The International Cartoonists Club CARTUNION invites cartoonists from around the world to take part in
the contest "We are electing."

The election – is not only a formal democratic procedure, but also a great chance to explore the human nature.

Here, at the polling station, you have a chance to watch the clash of amazing characters, to
observe the cowardice and desperate insolence on one side and the civic courage of the other.

In other words, the election is the perfect reason for artists-satirists to roll up their sleeves and take up a pencil or a
computer mouse.

The rules of the contest:

1. Works should be sent electronically to the following address: cartoongallery@gmail.com
2. Picture format: A3, jpg or gif. The resolution should be
sufficient for high quality printing (at least 300 dpi).
3. Deadlines for sending: February 15, 2012
4. The authors of the three best works will be awarded with the Honorary Diploma of the International Cartoonists Club.
5. The organizers reserve the right to publish the submitted drawings
without monetary compensation.
6. Selected works will be presented on the CARTUNION site:
http://www.cartoon-expo.com/. We are also planning the traveling exhibition of the best works.

Information: http://www.cartoonblues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=9837

International Jury includes: Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine), Boris Erenburg (Israel), Valentin Georgiev (Bulgaria),

Vasily Alexandrov (Russia), Yury Manaev (Russia), Michael Zlatkovsky (Russia).

Several countries have already expressed an interest in this collection. Among them are: Australia, France, Canada, China,
Bulgaria, Poland.

3RD INTERNATIONAL "RAMIZ GOKCE" CARTOON COMPETITION

http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah

By

THE ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT CARTOONISTS [FECO – CYPRUS)

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY [EMU] ENGINEERING FACULTY

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY [EMU] CARICATURE AND HUMOUR CLUB

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Regardless of religion, language and race, this competition is open to all amateur and professional caricature artists or anyone who can draw cartoons.

2. Theme: "A World without Engineers"

3. Pieces of work to be sent for the competition should have the form of a cartoon. Pictures and illustrations will not be accepted.

4. Cartoons to be sent for the competition should be in digital format. The Sizes of the Cartoons should be either A4 or A3 with a minimum 100 and maximum 300 dpi. Both color or black & white are acceptable. Name, surname, address, phone number and e-mail address of each participant should be indicated. Cartoons submitted for the competition should not contain any script – writing on them.

5. A person can not be given more than one award.

6. Before they are presented for the Selection Committee members’ evaluation, all cartoons submitted for the competition will be exhibited on a website formed with the aim of bringing submitted pieces of work to the attention and objection of all cartoon artists, cartoonists’ organizations and any other international organizations formed against similar – imitated – stolen cartoons. If a submitted piece of work is found to be similar, imitated or stolen, it will be disqualified from the competition.

7. Each participant may join the competition with two cartoons at most. Along with the cartoons, a short biography in the Microsoft Word format [.doc] including name, surname, address, phone number and e-mail information and a recent photo of the applicant in the ".jpg" format should be submitted.

8. All submitted cartoons will be archived at "Cyprus International Cartoon Museum" to be formed by the Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists (FECO – CYPRUS) regardless of the fact that they receive an award or not.

9. All cartoons submitted for the competition may be printed, duplicated or published on cards, posters, albums, newspapers, magazines, books and CDs by FECO – CYPRUS. By submitting cartoons for the competition, the participants fully understand and agrees with the terms of the competition. Participants also agree to the future duplication, printing or publishing of materials relating to this competition without any financial compensation.

10. Results of the competition, as well as the selection committee decisions, will be released to the cartoonists who have qualified to receive awards, all participants and press.

11. Cartoons should be sent to the specified e-mail address by 20 March 2012.

12. Works of art sent for this competition will not be used in any other different event serving for any other purpose than this competition. However, Eastern Mediterranean University reserves the right to use these caricatures for non-profit educational activities or events.

13. Should the cartoonists who have won awards in this competition wish to attend the award ceremony and the exhibition, they undertake all transportation expenses. Accommodation and any other related expenses will be covered by EMU.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:

20 March 2012

ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS:

feco-cyprus@kibris.net

AWARDS:

First Place Award: 1000 USD + Plaque
Second Place Award: 500 USD + Plaque
Third Place Award: 300 USD + Plaque
Special Awards [Plaque]

EXHIBITION:

The exhibition will be inaugurated at EMU Library Exhibition Hall, Famagusta – Cyprus on 20 April 2012.

WEBSITE – URL:

http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah

SPONSOR:
Gokce Medical [Sitki Gokce]

ORGANISATION COMMITTEE:

Hasan Amca
[EMU Faculty of Engineering Dean]

Huseyin Cakmak
[FECO – CYPRUS Chair]

Ulas Gokce
[Representing Ramiz Gokce Family]

Dudu Cumaogullari
[Famagusta Cultural Association Vice Chair]

Ozgur Kofali
[EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]

Mehdi Sadeghi
[EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]

3rd Representatives from the EMU Cartoon and Humour Club

SELECTION COMMITTEE:

Musa Kayra
[Chair, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]

M. Serhan Gazioglu
[General Secretary, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]

Huseyin Cakmak
[FECO – CYPRUS Chair]

Arif A. Albayrak
[Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]

Mustafa Tozaki
[Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]

Cemal Tunceri
[Executive Board Member, Association of Turkish Cypriot Cartoonists]

3rd Representatives from the EMU Cartoon and Humour Club]

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3. ULUSLARARASI "RAMIZ GOKCE" KARIKATUR YARISMASI

http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah

KIBRIS TURK KARIKATURCULER DERNEGI [FECO – CYPRUS]

DOGU AKDENIZ UNIVERSITESI [DAU] MIMARLIK FAKULTESI

DOGU AKDENIZ UNIVERSITESI [DAU] KARIKATUR VE MIZAH KULUBU

KATILIM KOSULLARI:

1 – Bu yarisma din, dil veya irk ayrimi yapilmaksizin, amator ve profesyonel, tum dunya karikaturculerine veya karikatur cizebilen herkese aciktir.

2 – Konu: "Muhendislerin Olmadigi Bir Dunya" [Muhendisler Olmasaydi Dunya Nasil Olurdu]

3 – Yarismaya gonderilecek eserler karikatur tarzinda olmalidir. Resim veya illistrasyon tarzinda olan eserler kabul edilmez.

4 – Yarismaya gonderilecek eserler dijital olacaktir. Olcu: A4 veya A3… En az 100, en fazla 300 dpi… Siyah-beyaz veya renkli. Her katilimci isim, soy isim, adres, telefon, e-posta adresini yazacaktir. Gonderilecek karikaturler yazisiz olacaktir.

5 – Yarismada bir kisiye birden fazla odul verilemez.

6 – Yarismaya gonderilen tum karikaturler, secici kurul uyelerinin degerlendirmesine sunulmazdan once, olusturulacak bir web sayfasinda yayinlanacak ve karikaturcu orgutlerin, benzer-taklit-calinti karikaturlere karsi olusturulan uluslararasi organizasyonlarin ve tum cizerlerin dikkatine ve itirazina getirilecektir. Herhangi bir karikaturun calinti, taklit veya benzer oldugu tespit edildigi taktirde, o karikatur yarisma disi birakilacaktir.

7 – Yarismaya en cok 2 eser ile katilmak mumkundur. Eserlerlerle birlikte word [.doc] formatinda [isim, soyisim, adres, telefon, e-posta bilgilerini iceren bilgiler] kisa ozgecmis ve .jpg formatinda bir adet fotograf gonderilmelidir.

8 – Gonderilecek karikaturler, odul alsin veya almasin, Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi [FECO-CYPRUS] tarafindan olusturulacak "Uluslararasi Kibris Karikatur Muzesi"nin arsivine kalacaktir.

9 – Yarismaya gonderilen tum karikaturler, kart, poster, album, gazete, magazin, kitap, CD ve benzeri tekniklerle basilip cogaltilabilecektir. Katilimcilar yarismaya eser gondermekle, yarisma kosullarini kabul ettiklerini ve gonderdikleri eserlerin yukarida belirtilen yerlerde kullanimi halinde, gelecekte herhangi bir maddi tazmin istemeyeceklerini kabul etmis olacaklardir.

10 – Yarisma sonuclari, secici kurul tutanagi ile birlikte, odul kazanan cizerlere, tum katilimcilara ve basin – yayin organlarina bildirilecektir.

11 – Eserler en gec 20 Mart 2012 tarihine dek belirtilen e – posta adresine ulastirilmis olmalidir.

12 – Bu yarismaya gonderilen eserler, bu yarisma amaclari disinda herhangi bir farkli etkinlikte kullanilamayacaktir. Ancak, Dogu Akdeniz Universitesi, yarismaya gonderilen karikaturleri, universitenin kar amaci gutmeyen egitimle ilgili etkinliklerinde kullanabilecektir.

13 – Yarismada odul kazanan karikaturculer, odul toreni ile sergiye katilmak istedikleri taktirde, her turlu ulasim giderleri kendileri tarafindan, konaklama vd. giderler DAU tarafindan karsilanacaktir.

EN SON KATILIM TARIHI:

20 Mart 2012

GONDERIM ADRESI:

feco-cyprus@kibris.net

ODULLER:

Birincilik Odulu: 1000 USD + Plaket
Ikincilik Odulu: 500 USD + Plaket
Ucunculuk Odulu: 300 USD + Plaket
Ozel Oduller [Plaket]

SERGI:

20 Nisan 2012 DAU Kutuphanesi Sergi Salonu – Magusa – Kibris’ta acilacaktir.

WEB SITE – URL:

http://emu.edu.tr/humour
http://emu.edu.tr/mizah

SPONSOR:
Gokce Medical [Sitki Gokce]

DUZENLEME KURULU:

Hasan Amca
[DAU Muhendislik Fakultesi Dekani]

Huseyin Cakmak
[FECO – CYPRUS Baskani]

Ulas Gokce
[Ramiz Gokce Ailesini Temsilen]

