Theme: “No War”

REGULATIONS:

1- Maximum number of works allowed to send is 5.
2- Size of the works shouldn’t exceed A3.
3- Works can be send both by post and email.
4- If you send your works by email, they should be in JPEG format and at least 150 DPI.
5- Artist’s information should be written on the reverse side of each work in English; such as Name, Address, Telephone number, Nationality and Email.
6- There WON’T be a gallery of received cartoons because we think this would stop any possible plagiarism.
7- There will be an exhibition of selected cartoons on February 17, 2009 in 3 different galleries.

Either your work is selected for the catalogue or not, every participant will receive a free copy of the catalgoue of the contest, anyway.

Timetable:
Deadline: February 03, 2009
Judgment: February 14, 2009
Results will be announced on TabrizCartoons simultaneously on the award-winning ceremony with the presence of jurors and winners: February 17, 2009

Prizes:
First Winner: 1000 Euro + Tabriz Cartoon Association Golden Trophy
Second Winner: 500 Euro + Tabriz Cartoon Association Silver Trophy
Third Winner: 250 Euro + Tabriz Cartoon Association Bronze Trophy
10 Tabriz Cartoon Association Copper Trophies + Honor Mention

Juryboard:
We are totally honored to announce that until now, Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia), Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine), and Bayram Hacizadeh (Azerbaijan) have accepted our invitation to attend our judgment and ceremonies in Tabriz.

Selection Committee:
Before the final judgment by our jurors, there will be a selection committee including Rahim Baqqal Asghari, Sadegh Bagheri, Sevda Jannati, Naeimeh Nikouray, and Davoud Panahi. This committee will select the qualified works for judgment.

Address to send your cartoon by post:

Tabriz Cartoonists Association, Azerbaijan Cartoon Museum, Former Tabriz Estate Library, Opposite of Vahdat Art School, Golestan Garden, Tabriz, Iran
Zip Code: 51396-13117

Tel/Fax: +98 411 2843094

Address to send your cartoon by email:
tabrizcartoons@gmail.com

 

ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARÝKATÜR YARIÞMASI

 

*Karikatür Vakfý tarafýndan düzenlenen 15.Uluslararasý Ankara 7-77  Karikatür Festivali 17-20 Nisan 2009 tarihlerinde dört gün süreyle, ülkemizde 80’ninci kez kutlanacak 23 Nisan Çocuk Bayramý etkinlikleri sýrasýnda  ÇOCUKLAR için yapýlacaktýr.

 

*15.Uluslararasý Ankara 7-77 Karikatür Festivali kapsamýnda 5.ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARÝKATÜR YARIÞMASI düzenlenmiþtir. Yarýþmanýn amacý, yarýnýn büyükleri çocuklara karikatürü sevdirmek, mizah duyarlýlýðýnýn geliþimine katkýda bulunmak ve onlarýn dünyalarýný çizeceðiniz karikatürlerle zenginleþtirmektir.

 

*Yarýþmaya tüm profesyonel, amatör karikatürcüler ÇOCUKLAR için çizecekleri  karikatürle katýlabilirler.

 

*Karikatürler A4 ya da A3 boyutlarýnda istenilen teknikle, siyah-beyaz, renkli olarak çizilebilir.

 

*Karikatürcüler çocuklarýn anlayabileceði bir orijinal karikatürle yarýþmaya katýlabilirler. Yarýþmacýlar karikatürlerinin arkasýna ad-soyadlarýný ve adreslerini yazmalýdýrlar.

 

*Yarýþmacýlar karikatürlerini 15 ÞUBAT 2009 tarihinde kadar ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARÝKATÜR YARIÞMASI/ PK:364 / 06443 YENÝÞEHÝR / ANKARA adresine göndermelidirler.

 

*Yarýþmada tek ödül olan 7-77 ÖDÜLÜ $2000 USD (Ýkibin Amerikan Dolarý) ve kuruluþlarýn aný plaketleridir.

 

*Yarýþma sonuçlarý 10 Nisan 2009 tarihinde basýn, yayýn organlarý ve internetten duyurulacaktýr.

 

*Yarýþmada ödül alan karikatürcü 17-20 Nisan tarihlerinde Ankara’ya davet edilerek 15.Uluslararasý Ankara 7-77 Karikatür Festivali etkinliklerine konuk olacak, festival sýrasýnda yapýlacak sergi açýlýþýnda ödülünü alacaktýr.

