Nasreddin Hodja Caricature Contest and a Prize of $5,000
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Karikaturculer Dernegi – The Association of Cartoonists – invites caricaturists from all over the world to send their published or unpublished works of art to the 38th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest 2018. All the caricatures participating in the contest shall be kept at the Istanbul Center of Caricature and Humor by the Association of Cartoonists, and the jury will choose which caricatures will be included in the album and which will be exhibited. The results are going to be announced on August 1, 2018.
Contest rules:
[1] The caricatures must not be awarded by another competition
[2] The subject of the competition is free
[3] The caricaturists can participate with up to 3 caricatures
[4] The dimensions of the caricatures shall not be bigger than 30x40cm
[5] The caricatures shall be original
Prizes:
[1] Grand Prize: $5,000
[2] Five Honor Prizes: $1,000
[3] Special Prizes offered by various establishments, associations, newspapers, art magazines, syndicates and agencies
About Karickaturculer Dernegi:
Karickaturculer Dernegi is an association made up of cartoonists based in Turkey. It organizes many contests annually specifically for artists.
About Nasreddin Hodja:
Nasreddin Hodja is an Anatolian and world sage who voiced his values that had general validity in various circumstances and connections through anecdotes spiced with his clever wit. He presented the Anatolian people through the adept logic and wit, and his fame has spread through East and West far beyond the confines of Anatolia.