Dudu Cumaogullari
[Magusa Kultur Dernegi As Baskani]

Ozgur Kofali
[DAU Karikatur ve Mizah Kulubu]

Mehdi Sadeghi
[DAU Karikatur ve Mizah Kulubu]

DAU Karikatur ve Mizah Kulubunden 3 temsilci

SECICI KURUL:

Musa Kayra
[Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi Baskani]

M. Serhan Gazioglu
[Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi Genel Sekreteri]

Huseyin Cakmak
[FECO – CYPRUS Baskani]

Arif A. Albayrak
[Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi Yonetim Kurulu Uyesi]

Mustafa Tozaki
[Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi Yonetim Kurulu Uyesi]

Cemal Tunceri

[Kibris Turk Karikaturculer Dernegi Yonetim Kurulu Uyesi]

DAU Karikatur ve Mizah Kulubu’nden 3 Temsilci

FNA Invites World Cartoonists to Int’l Wall Street Downfall Cartoon Festival

TEHRAN (FNA)- Fars News Agency plans to hold an international cartoon festival on the Occupy Wall Street movement in a bid to help people in the United States take their message out to the world.
Despite the attempts made by the US media and statesmen to portray it as an unimportant development, the Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement has gradually grown so wide that it cannot be harnessed by the US administration any more. Now the US administration can suppress people by the help of its security forces, but it no doubt will be unable to root out this movement, and one day, the roots of this movement will grow so deep and so wide that it will topple the West’s and the United States’ capitalist system.

A way to help the Occupy Wall Street Protests stay alive is releasing artworks, specially cartoons and satirical works, around this movement. Cartoonists can portray their critical and vigilant views in one work through their artistic delicacy and present it to thousands, meaning that the message carried by hours of speech or lengthy pages of an article can be presented to people in one single picture.

‘The International Cartoon Festival of Wall Street Downfall’ is an opportunity for artists from around the world to display their works in support of the American and European protesters and all others who have been victimized by poverty, corruption and discrimination.

Festival Topic:
The Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement

Conditions:
Each participant can send a maximum number of 7 works

Please attach your name and surname, postal address, contact numbers and E-mail in a file in Word Format to your works.

All works should be 1500 pixels (200 dpi) in length and width at minimum

All participants will be presented with a copy of the Festival’s Book of Selected Artworks

Winners Prize:

Top Artist Prize: 5000 euro + diploma and festival statue
Second Winner:4000 euro + diploma and festival statue
Third Winner: 3000 euro + diploma and festival statue
4th to 10th Winners: Each 500 euro + diploma and festival statue
Diplomas for 70 finalists
And
A Special Prize, including 500 euro, for the selected artist from the viewpoint of our internet visitors

Deadline: 20 January, 2012
The Board of Jury will announce winners on 30 January, 2012

All works should be sent to: farscartoon@farsnews.com
Or
farscartoon1@gmail.com

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA 2012

Regulations

1. The contest is open to all the cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It’s possible to participate out of the competition. That request excludes the author from award of the prizes.
2. The theme of the contest is: TRAVELS
3. The authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips) inherent to the theme proposed in connection with the man, his existence and the society, seen in humorous view-point. The works, for being able to be comprised all over the world beyond every linguistic barrier, will have to be without dialogue or texts.
The works, realized with free technique, should be originals or digital prints numbered and signed by the author. The photocopies will not be accepted.
The format of works is free, within a maximum of 60×60 cm.
The works should bear the author’s name, surname, address, email and possible title on the back.
4. The deadline for works reception is january 25, 2012 (based on the postmark).
The works, accompanied by the author’s entry-form, must be sent (pastage paid by the sender and without frames or glass) to the following address:
UMORISTI A MAROSTICA
PIAZZA CASTELLO 12
36063 MAROSTICA (VI)
ITALY
5. The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prizes are completely up to the Jury nominated by Artistic Direction and "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The Jury’s decisions are final.
6. The Jury will award the following prizes:
"International Grand Prix Scacchiera"
12 Special prizes "Umoristi a Marostica".
Special prize "Sandro Carlesso"
Special prize "Marco Sartore"
Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.
7. The results of the Jury will be given directly to all the participating artists by email or mail and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it within february 2012
8. The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will have place on april 14, 2012 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will remain opened till 27 may, 2012.
9. All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue.
All the other participants not selected will be able to demand the catalogue compiling the module on the site www.umoristiamarostica.it
10. The prize-winning works will not be returned and will be included in the collection of "Umoristi a Marostica Museum".
Only the original works of authors selected will be returned after the exhibition and with postage paid by "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense". The works of authors not selected and all the digital prints will not be returned. The authors selected may give their works to "Umoristi a Marostica Museum" in any case.
11. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" reserves the right to authorize the reproduction of the work citing the author with the words "Taken from Umoristi a Marostica", without any payment. The "Gruppo Grafico Marosticense" is not responsible for transport damages.
12. The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the conditions and rules from the author.

For further informations:
phone/fax: +39-0424-72150 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +39-0424-72150 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
info@umoristiamarostica.it