2ª MOSTRA D’HUMOR GRÀFIC
La Unió de Periodistes Valencians (UPV) organitza la 2ª MOSTRA D’HUMOR GRÀFIC en col.laboració amb FECO ESPAÑA i el patrocini de la Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM). L’objectiu de la Mostra és destacar el paper fonamental de l’humorisme gràfic en els temes que preocupen a la societat. L’humor gràfic és un génere periodístic de denuncia i de compromís cívic, que preten contribuir a la reflexió i a l’acció, tot despertant amb el somriure la consciència contra la depredació de la Terra.
B A S E S

1.    Tema: LA TERRA EN PERILL. Un món sostenible és possible. No podem continuar amb l’emanació de gasos que deterioren la capa d’ozon, la depredació urbanística, els vertits d’aigües contaminades, el rescalfament del mar, els mils de milions de tones de residus, el consum indiscriminat d’aigua, la eliminació indiscriminada de boscos, la disminució d’espècies animals i vegetals.
2.    La Mostra està oberta a professionals i aficionats.
3.    El termini de recepció de les obres és el dia 15 de setembre de 2007.
4.    Un Jurat format per especialistes qualificats realitzarà la selecció d’entre les obres presentades.
5.    Els dibuixos seleccionats s’exposaran a la ciutat de València, a l’Aula de Cultura CAM “La Llotgeta”, del 6 al 29 de novembre de 2007. A partir d’eixa data la Mostra anirà itinerant per diverses ciutats. Finalitzada la Mostra itinerant, es tornaran les obres als/les autors/res.
6.    El tamany de les obres serà mínim din A4 (210x297mm), màxim din A3 (297x420mm).
7.    El número màxim d’obres són 3, en blanc i negre o color, sense text i en qualsevol tècnica.
8.    Darrere de cada obra figurarà: Nom, adreça, telèfon, fax i correu electrònic de l’autor, així com el títol de l’obra.
9.    Els dibuixos deuran ser originals. S’acceptaran dibuixos realitzats de forma digital, signats per l’autor. No s’acceptaran fotocòpies.
10.    Al finalitzar la Mostra i l’exposició itinerant es tornaran les obres originals a expenses de l’organització, però no les obres digitals.
11.    S’editarà un catàleg amb les obres seleccionades que s’enviarà als/les autors/res seleccionats/des.
12.    Les obres deuran enviar-se a:    FECO ESPAÑA. C/ Cooperativa San Fernando, 7-8ª. 46007 VALÈNCIA –España-
13.    És imprescindible enviar el full d’inscripció junt a les obres i un breu  curriculum.
14.    L’organització no es responsabilitza de possibles d’anys ocorreguts en el              transport, aliens a la mateixa.
15.    Els autors i autores que ho desitgen podran cedir gratuitament la seua obra a l’organització de la Mostra amb la finalitat que forme part d’un Fons Documental Internacional d’Humor Gràfic, el qual es crearà a partir d’aquesta 2ª Mostra per les entitats organitzadores, juntament amb una institució pública valenciana. L’autor o autora que elegisca aquesta opció haurà de donar la seua conformitat indicant-ho al full d’inscripció. La finalitat d’aquesta iniciativa cultural és crear un centre de documentació internacional on es puga estudiar i exposar l’obra dels dibuixants gràfics d’arreu el món.
16.    L’acceptació d’aquestes Bases pels participants implica la cessió dels drets d’autor a l’organització, únicament per a la difusió informativa, l’edició dels catàlegs i la Mostra itinerant. La reproducció de les obres seleccionades no implicarà cap pagament per part de l’organització, ja que tant els catàlegs com l’exposició itinerant no tenen cap finalitat lucrativa.

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REGULATIONS
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Contest: open to all cartoonists between 18 and 35 years old
Theme: World of Wine
Entries: max. 3 cartoons. The works must be original and accompanied by the author’s entry-form and biography
Size: max. 300 x 400 mm
Technique: free
Deadline: August 20, 2007
Prizes: 1st Prize: 150 bottles; 2nd Prize: 100 bottles; 3rd Prize: 50 bottles
Prize distribution: September 15, 2007
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy
Remark: the works will not be returned

The works should be sent to:
Movimento Turismo del Vino – Friuli Venezia Giulia
P.le Cella 19/21
33100 UDINE
ITALY

International Festival of Graphic Humorists in Granada
October 26, 27 and 28, 2007

“Granada con Humor” is an annual meeting for graphic humorists and cartoonist from all over the world. Its purpose is connecting Granada city with humor and cartoon.
During the Festival, the exhibition “Granada nos maravilla” wil take place, and a catalogue will be published including a selection of works.

1 – The call is open to professional and amateur graphic humorists and cartoonists from all over the world.