 

*Jüri tarafýndan seçilip, karikatürleri katologda yer alan karikatürcülere ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARÝKATÜR YARIÞMASI kataloðu ve katýlým belgesi gönderilecektir.

 

*Karikatürler geri gönderilmeyecek ve basým yayýn hakký Karikatür Vakfý’nýn olacaktýr.

 

* ULUSLARARASI 7-77 KARÝKATÜR YARIÞMASI karikatür sergisi Türkiye içinde ve Türkiye dýþýnda çeþitli kentlerde açýlacaktýr.

 

 

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 “7-77” INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION…

 

*The 15th International Ankara Cartoon Festival is going to be held from April 17th to 20th, 2009 during the 80th. 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 15th 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, 2009. 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, 2009 in the local press and on the web.

 

*The winner of the competition will be invited to Ankara from April 17th  to 20th, 2009 as a guest for the activities to be held during the 15th 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.

Fax for Peace, Fax for Tolerance International Competition 2009

Who & How

It is open to students of all grades and types of schools and to professional artists from all over the world. They are required to submit one or more works developing the themes of PEACE, TOLERANCE, fight against any form of racism and of defense of human rights. Each competitor may take part in two ways:

1 – FAX [numero fax ++39 042 740898] or E-MAIL JPG format max 1,5 Mb [ indirizzo e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it ] one or more pictures or works of visual art;
2 – send SHORT FILMS of maximum 5 minutes lenght that could also be broadcasted in compressed format at the following address istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it. The videos can be realized in the most common formats (AVI, MPEG, REAL VIDEO, QuickTIME, VIDEO FOR WINDOWS ecc.) which require 8MB of space on the hard disk.

When
Works from each competitor (individual artist, student or class) will be accepted starting from Sunday November 30th 2008 at 8.00 a.m. until Saturday February 28th 2009 at 12.00 p.m..

Exhibition
On each work it is necessary to indicate full name, name of school and grade/ class (if students), telephone and fax number and/or E-mail address, city, country.

The works will be exhibited as they are received in an “in progress” exhibition which will open on Sunday 30th NOVEMBER, 2008 AT 11.00 A.M. at the Istituto Superiore di Spilimbergo (Via degli Alpini n.1, Spilimbergo, Pordenone, ITALIA). Works must be sent within the 28th February 2009.

Students will also have to specify school address and class attended.
Competitors implicitly autorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalogue and with different media for no-profit activities.
The organization cannot be held responsible in case of theft, damage or loss of the works. Works will not be returned or retransmitted to their authors. THE EXHIBITION WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 31st, 2009. The catalogue will later be sent to all competitors free of charge.

Prizes:
A jury of experts in communication, art critics and representatives of the school will award the following six prizes, according to categories:
> best work – Nursery and Primary Schools: E 300;
> best work – Low Secondary Schools: E 300;
> best work – Video or Cartoon: E 300;
> best work – Artists: E 300;
> special best work awarded to a satirical or humorous drawing inviting consideration upon human and civil themes dealing with the initiative: E 500;
> special prize, supported by the President of the Italian Republic consisting in a medal, awarded to the school named for the quality of the images sent and the importance of the didactic project submitted.

info:
Istituto Superiore
via degli Alpini, 1 – 33097 Spilimbergo (Pordenone) Italia
tel ++39 (0)427 40392 – fax ++39 (0)427 40898
e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it – www.faxforpeace.it

III MOSTRA D’HUMOR GRАFIC CONTEST

EVOLUTION OR CREATIONISM?

RULES

1. Theme: EVOLUTION OR CREATIONISM? 2009 has been designated

as ‘Darwin Year’ due to is the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birthday and

his book ‘The origin of species’ is 150 years. His work excludes God to explain

the mankind presence in the Earth versus the creationist ideas that refuse

evolution and try to explain the mankind’s divine origin according to Reverend

Paley’s theories.

2. The contest is open for professionals and amateurs.

3. Deadline is on 28th February 2009.

4. A jury of qualified experts will make a selection of the works which have

been submitted.

