53rd World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2021

53rd World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2021 now is over!

53rd World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2021: OSTEN Skopje is proud to announce the 53rd World Gallery Of Cartoons – Skopje 2021 and lke every year invites submissions by authors, semi-professional and amateur cartoonists from around the world.

About Competition

OSTEN Skopje is very proud to announce its 53rd World Gallery Of Cartoons – Skopje 2021, and like every year invites submissions by authors from around the world.

OSTEN’s World Gallery of Cartoons is the one and only event of such provenance in the Republic of North Macedonia, the oldest in the Balkan and one of the most long-standing in the world. It was established back in 1969, making artistic forms like cartoon, satiric drawing and comic strips available to the wider audience. Professional, semi-professional and amateur cartoonists can participate with one or more original cartoons, satirical drawings and comics/strips.

The theme and technique for 2021 are free and left to the author’s choice.

The organizer invites all participants to attend the opening of the exhibition and presentation awards ceremony in September 2021 in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Submission is free if your work remains in the OSTEN Collection. If you’d like your (unselected) works returned, a fee is $10 applies.

No Entry Fee!

There is no entry fee to participate!

Eligibility

The World Gallery Of Cartoons - Skopje 2021 is open to all cartoonists professional or semi-professional and amateur around the world.

Prize

This year, OSTEN Skopje will award a Grand Prix for Lifetime Achievement of $1,500 (and sculpture), one First Award of $1,000 (and plaque), one Second Award of $500 (and plaque), five (5) third awards and five (5) special awards as plaques, and the Cico Award to one Macedonian cartoonist.

The awarded authors receive appropriate Certificates and printed copy of the catalog via post mail. Their works remain in the OSTEN Collection.

For every edition of the World Gallery of Cartoons, OSTEN also publishes an exclusive catalog with the works of the selected cartoonists.