SECOND INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST, SOFIA’ 2011

SOFIA MUNICIPALITY,

CARTOON SECTION AT THE UNION OF BULGARIAN ARTISTS,

THEME: THE ARTIST IN ART

The art of music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, literature, theatre, photography, and cinema, seen through the art of laughter: the cartoon art.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:

Participants may send maximum 3 entries in a digital format (JPG) via the internet to this e-mail address: bgcartoon@abv.bg

The works will be shown in the open air on enlarged copies (nearly the size of a billboard). In view of the exhibition’s high quality, the cartoons must be A4 / A3 size, JPG format scanned at 300 dpi.

The artists should mention in their email: name, surname, address, e-mail address, title or number of each entry. The cartoons submitted for the competition must not have been awarded in other contests.

DEAD LINE:

September 1, 2011

A jury will make a selection of 120-150 entries and their authors will be considered for prizes and included in the exhibition catalogue.

PRIZES:

First prize: 1000 EUR

Second prize: 500 EUR

Third prize: 300 EUR

5 Special prizes

The prize winners will be asked to send the originals of the awarded works.

TECHNIQUE:

The technique is free, black and white or colour; the entries may bear no captions. Digitally created artworks will also be accepted.

Photographs or copies of the original works will not be accepted.

EXHIBITION:

The exhibition is to be opened on November 10, 2011. Enlarged copies of the works will be shown in the open air in Sofia.

CATALOGUE:

The entries selected for the exhibition, as well as the awarded works will be included in the catalogue. Every participant in the exhibition will receive a copy of the catalogue.

RESULTS:

The results of the exhibition and the accompanying events will be announced on the website of the Bulgarian cartoonists:

http://www.cartoonbg.com

COPYRIGHTS:

By virtue of their participation artists agree to allow the organizers to print their works for promotional purposes.

Good luck!