Purpose of the Competition:
The competition aims to increase social awareness on organ donation at the national and international levels by making use of the power of art.
As it is known, more than 1 million patients around the world and approximately 26,000 patients in Turkey are waiting for a suitable organ to be donated to survive through organ transplantation.
It is hoped that more organs can be provided by increasing awareness about organ donation.
From this point of view, it is aimed to create a positive attitude change on organ donation, thanks to the original, creative, and striking works to be designed by the cartoonists.
Conditions:
- All amateur and professional world cartoonists can participate the competition.
- There is no restriction on technique usage.
- A competitor can apply with a maximum of 5 works.
- However, the owner of the works is paid for the work that deserves the highest award from the works that have been ranked.
- The works that will participate in the competition must be uploaded by registering on the competition website (www.artcompetitionturkey.org) in A3 size (42 cm x 29, 7 cm), 300 dpi resolution, four-color (CMYK) model, PDF or JPG (maximum scale) format suitable for printing.
- Works that the advisory board considers to be the same or similar or that they belong to another cartoonist will not be evaluated.
- Works that were previously published or exhibited in any competition can be sent to the competition, provided that they have not received an award in any national or international competition, If it is determined that the submitted cartoons have been awarded in any competition before, the evaluation of the related cartoon will be canceled immediately, If this situation is determined after the award is won, the candidate agrees and declares to return the money award he/she has won over the award price announced in this specification and with the certificate of achievement.
- 120 cartoons (20 of which are substitutes) submitted to the evaluation of the competition jury and made to the finals will be published on the website of the competition during this period if there will be an objection due to the copy or high similarity of the works, the reasons for the objections will be evaluated by the organizing committee, and if deemed appropriate, the objected works will be removed from the list, instead, works will be added from the reserve list. The decision of the Advisory Board will be valid in this matter, After the date of suspension, the first 100 cartoons that receive awards will be announced, Objections made after the suspension process will not be considered.
- Prize payments will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the winners until 31.12.2021 at the latest. Bank transfer charges and legal taxes will be deducted from the prize price. The payments of the artists abroad will be made in USD, and the payments of the artists in the country will be paid in TL, taking into account the effective selling rate of the Central Bank on the announcement date of the competition results.
- The first 100 works that to be awarded and deemed worthy of exhibition will be published in the catalogue. This catalog will be shipped to the owners of the works with the counter party payment.
- The award ceremony of the competition and the exhibition of the first 100 works will be held in the city and address determined by the Organizing Committee, The jury members and the first 3 artwork owners will be invited to the award ceremony. Its expenses (plane, train, bus ticket and accommodation) will be covered by the Turkish Transplant Foundation, However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony may be postponed or canceled in line with the decisions of the public authorities.
- First degree relatives of the jury members cannot participate in the competition.
- If the Organizing Committee deems it necessary, it may change the competition schedule or cancel the competition at any stage.
- The decisions of Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Visual Communication Design Department and Turkish Transplant Foundation are valid for matters not specified in the competition or in case of hesitation.
Submission Deadline:
October 1, 2021
Awards:
First Prize: 2000 USD and Certificate of Achievement
Second Prize: 1500 USD and Certificate of Achievement
Third prize: 1000 USD and Certificate of Achievement
Honorable Mention: 500 USD and Certificate of Achievement
Honorable Mention: 500 USD and Certificate of Achievement
Honorable Mention: 500 USD and Certificate of Achievement
Kaan Ertem Special Award
Prof. Dr. Arash Pirat Special Award
Sevgi Aydemir Gecegörmez Special Award
Organized by:
Turkish Transplant Foundation
Istanbul Medeniyet University (Faculty of Art, Design and
Architecture, Department of Visual Communication Design)
Contact information:
Turkish Transplant Foundation
P. 0312 361 55 55
E. cartoon@tonv.org.tr
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Art, Design and
Architecture, Department of Visual Communication Design
P. 0216 280 2279
E. dogan.arslan@medeniyet.edu.tr
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