International Gaza Cartoon (By Email) Contest-2008

Iranian House of Cartoon Organizes with Museum of Palestine Contemporary Arts and collaboration of  syriacartoon

Rules:
1-We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.

2.Theme: DEATH IN GAZA, PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ARE DYING, HELP US!

3.The number of sent cartoons is five.

4.Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV)

5. prizes :
– First prize � 3000 EURO, Trophy and Honorable Mention
– Second prize � 2000 EURO , Trophy and Honorable Mention
-Third prize � 1000 EURO , Trophy and Honorable Mention
 – 10 Honorable Mentions

6.The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address:
info@irancartoon.com
and they must be of 100 dpi resolution,
1200 Pixel( Horizontal or Vertical)  and JPG format

7.The cartoons will be published in the web pages:
www.irancartoon.com
www.syriacartoon.com

8.All the artists who will enter the site, will receive the virtual
catalogue of the contest

9.Deadline:April 30,2008.

10.The exhibition will be opened for the public on May 12, 2008 in Museum of Palestine Contemporary Arts.

Thank you for participation

Iranian House of Cartoon:
Tel: (+98 21) 22868600-22867080
Fax: (+98 21)22846928

14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival 2008




The 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival is going to be held from April 18th to 21th, 2008 during the 79th. Children’s Day activities, which are celebrated in our country every year in on the 23rd April .

The international 7-77 Cartoon Competition will be organized under the 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival. The aim of the competition is to make children familiar with the art of cartooning and to contribute the development of sensitivity towards humour by enriching their world with the help of cartoons you will draw.

 

All proffessional and amateur cartoonists will be welcomed to  join in by drawing cartoons for children.

Cartoons can be drawn in black-white or colourful using any technique in either A4 or A3 size.

Cartoonists can join in the competition with an original  cartoon that can be understood by children. Competitors must write their names, surnames and addresses on the back of their cartoons.

 

The deadline for the competition is February 15th, 2008. Cartoons should be sent to the  following address:

ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARIKATUR YARISMASI

PK:364 YENISEHIR 06443 /ANKARA/ TURKEY

 

The sole prize of the competition is the 7-77 PRIZE ($2,000) and the institutions’ commemorative plates.

The results of the competition will be announced on April 10th, 2008 in the local press and on the web.

The winner of the competition will be invited to Ankara from April 18th  to 21th, 2008 as a guest for the activities to be held during the 14th International Ankara Cartoon Festival and will receive the award at the opening of the exhibition.

The International 7-77 Cartoon Competition catalogue and the certificate will be sent to those  competitors whose cartoons were chosen by the jury and were printed in the catalogue.

Cartoons will not be sent back and all rights will be reserved by the Cartoon Foundation.

International 7-77 Cartoon Competition exhibition will be opened in various cities of Turkey and abroad.

 

 

http://www.7-77.org/

ASKIN AYRANCIOGLU’NA CIN’DEN ÖDÜL…

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Çin Olimpik Karikatür Yarýþmasý Aralýk-2007 ayý sonuçlarý açýklandý. Mart 2008’de büyük finalin yapýlacaðý yarýþmanýn Aralýk ayý deðerlendirmesinde Türk çizer Aþkýn Ayrancýoðlu Serbest kategoride Birincilik Ödülünü kazandý.

Sonuçlar:

A) Olympic category, Winning prize:

Jin Hui (ÇÝN)

B) Free category, Winning prize:

Aþkýn Ayrancýoðlu (TÜRKÝYE)

Special Prize:


Wu Peikun (ÇÝN)

Liu Hong (ÇÝN)

Leng Mu (ÇÝN)

Wang Shanjia (ÇÝN)

 

Honourable  Prize:

 

Dalcio Machado (BREZÝLYA)

Chen Chudian (SÝNGAPUR)

Cai Weidong (ÇÝN)

