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Cuba 2007 Fifteenth Internatonal Graphic Humor Biennial
Graphic humorists for a world of peace
The Cuban Journalists Association (UPEC), its Humorists and Cartoonists Section, and the San Antonio de los Baños Museum of Humor wish to announce the Cuba 2007 Fifteenth International Graphic Humor Biennial. The event is scheduled to take place from March 25 to 29, sponsored by the Cultural Division of Havana Province and the Latin American Journalists Federation (FELAP). The main venue will be San Antonio de los Baños, with Havana city as alternate venue.
About the graphic humor contest:
Participation is open for all graphic humor professionals, regardless of where they are based. The contest extends to the following categories:
General humor
Political satire
Comic strip
Personal caricature
Humorous Photography
Works must be submitted in print, including those originally in digital form.
Authors can send up to three works per category.
Works to be sent in may be produced using any technique, in formats not exceeding 40 x 50 cm.
Authors must specify the following details for each work: names and surnames (in addition to nom de plume); country; category in which the work is competing; home address; and E-mail address.
All entries must be sent in before January 31, 2007. Works should be properly packed and addressed to:
Unión de Periodistas de Cuba (UPEC)
XV Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico
Calle 23 no. 452, Vedado, Cuba. CP 10400
Tel: 832 3722
Fax: (537) 33 3079
Email: molto@eventos.cip.cu
About the jury:
A selection of the works sent in, put together by a specialized admissions jury, will be exhibited at the 15th International Graphic Humor Salon in San Antonio de los Baños.
The prizes for the different categories will be awarded by an international jury, made up of prestigious graphic humor figures. They are:
Adigio Benítez. Cuba 1924. Painter and illustrator. A graduate of the San Alejandro Academy in 1949. Winner of the 2002 National Visual Arts Prize. He has held numerous personal exhibitions and has participated in more than 250 collective exhibitions in different countries. As an artist, he is known for his blending of the search for beauty inherent in every creator with a reflection of the issues and circumstances of the social reality of his surroundings.
Jorge Oliver Medina. Cuba 1947. Cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and lecturer in Social Communication. He has specialized in children and youth subjects and has published several short story books and plays for children. A producer of animated cartoons, he is currently the head of the Graphic Humor Department at Havana’s “José Martí” International Journalism Institute.
Massoud Shojai Tabatabai. Teheran, Iran, 1964. A graduate of painting from the University of Teheran’s College of Fine Arts. He is the editor-in-chief of the magazine Kayhan Caricature and chairs the Teheran House of Humor. Recipient of numerous international caricature awards. A member of the jury at the 2001 International Graphic Humor Biennial.
Omar Figueroa Turcios. (Turcios). Colombia 1968. Outstanding caricaturist who has received numerous prizes at international events, among them at the San Antonio de los Baños International Graphic Humor Biennial.
Guillermo Bastías (Guillo) Chile. Renowned Chilean caricaturist, who during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship worked for the militant magazine APSI. Internationally awarded, he has published several books of humor. A member of the jury at the 2004 International Graphic Humor Biennial.
Armengol Tosá (Ermengol). Argentina. A published author since 1979, he is currently the director of the Asociación Cultural Humoralía, in Lerida, Spain. He is the editor of the collection of the History of Caricature in Ibero-America.
About the prizes:
Eduardo Abela Prize, consisting of a certificate and $1,000 CUC.
Prizes for first, second and third places in every category, consisting of a certificate.
Other Cuban cultural institutions will also award prizes.
Meeting of Humorists
Workshops and lectures will be held between March 25 and 29 at both San Antonio de los Baños and Havana, so that participants can present their experiences, showcase their work (don’t leave your portfolio behind) and reflect on the role of humor in the 21st century.
The underlying idea is that of a meeting that fosters friendship, solidarity and peace, among those who use their minds to make others laugh and think.
Openings of graphic humor exhibitions will also be attended.
Program:
Sunday 25: Mural painting “Graphic Humorists for a World of Peace”
Monday 26: Opening of the Salon of the 15th Biennial and the Veterans Salon.
Tuesday 27: Opening of the Women Caricaturist’s Exhibition.
Lecture: “Experiences of women as caricaturists and comic strip makers.”
Colloquium: ”The evolution of graphic humor in Cuba”
Wednesday 28: Workshop: “But it does move”, with artists from the Cuban Film Institute animation studios. Personal exhibition by Arístides Hernández (Ares).Collective exhibition:”Ares invites”. Personal exhibition by Adán Iglesias:”Impersonal caricature”
Thursday 29: The collective exhibition of the jury. Workshop on political humor: “Laughing in peace”. All those taking part in the workshop will be invited to create works on the subject, which will be posted on the Internet by way of a Final Declaration denouncing and rejecting war. Award ceremony and closure.
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