5. The selected drawings will be exhibited at “La Llotgeta Exhibition Hall” of

the CAM in Valencia, between April 23rd and May 29th 2009. From this

date, it will be a travelling exhibition in several cities. After that, the artists will

be able to ask for their drawings to be returned to them.

6. Drawing size limits: A4 (210mm x 297mm) or A3 (297mm x 420mm). The

works with different sizes to these ones will be disqualified.

7. Maximum number of drawings per artist is 3, black & white or coloured,

without text. Any kind of style and technique will be accepted.

8. Every drawing must be signed at the back with the following information:

name, address, phone, e-mail, and the work’s title.

9. The drawings must be original. Digital drawing will be accepted with the

author signature. Copies will not be accepted.

10. Once the exhibition and the travelling one have finished, the organization

will returned the original drawings to the authors that have asked for it. The

digital works will not be returned.

11. A catalogue will be edited with all the selected cartoons. Each selected

author will receive one copy of the catalogue.

12. Send the drawings to: FECO-España. C/ Cooperativa San Fernando, 7-

8ª. 46007. Valencia (Spain).

13. It will be indispensable to send the entry form and a short curriculum vitae

along with the drawings.

14. The organization does not assume responsibility for damage or loss of

any drawing for reasons beyond its control.

15. The drawings can be given free for the organization of the Exhibition to

be part of an International Documental Funds of Graphic Humour. All of them

will be deposited for their preservation, spreading and study in a Valencian

institution. The authors who want to be part of this Funds must express their

authorization in the entry form. The Funds objective is the organization of

periodical and travelling exhibitions, the catalogues publication and the

foundation of an international documental archive about the graphic humour

where the author rights and intellectual property will be respected.

16. Accepting these rules means the cession of the author rights to the

organization, only for the exhibition spreading, the catalogues edition and

the travelling exhibition. Reproducing the selected works will not have any

cost for the organization, since the catalogues and the travelling exhibition

will not have any lucrative purpose.

10. INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST “DEBUT” Zielona Góra 2008

RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUBJECT: WINE or (VINE HARVEST)
TIMETABLE:
Announcement and publication of the Competition: November-December 2008
Deadline for receiving works: 31st May 2009
Sitting of the Jury: June 2009
Announcement of the Jury decision , seminar and the opening of the post competition exhibition: September 2009
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIX – PLN 4.000 and Statuette
1st PLACE – PLN 3.000 and Statuette
2nd PLACE – PLN 2.000 and Statuette
3rd PLACE – PLN 1.500 and Statuette
Sponsors’ prizes.
The Organizers have the right to the change in the amount of particular prizes, nonetheless, the total amount of prizes shall remain unchanged.
THE JURY: The Jury comprises of the Organizers representatives as well as artist dealing with art in practice or as theoreticians.
PARTICIPATION: Both professional and amateur cartoonists are eligible to take part in the competition.
A maximum of five original works (format min. A5 – max. A3) in optional technique should be sent or delivered by May 31st, 2009 to the following address:
LSMDK DEBIUT ul.Ptasia 2 A/7, 65-520 ZIELONA GORA / POLAND
Password: COMPETITION
e-mail: debiut-zg@o2.pl
www.debiut.org.pl
The Organizers are not responsible for damage or loss during transportation!
The winners as well as cartoonists qualified to participate in the post-competition exhibiton shall be provided with a free copy of a catalogue published by the Organizers.
The Organizers provide the competition prize winners with free acccomodation and boarding during the exhibition event.
The winners receive their prizes on condition that they are either present at the opening of the post competition exhibition or else they indicate a bank account where the money is to be transfered.
The works become the property of the Organizers and shall be included in the collection of the False Mirror gallery located in Lubuskie Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Działań Kulturalnych DEBIUT in Zielona Gora.
Every participant in the competition agrees to their free of fees delivery of works to the False Mirror gallery.
Every work delivered to the competition ought to be accompanied (on the reverse) with the readable author’s signature, address and a telephone number.
By sending their works to the competition the participants agree to the abovementioned regulations and they further agree to the free of fees publication of their works for marketing purposes connected with the competition and post competition exhibition.
The exhibition organizers are the final judges in the interpretation of these regulations.
By sending his/her works and taking part in the competition the artist agrees to the abovementioned rules and regulations.