“TÜRBAN” TARTIÞMALARINDA YENI BOYUT…

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SON GÜNLERDE YOÐUNLAÞAN TÜRBAN TARTIÞMALARI, AKP VE MHP’NÝN BU KONUDA UZLAÞMASIYLA YENÝ BÝR BOYUTA TAÞINDI. ÜNÝVERSÝTELER DE TÜRBAN KONUSUNDA BÖLÜNDÜ. TÜRKÝYE, GÝTTÝKÇE KARANLIÐA GÖMÜLÜYOR. “AYDIN”LARDA DA KAFA KARIÞIKLIÐI GÖRÜLÜYOR. SON GÜNLERDE YAÞANAN ÝKÝ OLAY, BÝZLERE GELECEÐÝN TÜRKÝYE’SÝNÝN PANORAMASINI ÇIKARMAYA YETÝYOR DA ARTIYOR BÝLE.. ARALARINDA HÝLMÝ YAVUZ, ADALET AÐAOÐLU, SELÝM ÝLERÝ VE ELÝF ÞAFAK’IN DA BULUNDUÐU “AYDIN”LAR CUMHURBAÞKANI GÜL’Ü ZÝYARET ETTÝLER. BÖYLELÝKLE AYDINLARIN DA “GÜL” Ü CUMHURBAÞKANI OLARAK TANIDIÐI DEKLARE EDÝLMÝÞ OLDU. ÝNSAN ÝSTER ÝSTEMEZ DÜÞÜNÜYOR.. “GÜL, ASLA BENÝM CUMHURBAÞKANIM OLAMAZ” DÝYEN AYDINLARA NOLDU DA BÖYLE OLDU?! VE ÇÖZÜLMELER DEVAM EDÝYOR.. SONUNCUSU DA AZÝZ NESÝN’ÝN OÐLU ALÝ NESÝN’ÝN “TÜRBAN” HAKKINDAKÝ YORUMU.. ERCAN AKYOL’UN BU KONUDAKÝ KARÝKATÜRÜ GÜNÜMÜZ TRAJEDÝSÝNÝ ÇOK ÝYÝ VERÝYOR.. KONUYA ÝLGÝ DUYANLAR ÝÇÝN BU KONUDA YAZILAN YAZILARI VE ÇÝZÝLEN KARÝKATÜRLERÝ AÞAÐIDA SUNUYORUZ..

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Aziz Nesin’in oðlu Ali Nesin’den “türban” yorumu

“Ayrýmcýlýk her zaman ayrýmcýlýktýr” diyen Aziz Nesin’in öðretim görevlisi oðlu Prof. Ali Nesin, “Türbanlý ya da türbansýz, inancý ne olursa olsun, herhangi birinin üniversiteden men edilmesini etik bulmuyorum” dedi..

 

Baþörtüsünün üniversitelerde serbest býrakýlmasýna yönelik çalýþma öðretim üyelerini de böldü. Rektörler yasaðýn devam etmesini isterken, yüzlerce öðretim üyesi özgürlükten yana tavýr sergiliyor. Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin, baþörtüsü yasaðýnýn etik kuralla dayanmadýðýný söylüyor. “Ayrýmcýlýk her zaman ayrýmcýlýktýr” diyen Nesin, “Ben türbanlý ya da türbansýz, inancý ne olursa olsun, herhangi birinin üniversiteden men edilmesini etik bulmuyorum” ifadelerinde bulundu.

Baþörtüsü öðretim üyelerini de böldü. Rektörler Komitesi baþörtüsünün üniversitelerde serbest býrakýlmasýna karþý çýkarken, deðiþik üniversitelerden yüzlerce öðretim üyesi, yasaðýn kaldýrýlmasýndan yana tavýr sergiliyor. Üniversitelerden yasaðýn ortadan kalkmasýný isteyen akademisyenler bir internet sitesinde ‘üniversiteye özgürlük’ formu oluþturdu. Yayýnladýklarý bildiride üniversitelerin düþünce, ifade, din ve inanç özgürlükleri ile eðitim ve öðretim gibi en temel insan haklarý karþýsýnda yasakçý deðil özgürlükçü bir tavýr almasý gerektiðini ifade eden öðretim üyelerine her gün yeni isimler ekleniyor. universitedeozgurluk.blogspot.com isimli linke hergün onlarca isim ekleniyor. Özgürlükten yana bir tavýr belirleyen akademisyenler, kýsa sürede binin üzerine çýkmayý hedefliyor.

