20th International Cartoon Contest "Migration Lives, Dreams and Nightmares"/Turkey 2025

Theme:MIGRATION: LIVES, DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES

Deadline:October 17, 2025

Title of the Project

MIGRATION: LIVES, DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES

Themes:

This is not a contest, but an invitation to creators, illustrators, painters, engravers, cartoonists, humorists, visual poets, photographers, and graphic designers from around the world to reflect artistically on the phenomenon of migration—its realities, dreams, and nightmares.

Keywords include: Immigrate, Emigrate, Residency, Visa, Shipwrecks, Deportations, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Stateless persons, Human rights, Human trafficking, Refugees, Undocumented persons, Exile, Justice, Memory, Truth.

Submission Address

Email all entries and personal information to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deadline for Submissions

October 17, 2025

Participation Rules

1. To participate, send your last name and first name, pseudonym or artistic signature if applicable, country, and social media handles to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2. You may submit up to three digital artworks related to the theme

3. Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, GIF animations, or Instagram-compatible MP4 videos (up to 3 minutes)

4. Each file must be under 3 MB

5. Previously published works are allowed (please specify where), though new creations are encouraged

6. You may also submit photographic documentation of sculptures, installations, performances, or land art

7. All images and texts are the responsibility and property of the authors

8. Selected works will be shared on Blogspot, Instagram, and Facebook

9. At the close of the call, an online e-book will be published on ISSUU.com; a printable PDF version can be requested by the artist

Awards

There are no prizes or rankings. This is not a competition. It is an open call for artistic expression and cultural reflection focused on memory, truth, and justice.