2nd INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN

 

 

 1. Subject:                   Green economy

 

 2. Deadline:                 15^thFebruary 2009

 

 3. Prizes:                     1^st prize:  3000 euro
2^nd prize: 2000 euro
3^rd prize: 1000 euro
Four mentions: honorable diploma
          

 4. Entries:                     Initially each participant can send at most 3 works in digital form via Internet to the following address: cartoon@caricature.eu. The author must indicate in his e-mail the following informations: his first name, name, complete address, e-mail address, his phone number and the title of each work. The characteristics of these electronic sending’s are as follows: format JPEG, good quality and max. 500 KB per picture.

 Out of these sending’s by e-mail the jury will make a selection of 120 drawings and will request from the authors of these works the sending by mail of the originals for the choice of the prizes and the publication in the catalogue. All these 120 originals will be shown in the exhibition. Their size will be between DIN A4 (210x297mm) and DIN A3 (297x420mm), the paper of good quality, not folded and without a passe-partout. On the back side of every work must be clearly mentioned the first name, name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number of the author as well as the title of the work. This deadline is 13^th March 2009.

 

 5. Technique:                 Free, black and white or in color, without subtitles. Digitally created works are accepted. They must be signed by their creator on back side. Photos and copies of original works will be eliminated.

 

 6. Exhibition:                 The award ceremony will be held on 10^th May 2009 in the castle and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of the Castle of Vianden from 9^th May until 7^th June 2009. It’s foreseen to show the works in other cities and in the Museum of Caricature of Vianden until 9^th May 2010.

 

 7. Returns:                    After these exhibitions the originals will be returned to their authors except the works selected for one of the prizes. The 7 awarded works will become property of the organizer.

The organizer cannot be held responsible for loss or damage during sending back.

 

 8. Catalogue:                The authors whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a free catalogue by mail. Prize winners will get their catalogue during the award ceremony.

 

 9. Results:                    The publication of the results will be done on the Internet sites www.caricature.eu after 10^th May 2009. The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed by e-mail or by phone.

The final decisions of the jury, which will meet on 14^th March 2009, are undeniable.

 

10. Copyright:                The selected participants allow the organizers to use their works only for promoting the author, as well as the event. All other copyright remains property of the author.

 

11. Generalities:              The works should not have been awarded before.

                                     By taking part to this contest the participants agree to the abovementioned rules.

                      

 

12. Address for the sending of the originals:           CHATEAU DE VIANDEN
                                                                          P.O.B. 26
                                                                          L – 9422 VIANDEN

                                                 Luxembourg

 

13.Further informations:          Florin BALABAN                               Pol LEURS

                                             phone  : +352 – 621 28 37 90          phone : +352 – 78 83 18

                              cartoon@caricature.eu               cartoon@caricature.eu
                                                            

 

                                                                                                                                                        

GOOD LUCK !

Frederic Chopin’s Smile: Cartoon Competition by Muzeum Karykatury – Poland

The Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art in Warsaw is organising a competition for a humouristic/satirical cartoon, which is provisionally entitled “Frederic Chopin’s Smile“. The competition, followed by an exhibition will be a part of Frederic Chopin‘s 200th anniversary celebrations in 2010. Entries can refer to the composer himself and his work as well as to the social/political situation in your own country or the world generally. Entrants may submit up to five cartoons each, maximum size being A3.
There are no restrictions in terms of techniques used, computer generated images are also acceptable.
Prizes: Overall prizes will be worth around 20,000 euros and in addition there will be a number of sponsored awards.
The detailed rules and conditions of the competition, conforming the deadline for submitting entries, the date of the announcement of the verdict of the jury and the exact details concerning prizes and awards will be posted on our website on the 1st of June 2009.
The museum will host a post-competition exhibition, sometime in the first half of 2010.

Deadline: 15 November 2009
Web: http://www.muzeumkarykatury.pl/
Phone: (+48 22) 827 88 95
The cartoons are to be sent to:

Muzeum Karykatury, Kozia 11, 00-070 Warszawa – POLAND

SOURCE

3rd MUESTRA EXHIBITION OF GRAPHIC HUMOR

RULES
1. Theme: EVOLUTION OR CREATIONISM? 2009 has been designated as ‘Darwin Year’ due to is the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birthday and his book �The origin of species� is 150 years. His work excludes God to explain the mankind presence in the Earth versus the creationist ideas that refuse evolution and try to explain the mankind’s divine origin according to Reverend Paley’s theories.

