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.

RULES

Theme: Hunger

Entries:

1- Each cartoonist can submit a max of (6) original works (black & white or colored). Works made by computer, works will be accepted.

2- Size: strictly A4 (21X 29.7)

3- Deadline: 20/2/2009

4- On the back of each work the following information should appear:

First name – surname – address – tel & fax – e-mail – theme section& title.

5- (NOTE: entry- form is not necessary).

6-The works will be displayed at Syria Cartoon website:
www.syriacartoon.com

or may be used for promotional purposes; cards, posters, newspapers, catalogs, books, websites, etc. Participants are considered to have accepted all the conditions and are aware that their submitted works may be reprinted and used without permission.

7- All entry works must not be submitted as neither folded nor rolling form.

8 – The works will not be returned.

9 – All the cartoonists whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a catalogue& certificate.

10 – The jury will not reward the cartoons submitted to other festivals. The prize winners will be informed by mail. And the results will be declared On (March 2009)

11- Frequency: Annual

12- PRIZES:
Golden prize
Silver prize
Bronze prize
Special prize (for 7 cartoonists)

13- (All awards are subject to necessary adjustment. Please check web bulletin.)

14- By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.

Contact:
President:RAED KHALIL
www.syriacartoon.com

All works should be sent to:
the 5th International cartoon contest (SYRIA 2009)
– DAMASCUS – P.O.BOX: 6540 SYRIA
Tel:+963944704973
info@syriacartoon.com
syriacartoon@yahoo.com
www.syriacartoon.com

2nd FESTIMENC – International Festival of Honorable Mentions RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL / 2009

1 – could participate FESTIMENC the 2nd, professional and amateur artists, living in Brazil or others countries, provided they respect the rules of this regulation. Will be accepted work produced digitally, as well as sculptures or other proposals, provided that the perpetrators sending in the vertical direction, taking steps such as the A3 format (29.7 cm x 42, cm), as follows:

CARICATURE/ HUMOUR PORTRAIT:
Theme: “JORGE BENJOR “(Brazilian singer and composer)
CARTOON: Theme:” DRAGOON or WARRIOR”
CHARGE: Theme: “POLITICS IN THE WORLD”
2 – Each competitor can participate in three modes, with only a work in each mode. And behind each work should include: Full name, nickname, Full Address, Phone, Email, and Category Entered Title of the Work.
3 – For each of the modalities will be given 20 (TWENTY) Honorable Mentions, which will be determined by the number of points awarded by the judges to work competitors. By way of comment by competitors, the work will be analyzed in the following aspects:
_ Development of the subjects offered (in all categories)
_ Distortion and preservation of identity (in caricature form)
_ Technical (all categories)
_ Presentation (in all categories)
4 -To 20 (TWENTY) best artists in each discipline will be awarded certificates of Honorable Mentions of the 2nd FESTIMENC and their works will be exposed in the Cultural JORGE BENJOR, which is beside the railway station of Realengo.
5 – The first three placed in each category, according to the decision of the committee judges, will be awarded the following prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place – special certificate Trophy + Project SORRIALENGO Kit (shirt, cap, key chain and a caricature in color produced by cartoonists of SORRIALENGO)
6 – For those prepared to work computer, its authors must send the art-final in size A3 to the address in item 8. WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.
7 – Work winners become part of the file Project SORRIALENGO and can be run in future exhibitions, provided that they have to respect the disclosure of the design of humor and there are no profit with the same exposure and the authors are reported and have its claims and contacts exposed. And the other work may be withdrawn personally at the same address, until the day on March 20, 2008, Monday through Friday, from 14:00 pm to 17:00 pm on presentation of identity. After the day on March 20, 2008, all those works that are not withdrawn will be part of the file Project SORRIALENGO.
8 – The work should be directed to the following address:
IBB / PROJETO SORRIALENGO
2nd FESTIMENC – INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HONORABLE MENTIONS
Rua: NUNCIO CALEPPI, 369 – CEP: 21745-010 Mallet / RJ- BRASIL
9 – The entry in the competition implies the acceptance by competitors of all
terms of this regulation.
10 – If the committee judges is informed by one of the competitors on possible
fraud or breach of any of the items of the regulation, it may dismiss the award, thereby giving that competitor who has then. Single paragraph: If any of the competitors have a complaint to make regarding potential fraud, for which the claim is examined by the judges, can not be made until the day before the awards. If not happen that way, it will be disregarded.

DEADLINE TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL WORKS:
 January 1, 2009 SELECTION OF WORKS: January 16 and 17, 2009
CERYMONY OF PRIZE: January 20, 2009

Joao Carlos Mattias
President of Sorrialengo Project
President of 2nd FESTIMENC