2 – Subject of the I Festival: “Granada” (the City of Granada, the Alhambra, the Eight Wonder, the city of universities, the multicultural city, Monumental Granada, etc). More information, on this website. www.granadatur.com

3 –The participants are allowed to submit to the Festival only 3 works strictly related to the subject. The format of the works must be A4 horizontal (297mm width x 210mm height) or proportional. Any technique will be accepted.
Mute cartoons will be preferred. Nevertheless, any language will be accepted if a suitable translation to Spanish or English is included.

4 – The works should be scanned and sent via e-mail in 300 ppp, JPEG format, to granadaconhumor@gmail.com

5 -The e-mail must include an entry form containing the following information:
The author’s name and family name
Artistic name
Address, town, country and postal code
E-mail address and phone number
CV mentioning the author’s publications and/or the newspaper, magazine, etc. where they usually publish their works.
Picture or caricature of the artist (optional)

6 – The selected works will be showed in an exhibition in Centro Municipal de Arte Joven Rey Chico.
They may be also showed as a roaming exhibition in other national and international events related to Granada Tourist Department.
The works will be showed in a website which address will be informed in due course.

7 – The selected works will be printed in a catalogue. All authors whose works are selected to appear in the exhibition will receive a copy of the catalogue.

8 -The list of participants, as well as the name of the selected works, will published by the organization on the Festival Website or announced via e-mail.
The authors will also be informed about the location of the exhibitions where their works are showed.

9.- Deadline: september 9th, 2007.

10.- The submission of a completed entry form will automatically imply the waiving of the author’s royalties vis-à-vis the non-commercial reproduction of his/her work by Ayuntamiento de Granada.

11–The participation in the I Festival of Graphic Humorists in Granada implies the author fully accepts these regulations.

On-line voting for the PortoCartoon 2007

Dear Cartoonist,
We are very pleased to announce you that is open from today the on-line voting for the PortoCartoon 2007.
The public can choose its favourite drawing, independently of the choice of the jury of this festival. People all around the world could vote in the Cartoon Virtual Museum (http://www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org/f_portocartoon_2007_vote.htm).
35 artists are in contest, and each cartoon can be seen in detail. The candidates are the awarded, the honourable mentions and the finalist ones of the 9th PortoCartoon-World Festival. The voting will be open until 30th September on the Portuguese Printing Press Museum and until 31st December on the Cartoon Virtual Museum.
With my very best regards
The Director
Luís Humberto Marcos.

14th International Exhibition of Alcala

The Alcala University General Foundation announce the 14th International Graphic Humour Exhibition of Alcala, related to the subject of Gender Equality, under the following conditions:
1. Participation is open to all professional cartoonists that publish or have published in any national or international media.
2. The work about Gender Equality will be submitted, in order to participate in the exhibition. It may be a cartoon, comic strip, or caricature. The application form below should be filled and sent together with the artwork (also available at www.humor.fgua.es/XIVmuestra). The organization reserves the right to invite some authors.
3. The artworks must be original and any technique or support can be used (for those created with computer, the artist has to prove that it is the only technique he usually employs – by signing the artwork, indicating its copy number and the amount created [for example: 2/4, if it is the second of 4 copies] -). The maximum size will be 297 x 420 mm (A3).
4. The works have to be packaged to protect the contents. It is recommended to place the entry between two plain pieces of cardboard. The organization has no liability for any eventual loss or damage during the sending. Participants will be responsible for Packaging and Postage costs.
5. The works must be submitted before July 31st, 2007 at the following address:
Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá
XIV Muestra Internacional de Humor Gráfico.
C/ Imagen, 1-3. 28801 Alcalá de Henares.
Madrid. España.
Respecting the deadline is essential in order to plan the catalogue and design the exhibition.
6. The works selected by the Selection Committee will be displayed at the 14th International Graphic Humour Exhibition of Alcala, and other exhibitions that may be carried out.
7. Submitted works will be part of the Alcala University General Foundation´s graphic humour funds (unless there is an opposite statement, by means of writing the word “Devolución”-Return on the back of the artwork) and may be used in its spaces, publications and in travelling exhibitions.
8. The Alcala University General Foundation has the right to reproduce and circulate the entries, whenever the author’s name appears and the main objective is the dissemination of the exhibition, or the participation in other activities of the Alcala University General Foundation in the graphic humour area, is to say, catalogues, posters, the press, web sites, etc., without generating any obligation towards the participating authors.
9. The organization will communicate through its web page or by means of letter the name of the authors whose entry has been received as well as the names of the selected works. Authors may attend exhibition opening and other parallel activities.
Further information on accommodation conditions will be sent to those who request it.
10. Once the exhibition has closed in Alcala, all the authors whose work has been selected will receive a copy of the publication made for the exhibition.
11. The organization reserves the right to not exhibit those artworks considered to be an attempt against individual or collective rights.
12. The participation to the event implies the acceptance of all the above mentioned points.
WEB: http://www.humor.fgua.es/

Celje International Cartoon Contest

TOPIC: shopping, price, sales, payment, bargain, money, bar code, action and shop.

