City & Country International Cartoon Contest, Aachen 2009 - Germany

City & Country International Cartoon Contest, Aachen 2009 - Germany
CITY=METROPOLIS & COUNTRY=RURAL BACKLAND?

Is that really true? What is the competition between the city and the country?

Are cities fundamentally modern metropolises with cosmopolitan trendy inhabitants?

Do unsophisticated townsfolk in the country really bustle around in good air and lifestyles out of the 1950s?

We are looking for cartoons on the theme of city and country, city dwellers and country folk. Personal (in-) sights are welcome.This theme is of special interest this year to the city and county of Aachen, since the two are merging soon into the Stadteregion Aachen.

Participation: All cartoonists 18 and over can participate in this international contest.

Deadline: 30th June 2009

Address: Kreis Aachen, Stabsstelle 16, Zollernstr. 10, 52070 Aachen GERMANY

Frau Dr. Nina Mika-Helfmeier

nina-mika-helfmeier@kreis-aachen.de

Submissions:Maximum 5 cartoonsOriginal drawings or signed printsBlack-white or colour, no copies

Format: DIN A4 bis DIN A3 (unframed, unmatted)Provide the full name of the artist and if applicable the title of the work on the back of the drawing.The completed entry form, a photo or portrait caricature and a brief CV (max. 280 characters) for the catalogue should be submitted with the drawings.

Entry Form:

http://www.kreis-aachen.de/

http://www.kuk-monschau.de/

http://cartoonfestival.az-web.de/

http://cartoonfestival.an-online.de/

Jury:The jury will make selections for the exhibition and the prizes from the pool of submissions. The jury consists of prize winners from past contests, art experts, and representatives of Kuk e.V. and the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company.

Exhibition:August 2009 in Aachen / Monschau.Up to 80 works can be exhibited. The exhibition will be opened with the prize award ceremony tentatively scheduled for 21 August 2009.

Catalog: The KUK e.V. will publish a catalog in collaboration with the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Companthe.

Artists included in the catalog will each receive one copy.

Prizes:1st Place 3000.00 EUR2nd Place 2000.00 EUR3rd Place 1000.00 EUR4th - 6th Place 500.00 EUR each.

All prize-winning work becomes the property of the Kuk e.V. In addition, the organisation has the right to keep one submission from each participant whose work is exhibited. These drawings will be auctioned at the end of the year. The proceeds will be used to support cultural projects in schools within the county.

Participants are requested to identify which of the submitted drawings the organisation may keep.

Return policy: All work that does not become property of the Kuk e.V. will be returned at the organisation's expense. The returns will be prepared and carried out with the appropriate care.