25th Gabrovo Biennial of Humor and Satire in Art: Open call Biennial theme: Economy of Means DEADLINE for entries: January 17th, 24:00 CET Contemporary art section Prizes: Golden Aesop Grand Prix in section contemporary art – 5000 euro; Prize of the town of Gabrovo awarded to a promising young artist – 2500 euro. Eligible are works of art executed in any technique and media. Cartoons section Prizes: Golden Aesop Grand Prix in section cartoons – 2 500 euro; Prize for cartoon – 1 500 euro Eligible are original works signed by the artists, up to A3 size and digital works, including animated cartoons (gif, flash and video) All relevant information about the 25th Gabrovo Biennial, including the online application form, can be found on its website - https://biennial.humorhouse.bg/en The Biennial consists of two juried exhibitions - one for cartoons and one for contemporary art - and a curated exhibition, titled Sensitivity Training which, for the 25th edition, will be curated by the artist Olav Westphalen. The Biennial will open on 20th May 2022 at the Museum of Humor and Satire in Gabrovo. The exhibitions continue until 30th September 2022. The Biennial is organized by the Museum of Humor and Satire with the support of the Municipality of Gabrovo and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.
54th World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2022/North Macedonia
Dear friends, CARTOONISTS, let start the year with a good news! Pleased that during of our fifty-three-years existence we have created a network of exceptional cartoonists - collaborators and friends of OSTEN, we announce the 54th WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS Skopje 2022! APPLICATION REGULAR APPLICANT should: - Fill out the APPLICATION FORM (electronically or manually) and send it to the e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. along with a photo, short bio and digital images of the works she/he is submitting - To send the electronically submited works BY POSTAL MAIL along with the printed and signed Application Form to our address: OSTEN – WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS, “8. Udarna Brigada” 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia with a note: NO COMMERCIAL VALUE! FOR EXHIBITION ONLY!!! - up to 30 April 2022 latest! True to our commitment to preserve and foster the art on paper, ORIGINAL, hand-created works are to be expected. If the cartoonist works exclusively in digital technique, printed DIGITAL WORKS - named, numbered and signed in pencil on the front will be considered. DEADLINES 30 April 2022 – Works submission 31 June 2022 – Announcement of the short-listed cartoonists 30 July 2022 – Announcement of the awarded cartoonists September 2022 – Opening of the exhibition and awards presentation AWARDS GRAND PRIX for Lifetime Achievement (1500 $ & Sculpture) – decision by the Ambassadors of OSTEN FIRST AWARD ($1000 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury SECOND AWARD ($500 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury 5 THIRD AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury 5 SPECIAL AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury CICO AWARD * for a Macedonian Cartoonist (Plaque) – decision by the OSTEN Board * In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic – Cico Fill out the APPLICATION FORM, sign up, submit the works, follow the updates on FB, and do not forget to share this information with your colleagues and friends. For more information on: www.osten.mk , and you can always contact us on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . WE ARE EXPECTING YOU! Source: osten.mk.
26th edition of the international competition FAX FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF E-MAILS AND NET VIDEOS ABOUT SOLIDARITY AMONG PEOPLE SENT BY STUDENTS AND ARTISTS 29 NOVEMBER 2021 31 MARCH 2022 WITH THE PATRONAGES OF Municipality of Spilimbergo Woman International League for Peace and Freedom Provincial Committee for UNICEF of Pordenone. * 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) E-mail, JPG format max 1,5 Mb one or more pictures or works of visual art. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2) Send short films and cartoons of maximum 5 minute length that could also be forwarded in compressed format to the following e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or forwarded by mail to via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pn) Italia. The videos can be shot / made in the most common formats (AVI, MPEG, Real Video, QuickTime, Video for Windows, etc.) WHEN Works from each competitor (individual artist, student or class) will be accepted starting from Monday November 29th 2021 at 8.00 am until Thursday March 31st 2022 at 12.00 pm. 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. Single students will also have to specify their school address, their age and the class attended. Competitors implicitly authorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalog and in 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. A catalog will be printed, reproducing a wide selection of works received after / following up, which later will be sent to competitors free of charge, previous formal request. THE JURY The jury of experts in communication, art critics and representatives of the school world will select 6 works among those received within the expiry date, according to their development of proposed themes and their effectiveness. JURY for the FIRST SELECTION of WORKS Enrico Sarcinelli, Mayor of Spilimbergo Costantino Ughi, former student representative Angelo Bertani, art critic Donato Guerra, President of the cultural association Il Circolo Lucia D'Andrea, Headmistress of the Technical and Professional Schools of Spilimbergo Il Tagliamento Nane Zavagno, artist Alvise Rampini, director of the CRAF. INTERNATIONAL JURY Stefano Mordini, director (Italy) Omar Sosa, pianist (Cuba). PRIZES The following six prizes will be awarded according to categories: - BEST WORK - Kindergarten and Primary Schools: € 300.00; - BEST WORK - Lower Secondary Schools: € 300.00; - BEST WORK - Secondary High Schools: € 300.00; - BEST WORK - Video or cartoon: € 300,00; - BEST WORK - Artists: € 300.00; SPECIAL PRIZES - BEST WORK to satirical or humorous drawing on human and civil themes: € 300,00; INFO From Spilimbergo's Superior Trouble Strip tel. + 39 (0) 427 40392 - fax + 39 (0) 427 40898 e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - www.faxforpeace.eu.
SUBMISSION CALL in languages on source: faxforpeace.
A. Participation The contest is open to all cartoonists all over the world, over the age of 12, regardless of nationality, religion, gender and education.
B. Cartoon theme: 1. Tiger 2. Christmas C. Artworks - Send by e-mail on address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Only the original artworks (up to 8 every topic) in digital form send by e-mail will be accepted. Digital works (A3, up to 300 dpi, JPEG/JPG or PNG, the maximum length per one artworks 6 MB) with personal information - name, address, e-mail, photo and brief CV (.doc format) should be sent by e-mail.
D. Deadline Entry deadline is January 18, 2022.
E. Prizes and awards Gold prize： Certificate（Digital） + Catalog（Digital） Silver prize：Certificate（Digital） + Catalog（Digital） Bronze prize：Certificate（Digital） + Catalog（Digital） Best Cartoonist award（12）：Certificate（Digital） + Catalog（Digital）
F.Catalogue Award-winning cartoonists will receive a free copy of the printed catalog（PDF Digital）.
G. Other conditions The organizers reserve the right to use them for various purposes without any obligation to compensate for it. The works will be included in the permanent exhibition and International Cartoon Museum.
By submitting works is considered that the authors accept these rules.