ETÝK DURUÞ HERÞEYDEN ÖNEMLÝ

Listede ismi olan Prof. Dr. Ali Nesin, baþörtüsünün serbest olmasýna karþý çýkanlarla ayný kaygýlarý kendisinin de taþýdýðýný ancak sorunun yasaklarla çözülemeyeceðini söylüyor. “Ben türbanlý ya da türbansýz, inancý ne olursa olsun, herhangi birinin üniversiteden men edilmesini etik bulmuyorum” diyen Nesin, etik duruþun herþeyden önemli olduðunu söylüyor. Etik dýþý kararlarýn kýsa sürede fayda saðlayabileceðini ancak uzun dönemde baþarýlý olamayacaðýna dikkat çeken Nesin, uzun dönemde mutlaka zarar getireceðini ifade ediyor.

AYRIMCILIÐIN AZI ÇOÐU OLMAZ

“Ayrýmcýlýðýn aslý, yalancýsý, azý çoðu olmaz. Ayrýmcýlýk her zaman ayrýmcýlýktýr.” ifadelerinde bulunan Nesin, “Türbanýn özgür býrakýlmasýnýn baþý açýk kýzlarýmýza bir baský yapmasý mümkün. Bundan ben de kaygýlanýyorum ama bunun yolu türbaný yasaklamak deðil.” diyor. Bunu önlemenin baþka yollarýnýn olduðunu belirten Nesin þunlarý söyledi: “Demokratik alanda mücadele edilmesi gerekiyor. Ben de laiðim elbekteki ve laiklikten yanayým ve laiklik dýþý güçlerle mücadeleye varým. Ama bu mücadelenin demokrasi, etik kurallar ve yasalar çerçevesinde yapýlmasýndan yanayým. Arkadaþlarýn kaygýlarýna ben de katýlýyorum ama o kaygýlarý yok etmenin yolu bu deðildir. Bunun mücadelesi baþka türlü yapýlmalý, bu þekilde yasaklayarak yapýlmaz. Etik dýþý kurallarla uzun vadede olumlu sonuç verecek bir mücadele yapýlamaz.”

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AZÝZ NESÝN DOSTLARI’NDAN AÇIKLAMA

Aziz Nesin, bize bilgelikler taþýdý. Onun gözlemlerinden, daðarcýðýndan, aklýndan süzerek aktardýðý insan ve toplum manzaralarý bizim gerçeðimizdir. O, bizim gerçeðimizi aktarýrken, yaþamýmýza ayna tutarken vicdanýmýz olmayý baþaran bir aydýndý. Aydýnýn, tehlikeleri önceden sezen özelliði onda olaðanüstüydü. O, ömrü boyunca ülkemizin köktendinci karanlýklara sürüklendiði konusunda çýðlýk attý. Aziz Nesin bugünleri gördüðü için de, “Zaman zaman, yaptýðýmýz her þeyin boþa gitmiþ olduðunu düþünüyorum” demiþti.

Yýllar boyu Aziz Nesin’i yok etmeye çalýþanlarýn attýklarý adýmlarýn biri olan türbaný üniversitelerde serbest býrakma giriþiminin “özgürlükçülük” olarak yorumlanmasý tam “Aziz Nesinlik” bir olaydýr. Aziz Nesin’in inandýklarýnýn, doðrularýnýn, düþüncelerinin, savaþýmýnýn karþýsýndaki bir yerde durmanýn, baðnazlýðýn adýmlarýný “özgürlükçülük” olarak görmenin Aziz Nesin’in bilgeliðiyle alay etmek olduðu bilinmelidir.

