Sunday, October 11, 2009

Just explain it simply – the financial crisis and poverty

In the autumn of 2008, many people were caught off guard when terms such as “financial crisis” and “banking crisis” began making the news. For too long, the proponents of a free market economy have interpreted globalization as solely an economic matter, and have advocated unfettered markets - neoliberalism. Suddenly, the contradictions within this viewpoint became more noticable. The recent crisis appears to have had its origins in the uncontrolled growth of financial markets. The financial crisis has in turn begun to aggravate the crisis of economies already marked by stagnation and rising unemployment. And the real losers of this financial and economic crisis will obviously be the poor and the poorest. But how are these economic forces interrelated? Why do society’s poorest bear the brunt of the crisis, when in fact the money has been gambled away in the boardrooms of major corporations? We are looking for critical and satirical observations/commentaries which confront the causes and effects of the financial crisis, and the related contradictions and conflicts, on both a small and large scale.Explain it simply — through means of cartoons and caricatures.
Conditions for participation:
1. The title of this competition for cartoons and caricatures is „JUST EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY – THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND POVERTY“.
2. The call for entries is directed towards all cartoonists.
3. Deadline: Submissions must be mailed by 07th of November, 2009 to TALIDE e.V., Waldemarstraße 33, 18057 Rostock, Germany. Submissions postmarked later than 07th Nov. will not be accepted in the competition. The words „Erklär’s mal einfach“ must be written on the entry envelope.
4. Each participant may submit a maximum of three artworks. The artworks must be originals. They may not be have been submitted to other competitions. Captions should be either in German, Spanish or the English language.
5. Only the submitting artist’s original works are permitted.
6. Maximum format of the artworks: A4 (210 x 297 mm). The artwork should not be framed. There are no restrictions concerning artistic technique. The proposed works should also be sent to TALIDE by email. Please use the email form on the project homepage. Use JPG as your file format, 300 dpi image resolution.
7. On the reverse side of the original artworks should be written the full name, postal address, email address and phone number of the artist.
8. Also include a short C.V. (curriculum vitae), max. one A4 page, and a photo or a self-caricature of the artist.
9. Participation in the competition must be declared by 31. October, 2009 by filling out the participation form on the project website.
10. The prizewinners will be selected by an independent jury.
11. Three main prizes will be awarded: 1st prize: 1.000 Euro, 2nd prize: 500 Euro, 3rd prize: 300 Euro.
12. The three winning artworks will become the property of the competition organizers.
13. Selected entries will be exhibited. In addition, a competition catalog will be produced. Each artist whose works are exhibited or presented in the catalog will receive a copy of the catalog free of charge.
14. Originals will only be sent back if indicated by the artist. In this case, enclose an envelope and sufficient postage to return your submission.
15. Participants in the competition grant permission for the use of the proposed artworks in the competition organizer’s own publications, and for publications related to the competition.
16. By submitting artworks for this competition, the participant agrees to the competition terms and conditions. The artist explicitly agrees that by taking part in this competition, the artist grants his or her permission for the submitted artwork to be exhibited and to be published in the competition catalog.
17. The participant agrees to make no legal claims against the competition organizers.
WEB: http://cartoons.talide.de/en/wettbewerbaufruf.php5

GOLDEN HELMET ANNOUNCES A CONTEST'S

THEME: CRISIS
CATEGORIES:
1. CARTOON
2. WRITTEN FORM - Short story - Poem - Aphorism
PROPOSITIONS:
1. CARTOON: ORIGINAL, MIN. A4 (210 x 297 mm), MAX A3 (297 x 420 mm), TECHNIQUE FREE;
2. WRITTEN FORM: MAXIMUM TWO TYPED PAGES OR UP TO 20 APHORISMS;
AWARDS:CARTOON:
1st AWARD: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 1000 € + ONE-MAN EXHIBITION IN 2010;
2nd AWARD: 500 €;
3rd AWARD: 300 €.
WRITTEN FORM:
SHORT STORY: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 300 €
POEM: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 300 €
APHORISM: PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* + 300 €.
Deadline: 20.11.2009.
Only unpublished works will be taken into consideration. Written works to be sent under a code!
Jury decision will be announced on - 01.12.2009.
Awards will be handed at Final Festival Evening on April 1, 2010.
The Organizer will bear travel and accommodation cost of awarded authors.
Festival official languages are Serbian and English.
All works remain property of the Festival.
Address:
Kulturni centar Krusevac, Festival “Golden Helmet” Toplisina br. 2; 37000 Krusevac, Serbia
tel: +381 (0) 37 / 423 025, 421 877 ;
e-mail: kck@kck.org.rs ,
goldenhelmet@kck.org.rs ,
zlatnakaciga@kck.org.rs .

