10th "KalDer Bursa" International Cartoon Contest/Turkey,2024

Contest Topic: "WHEN THE WATERS RECEDE"

Last date for application: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The contest is receptive internationally for all amateur and professional caricaturists.

Contest Topic: “WHEN THE WATERS RECEDE”

Numerous factors that reduce the momentum towards the sustainability of economic growth and the increase in social welfare do not disappear from our agenda. The power struggles disrupting the steady and consistent growth of the world economy do not allow the markets to calm down; we also get our share.

There is no time to lose to perceive the loss of natural resources. We need to continue life by taking the right steps in the direction indicated by science, recognize the problems in all their reality.

Urgent and common problems faced by the earth stand as a blacklist waiting to be solved in front of all countries. Life is almost like an ebb and flow the waters rise and recede.

It starts from a metaphor to expand the meaning; We need to meet for the purpose of a better life in the main atmosphere of ‘When the Waters Recedes’. While the waters rise, we try to adapt to the changing environment; and as the waters receded, we experience constructing a more resilient life by building bridges between the past and the future revealed by profound remnants.

The contest is receptive internationally for all amateur and professional caricaturists.

Limited with three (3) caricatures, may be e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in 300 dpi jpg format.

The caricatures can be published, yet should not be awarded in another competition. The caricatures will be published at www.facebook.com/kalder.bursa social media account for detection of plagiarism and resemblance. Beginning date and expiry date of publishing will be announced later. Objections will not be considered after the dates specified.

Competing caricatures may be printed and used in KalDer organisations (posters, books, albums, postcards, brochures, invitations, exhibitions, etc.) and published in internet environment. One of the artworks may be used as the main visual of the 21th Quality and Success Symposium which will be held in Bursa on the date of 9th May 2024. All remaining publication rights belong to the author. Competitors are considered to have an agreement in these conditions.

Categories (You need to indicate your category for which you applied on the form.)

Adult Category (at the age of 17 and above )

Prizes:

-1th Place 12.000 TL ve Plaque

-2th Place 8.000 TL ve Plaque

-3th Place 4.000 TL ve Plaque

-Three Honorable Mention Plaques

-Anatolian Caricaturists Society Special Award (Plaque)

Young Category (at the age of 16 and below)

Prizes:

-5 achievement medals

-15 finalist certificates

Explanation: Reward money and plaques will be sent to respective winners in March 2024. Reward money will be paid according to exchange rates of the date of payment in USD for international artists.

Results will be announced at www.facebook.com/kalder.bursa social media account on

Thursday, February 7, 2024.

Adult Category Jury Members

– Ahmet Aykanat (Turkey), Cartoonist

– Mehmet Kahraman (Turkey), Cartoonist

– Halit Kurtulmuş (Turkey), Cartoonist

– Emin Direkçi (Turkey), KalDer Bursa

– Damir Novak (Croatia), Cartoonist

– Wesam Khalil (Egypt), Cartoonist

– Mümin Durmaz (Turkey), Cartoonist

– Kutlu Şahin (Turkey), KalDer Bursa

– Aykan Kurkur (Turkey), KalDer Bursa