2. The contest is open for professionals and amateurs.

3. Deadline is on 28th February 2009.

4. A jury of qualified experts will make a selection of the works which have been submitted.

5. The selected drawings will be exhibited at “La Llotgeta Exhibition Hall” of the CAM in Valencia, between April 23rd and May 29th 2009. From this date, it will be a travelling exhibition in several cities. After that, the artists will be able to ask for their drawings to be returned to them.

6. Drawing size limits: A4 (210mm x 297mm) or A3 (297mm x 420mm). The works with different sizes to these ones will be disqualified.

7. Maximum number of drawings per artist is 3, black & white or coloured, without text. Any kind of style and technique will be accepted.

8. Every drawing must be signed at the back with the following information: name, address, phone, e-mail, and the work’s title.

9. The drawings must be original. Digital drawing will be accepted with the author signature. Copies will not be accepted.

10. Once the exhibition and the travelling one have finished, the organization will returned the original drawings to the authors that have asked for it. The digital works will not be returned.

11. A catalogue will be edited with all the selected cartoons. Each selected author will receive one copy of the catalogue.

12. Send the drawings to: FECO-Espana. C/ Cooperativa San Fernando, 7- 8a. 46007. Valencia (Spain).

13. It will be indispensable to send the entry form and a short curriculum vitae along with the drawings.

14. The organization does not assume responsibility for damage or loss of any drawing for reasons beyond its control.

15. The drawings can be given free for the organization of the Exhibition to be part of an International Documental Funds of Graphic Humour. All of them will be deposited for their preservation, spreading and study in a Valencian institution. The authors who want to be part of this Funds must express their authorization in the entry form. The Funds objective is the organization of periodical and travelling exhibitions, the catalogues publication and the foundation of an international documental archive about the graphic humour where the author rights and intellectual property will be respected.

16. Accepting these rules means the cession of the author rights to the organization, only for the exhibition spreading, the catalogues edition and the travelling exhibition. Reproducing the selected works will not have any cost for the organization, since the catalogues and the travelling exhibition will not have any lucrative purpose.

ENTRY FORM

2nd International “SPORTHUMOR” THE SMILE OLYMPICS – ITALY

Theme: “All Sports”
(Football, Cycling, Athletics, Boxing, Motorcycling, Skiing, Motor Racing, Swimming, Running, Speedboat Racing, Basketball, Baseball, etc…)

Section: Cartoon or Caricature…

Size: A4 (21×30) Only…

Work: Original…

Maximum of 3 works…

Deadline: 28 FEBRUARY 2009

Prizes:
A prize of 2.500 Euro together with other prizes awarded by the management, will be given to the artist who will receive the most votes from the public…

Address:

Emilio Isca
Via Dante 4
10098 Rivoli/TO
(Italia)

E-Mail Address: emilioisca@libero.it

Phone-Fax: +39 011 2483046

The Car International Cartoon (By Email) Contest -2009 Rules: 1-We address to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world. 2-The Iranian house of cartoon invite you to Participate  in Car International Cartoonet (By email) contest-2009 3.Themes: a-Car B-Designation of the Future Car 4.The number of sent cartoons is 3 in Each Sections. 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) 6. prizes : for the section a: Car: – First prize : 2000 Euro, Trophy and Honorable Mention – Second prize :1500  Euro , Trophy and Honorable Mention -Third prize : 1000  Euro , Trophy and Honorable Mention  – 5 Honorable Mentions for the section b: Designation of the Future Car – First prize : 1500 Euro, Trophy and Honorable Mention – Second prize : 1000 Euro , Trophy and Honorable Mention  – 5 Honorable Mentions 7.The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: cartoonscar@gmail.com and they must be of 200 dpi resolution, 1200 Pixel( Horizontal or Vertical)  and JPG format. (Please do not send Zip or rar Format!) 8.The cartoons will be published in the web pages: www.irancartoon.com www.irancartoon.ir 9.All the artists who will enter the site, will receive the virtual catalogue of the contest. 10.Deadline:February 18,2009. Thank you for participation