The First International Cartoon Contest – QUEBEC BANANA – Canada

Deadline: 27. 11. 2010
Theme: in viNO veritas

Dear Artist,

The First  International Cartoon Contest Canadian Banana

is inviting works of artists from all over the world.
We sincerely invite you to participate in the competition; it is great honor for us to have your submissions in our contest.

We are going to highlight one of the most serious problems – alcohol addiction and alcoholism.

Modern world is facing a huge problem – alcohol consumption which has dramatically increased during last years.
It caused kids’ alcoholism, numerous deaths in traffic accidents, family drama, health problems and other social disasters.
Let’s mock people with a bottle in hand in a smart and intelligent way like you do dear collegues!

Thanks for your support and courage,

Sincerely yours,

Oleg Dergachov
cartoonist
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Regulations
 
1. The contest is open to all artists worldwide, cartoonists, caricaturists, painters, illustrators, etc.
 
2. Theme: in viNO veritas
 
3. Entries: unlimited
 
4. The size of the works should be unlimited.
 
5. The works whether they have been awarded in other contests previously will be accepted.
Participants should send their works (black and white or in color up to 2mb, 300 dpi), filled and signed entry form, given in the bottom of this page and picture of the cartoonist by e-mail in jpeg format to: olegderg@hotmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

6. Deadline for entries is November 27, 2010

7. The works must be original.
The authors should have full copyright and be responsible for all the legal responsibilities related to the productions’ copyright.
Cartoons which are accepted for exhibition and prize-awarded cartoons might be published
or used in any kind of publications in press or advertising concerning the contest.

8. Some of accepted works will be printed in a brochure, on posters, in the world press
or other printed matter for the purpose of publicizing the exhibition.
In these cases, any fee for the use of works will not be paid.

9. The works will not be returned

10. Do Studio will print a catalog with awarded and selected by jury cartoons.
Catalog will be sent to all the selected artists.
Results of the contest will be published online on http://www.dostudio.ca/ after December 4th 2010.
60 selected cartoons + 8 awarded cartoons will be exhibited in Montreal City Hall from January till February 2011.

11. Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury. 
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Jury members

Terry Mosher (Aislin), cartoonist, Montreal

Guy Badeaux (Bado), cartoonist, Ottawa

Paul Marechal, historian of art, Montreal

John A. Lent Professor of Temple University, USA

Victor Bogorad, cartoonist, St-Peterburg, Russia

Vjacheslav Shilov, cartoonist, St-Petersburg, Russia

Leonid Mel’nik, cartoonist, St.-Petersburg, Russia

Sergej Samonenko, publisher and collector, St.-Petersburg, Russia

Oleg Dergachov, cartoonist, Montreal

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Prizes

FIRST PRIZE: sculpture Golden Quebec Banana + Dyploma+Catalogue

SECOND PRIZE: sculpture  Silver  Quebec Banana + Dyploma+Catalogue 

THIRD PRIZE: sculpture Bronze Quebec Banana + Dyploma+Catalogue

5 HONORABLE PRIZES: bronze Medal + Dyploma+Catalogue

Original bronze sculptures Quebec Banana will be made by Oleg Dergachov and will be send to all the prize-winners.

3rd International City Complexities (By Email) Cartoon Contest – Iran

DEADLINE: 21. 11. 2010
Theme: City Complexities

Rules: We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
For example: Apartment living culture,Citizen right from religion vision,Air pollution, Irregular city constructions ,Traffic Garbage Repelling, Destruction of traditional shape of the cities

Regulations:
– The number of sent cartoons is 5.
– 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)
– All participants that their works enter in exhibition will receive the catalogue of the contest.
– Sent works should be in 200dpi with 1500 pixel width or length and jpg format.
– Sent works should not be published or won in a contest before.

prizes :
– First Prize: $2000, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
– Second Prize: $ 1500, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
– Third Prize: $ 1000, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
– 10 Honorable Mentions

The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: info@irancartoon.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The cartoons will be published in the web pages:
http://www.irancartoon.com/
http://www.irancartoon.ir/

Deadline: 21st November 2010

Thank you for participation

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

Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award – U.N.DEADLINE: 01. 11. 2010
Theme: Political Cartoon

THE UNITED NATIONS CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD AND THE UNITED NATIONS SOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTS RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD for 2010 Invite political cartoonists of publications throughout the world to participate in THE RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD Competition For the Year 2010

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The prizes are to be announced on December 15, 2010, and will be granted at The United Nations, New York. Thirteen (13) prizes will be granted in the presence of the Secretary General of the U.N., the Honorable Ban Ki-moon.

