QUEBEC BANANA

Dear Artist,

We sincerely invite you to participate in the competition , it is great honor for us to have your submissions in our contest.
We are going to highlight one of the most serious problems- alcohol addiction and alcoholism.
Modern World face to huge problem – alcohol consumption dramatically increased during last years. It caused kind’s alcoholism, numerous deaths in traffic accidents, family drama, health problems and other social disasters. Let’s mock people with a bottle in hand in a smart and intelligent way, like you usually doing, dear collegues!

Thanks for your support and courage,
Sincerely yours,

Oleg Dergachov
cartoonist

Regulation

1. The contest is Open to all artists worldwide, cartoonists, caricaturists, painters, illustrators, etc.

2. Theme:

IN VINO VERITAS

3. Number of entries: unlimited

4. The size of the works should be A4 or A3.

5. The works whether they have been awarded in other contests previously will be accepted. Participants should send their original works
(black and white or in color up to 2mb, 300 dpi),
filled and signed entry form, given in the bottom of this letter
and picture of the cartoonist by e-mail in jpeg format to
olegderg@hotmail.com

Jury members-

Aislin (Terry Mosher) cartoonist, Montreal
Guy Badeaux (Bado) cartoonist, Ottawa
Paul Marechal, historian of art, Montreal
John A. Lent Professor of Temple University, USA
Victor Bogorad, cartoonist, St-Peterburg, Russia
Vjacheslav Shilov, cartoonist, St-Petersburg, Russia
Leonid Mel’nik, St.-Petersburg, Russia
Sergej Samonenko, publisher and collector, St.-Petersburg, Russia
Oleg Dergachov, cartoonist, Montreal

6. Deadline for entries is November 27, 2010.

7. The works must be original. The authors should have full copyright and be responsible for all the legal responsibilities related to the productions copyright. Cartoons, accepted for exhibition and prize-awarded cartoons might be published for any kind of publications in press in advertising, concerning the contest.

10. 8 Prizes will be given:

FIRST PRIZE: sculpture Golden Quebec Banana + Dyploma+Catalogue

SECOND PRIZE: sculpture Silver Quebec Banana + Dyploma+Catalogue

THIRD PRIZE: sculpture Bronze Quebec Banana + Dyploma+Catalogue

5 HONORABLE PRIZES: bronze Medal + Dyploma+Catalogue

Original bronze sculptures Quebec Banana will be made by Oleg Dergachov and send to all the prize-winners.

8. Some of accepted works will be printed in a brochure, on posters, in the world press or other printed matter for the purpose of publicizing the exhibition. In these cases, any fee for the use of works will not be paid.

9. Remark: the works will not be returned

10. Do Studio will print a catalog with awarded and selected by jury cartoons. Catalog will be sent to all the selected artists. Results of the contest will be published online on www.dostudio.ca after December 4th 2010

60 best Selected cartoons + 8 awarded cartoons will be exhibited in Montreal, in a cartoon art gallery DO STUDIO from January 3rd 2011, till February 6th 2011.

10. Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's.

11. Address:

GALLERY-STUDIO DO
2285 rue Cardinal,
Montreal, H4E 1N7,
Quebec, Canada

www.dostudio.ca/contest

CATEGORIES:

1. CARTOON

2. WRITTEN FORM
• Short story
• Poem
• Aphorism
PROPOSITIONS:

1. CARTOON: ORIGINAL, MIN. A4 (21Ox297 mm), MAX A3 (297x420 mm), TECHNIQUE FREE;

2. WRITTEN FORM: Maximum two tyued pages or up to 20 aphorisms;

AWARDS:
CARTOON:

1st AWARD: PLAQUE
*GOLDEN HELMET* 800 €
ONE-MAN EXHIBITION IN 2011;

2st AWARD 400 €
3st AWARD 200 €

WRITTEN FORM:

SHORT STORY:
PLAQUE *GOLDEN HELMET* 200 €

POEM:
PLAQUE *GOLDENHELMET* 200€

APHORISM:
PLAQUE *GOLDENHELMET* 200€

DEADLINE:
20.11.2010.

Only unpublished works will be taken into consideration. Written works to be sent under a code!

Jury decision will be announced on - 01.12.2010.

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.

AlI works re main property ofthe Festival.

ADDRESS:
CULTURAL CENTAR - KRUSEVAC

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
OF HUMOR AND SATIRE
GOLDEN HELMET

TOPLICINA No 2
37 000 KRUSEVAC
SERBIA