ZeGeBOOM! International
Cartoon Exhibition Croatia 2024
Theme:
GAMES in the CITY
After last year's themes EARTHQUAKE (2021), CROWD (2022) and IDEAL CITY (2023),this year's theme is GAMES in the CITY!.
Applications for the competition areopen from October 7 to November 12, 2024, and EVERYONE interested can apply - regardless of experience, age, gender, religion, nationality or any other (more or less important) characteristic of the author.
CARTOON(S)
- 1 – 3 cartoons WITHOUT WORDS
- The cartoon(s) may have been previously published, exhibited and awarded at other competitions.
- Format: A4 (210×297 mm), RGB, JPEG, 300 dpi, high resolution, maximum 10MB
- Deadline: November 12, 2024.
- Authors can submit 1-3 "silent" cartoons (without words!), following the competition proposals and responding in their own unique and creative way to the given topic.
- At the end of the application, the expert jury will select the best among the submitted cartoons, and then the public will be able to vote and choose the cartoons that will be awarded.
- Regardless of the voting results, all participants will receive a certificate of participation, and their selected cartoons will be published in the 4th ZeGeBOOM! catalog of cartoons.
- Online voting will be available worldwide and open from November 21 to December 3, 2024.
- The best cartoons will be exhibited from December 10 to December 31, 2024 in the Small Gallery of the Trešnjevka Cultural Center, and all other submitted cartoons will be available online - to allow everyone to enjoy the art of cartoons!.
- The winners of the competition will additionally earn valuable prizes!
DEADLINES
- Competition/acceptance of cartoons: 07 October – 12 November 2024.
- Selection and voting by the expert jury, preparation of the catalog of all authors: 13.11.-20.11.2024.
- Online public voting (e-catalogue with all authors): 21.11. – 3.12. in 2024.
- Publication of results (e-catalogue with selected and awarded authors): by 9 December 2024.
- Exhibition: at the "Small Gallery" (Trešnjevka Cultural Centre, Park Stara Trešnjevka 1, HR 10110 Zagreb, Croatia): 10.-31.12.2024..
- Certificate delivery (email): by the end of 2024.
- Delivery of prizes (by post): January 2025
- Submissions must be done via the official APPLICATION FORM you can find -> here.
- Upon completion of the call, the expert jury will select the best among the submitted cartoons and will publish a catalog of the selected cartoons. The best three cartoons will additionally deserve valuable prizes!.
- Same as every year, we will allow the public to choose one work they like the most! Online voting will be available worldwide and open from November 15th to November 30th, 2023, and the entry that wins first place according to audience votes will also be awarded!.
- Regardless of the voting results, all participants will receive a certificate of participation, and their selected cartoons will be published in the 4th ZeGeBOOM! cartoons catalog.
- The best cartoons will be exhibited from December 10th until December 31, 2024 in the "Small Gallery"of the Trešnjevka Culture Centre, and all other submitted cartoons will be available online - because we always aim to enable EVERYONE to enjoy the Art of Cartoons.
You can find more details about the call and the application form at: https://cekate.hr/program/en-zegeboom-4/
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SELECTION
Branka Hlevnjak, Exhibition selector, art critic M.Sc. sc. Branka Hlevnjak.
EXPERT JURY AND PUBLIC VOTING
Exhibition selector, art critic M.Sc. sc. Branka Hlevnjak.
Dragutin Dado Kovačević, academic painter and graphic artist.
Ph.D.Sc. Ivan Hromatko, project manager.
+ more local and international cartoonists (the list will be defined and published soon) + AUDIENCE CHOICE (OPEN 21 November - 3 December 2024)
- Public voting will be available online with this VOTING FORM here.