International competition for cartoon and comic strip “Climate change!?” Ruse, Bulgaria 2009

Organized by:Municipality of Ruse - European Information Centre “Europe Direct”Ruse, 4 Svoboda sq.In cooperation with Ruse Art Gallery.Rules and organization of the competition
Concept: The objective of the competition is to show creative view toward climate change via interpretation of professionals and amateur cartoonists from all over the world. Topics could be chosen among objectives accepted by EU for decreasing negative impact of human activities. Such could be: encouraging usage of renewable energy (sun, wind, geothermal energy, energy from tides and ebbs); CO2 trade emission schemes; improvement of energy efficiency and activities of each individual to decrease used energy (CO2 footprint).
Categories:І.
Cartoon;ІІ.
Comic strip;
Conditions for participation:
Every participant can present up to 3 works in A3/A4 format;Cartoons/comic strips can be color or black and white;The participants should be at least 18 years old;
Deadline for accepting works is 30.11.2009
at address:
Ruse Art Gallery 39 Borisova str. Ruse 7000 Bulgaria
For the competition Cartoon and Comic stripParticipants should send a short CV, name, surname and family name, title of the work, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address.
The Jury including members:Volodya Kenarev, artist, deputy mayor in Municipality of Ruse;Krasimira Kirilova, artist, curator in Ruse Art Gallery;Valentin Georgiev, artist-cartoonist;Emiliya Petkova, manager EIC Europe Direct Ruse;Irina Yordanova, expert in EIC Europe Direct Ruse;Will determine the winners of the following awards:
For category І – І prize of 200 euro and diploma;
For category ІІ – І prize of 200 euro and diploma;2 special diplomas in each category.
The awarded and selected works will take part in exhibition in Ruse Art Gallery; the cartoons and comic strips are not going to be sent back to the sender and will become part of collection of EIC Europe Direct Ruse.
They will be part of exhibition, which will be shown in Europe Direct centers in Bulgaria.The postal expenses are covered by participants.
There is no fee for participation in the competition;
The selected and awarded authors will receive electronic catalogue – CD from the exhibition.
The participation in this competition is considered as agreement of the author with its conditions.
We wish success to all participants!
Opening of exhibition:15 December 2009, 18.00
In Ruse Art Gallery, Ruse, 39 Borisova str.
Contacts:To ask your questions regarding organization and conditions of the competition, please use phone number:
+359 82 519 504
+359 82 519 504,
e-mail: info@europedirect-ruse.eu
to address the team of European Information Centre Europe Direct Ruse or to Mr. Valentin Georgiev +359 885 447 511 +359 885 447 511,
e-mail:
valyo1970art@yahoo.com .

International Manmohan Singh-Sonia Gandhi Caricature Contest

Friday, October 09, 2009

CARTOON FESTIVAL IN Athens

THE.((NOSOTROS))CULTURAL CENTER IN ATHENS,PROCLAMES A CARTOON FESTIVAL IN ATHENS.
THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIONAL FESIVAL.
THE THEME IS FREE TO THE INTERNATIONAL SECTION.
FOR THE GREEK PARTICIPANTS THERE IS A THEME-ABOUT THE LIFE AND PROBLEMS OF THE -((EXARCHEIA))=AN INTRESTING...
BUT ALSO FULL OF PROBLEMS QUARTER IN ATHENS..((EXARCHEIA))
IS AN ARTISTS AND STUDENTS INHABITANCE IN ATHENS.
FOR THE NOT GREEK CARTOONISTS-WHO INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATED..
IT IS BETTER OF CAURCE TO TAKE THE FREE SUBJECT TO THEYR OPTIONS...
CARTOONISTS MUST SEND 3 WORKS (ORIGINALS/OR DIGITAL) TO THE ORGANIZER.
DEMETRIOS COUTARELLI, FRIEND OF=((NOSOTROS CULTURAL CENTER)). KIFISIAS AVENUE 118 B 11526 ATHENS GREECE,
OR BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO= DEMETRIOS COUTARELLI= Fedorovacoutarelli@yahoo.gr
THE CENTER WILL CREARE A BLOG TO THE INTERNET WITH NAMES AND WORKS OF PARTICIPANTS.PARTICIPANTS ALSO HAVE TO SEND THEYR NAME AND ADRESS PRINTED TO A SMALL(A-5) PAPER.
DEAD LINE=12/11/2009.
ON THE FUTURE,WE DECLAIR THE EXACTLY DATES OF THE FESTIVAL.
WE THANK YOU ALL WHO DESIRES TO PARTICIPATE TO THIS FESTIVITY.
DEMETRIOS COUTARELLI
FEDOROVACOUTARELLI@YAHOO.GR
www.hellascartoon.gr
www.coutarelli.blogspot.com
www.fecogrlevadya.blogspot.com