Nesin Vakfý, Aziz Nesin’in ömrüyle, emeðiyle yarattýðý ütopyasýydý. Onun yazdýklarýyla, anlattýklarýyla, örnek ve öncü aydýn tavrýyla, savaþýmýyla büyüyen “Aziz Nesin Dostlarý” olarak onun emanetini geleceðe taþýma sorumluluðu ve bilinciyle doluyuz. Bu sorumluluk ve bilinç bize, Aziz Nesin’in ýrkçý ve dinci baðnazlýða karþý savaþýmýný sürdürürsek ona layýk olacaðýmýzý anýmsatýyor.

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ERCAN AKYOL/MÝLLÝYET

WHO IS “UNCLE SAM”?.. “SAM AMCA KIMDIR?

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WHO IS UNCLE SAM?

Historians aren’t completely certain how the character “Uncle Sam” was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after. The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. Wilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. His childhood home was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he and his brother Ebenezer walked to Troy, New York.

During the War of 1812, Wilson was in the business of slaughtering and packing meat. He provided large shipments of meat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials “U.S.” Supposedly, someone who saw the “U.S.” stamp suggested — perhaps as a joke — that the initials stood for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from “Uncle Sam” led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government. Samuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. Uncle Sam’s traditional appearance, with a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is an invention of artists and political cartoonists; Samuel Wilson did not look like the modern image of Uncle Sam. For example, Wilson was clean-shaven, while Uncle Sam is usually portrayed with a goatee.

Thomas Nast, a prominent 19th-century political cartoonist, produced many of the earliest cartoons of Uncle Sam. However, historians and collectors take note: Many of Nast’s cartoons may appear to depict Uncle Sam, while in fact they depict Yankee Doodle or “Brother Jonathan.” It is easy to mistake a Brother Jonathan cartoon for one of Uncle Sam, since both figures wear star-spangled suits of red, white and blue. As a rule, Brother Jonathan was drawn with a feather in his cap, while Uncle Sam was not; and Uncle Sam is nearly always drawn with a beard, while Brother Jonathan was clean-shaven. Some have suggested that Dan Rice, a 19th-century clown, inspired Thomas Nast’s Uncle Sam cartoons. Rice’s clown costume consisted of a hat and star-spangled suit, much like the costome worn by Uncle Sam. However, Rice was born in 1823, and did not begin clowning until 1844; and Uncle Sam cartoons appeared as early as 1838. Therefore, it seems unlikely that Rice was, in fact, the inspiration for Nast’s cartoons.

The single most famous portrait of Uncle Sam is the “I WANT YOU” Army recruiting poster from World War I. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917.

 

SAM AMCA KÝMDÝR?

Amerikanýn simgesi Sam Amca 1767de New Yorkta doðan ve daha zengin bir et toptancýsý olan bir iþ adamýdýr.
Peki nasýl olmuþ
ta bu iþ adamý Amerikanýn simgesi olmuþtur. Þöyle ki:
1812
savaþýnda Wilson onu Amerikan ordusunun Levazým müfettiþi olarak atadý. Görevi ordu için toplanan etleri teftiþ edip üzerine ”EA-US”damgasý basmaktý.EA tedarikçi Elbert Anderson’u, US ise alýcý Abd yi simgeliyordu.
Askere alýnan bir çok asker varillerin üzerindeki US’nin anlamý sorulduðunda müfettiþin adýný gösterdiðini söylüyorlardý.
Uncle Sam(espri anlamýnda Sam amca)
Bu lakap savaþ yýllarýnda yayýldý ve sonunda ABD hükümeti için kullanýlýr oldu.
Sam Amca 1832de Abd bayraðýndaki yýldýzlarla beraber siyasi karikatürlerde de boy göstermeye baþladý. Günümüzde de bu anlayýþ devam ediyor. Sam amca 1854 yýlýnda öldü…

Prestigio announces International Caricature Contest Take the Funny Way

Prestigio announces International Caricature Contest “Take the Funny Way

Limassol (Cyprus), February 4, 2008 — Prestigio Technologies Ltd., a dynamic international vendor of state-of-the-art products for Digital Home and Digital Office, has announced the upcoming caricature contest entitled “Take the Funny Way” starting from February 4 through April 1, 2008. Prestigio is thrilled to invite works from amateur and professional caricaturists to compete for astonishing prizes or to win the Grand Prix.

