sâmbătă, 21 mai 2011

18th CARTOONRENDON INTERNATIONAL CONTEST FESTIVAL 2011, Colombia (Click)

    
The Festival is an event sponsored by the municipal administration of Rionegro during  seventeen serial years in memory of Ricardo Rendón Bravo.
The Festival, only in the history of the country for their trajectory and continuity; he has allowed to look at the perception of authors of but of 85 countries, main characters of the changes and experiences of the towns that contribute to the humanity's growth with the same humour. The laughing thought and its universal language, caricature is the most effective weapon against the thought that does not laugh.
It is a dream and an universal yearning to erase frontiers so territorial as ideological that prevent us to live in harmony and to visualize the light of the freedom as principle of peace and coexistence.


The Conditions :

1)       The contest is open to all cartoonists all over the world.
2)       The deadline for entries is June 7 – 2011
3)       The themes of the competition are Three:

             1.  ARTS VISUAL: (The visual arts are forms of art expressions found preeminently focused on job creation that are visual by nature as being). Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography, Installations, Performance, Video and Design).
            2. PERSONALITIES:  ARTIST ELADIO VELEZ VELEZ  and FERNANDO BOTERO ANGULO, (See biography and images www.cartoonrendon.com) 
            3. Free

4)       Each participant can present in the competition a maximum of Two cartoons for theme.
5)       You can participate with cartoons in white and black or in color.
6)       The size of cartoons will not exceed  30 x 40 cms maximum.
7)       You can also participate in the competition with cartoons that have already been published or rewarded previously, all the presented cartoons will be original. Photographs, photocopies etc, will not be accepted, and the transport of the cartoons in charge of the participant.
8)       Participants are requested to send, together with their cartoons, a short curriculum vitae and a photograph.
9)       In the reverse of each cartoon he/she should go the name, surname, address, telephone number and country of origin of the participant.
10)  The selected Caricaturist will receive free a catalogue.
11)  The jury composed of Colombian and foreign cartoonists.
12)  The results will be announced in the month of July of 2011.
13)  The cartoons presented in the competition won't be returned.
14)  By filling in the entrance form attached, the participant declares and accepts in advance that (s)he has turned over the financial rights (s)he holds over the cartoon or cartoons vis-à-vis the public to Cartoonrendon without limitation on location, time period and number the intellectual property all rights for publication.(S)he agrees that Cartoonrendon may use such cartoons, exhibit them, keep them in its archives and publish them on the internet or through other media.
15)  The organization is reserved the right of exhibiting those works that he/she understands they can attempt against individual or collective rights.
16)  The Participation in the competition supposes the entire acceptance and without reservations all the conditions.

The Prizes :

  Grand Prix  Theme  “ARTS VISUAL ”                US   2.000
  Prize  Theme Artist “ ELADIO VELEZ  VELEZ “   US      500
  Prize  Theme Artist “ FERNANDO BOTERO “      US      500
  Prize  Theme  FREE                                            US      500
  Special Prizes offered by various institutions.

 Address :

The works should be sent to :
18° FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CARICATURA Fernando Pica
Centro Cultural / Cr 50 # 48  05, Rionegro,  Antioquia COLOMBIA


Take the Entry Form from the site: