4. A jury of qualified experts will make a selection of the works which have
been submitted.
5. The selected drawings will be exhibited at “La Llotgeta Exhibition Hall” of
the CAM in Valencia, between April 23rd and May 29th 2009. From this
date, it will be a travelling exhibition in several cities. After that, the artists will
be able to ask for their drawings to be returned to them.
6. Drawing size limits: A4 (210mm x 297mm) or A3 (297mm x 420mm). The
works with different sizes to these ones will be disqualified.
7. Maximum number of drawings per artist is 3, black & white or coloured,
without text. Any kind of style and technique will be accepted.
8. Every drawing must be signed at the back with the following information:
name, address, phone, e-mail, and the work’s title.
9. The drawings must be original. Digital drawing will be accepted with the
author signature. Copies will not be accepted.
10. Once the exhibition and the travelling one have finished, the organization
will returned the original drawings to the authors that have asked for it. The
digital works will not be returned.
11. A catalogue will be edited with all the selected cartoons. Each selected
author will receive one copy of the catalogue.
12. Send the drawings to: FECO-España. C/ Cooperativa San Fernando, 7-
8ª. 46007. Valencia (Spain).
13. It will be indispensable to send the entry form and a short curriculum vitae
along with the drawings.
14. The organization does not assume responsibility for damage or loss of
any drawing for reasons beyond its control.
15. The drawings can be given free for the organization of the Exhibition to
be part of an International Documental Funds of Graphic Humour. All of them
will be deposited for their preservation, spreading and study in a Valencian
institution. The authors who want to be part of this Funds must express their
authorization in the entry form. The Funds objective is the organization of
periodical and travelling exhibitions, the catalogues publication and the
foundation of an international documental archive about the graphic humour
where the author rights and intellectual property will be respected.
16. Accepting these rules means the cession of the author rights to the
organization, only for the exhibition spreading, the catalogues edition and
the travelling exhibition. Reproducing the selected works will not have any
cost for the organization, since the catalogues and the travelling exhibition
will not have any lucrative purpose.
10. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST “DEBUT” Zielona Góra 2008
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUBJECT: WINE or (VINE HARVEST)
TIMETABLE:
Announcement and publication of the Competition: November-December 2008
Deadline for receiving works: 31st May 2009
Sitting of the Jury: June 2009
Announcement of the Jury decision , seminar and the opening of the post competition exhibition: September 2009
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIX – PLN 4.000 and Statuette
1st PLACE – PLN 3.000 and Statuette
2nd PLACE – PLN 2.000 and Statuette
3rd PLACE – PLN 1.500 and Statuette
Sponsors’ prizes.
The Organizers have the right to the change in the amount of particular prizes, nonetheless, the total amount of prizes shall remain unchanged.
THE JURY: The Jury comprises of the Organizers representatives as well as artist dealing with art in practice or as theoreticians.
PARTICIPATION: Both professional and amateur cartoonists are eligible to take part in the competition.
A maximum of five original works (format min. A5 – max. A3) in optional technique should be sent or delivered by May 31st, 2009 to the following address:
LSMDK DEBIUT ul.Ptasia 2 A/7, 65-520 ZIELONA GORA / POLAND
Password: COMPETITION
e-mail: debiut-zg@o2.pl
www.debiut.org.pl
The Organizers are not responsible for damage or loss during transportation!
The winners as well as cartoonists qualified to participate in the post-competition exhibiton shall be provided with a free copy of a catalogue published by the Organizers.
The Organizers provide the competition prize winners with free acccomodation and boarding during the exhibition event.
The winners receive their prizes on condition that they are either present at the opening of the post competition exhibition or else they indicate a bank account where the money is to be transfered.
The works become the property of the Organizers and shall be included in the collection of the False Mirror gallery located in Lubuskie Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Działań Kulturalnych DEBIUT in Zielona Gora.
Every participant in the competition agrees to their free of fees delivery of works to the False Mirror gallery.
Every work delivered to the competition ought to be accompanied (on the reverse) with the readable author’s signature, address and a telephone number.
By sending their works to the competition the participants agree to the abovementioned regulations and they further agree to the free of fees publication of their works for marketing purposes connected with the competition and post competition exhibition.
The exhibition organizers are the final judges in the interpretation of these regulations.
By sending his/her works and taking part in the competition the artist agrees to the abovementioned rules and regulations.