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

International Cartoon Biennial of Earthquake & Strengthening

Khaneh Omran Engineering Educational Institute proudly announces the International Cartoon Biennial of Earthquake and Strengthening to be held in Mashhad, Iran on December 12-16, 2009, a memorial to Bam Earthquake Disaster.
The Cartoon Biennial will carry on the successful tradition of the previous seminars held at Khaneh Omran Institute. The aim of this biennial is to promote the culture of earthquake strengthening of constructions and to initiate a move toward public educational programs.
Hence, the International Cartoon Biennial organizing committee invites cartoonists from all over the world to participate in this contest.
Topics:
Designing Earthquake Resistant BuildingsEarthquake Strengthening of Existing Buildings
Repairing and Renovation of Buildings after the Earthquake
Prevention of unmethodical construction
Regulations:
1- The contest is open to all cartoonists.
2- The Cartoon Biennial will be run in two professional and student sections. The professional works will be judged in the main section and the student works in peripheral section.
3- A maximum of 5 works can be submitted by the participating cartoonists.
4- The works should have been awarded in no other previous cartoon contests or festivals.
5- It is essential for the participants to send their personal information (including first name, last name, postal address, phone number, e-mail, photo, a short biography) with their work(s).
6- All the cartoonists whom their cartoons are displayed in the exhibition will receive a free copy of biennial catalogue.
7- The digital file of the artwork should be in JPG format, in 1200 pixel size (length or width) and with 150 dpi resolution.
8- The file(s) should be sent to cartoon@khanehomran.com or khaneh.omran@yahoo.com
9- The choice of technique is free.
10- The organizers hold all the rights to publish the cartoons submitted to the contest and use them in any form.
Important dates:
Deadline: November 30, 2009
The international jury: December 9-10, 2009
Results: December 13, 2009
Exhibition: December 12-16, 2009
Prizes:
First Prize: 1000$ + Trophy + Honorable Mention
Second Prize: 750$ + Trophy + Honorable Mention
Third Prize: 500$ + Trophy + Honorable Mention.
The jury panel of the Cartoon Biennial will also award 7 selected artists with Honorable Mentions.
In the Peripheral (student) Section, the jury panel will award 3 selected artists with Trophy and Honorable Mentions.

Friday, October 02, 2009

Melaito convoca Salon de Humorismo St. Clara 2009 (Cuba)

La publicación humorística Melaíto y la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba en Villa Clara (UNEAC), convocan al IX Salón de Humorismo «Santa Clara 2009», con carácter internacional.
Bases:
Los temas a concursar serán libre y erótico. Las dimensiones de las obras pueden llegar hasta 25 x 35 cm en tamaño máximo, en cualquier técnica y soporte ,incluidos copias impresas de trabajos digitales, los de tercera dimensión no rebasarán los 50 x 50 cm en cualquiera de sus lados.
Cada autor puede enviar un máximo de 5 obras por categoría.
Las obras deben ser enviadas por correo postal y se recibirán hasta el 30 de noviembre del 2009 en:
Casa de la UNEAC
Máximo Gómez no. 107 entre Julio Jover y Martí,
Santa Clara, Villa Clara,
Cuba.
Los premios:
Se otorgarán 3 premios por cada categoría y las menciones que el jurado estime pertinentes:
Para participantes nacionales:
1er premio: 2 000 moneda nacional y diploma
2do premio: 1 300 moneda nacional y diploma
3er premio: 800 moneda nacional y diploma
Para participantes extranjeros:
Los laureados recibirán como premio una obra de artes plásticas original, en lienzo de un reconocido pintor villaclareño y diploma, que se les hará llegar de forma segura.
El jurado estará integrado por prestigiosos caricaturistas, y su dictamen será inapelable
Además, en los días comprendidos entre el 18 y el 20 de diciembre del 2009 tendrá lugar un encuentro entre destacados dibujantes en la ciudad de Santa Clara, y se realizará un mural colectivo.
La inauguración de la exposición y entrega de los premios se efectuará el 20 de diciembre del 2009 a las 3:00 de la tarde en la sede de la UNEAC en Villa Clara.Para aclarar dudas sobre la presente convocatoria pueden dirigirse a la siguiente dirección:

