48th International Graphic Humor Exhibition, Umoristi Marostica/ Italy 2018

The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May 19, 2018 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 17, 2018. All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue. Non-selected partecipants will have the possibility to demand the catalogue compiling the form on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it

1- Theme of the competition and participation's rules

The contest is open to all cartoonists, illustrators and graphic artists from all over the world. It is possible to partecipate also out of the competition. This request excludes the author from the award of the prizes.

The theme of the contest is: "Water"

Authors can participate with a maximum of 3 works (Cartoons or Strips), inherent to the theme proposed in relation to man, his existence and the society where he lives, seen in a humorous viewpoint. In order to be understood worldwide and beyond every linguistic barrier, the works must be without dialogue or texts.

Works must be inedited (that is, neither published before nor used to partecipate in other competitions). Th eorganization can decide to exclude from the award of the prices those works that are found to have been aiready edited.

2- Shipping of the works and deadlines

Works and entry form can be sent both by email to:

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Otherwise, they can be sent through the following services by March 31, 2018

(WeTransfer ( https://www.wetransfer.com

(Dropbox ( https://www.dropbox.com/it

(Google Drive ( https://drive.google.com

Mail

UMORISTI A MAROSTICA

Pro Marostica – Piazza Castello

1-36063 MAROSTICA (VI) 

ITALIA

The works, in black/white or color made with any technique, must be in GIF, JPEG, PNG or PDF, 150 dpi resolution,

saved in high quality, weight max: 3 MB. Larges files will not be accepted.

The acceptance of the works, the selection, and the assigning of the prices are completely up to the jury nominated by the

“Gruppo Grafico Marosticense”. The jury’s decisions are unquestionable and uncontestable.

3- Delivery of the Original and the Award of the Prices
The authors selected by the jury will receive an email with the informations about the deadlines and the modality to sent the original works.

If the work is realized exclusively with a digital technique, the author will have to send a dated, numbered and signed copy of the work.

The Jury will award the "International Grand Prix Scacchiera", the Special prize "Sandro Carlesso", the Special prize "Marco Sartore"

and 10 Special prizes "Umoristi A Marostica", Other special prizes or honorary mentions may be awarded.

The results of the Jury will be given directly to all participating artist by email and published on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it

4- Opening Ceremony, Awarding and Acceptance of the Regulation

The opening ceremony and the prize distribution will take place on May 19, 2018 at Castello Inferiore of Marostica. The exhibition will be open until June 17, 2018.

All the authors selected will receive a free copy of catalogue. Non-selected partecipants will have the possibility to demand the catalogue compiling the form on the web site www.umoristiamarostica.it

The works selected for the exhibition and for the catalogue will not be returned and will be included in the collection of “Umoristi a Marostica Museum”.

The “Gruppo Grafico Marosticense” reserved the right to authorize the reproduction of the works and the diffusion of them through

various communication means citing the author with the words “Taken from Umoristi a Marostica”, without any payment.
The “Gruppo Grafico Marosticense” is not responsible for transport damages.

The participation in the contest implies the complete acceptance of all the contitions and rules from the author.
Deadlines Umoristi a Marostica 2018

Theme: "Water

Works and entry form: March 31, 2018

Opening ceremony: May 19, 2018

Exhibition: May 19, 2108 - June 17, 2018

Website: www.umoristiamarostica.it

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