International Cartoon Competition KUK e.V. With the friendly support of:
Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company and the Städteregion Aachen

Internationaler Cartoon-Wettbewerb des KUK e.V. und des Zeitungsverlages Aachen
Schirmherr: Prof. Bernd Mathieu

Theme:
She / He
No one talks about the battle of the sexes any more. But there definitely are differences between women and men. Equal? In terms of salaries, at least, not yet completely.
(Pre-)judgements, (in-)abilities, whether through birth or upbringing – the drawings can show anything that imagination, experience, heart and mind and of course the pencil yields. About women, men or all that goes on between them.

Participation:
All professional and amateur cartoonists 18 and over can partipate in this international contest.

Submissions:
Maximum 5 cartoons
Original drawings or signed prints
Black-white or colour, no copies
Format: DIN A4 bis DIN A3 (unframed, no matte)
Year of composition: 2005-2010

Provide the full name of the cartoonist on the back of the drawing, including if applicable the drawer's artistic pseudonym and the title of the work.
The completed entry form, a photo or portrait caricature and a brief CV (max. 280 characters) for the catalog should be submitted with the drawings. If available, the print data of the entries are welcome for the catalog.

Jury:
The jury will make selections for the exhibition and the prizes from the pool of submissions. The jury includes art experts and representatives of Kuk e.V. and the Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company.

Exhibition:
The exhibition will open with the award ceremony on: 3. July 2010 at 16:00 in the Kunst and Kulturzentrum of the Städteregion Aachen, Austraße 9, Monschau. Up to 80 works can be exhibited.

Catalog:
The KuK e.V. will publish a catalog in collaboration with Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company. Artists included in the catalog will each receive one copy.

Prizes:
1st Place 2000.00 EUR
2nd Place 1500.00 EUR
3rd Place 1000.00 EUR
4th-6th Places 500.00 EUR each

Entry forms available at:
www.staedteregion-aachen.de
www.kuk-monschau.de
www.cartoonfestival.az-web.de
www.cartoonfestival.an-online.de

Alle prize-winning work becomes the property of the Kuk e.V. In addition, the organisation has the right to keep one submission from each participant whose work is exhibited. These drawings will be auctioned at the end of the year. The proceeds will be used to support cultural projects in schools within the county.

Participants are requested to identify which of the submitted drawings the organisation may keep.

Return policy: All work that does not become property of the Kuk e.V. will be returned at the organisation’s expense. The returns will be prepared and carried out with the appropriate care.

Submission deadline:
10 June 2010
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Staedteregion Aachen
S 16 Staff position for culture, empirical research and gender equality
Dr. Nina Mika-Helfmeier
Raum B025
Zollernstrasse 10
52070 Aachen
Germaney
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phone 0241-51982664
fax 0241-519882664
Nina.Mika-Helfmeier@staedteregion-aachen.de
Organizer: KuK e.V.
With the friendly support of:

Aachen Newspaper Publishing Company and the Städteregion Aachen