The 25th  Universitarian Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba/UNIMEP, organized by the Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba UNIMEP (Methodist University of Piracicaba), will be held in accordance with the following schedule:

Applications until: May 20th, 2017

Art selection: May 29nd, 2017

Awards: June 2th, 2017

PARTICIPATION

02- Only students enrolled in an under-graduate or graduate program, of any University or College acknowledged by its local government, can apply to the Universitarian Humor Exhibition. They must send the Application Form attached to a document that can prove his enrollment in a University or College.

CATEGORIES

•CHARGE: humoristic drawing related to a recent fact

•CARTOON: humoristic drawing with no relation with any specific fact

•CARICATURE: face reproduction with anatomic distortion, usually from a well-known person.

•COMIC STRIP: sequential story in stages/frames.

•SPECIAL: thematic category specific to humor artworks that deal with ENVIRONMENTAL / ECOLOGICAL issues.

APPLICATION

There is no charge or cost for the application and it can be done in person or by electronic or regular mail.

03- Each participant can apply to as many categories as he or she wishes, with no limit regarding the quantity of works sent. However, THEY MUST BE FROM HIS OWN AUTHORSHIP AND NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE. In the cases which these conditions are not followed, the committee will proceed with the cancellation of the application or the annulling of the awards and the mentions received. In addition, the committee may decide to take legal action against the transgressor.                                                                                                                         

Obs 1: COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED (photocopies, photography, heliography) of the artworks.

Obs 2: Artworks made in the computer and printed will be accepted since they follow the rules of authorship and must not have been published before.

Obs 3: Regardless of the number of works sent by the authors (free), there will be a limit for the selection of a maximum of 03 works by each artist in each category.

04- The Artworks sent by email or delivered in person must respect the following observations: 30 x 40 centimeters (12x16 inches), no frames attached, identification in the overleaf containing first and last name, country, telephone, e-mail, the category in which the specific artwork is being submitted and the name of Educational Institute  (in clear script). The address is:

Salão Universitário de Humor de Piracicaba/UNIMEP

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba

A/C: Laboratório de Comunicação

Rodovia do Açúcar, Km 156 - C. Taquaral

Caixa Postal 68 - CEP: 13400-911 Piracicaba/SP/Brasil

Telefone: 55 (19) 3124-1611

www.unimep.br/salaodehumor

05- Copies of the Application Form will be accepted if they are perfectly readable.

06- The Artworks sent by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. must be formatted in JPEG, 300 dpi, limit file size: 3MB. Other procedures for sending an electronic file can be found at www.unimep.br/salaodehumor. The set of artworks must be attached to the completed Application Form, in addition to the image of the DOCUMENT CONFIRMING that the student has regular academic link (or finished the course in the last two years)

07- The applications will be valid if, besides the observation of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th items, are received by the Organizational Committee until May 20th, 2017. For the application by mail, the date of postage will be considered.

08- All valid Artworks applied, according to the 7th item, will be submitted, to a pre-selection process, and only these will be eligible for the awards.

Obs 1: Apart the number of artwoks applied by the authors (free), there will be the limit of SELECTION, in maximum, 03 artworks from each artist per category.

Obs 2: All applied Artworks can be reproduced by UNIMEP with the purpose of promoting the Universitarian Humor Exhibition.

AWARDS

09- Many awards in cash will be granted, in total R$ 6.000,00 (six thousand reais), divided into:

•Four (04) awards in cash of R$ 1.000,00 (one thousand reais) each, indicated by the Award Jury among the selected artworks (regardless category).

•One (01) special/thematic Award, entitled Meio Ambiente/Centro Cultural Martha Watts-Unimed, in the value of R$ 1.000,00 (one thousand Reais), given to the best artwork that deals with ENVIRONMENTAL/ECOLOGICAL issues.

•One (01) special award entitled Prof. Almir de Souza Maia, in the value of $1.000,00 (one thousand reais), among the SELECTED artworks, defined by voting via INTERNET from the indication of the artists themselves/Selected authors in that edition.

Obs 1: Other awards and mentions can be created by the Organizational Committee.

Obs 2: CASH Prizes will only be deposited in Current Account (Individual) in the NAME OF ARTIST WINNER, who shall inform all data of that bank account to the Organizing Committee, after re