Ken Sprague Fund. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2008

1.The competition is open to cartoonists from all nations.

2. A first prize of £500, a second prize of £300 and a third prize of £200 will be awarded for the best cartoons, this year on the theme of climate change and other threats to the environment, under the title Earthworks 2008.

3. The jury, made up of leading cartoonists and well-known personalities, will be looking for clarity of message, cartooning skill and satirical humour. (Jury memebrs to be announced towards the end of 2007)

4. To qualify, cartoons can be submitted in electronic format (good resolution) or, preferably, as original works. Cartoons short listed for a prize and subsequent exhibition will be notified by the organisers, and their authors will receive honorary diplomas.

5. Cartoons with text and/or captions not in English should (if possible) be accompanied by a translation. It would also be useful to have some idea of the situation being addressed by the cartoon if it refers to a specific social or political event/situation which may not be universally understood.

6. Each entry must be signed by the artist and accompanied by an address and contact details.

7. Entries to reach the organisers by June 1st 2008.

8. The results of the competition will be announced on July 1st 2008.

9. An exhibition of the best of the submissions will be organised in London and the prize-winning cartoons will be published in the Morning Star newspaper and other journals.

10. Unless the submitting cartoonist stipulates otherwise, following the judging, the cartoons will become the copyright of the Ken Sprague Fund and the Fund will have the right to offer submitted cartoons for sale/exhibition and publication. Any proceeds from these, less a small commission and transfer fees, will be paid to the originating artist.

11. The organisers undertake to give due credit to the artists and ensure they receive any royalties/payments that may accrue as a result of the competition.

12. The first ten cartoons will be displayed on our website for a period of 12 months and later will become part of the page’s competition archive, accessible to visitors.

13. Artists submitting cartoons will automatically agree to abide by the above rules.

14. Address to send submissions (originals or in electronic form):

Ken Sprague Fund
Cartoon Competition 2008
11 Dorset Road
Ealing
London W5 4HU
United Kingdom

or per email: comp2008@kenspraguefund.org

http://www.kenspraguefund.org/competition.html

11th George Van Raemdonck cartooncontest 2008.

REGULATIONS

1. This cartooncontest is op to everybody. The participants are expected to adknowledge the regulations and commit themselves to accept its conditions and clauses as well as the jury’s resolutions.

2. THEME: TASTE.
Actions, persons and events must be depict in a humorous and artistic way without text or subtitles. There are nog restrictions concerning colour or technique.

3. The drawings must be original and never before have been published or exhibited. There are no restrictions about the number of cartoons.

4. ENTRY.
The drawings must be sent solidly packed, not folded or rolled up, at the expenses of the subscriber, to :

Ronald Vanoystaeyen
Vremdesesteenweg 92
B 2530 Boechout
België

Deadline: august 9, 2008.

5. SIZE:
The size of the drawings must be 21 x 30 cm (A4). Name, chistian name and address must be written on the back of each drawing. Please write ont the package “Sample without Value” to save customs expenses.

6. PRIZES.
1. xxxxxx eur: prize George Van Raemdonck, given by the village council of Boechout.
2. xxxxxx eur: prize of the cultural council of Boechout.
3. xxxxxx eur: prize Zeppo bvba for the best participant -25 year.
4. xxxxxx eur: prize Davidsfonds Boechout-Vremde for the best Flemish participant.
5. xxxxxx eur: prize International Humour in Art vzw.
6. xxxxxx eur: prize of the visitors of the exhibition(s).

…. possible other prizes….

7. By taking part, all participants give the organizers the right to publish the cartoons in newspapers or magazines only for the purpose of promoting the contest. The participants give the organizers permission to show the selected works in a travelling exhibition.

8. The prize exhibits will become the property of the organizers. The selected participants will receive a free catalogue. Only o explicit request will remaining works be returned to the owners at the expenses of the organizers, who can not be held responsable for any loss of or damage to returned works. The organisers will transfer works, of which the sending back is not asked, to the European Cartoon Center in Kruishoutem to be part of its permanent collection.

9. INSURANCE AND SELLING CONDITIONS.
All works are insured during the period of the exhibition(s). The works are insured for the value mentioned on the form of tender, if no value mentioned, the works will be insured at the value of 10 (ten) Euro. Exhibiting works, if wished by the participants, can be sold to interested parties. The selling price is equal to the stated insurance value, minus 20 % administration costs for the organizers. The pruchased works can only be obtained at the end of the exhibition(s).

10. EXHIBITION.
Opening on Friday the 3rd of October 2008 at the village library, Jef Van Hoofplein 20, Boechout, Belgium. The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday October 4 till Saturday November 10, 2008, during the openinghours of the Library.

11. The jury selects the prize-winners and the cartoons for the exhibition.

12. Biographical data, in the possession of the organizers, will be exhibited in the exhibitionhall. Add these data, shown on the form of tender, to your entry.

Entry form: http://www.iha.be/cms/default2.asp?active_page_id=84