11th International Cartoon Contest The cultural association ‘De Geus’ /Belgium 2026

Theme: ACTIVE SENIORS

Deadline: August 15, 2026

1. Organisor

The cultural association ‘De Geus’ organizes together with the department of culture and the library of Lebbeke, every two years a cartoon competition.

2. Participation

- The competition is open to anyone aged over 18.

- The theme “Active seniors” may be interpreted freely, but refers in particular to seniors who are actively engaged in sports, hobbies, travel, or other forms of active leisure activities.

3. Entries

- The submitted works may not have received an award and may not yet have been published in Belgium.

- All graphic techniques are allowed. Text is not allowed.

The cartoons are to be drawn on A4 format and 300 dpi (maximum of 3 MB per cartoon) for digital cartoons.

- Cartoons may not be produced using artificial intelligence.

- If it is later determined that an awarded cartoon was AI-generated, the award will be invalid.

- Cartoons sent by post need to have the name and address of the contestant on the back-side of each cartoon.

- Each participant can submit a maximum of 3 cartoons.

- Cartoons will not be returned to the contestants.

4. Deadline

Cartoons need to be submitted by August 15, 2026. They can be sent by email or post:

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Or by mail:

Clement Vlassenroot

Cartoonale Lebbeke 2026

Duivenkeetstraat 16

B-9280 Lebbeke

5. PUBLICATION RIGHTS

- By entering the contest, the cartoonist agrees that his/her work will be exhibited as stated in these rules and be published in the catalog of the contest.

- The copyright of the submitted works remains with the artist, but he/she consents to the use of these cartoons.

- The prize-winning cartoons remain property of the organizers.

6. Jury

The jury awards the prizes autonomously.

No correspondence with the jury will be allowed on its decisions.

7. Prizes

The jury will award three awards.

1st award: 1000 Euro

2nd award: 500 Euro

3rd award: 250 Euro

8. EXHIBITION AND AWARD CEREMONY

The results of the competition will be announced on Saturday October 24, 2026 in the gallery ‘De Fontein’. An exhibition of the selected works will take place in the gallery ‘De Fontein’ in Lebbeke on October 24, 25, 31, and 1,7 and 8 November.

9. Catalog

The catalog can be downloaded at the following address: www.cartoonalelebbeke.be.

10. Agreement

By entering the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these rules.

Click here for Entry Form