World Gallery of Cartoons by OSTEN with In-Kind and Cash Prizes up to $2.000

OSTEN is accepting entries for 55 World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2023 contest. Pleased that during of its fifty-three-years existence we have created a network of exceptional cartoonists - collaborators and friends of OSTEN, we announce the 55 WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS Skopje 2023!

• GRAND PRIX for LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (1500 $ & Sculpture) – decision by the Ambassadors of OSTEN
• FIRST AWARD ($1000 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
• SECOND AWARD ($500 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
• 5 THIRD AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
• 5 SPECIAL AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
• CICO AWARD * for a Macedonian Cartoonist (Plaque) – decision by the OSTEN Board. In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic – Cico

• TYPES OF WORKS – cartoons | satirical drawing | comic/strip (onepanel of non-linguistic strip)
• THEME | TECHNIQUE by the author’s choice
• FORMAT - А3 (42 х 30 см) or А4 (30 х 21 см)
• NUMBER of WORKS – up to 5 works / cartoonist

The cartoonists can participate with:

• ORIGINAL WORKS, (hand-created works/drawn on paper or other media)
• DIGITAL WORKS (printed, numbered and signed in pencil on the front)

Other criteria:

• Only original works from the NEWER PRODUCTION, which have not previously been PUBLISHED or AWARDED, will be considered
• WORKS that are deemed by the jury to be identical or closely similar to the known works by another cartoonist - will NOT be judged
• IF DETECTED the cartoonist has violated any of the rules for participation after the awarding - the jury has the right to withdraw the award
• ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZER’S DIRECTIONS, the selector and the international jury will pay particular attention to the visual expression of the submitted works

REGULAR APPLICANT should:

• Fill out the APPLICATION FORM (electronically or manually) and send it to the e-mail: cartoons@osten.com.mk along with a photo, short bio and digital images of the submitted works
• To send the electronically submited works -original or digital (printed, numbered and signed) BY POSTAL MAIL along with the printed and signed Application Form to our address: OSTEN – WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS, “8. Udarna Brigada” 2, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
• with a note: NO COMMERCIAL VALUE! FOR EXHIBITION ONLY!!! - up to 30 June 2023 latest!
• ON THE BACK OF EACH WORK TO WRITE the name, the country and the title of the work

Fees:

You should choose one of the options below:

• To participate WITHOUT A PARTICIPATION FEE (the submitted works remain in the OSTEN Collection).
• To participate WITH A PARTICIPATION FEE of 20 $ (non-selected works to be returned to the author).

The process:

• The process of organization of the 55th WGC Skopje 2023 is in four phases:
• APPLICATION (March – June 2023)
• SELECTION + publication of selected cartoonists (July – September 2023)
• JURY + announcement of finalists (October 2023)
• ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDED CARTOONISTS (October – November 2023)
• THE OFFICIAL EXHIBITION and AWARD GIVING (December 2023) in Skopje, R.N.M.

About OSTEN:

OSTEN is a recognizable brand in the area of art, emancipated thought, and liberated creation since 1945, with its experience and influence on the improvement of culture and art, OSTEN is an excellent baseline for projects that attract artists worldwide, educate the wider audience, and animate art professionals (curators, theorists, critics, and art historians) – all which provide insight and produce materials that document the development and movements of art in our time.

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