Thursday, October 01, 2009

4th International Don Quichotte Cartoon Contest “Integration / Assimilation”

The word „Integration“ in dictionary means coalescence, cohesion and adaptation. „Assimilation“ contains the meanings of alteration, resembling each other or adjusting oneself. These conseptions which seem as if they are different from each other build the parts of a complement especially in migration countries. Also one of them is the entity reason of the other one.
Nowadays neither the immigrants can accommodate to the society where they live nor they can live their own ethnic cultures freely. At the process of accommadition to the society of immigrants where live it can be possible that they are assimilated as much they diverge from their own culture also that they become estranged. But the real meaning of „integration“ is to be able to live in a country without losing self-identity. Whatever the ethnic origin of the person, the society accord the right of protection of his ethnic culture and language. Otherwise there is an „assimilation“ in other words „obligatory alteration“.In social life „ideal person“ is who embrace the other cultures and folks. Our goal is that the societies do not confuse „adaptation“ and „alteration“ conceptions and that they provide that people maintain their cultures freely. The aim of our cartoon contest is to actualize this synthesis which can not actualize in real terms- through the cartoon art and to convey the required messages to the immigrant countries.
The Rules of Competition:
1) The participation in contest is possible only by Internet.
2) At most three cartoons can be sent.
3) The participating work may have been published neither with another competition presented nor on any way. With an offence, the deprivation of the achieved prices is the result.
4) The designs are to be drawn in A3-Size to deliver in 300 dpi dissolution and in JPEG format. They know both and black-and-white, and to be colored, the coloured representation is exactly the same as the colortechnical treatment of the work is incumbent on not a containment.
5) The sent cartoons are issued first on the web pages of the “Don Quichotte” under the column “Today”. Thus the work those is excluded the regulation to contradict, promptly from the competition. Thus in the past the pretty often experienced unauthorized counterfeit, of a work is avoided.
6) Deadline for the participation to the contest: 1 December 2009
7) The jury formed from the cartoonists of the different countries will evaluate the sent cartoons in December. The results will be announced on 15 January.
8) The prize ceremony will take place in Holland in March 2010. (Place and date of this meeting are communicated at a later time).
The Prizes:- First Prize: € 1,000, 00- Second Prize: € 750,00- Third Prize: € 500,00- Special Prize of “Semih Balcioglu”- 10 Mentions
.Preselector Jury Members: Erdogan Karayel, Hicabi Demirci, Oğuz Gürel, Hayati Boyacioglu, Ahmet Aykanat.
Jury Members: Marlene Pohle, Massoud Shojai, Marcio Leite, Marian Avramescu, Vladimir Kazanevsky, Valeri Kurtu, Amorim, Julian Pena Pai, Raed Khalil, Willem Rasing, Seyran Caferli, Nezih Danyal, Eray Özbek, Firuz Kutal, Hüseyin Cakmak, Hicabi Demirci, Erdogan Karayel.

THE UNITED NATIONS RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD 2009

The prizes are to be announced during the month of December 2009, 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
Second prize, of $5,000.00 and a plaque
Third prize, of $3,000.00 and a plaque
Ten (10) honorable mentions, in the form of plaques.
Rules for Exhibits:
1. Entries must be submitted in writing and addressed to
THE UNITED NATIONS RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD,Trump Tower, 721 Fifth Ave, Suites 59H & 60H, New York, NY 10022 (no phone or fax calls, please).
Entries for awards must be received on or before November 12, 2009, to cover work done in the year 2008/9, 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.
Every entry should 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.