Tourism in Bucovina

The international exhibition of satirical graphic “Tourism in Bucovina”, the 1st Edition
The Bucovina Museum Complex from Suceava invites you to participate to the International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic: “Tourism in Bucovina”, the 1st Edition.
Bucovina is a region from Romania (the East Europe) of a rare natural beauty.
The picturesque sceneries, the touristic objectives: the museums, the natural reservations, the mountains with running waters, the historical monuments, and the worship places constituted hundreds of years ago, all these represent a touristic potential. The people of these places are cheerful, hard working and very hospitable. Although all along their history they have encountered lots of pressures, foreign occupations, wars, they kept their identity and the cultural traditions.
By this exhibition we would like to acknowledge the tourism passionate from all over the world of the natural potential and of the touristic and economic objectives.
Even though, the inhabitants of these regions bump against the carelessness of the tourists, who often leave their negative marks upon the touristic zone, the regional authorities do not concentrate their efforts to develop the infrastructure and to develop some facilities for the touristic development.
Further details regarding to the Bucovina region could be found at the following web pages: http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/, http://www.bucovinaturism.ro/, http://www.bukovina.ro/, http://www.vacanteinbucovina.ro/, etc.
The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “Tourism in Bucovina”.
We address to all the professional and amateurs cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
The number of sent cartoons is unlimited.
Please attach in .PDF or .DOC format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).
The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro and they must be of 300 dpi minimum resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or colour.
The cartoons will be published in the web page of the Bucovina Museum Complex Suceava http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/
All the artists who will enter the saloon will receive the virtual catalogue of the exhibition.
If you want to participate at this event, please send your cartoons until 31st of August 2007.
The exhibition will be opened for the Bucovina public in September 2007.
The sent cartoons can be bought by the Bucovina public, that is why please note the price for each original work in order to receive the equivalent of the cartoon.
The Bucovina Museum Complex Suceava
Romania
Directory
Constantin-Emil URSU
http://www.muzeul-bucovina.ro/arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro

Dong-A·LG International Digital Cartoon Competition 2007

Guideline
1. Eligibility
■ All Individuals and Groups or Teams
■ One entrant can register on both sections.
■ This competition is open only to digital cartoons & caricatures that made in the form of digitalization originally. Scanned works of non-digital cartoons & caricatures are not eligible.
■ The entrant should be the copyright holder of the works. The works should not have been awarded in the other competition nor used commercially.
2. Section and Theme
A. Cartoon – Election
B. Caricature – Politician
3. Entries
A. Digitalized works in black-and-white or color
B. Number of entries per each section: minimum 3 ~ maximum 5
C. Limitation of Cartoon cuts: maximum 5 per one work
D. Each entry should be submitted in the form of both original digital file and jpg file.
1) original file – resolution size: A4, 300 dpi or higher (2480 x 3508 pixel)
2) jpg file – resolution size: the same as the original one with the best quality setting.
4. Registration
A. No Entry Fee
B. Deadline – All files including entry forms and entries should be submitted by 18:00(Standard time for Seoul, Korea: UTC/GMT +9hrs) September 3, 2007, and works submitted after this cannot be accepted for the selection.
C. Required Document – Entry form: Only completed and confirmed entry form will be accepted. * Official language of the competition is English and Korean.
* Use separate entry forms per each section you submit.
D. For Further Information & Question
■ e-mail: dcartoon@dcartoon.co.kr
■ Tel.: +82-2-2020-1610 Fax. : +82-2-2020-1639
■ Official Website: http://www.dcartoon.co.kr
E. Entry Guideline
■ On-line Entry – Upload all the files on the following internet hard.
http://www.kthard.com/ (Click English)
Membership Login
ID : artdonga
PW : kthard.com
– Choose your entry section folder between Caricature / Cartoon in Upload Folder
– All the files including entry forms and works (original files and jpg files) should be compressed in a .zip file, saved as “entrant’s name. zip.”
– Upload “entrant’s name. zip”
■ On-line Entry only
■ All entrants will receive a confirmation by e-mail.
5. Prizes
(In parenthesis is the number of awardees)
Grand Prize(1): Cartoon/Caricature 5,000 USD (1)
Gold Prize(2): Cartoon 2,000 USD (1), Caricature 2,000 USD (1)
Silver Prize(2): Cartoon 1,000 USD (1), Caricature 1,000 USD (1)
Bronze Prize(4): Cartoon 500 USD (2), Caricature 500 USD (2)
Promotion Prize(20): Cartoon 300 USD (10), Caricature 300 USD (10)
Fine Work Prize(40): Cartoon 100 USD (20), Caricature 100 USD (20)
(Tax is included)
6. Process
■ Registration: Aug. 20 ~ 18:00 Sept. 3, 2007
■ Selection: Sept. 10 ~ Sept. 14, 2007
■ Announcement of Prize Winners: Sept. 20, 2007 (Winners will be announced on the official website http://www.dcartoon.co.kr/ and contacted in person by e-mail.)
■ Exhibition: Oct. 6 ~ Oct. 14, 2007 / Seoul Animation Center
(■ According to the circumstances of the organizer, the above process can be changeable.)
7. Exclusive on Selection and Annulment of Award Decision
A. An entry will not be considered for selection when:
– The entry form is not completed and the entrant’s information is not clearly written.
– What is written in the entry form is different from what really is.
– The entrant is not the copyright holder of the work.
B. Award-winning decision will be annulled when:
– The entrant is not the copyright holder of the work.
– The winning work has been awarded or selected at any previous competition.
– The winning work is found to be a plagiarism of, or closely similar to other works
8. Copyright
■ All rights of prize-winning works – such as copyright, property right and the right of use etc. – belong to the organizer of Dong-A·LG International Digital Cartoon Competition 2007.
9. Others
– Each entrant should hold all the right license and permission to use the materials and softwares used to create the entering work, including graphic software packages for creating artworks.
– All the files submitted for selection will not be returned.
– Matters not mentioned in these regulations will be decided by the Organizer of Dong-A·LG International Digital Cartoon Competition 2007.- By submitting the entry form and participation in the competition implies agreement by entrants to all conditions and regulations of this article.

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CONTEST

TOPIC: shopping, price, sales, payment, bargain, money, bar code, action and shop.
Entries must be A3 (297 x 420 mm) of size.
Each applicant may submit an unlimited number of entries.
The drawings must not contain any text.
On the back side of each entry there must be full name and address of the applicant.
Applicants should enclose a short autobiography and a self-portrait or a photo.

Deadline for submitting the entries is September 5th, 2007.

ADDRESS to send entries to: CARTOON-SLO, p.p. 181, 3001 CELJE, SLOVENIJA-EU.
Entries will be examined by September 15th, 2007.
Awarded contestants will be informed about the Jury’s Decision.
Participants whose entries are nominated for the catalogue are entitled to a free copy.
Entrants surrender to the organizer the right to keep entries and shall not have them returned.
Entrants surrender to the organizer the right to publish entries in cataloque or any other form of publication.Entrants are expected to familiarise themselfs with above stated regulations and to be in agreement with the specifications and conditions of participation.

The international exhibition of satirical graphic

“Tourism in Bucovina”, the 1^st Edition

The Bucovina Museum Complex from Suceava invites you to participate to the International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic: “Tourism in Bucovina”, the 1^st Edition.

Bucovina is a region from Romania (the East Europe) of a rare natural beauty.

The picturesque sceneries, the touristic objectives: the museums, the natural reservations, the mountains with running waters, the historical monuments, and the worship places constituted hundreds of years ago, all these represent a touristic potential. The people of these places are cheerful, hard working and very hospitable. Although all along their history they have encountered lots of pressures, foreign occupations, wars, they kept their identity and the cultural traditions.

By this exhibition we would like to acknowledge the tourism passionate from all over the world of the natural potential and of the touristic and economic objectives.

Even though, the inhabitants of these regions bump against the carelessness of the tourists, who often leave their negative marks upon the touristic zone, the regional authorities do not concentrate their efforts to develop the infrastructure and to develop some facilities for the touristic development.

Further details regarding to the Bucovina region could be found at the following web pages: www.muzeul-bucovina.ro, www.bucovinaturism.ro, www.bukovina.ro, www.vacanteinbucovina.ro, etc.

1. The International Exhibition of Satirical Graphic has as theme: “Tourism in Bucovina”.
2. We address to all the professional and amateurs cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world.
3. The number of sent cartoons is unlimited.
4. Please attach in .PDF or .DOC format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, exact address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV)
5. The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro and they must be of 300 dpi minimum resolution, A4 format, realized in any technique: black and white or colour
6. The cartoons will be published in the web page of the Bucovina Museum Complex Suceava www.muzeul-bucovina.ro
7. All the artists who will enter the saloon will receive the virtual catalogue of the exhibition
8. If you want to participate at this event, please send your cartoons until 31^th of August 2007.
9. The exhibition will be opened for the Bucovina public in September 2007.
10. The sent cartoons can be bought by the Bucovina public, that is why please note the price for each original work in order to receive the equivalent of the cartoon.

The Bucovina Museum Complex Suceava

Romania

Directory

Constantin-Emil URSU

www.muzeul-bucovina.ro

arta@muzeul-bucovina.ro