The 9th Kyoto International Cartoon Exhibition 2010

The 9th Kyoto International Cartoon Exhibition 2010 - Japan
Theme: "What is the best way to develop our planet" – Living on a beautiful earth, VI.
Deadline: February 28, 2010
Entries:
1- Each entrant should submit three original works, drawn in color together with the completed entry form.
2- We can’t accept duplications or digital printouts.
3- The size of the paper should be 30 cm x 40 cm or smaller.
4- Please leave a 2 cm margin all around the drawing.
5- Please don't draw on thick paper or illustration board.
6- Only professional cartoonists can participate in the exhibition.
7- Titles or captions must be written only in English or Japanese in clear BLOCK LETTERS.
8- There is no entry fee.
9- All expenses for sending the works, including postage and insurance, must be borne by the artists.
10- We accept only new work. Works that have already won a prize or were submitted to other competitions or published cannot be accepted.
11- All works belong to NPO Kyoto International Cartoonist Congress whether accepted or not. They will not be returned.
12- Only entries whose works are accepted will be presented with a catalogue after the exhibition. Except for the catalogue, the results of the selection committee will not be announced. But prize winners will be informed by letter.
13. Some of the 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 and NPO activities but not for making a profit. In these cases, any fee for the use of works will not be paid to the artist. However, if we have plan to use some works for purposes other than the above, we will first negotiate with the artists about his or her fee.
14- Artist whose works are accepted must agree to their possible use on the Internet by KICC for publicizing the exhibition.
Entry form:
The entry form must be filled out in English or Japanese in clear BLOCK LETTERS.
Entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed entry form.
The entry form can be downloaded from http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/kicc/pdf/9thEntryForm_E.pdf .
Artist must indicate his or her intention whether he or she will send works to us or not by the attached postcard as soon as possible.
Prizes:
Gold prize (one person) Yen 500,000
Silver prize (one person) Yen 200,000
Bronze prize (several persons) Yen 100,000.
Exhibition:
The exhibition will be held in Kyoto in July 2010 and in August 2010 in Indonesia.
All accepted works will be exhibited but only one work will be printed in catalogue. Prize winners are an exception.
Mail all entries to this address:
NPO KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONGRESS (KICC)
Residence Iwakura 403, 42-1. Moroki-cho Kamitakano Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-0046 JAPAN
Tel [81]-(75)-791-3340
Fax [81]-(75)-791-4760
WEB: http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/kicc/index_e.html