30.12.14

New Year 2015 : Carlos Amorim

21st International Cartoon Humour Competition on the topic of Beer: Golden Keg 2015

21st International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEER, 
GOLDEN KEG 2015, Slovakia
On Wednesday, 1st April 2015, an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 21th competition in accordance with the Jury's decision will take place as follows:
GRAND PRIZE (Grand Prix) Golden Keg and 500 €
1st Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and 200 €
2nd Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and 150 €
3rd Prize Small Golden KEG and 100 €.
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes.
The organisers will accept for the competition all works that will be delivered at the address of the Šarišská gallery in Prešov by 2nd March 2015.
The organisers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition, while each competitor will receive a competition catalogue.
Competition rules:
1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic tecniques.
2. The competition is open to anybody and everybody, and it is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The formats of the works should not exceed the A4 dimensions.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the reverse and bear the author's full address.
5. The rewarded works will become property of the BEER GALLERY in Prešov.
6. Send your works at the address:
ŠARIŠSKÁ GALÉRIA (p. Fedor VICO) 
ul. Hlavná 51 
080 01 Prešov 
Slovakia
Please clearly mark the envelope with the word „PIVO“.
e-mail: fedorvico@gmail.com .

New Year 2015 : Andrey Klimov

New Year 2014 : Vladimir Sivtsevich Volodja

Vladimir Sivtsevich Volodja
graphic design & illustration
www.volodja.com.

28.12.14

Theme in 20-21st Humour a Gallarate Int. Cartoon Contest 2015: The Global Market

The 20th and 21st edition of Humour a Gallarate - Grand Prix Marco Biassoni are unified as an extraordinary event to celebrate the coincidence with Expo 2015 World Exposition, to be held in Milan from 1 May to 30 October. The International Cartoon Contest is organized by the "Pro Loco" of Gallarate for cultural purposes, to attest the worthy creative contents of thought and the humoristic graphic art which contribute in no mean way to the development of attentive, innovative, pluralistic and open-minded social relationship.
Regulations
1) The contest is open to all professional cartoonists, caricaturists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. The contest is articulated in 3 sections (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature)
2) Theme: THE GLOBAL MARKET
Sections A) Graphics/Cartoon B) Satire C) Caricature.
It's possible to participate in all the sections.
3) Entries: max. 3 works. The works must be original, UNPUBLISHED WORK, and accompanied by the author's photo or caricature, entry-form and biography. Each work should bear the signature or mark of the author and name, surname, address, phone number and other data on the back. The authors have to indicate the section for each work.
4) Size: A4 (21 x 29,7 cm)
5) Technique: Free.
The works produced with graphics programs, will be accepted for the competition ONLY if sent in hard copy, signed by the author. COPIES OF WORKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The works submitted in digital format, via email or digital devices, will not be considered for the awards, but only for the exhibition and the catalogue.
6) Deadline: March 15, 2015 (the post-mark will provide the proof)
7) Jury: the selection of works and the awarding of prizes is exclusive jurisdiction of the Jury, appointed by the Pro Loco Gallarate, that will meet on 28th of March 2015 in Gallarate. The jury's decision is final.
8) Prizes: the Jury will award the following prizes:
Grand Prix "Marco Biassoni" for the best work between all sections (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) - 1.000 €uro + diploma
1st Prize for each section (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) - 500 €uro + diploma
Special Prize of Jury for each section (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) - diploma
5 Special Mentions for each section (Graphics/Cartoon, Satire, Caricature) - diploma
Special Prize Osvaldo Cavandoli "Cava" (creator of the famous character "La Linea") for the best work of all sections, that combines humoristic beauty with the essentiality of graphic execution - 500 €uro + diploma
9) Exhibition: May 3 – June 30, 2015 at the Minoletti building, Garibaldi Square - Gallarate.
Opening ceremony: May 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM
All authors who will attend the opening ceremony are invited to a rustic lunch.
10) Catalogue: each selected author, exhibited in shows and published in the catalogue, will receive a complimentary copy of the same.
11) Property: the Organizers reserves the rights to reproduce the cartoons in catalogue, newspapers, or posters to promote the Contest and to exhibit a selection of works in other locations in Italy and other countries. All the works will not be returned and will be included in the "Humour Gallarate Collection".
By submitting the works, the author accepts the rules and regulations of the Contest and the decisions of the Jury.
Entry-form on source: http://www.fanofunny.com/guests/humourgallarate/index.html.
The works should be sent to:
Pro Loco Gallarate
Vicolo del Gambero n. 10
21013 Gallarate (VA)
ITALY
For further informations
proloco.gallarate@libero.it
Phone/Fax (+39)0331.774968 .

26.12.14

New Year 2015 : Camilo A. Triana C.

2nd International Cartoon Gathering, Egypt 2015

2nd INTERNATIONAL CARTOON GATHERING - EGYPT 2015
(To be held in 5th April 2015)
Foreign Cultural Relations Sector, Ministry of Culture In Egypt, organizes in cooperation with Egyptian Caricature Society, 2nd International Cartoon Gathering.
Eligible Participants
Open to all artists from all over the world above 18
Theme
1- Health
2- Free
Technical Criteria
• All artworks to be prepared at 300 dpi
• Actual size A3 (297mmx420mm) in JPG format.
• Submitted works can be in color or black and white, in any style or technique.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Submitted works must not violate copyright laws.
• By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition.
Submission
• The entry should be submitted to egyptcartoon2014@yahoo.com
Latest by 10th March 2015
• The submission should contain the candidate’s
~ Full Name
~ e-mail address
~ Contact no
~ Full address
~ Date of birth (date-month-year)
A brief C.V in English and passport size photo of the artist should be submitted as well.
Selection Criteria
• Entries will be judged by prominent Jury based on the quality of work submitted.
• A catalogue of selected artworks will be printed, a copy of which will be sent to the selected authors.
For more details please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/egyptcartoon
or contact us at :
egyptcartoon2014@yahoo.com.

New Year 2015 : Saskia Gheysens, ECC - Kruishoutem, Belgium

The team of the European Cartoon Center Kruishoutem
wishes you a colorfull and creative 2015!
www.ecc-kruishoutem.be

24.12.14

6th International Cartoon Competition Berlin 2015, Germany, with theme: Spying

6TH INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMPETITION BERLIN 2015
The competition starts on the 4th of January 2015!!!!
Regulations of the Competition
General
The competition takes place online and over this internet side only! Participation is free of charge.
Sent originals cannot be accepted! A return isn't possible for organizational reasons. Sending by e-mail can only be accepted in exceptional case.
Themes
The theme of the contest 2015 is: "SPYING"
Prizes and Awards
1st Prize: Golden He-Goat + Certificate
2nd Prize: Silver He-Goat + Certificate
3rd Prize: Bronze He-Goat + Certificate
Audience Award: Certificate
Participation Conditions
Participants: all cartoonists.
Organizer
Valeriu Kurtu (KURTUKUNST Gallery) in cooperation with the LIMES Image Agency
im KU-DAMM Karee, Kurfürstendamm 207-208, Eingang Lietzenburger Str 80, 10719 Berlin
E-mail: contact@limes-net.com
Jury
The prize winners are determined by an international independent jury. The decision of the jury is final.
Audience Award
All visitors of the competition website have the possibility to give an award.
From 4th January until 15th March 2015 you can vote all cartoons under the menu item "CARTOONS".
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of cartoons: 15th March 2015 (EXTENDED:) 29 MARCH 2015
The transmittal of the cartoons takes place in digital form via this internet page: www.cartoonberlin.de.
Number of cartoons
Max. number of entries per cartoonist: three cartoons.
The cartoons must be the original work of the artist.
Registration
The registration for the competition takes place via this internet page.
First you have to registry as a participants of the competition. After registration an email will be sent to you with your password for your personal area. In this area you can upload your cartoons on our server.
Size / File Format
Minimum Size: 500 KB
Maximum Size: 25 MB
File Format: JPG
Color Mode: RGB
Production
The cartoon can be produced analogue or digital, but it has to be sent to us only in digital format.
Caption
The caption in English or German takes place only via internet before uploading of the cartoons.
Dates
The jury starts with the determination of the prize winners from beginning of April 2015.
The exhibition date is not yet fixed.
Presentation of the cartoons
The contestant allows the organizer to use the cartoons for own puplications only in connection with this competition.
With the sending of the works for the competition the contestant accepts automatically the regulation of the competition and agrees the print of the cartoons for the exhibition and catalogues.
Awards Ceremony / Vernissage
The awards ceremony of the 6th International Cartoon Competition Berlin 2015 takes place on the 5th of June 2015 in the Museum STORY OF BERLIN.
All copyrights are held by the author of the cartoons.
The decision is final.
Errors and changes excepted.
Source: http://limes-net.com/contest/.

New Year 2015 : Mario Barros

23.12.14

New Year 2015 : Marilena Nardi

Invitation : 17th PortoCartoon World Festival 2015, Portugal

17.PortoCartoon2015
Dear Cartoonist,
2015 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Light . Illuminating this subject with the light of the cartoon seems to us one of the best appeals to the artists of humor.
This is an issue of sovereign importance, which also shows many inequalities that exist worldwide. The light of the sun and moon is the same for everyone. But the other lights, electricity and all that goes with it, are the reason for the darkness in different parts of the world. This is the reflection that we intend to evoke. Come on with a humorous light! With the bright focus on progress and distortions in the spotlight and behind the scenes. In between is an undeniable truth: there is no light without shade!
Two great figures have been appointed for the 2015 edition of the Caricature Special Awards:
1 - The Portuguese football player (born in Madeira) Cristiano Ronaldo, a sports icon, winner of Golden Balls and Golden Boots;
2 - and the American writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), Nobel Prize for Literature, who participated in the First World War a century ago. This participation, as a driver of the Red Cross and the correspondent of the Kansas City Star newspaper, inspired him A Farewell to Arms (1929), an emblematic work of his literary career.
The choice of this figures aim to target the ingeniousness of humour artists, and arises from other designations made since 2013: Manoel de Oliveira and José Saramago (in 2013); Nelson Mandela and Siza Vieira (in 2014).
We will be looking forward to receiving your most appreciated participation, with our best wishes for a 2015 full of humour,
Luís Humberto Marcos
Director
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 02 MARCH 2015
Contacts:
PortoCartoon-World Festival
The Portuguese Printing Press Museum
Estrada Nacional 108, nº 206
4300- 316 Porto
Portugal
Tel: +351 22 530 49 66
portocartoon@museudaimprensa.pt
www.cartoonvirtualmuseum.org
17. PortoCartoon 2015: General Rules & Regulations in PDF

New Year 2015 : Alexander Dubovsky

New Year 2015 : Leo Massimino, Argentina

19.12.14

Results of the IV International competition of cartoons and caricatures "The Devil gas station"

The results of the IV International competition of cartoons and caricatures "The Devil gas station" 2014, Ukraine
The competition is devoted to terrorism supported by Putin's Russia in the World. It is dated for Birthday of the Main Instigator of Wars - Vladimir Putin (10. 07.2014).
The FIRST PRIZE and big "Rudui Panko" bronze figurine was received by Andriy Levchenko from Poltava, Ukraine (Top).
The Second place and small "Rudui Panko" bronze figurine was received by Riber Hansson from Stockholm, Sweden.
The Third place and "Rudui Panko" authors figurine was received by Sergey Tunin from Moskow, Russia.
Diplomas of competition gained:
Australia
1.Louís Pol. Neytral Bay.
Azerbaijan
2. Bayram Hajizadeh, Baku.
Colombia
3. Raul Alfonso Grisales. Bogota.
Spain
4. Joseba Berrondo Arbelaiz. San Sebastian.
China
5. Jin Xiao Xing. Gu Shi.
Iran
6. Aidin Ardjomandi. Tehran.
Italy
7. Andrea Pecchia. Roma.
USA
8. Andrey Feldshteyn. Minneapolis.
Ukraine
9. Aleksandr Dubovsky.Dnepropetrovsk.
10. Vladimir Kazanevsky. Kiev.
11. Alеksey Kustovsky. Kiev.
12. Viktor Holub. Zdolbunov.
Germany
13. Pavel Taussig. Berlin.
Russia
14. Huhriki. Moskow.
France
15. Vahe Nersesian. Maxeville.
Total catalog of a caricature and cartoons "The Devil gas station" is prepared for printing. It will be sent to authors till 12. 1. 2015. In the catalog of a cartoons/caricatures of authors which passed in the first round of competition are selected. It is possible to order additional copies with an advance payment. Advance payment conditions: http://art-krug.com/Content/show/page/reklama.
Source: http://art-krug.com/News/show.

15.12.14

New Year 2015 : Karol Cizmazia, Cartoon Gallery, Slovakia

New Year 2015 : MUDr Jiří Srna

New Year 2015 : Willem Rasing

Dear friends,
The crash of plane MH17, the war of and against IS, the threat of Russia in the Ukraine, the deadly Ebola virus and recently the report about extreme torture by the CIA are some of the events that mark 2014.
Nevertheless I would like to wish you a merry christmas and a happy 2015.
Greetings
Willem Rasing
http://wrasing1.wix.com/willemrasingartoons.

14.12.14

New Year 2015 : Juli Sanchis HARCA, Spain

Ens roben la cartera, el treball, la Sanitat i Escola pública i universal, però el que no podran robar-nos és l'esperança de que un altre món és possible.
Per uns Nadals més humans i solidaris.
Nos roban la cartera, el trabajo, la Sanidad y la Enseñanza públicas, pero no nos robarán la Esperanza de que otro mundo es posible. Por unas Navidades más humanas y solidarias.
We steal the wallet, work, health and public education, but not rob us hope that another world is possible. For a more humane and compassionate Christmas.

Artoon exhibition in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2015

The Musée des Maîtres et Artisans du Québec will hold the exhibition of the cartoons and illustrations of Behzad Ghafarizadeh and Oleg Dergachov with title of Artoon (Art+Cartoon) from 8th January to 8th February 2015. The exhibition includes 50 cartoons and illustration of these two artists with different techniques.
Opening of the exhibition : January 8th, 2015 at 6:00 pm.
Musée des Maîtres et Artisans du Québec
615, avenue Sainte-Croix
Saint-Laurent circumscription
Montreal Qc H4L 3X6