First prize, of $10,000.00 and a plaque, will be presented by Dr. Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, Chairman of the Judging Committee.

Second prize, of $5,000.00 and a plaque, will be presented by Giampaolo Pioli, President of the United Nations Correspondents Association.

Third prize, of $3,000.00 and a plaque, will be awarded.

Ten (10) honorable mentions, in the form of plaques, will be declared by Giampaolo Pioli, President of UNCA.

All winning entries will be announced via the worldwide press.

Rules for Exhibits:

1. Entries must be submitted in writing and addressed to

THE UNITED NATIONS RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD,
25 Columbus Circle, Suite 63E, New York, NY, 10019, USA

Entries for awards must be received on or before November 1, 2010, to cover work done in the year 2009/10, reflecting the importance of human dignity, mutual respect and friendship among nations, as well as economic consideration and environmental responsibilities towards each other. While cartoonists may send in what ever they please, the contest does not encourage maligning member nations or their leaders.

Winning cartoons will be chosen for their ability to enhance, explain and even help direct the spirit and principles of the U.N.

2. Entries for these awards may be made by any professional individual, and should consist of political cartoons printed in any publication published anywhere, in any language. The entry must consist of a reproduction (only reproductions will be accepted!) of the cartoons, as published, with name of publication, language, and date included, accompanied by a newspaper reprint, and translated into English. Exhibits are limited to two cartoons per person. Reproductions must be presented measuring no larger than 9 x 12 inches. THE COMMITTEE requires that every entry conform to the stated limits and size before it can be given jury consideration. All exhibits should include a biography and picture of entrant, and be in English.

3. All materials including prize-winning exhibits become the property of THE UNITED NATIONS RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD COMMITTEE and will not be returned. Only copies (not originals!) will be accepted for consideration. All material may be used for promotional purposes, including but not limited to inclusion in a special United Nations albums and exhibits. The decisions of the judges are final and irrevocable.

International Salt & Pepper Satirical Art Salon

Regulation:

The International Salt & Pepper Satirical Art Salon is held by „Salt & Pepper" Magazine for visual arts and artists

1. Themes

A. SALT and/or PEPPER

B. LIFE

We are expecting your meaningful and cleaver works at an artistic level

2. Participants

All artists, professional or not, are invited to take part in the Salon, regardless of gender, nationality or country of residence

3. Works

May be done in black & white or in colour

Each participant may submit up to 3 (three) works on each theme

Good quality images of signed works

In JPG format, Max. 800kb/work, at Min. 300dpi resolution

Only works without text are accepted

The participating works could have been previously published but not have won awards

No works with "adult content" will be accepted, regardless of their artistic quality. Organizers own the right do not admit in the Salon works

that may attempt against individual and/or collective rights

4. Technique
Is free of choice of the artist, but in two dimensions, such as: graphical art, painting, digital art, cartoon, illustration etc., no photographic art

5. Terms

Start of receiving works: October 1st, 2010

Deadline of receiving works: December 15 th, 2010

6. Participation

Each participant will send in the message’s body in English language, the personal information, in the following order:

name and surname & pseudonym

home address

e-mail

phone numbers (not a must)

personal photo/cartoon self portrait, Max. 250kb at Min. 300dpi

personal web-site

short biography

list of works on each theme

Each work will be identifiable on the participant’s lists by:

theme, position in the list of works, title, technique, dimensions, price (in EUR) and the file name

The file names will be defined as following:

theme_international code of the country_name initial_surname initial_verification code_position in the list of works

for example: Romania, Ion POPESCU, AZ5, the work is the second in own list of works on the Life theme.

B_RO_I_P_AZ5_02

Note: the verification code, may be a own sequence of 3 (three) numbers and/or letters in any order of artist’s choice

7. Awards

Three prizes will be available per each theme

The prizes consist in exposure on the Salon’s website of

name and surname, a short CV, personal photo/cartoon, price / work and for:

1st prize: 10 (ten) works + the awarded work

2nd prize: 5 (five) works + the awarded work

3rd prize: 3 (three) works + the awarded work

The Diplomas will be send by e-mail

The first ranked 25 (twenty five) works on each theme will be exposed on web-site, awarded works including.

A list of participants will be published as well

8. Winners

The prize winners will be announced by e-mail till January 30 th, 2011.

Till February 15 th, 2011 prize winners must send their works (Max. 800kb, Min. 300dpi) to be included in exhibition, including

the information, in English language, per each work:

title, technique, dimensions, price (in EUR, for the original work) and the corresponding file name

9. Jury

Mr. Octavian BOUR, President of the jury, Romania

Mr. Florian-Doru CRIHANĂ, Romania

Mrs. Irina IOSIP, Romania

Mr. Constantin PAVEL, Romania

The jury decision cannot be appealed.

10. Submission address

International Salt & Pepper Satirical Art Salon

e-mail: salt.pepper.s1@gmail.com

for info: Mrs. Irina IOSIP

11. Other specifications

Participants whose works are selected to be awarded will be notified by e-mail.

The album of the Salon will be edited in electronic format, being available on Salon’s web-site for printing.
The participants turns over all rights of their works to International Salt & Pepper Satirical Art Salon and to "Salt & Pepper" Magazine

and authorizes them to exhibit, archive and publish those works on the media and/or the Internet without limitations.

To promote the International Salt & Pepper Satirical Art Salon, "Salt & Pepper" Magazine is entitled to use received works later

as edited materials with the name of their author on these, without any compensation to authors.

Participation in International Salt & Pepper Satirical Art Salon means the acceptance of all of the above regulations.

http://www.cartooncenter.net/XIIIPC_Rules_regulamento.pdf

THE SECOND FAJR CARTOON&CARICATURE CONTEST (BY E-MAIL)

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

Theme: Free

Regulations:
-The number of sent works in each section
(cartoons and caricatures) are 5.
-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)
-All participants that their works enter in exhibition will receive the catalogue of the contest.
-Sent works should be in 200dpi with 1500 pixel width or length
and jpg format.
-Sent works should not be participated in this contest last year.

prizes in cartoon section:
– 1000 Euro, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
– 1000 Euro, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-1000 Euro, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-5 Honorable Mentions

prizes in caricature section:
– 1000 Euro, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
– 1000 Euro, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-1000 Euro, Honorable Mention and Trophy.
-5 Honorable Mentions

The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address:
info@irancartoon.com

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

Deadline:
Jan., 05, 2011

Thank you for participation

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

The Progressive Club of Hymettos (F.O.Y) and the Cartoon friends’ Association organize
the International Cartoon Exhibition with theme: "Global Financial Crisis"

Exhibition date: 3 -18 December at the Progressive Club Hall of Hymettos A. Lentaki – Amissou – Smirnis st., Hymettos

Rules:
• The cartoons will be black and white or color
• Up to 3 projects, size A4 or A3, per participant
• Drawings must be using JPEG file at 300 dpi
• We prefer drawings with no text but if a drawing has text, this text must be written in English or in Greek
• The original drawings will be returned to their authors after the 01-01-2011.
• Projects will be evaluated by The Artistic Committee
• Must be accompanied by brief bio of the artist
• The drawings that participate to the exhibition will be exhibited in Greece and abroad after the main exhibition.
• The artist’s participation implies accepting the rules above and the submission of respective author’s rights, only to be used to promote and inform about the event as well as the edition of the catalogue and the itinerary exhibition. As there is no profit involved in these procedures, no payment will be made to any of the participants.

