ZeGeBOOM!
1st International Cartoon Exhibition 2021.
Zagreb - Croatia - EU
INTRODUCTION - ABOUT THE PROJECT
BOOM! CRASH!! BANG!!!
Who will know what is correct?! Does it matter?!
ZeGeBOOM! is an international cartoon exhibition that aims to become a regular every year. It is dedicated to current topics that have marked the lives of not only the people of Zagreb1but also people around the world in the past year.
This year's theme is the earthquake (not just the earth shaking!) and the corona virus crisis.
ORGANISER
Trešnjevka Cultural Centre, Park Stara Trešnjevka 1, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Project Manager: Ivan Hromatko, PhD
Exhibition Selector: mr. sc. Branka Hlevnjak, art critic
Expert Associate: Dragutin Dado Kovačević, academic painter and graphic artist/ ARTour
DEADLINES2
• Call for submissions/ acceptance of works: 01 May - 01 July 2021.
• Online exhibition / voting and judging: 05 July - 01 September 2021. • Results / final exhibition: October 2021
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE PROJECT, PLEASE VISIT:
https://cekate.hr/program/zegeboom_en/
1 ZAGREB is the largest and capital of the Republic of Croatia. The wider area of the city gathers more than a million inhabitants. Cultural, scientific, economic and administrative centre.
2 Organizer reserves the right to make changes due to COVID-19.
1 ZAGREB is the largest and capital of the Republic of Croatia. The wider area of the city gathers more than a million inhabitants. Cultural, scientific, economic and administrative centre.
2 Organizer reserves the right to make changes due to COVID-19.
PROPOSITIONS
TOPIC: QUAKE
“There are various types of earthquakes, which shake us in addition to when the Earth protests something, gets angry or just stretches its huge back. We are shaken by a lot of things in the city, from traffic to crowds and queues, from new measures and media fears, we are shaken by poverty, lack of money, unemployment, homelessness, we are shaken by bad news, and we are shaken by too much love…” (B.H)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
The exhibition is open to all authors regardless of nationality, age, gender and profession.
You can submit your work(s) via two channels:
• By filling out the application form and submitting your work(s) online, by clicking here -> APPLICATION FORM
• Or by filling the application form at the end of this document and submitting it together with your cartoons via e-mail: ihromatko@cekate.hr
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
1st of July 2021
SUBMISSIONS
• 1 - 3 cartoons WITHOUT WORDS
• Submissions can be previously published, exhibited and awarded at other competitions • FORMAT: A4 (210x297 mm), RGB, JPEG, 200-300 dpi, high resolution
SELECTION
Exhibition selector, art critic mr. sc. Branka Hlevnjak, will select 1 work by each author for the exhibition and judging.
EXPERT JURY
The five-member international jury consists of four well-known cartoonists and one representative of the organizers.
Each member of the jury selects 5 cartoons and evaluates them with points 1 - 5.
AUDIENCE JURY
The audience has the opportunity to participate in the work of the jury by choosing the best cartoon online.
5 first-placed caricatures receive points 1 - 5, which are added to the marks of the expert jury.
PRIZES
• 1st- 3rd place:
o Unique T-shirt (personalized - print of the awarded cartoon, name of the author and the exhibition)
o All awarded authors will receive a Diploma.
o The full list of awards will be updated soon on project’s website…
• Confirmation of participation in the exhibition authors receive on request by e-mail. • All participants:
o Digital catalogue (via e-mail)
o Voting results (expert jury and jury of the audience)
o Free promotion of works and authors in the media and the public through the organizer's website
FINAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS
Gallery “Modulor” (Trešnjevka Cultural Center, Stara Trešnjevka 1 Park, Zagreb, Croatia) in October 2021 and / or digital exhibition3.
OTHER RULES
The exhibited works remain at the disposal of the organizer, who can use them for promotional and other purposes without royalties and further exhibit, stating the name and surname of the author and the name of the exhibition.