Prestigio has announced the upcoming caricature contest titled “Take the funny way” aiming to collect creative works from all the amateur and professional caricaturists. The contest is open from February 4th till April 1st.

This time Prestigio welcomes artists to express their own vision of modern traveling and navigation in the hi-tech era. Life is a journey and an adventurous trip with lots of paths and roads to go which are full of surprises and unexpected and funny moments. Each of us from time to time experiences such moments full of laughter and joy. Share your own reminiscences and experiences related to roads and navigation. According to the rules cartoons have to include elements of the Prestigio brand (logotypes or images of Prestigio navigation devices).

Three of four prizes will be chosen by Prestigio jury that consists of 21 company executives from corporate divisions based in Cyprus, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Netherlands.

The Grand Prix of the contest is a cash award of USD1000.

Next three prizes that will be awarded to winners are close to the theme of contest.

The winner of the Gold Prize nomination will get GPS navigator GeoVision 430, the top model in the GPS navigators line. Its rock-solid navigation feature will provide confidence and put a smile on your face no matter how long and complex the journey is.

The winner of the Silver Prize nomination will get GPS navigator GeoVision 350. Prestigio GeoVision 350 is the right solution to help you reach the desired destination with minimum efforts and expenses.

According to the traditions Prestigio will get one more prize to the winner who will score the maximum number of votes in an independent poll at the website http://art.prestigio.com as of 29 March, 2008. The winner will be awarded with GPS Bluetooth receiver.

The third International Prestigio Caricature contest opens the season 2008 of Prestigio artistic contests. Prestigio has made it a tradition since 2004 to hold several artistic contests each year aimed at promoting the Prestigio brand and identifying and encouraging gifted artists, photographers and designers from around the world. The recently finished cartoon contest “Funny High-Tech in Art” drew almost 400 entries from 33 countries worldwide.

About Prestigio

 

Prestigio Technologies Ltd. is a highly dynamic IT company providing Digital Home and Office consumer solutions to the market. Having started as a small R&D subsidiary of ASBIS Group, during the last several years Prestigio has become a supplier of unique hi-tech solutions and products to consumer market. Digital Home and Digital Office are the two main focus areas of the company. Investing in the combination of “The Art of Hi-Tech” (solutions where hi-tech products become works of Art), the company has uniquely positioned itself on the market. Currently headquartered in Cyprus, Prestigio actively operates in the EMEA region through representative offices and business partnerships located in key business centres of the region and offering its customers an excellent portfolio of cutting-edge IT products and value-added services.

 

For more information please visit www.prestigio.com.

 

All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

 

IMMIGRATION EXHIBITION IN LEONBERG/GERMANY…

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“GÖÇ” KONULU KARÝKATÜR YARIÞMAMIZIN SON SERGÝSÝ 19 ÞUBAT’TA ALMANYA’NIN LEONBERG ÞEHRÝNDE AÇILIYOR. SERGÝ BÝR AY SÜREYLE AÇIK KALACAK.

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Ausstellungseröffnung
anlässlich des Europäischen Jahres des Interkulturellen Dialogs 2008
 
Karikatur in der Migration – Migration in der Karikatur 
 
Bei dem von der türkisch-deutschen Satirezeitschrift „Don Quichotte“ und der Stadt Esslingen initiierten Karikaturenwettbewerb nahmen aus 60 Ländern 310 Künstler sich des Themas an und schickten insgesamt 866 Zeichnungen. Eine Auswahl wird in der Ausstellung zu sehen sein. Darunter befinden sich auch die durch die Jury prämierten Preisträger. Ein Ziel dieser Ausstellung ist, die verschiedenen Blickwinkel der Welt zum Thema Migration mit Esprit und Augenzwinkern aufzugreifen.

Eintritt frei.
 
Ausstellungseröffnung am 19. Februar im 19.30 Uhr – die Ausstellung ist bis zum 18. März 2008 zu sehen.

 
Veranstalter: 
Informationsstelle für Migranten

Veranstaltungsort:
Neues Rathaus, Foyer, Belforter Platz 1, 71229 Leonberg