We kindly ask the authors to notify us about their participation to the exhibition until October 30 by e-mail. All participants will receive a digital catalog of the exhibition.

Mailing Address for the cartoons: F.O.Y.: PO Box 79029 172 37 Hymettos or e-mail: info@foy.gr
Organization: F.O.Y., Cartoon friends’ Association. With the support of Feco Group Levadia,

Request to those who received the invitation by email : if you have an e-mail please send it to us to keep you informed. Use the email:

info@foy.gr or, alternatively, geroulias@ath.forthnet.gr

For F.O.Y.
John Kaltsas
Chairman of the Board

For A.F.C.
John Geroulias
Chairman of the Board
read more

For more information:
John Kaltsas
+30 21075625856 (7-9 pm)
+30 6984106117

China Xinmin Evening News "Aishu Cup" EXPO2010 Cartoon Contest -2010

Welcome world cartoonists to Shanghai EXPO2010!

1,Sections/Themes:
1) Better City, Better Life (Humour of Shanghai EXPO2010)
2) Free Theme
2,Deadline:
October 31, 2010
3,Entries:
1) Size: Min:A4(210mmx297mm), Max:A3(297mmx420mm).
2) Quantity: Unlimited .
3) Please send original drawings or good quality photocopies to this contest. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Digital artworks(by e-mail or with CD by mail) will be accepted.
4) Please write the following information in the top left corner on the back side of cartoon:full? name, address, tel & fax, e-mail, title & theme,sections.
5) Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at FreeCartoonsWeb.
6) Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
7) After sending original cartoons,all cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoons to: freecartoons@gmail.com

Format:JPEG?? Size:max.4M per cartoon?? Resolution ratio:200dpi-300dpi
(Each e-mail must be accompanied by the author’s entry-form for the submitted cartoon.)
8) The excellent cartoons will be published in Shanghai Xinmin Evening News.The prize cartoons(only original drawings or good quality photocopies) will be exhibited in Shanghai.All cartoons will not be returned.

4,Juries:
Secretary General of Judgment Committee: Yun Fuming
Jury Members: Xu Changming,Zheng Xinya,Chen Qi,Sheng Tiancheng,Xu Xiaowei,Xie Zhenqiang,
Du Jianguo,Sun Shaobo,Shi Meicheng,Xu Keren,Jiang Lidong,Jiang Yunzhong

5,Prize:
Gold Prize (1 award): RMB10000+Certificate+Catalogue;
Silver Prize (2 awards): RMB5000+Certificate+Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (3 awards): RMB2000+Certificate+Catalogue;
Excellent Prize (40 awards): RMB500+Certificate+Catalogue.
6,Contact:

Address:
Yun Fuming
Xinmin Evening News "Aishu Cup" Best EXPO2010 Cartoon Contest,
Room 1803,No.839 Middle YanAn Road,
Shanghai 200040,CHINA

URL: http://www.fcwfcw.com
E-mail: freecartoons@gmail.com (Only for contest)
Tel: 0086-13818006180(Jiang Lidong)
Expo2010 Website: http://en.expo2010.cn
http://shanghai.cultural-china.com

X INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF ECOLOGICAL CARTOON
SOKOBANJA 2010/SERBIA

Subjekt: Ecology – Forests & Waters
Works dimensions: A4
Number of entries: 3
Deadline: 10.10.2010
Exhibition: 20.10.2010 Sokobanja
Entries to be submitted in JPG format at a resolution 300 DPI /2mb/

to the e-mail address:
bijenale08@opstinasokobanja.com

or on address:
So Sokobanja Svetog Save 23. 18230 Sokobanja Serbia

Awards:
First prize: 10 days in the Sokobanja for two persons and diploma
Second prize: 7 days in the Sokobanja for two persons and diplom
Third prize: 3 days in the Sokobanja for two persons and diplom
Three special prizes/diplom

Artistic Director Aleksandar Blatnik
Executiv Director dimitrije Lukic

17e dutch international cartoonfestival 2010

http://files.donquichotte.org/dutch_cartoonfestival-17.pdf