Theme:
Dreams / challenges (hopes / achievements)
Dreams and challenges are intrinsic parts of the human journey, interconnected in such a way that achieving dreams often involves overcoming obstacles. The pursuit of personal and professional goals often encounters situations that require grit, ambition, and resilience to overcome. Life under pressure, with its uncertainty and constant change, requires the development of the ability to adapt and persist, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth
-CARTOON
-COMIC STRIPS / COMICS (with or without text in Portuguese / Maximum of ONE page)
-CARICATURE – Theme: FREE (VERTICAL)
-CARICATURE TRIBUTE: (VERTICAL)
Conditions:
-New works may be submitted in four categories, with only 1 (ONE) entry per category
-Artists of any nationality, amateur or professional, 18 years of age or older, are welcome to participate
-Each participant may submit unpublished drawings. Drawings that have won awards by the closing date are not eligible
-A3/jpg
-300 DPI
-TECHNIQUES – DIMENSIONS: 30 cm x 40 cm
-The unpublished works must be original
-The technique is free
-Works printed on coated/A3 paper will also be accepted
-The use of AI – Artificial Intelligence – will not be permitted
-IMPORTANT: Submissions will only be accepted by sending, in a SINGLE MESSAGE, the drawings entered in all categories in which the artist will participate, along with the following information: Full Name / Artist Name / Address / CPF / ID / Phone Number
-Registrations from overseas must indicate a bank with a branch in Brazil
Prizes:
-Cash: R$500.00 (five hundred reais) for the top finishers in each of the six categories, totaling R$3,000 (three thousand reais), fully funded by the City of Caratinga
-Trophies: For the top three finishers in each category
-Certificates: For the three Honorable Mentions in each category
-There will be no more than one award per author in each categoryShould this occur, the award will go to the author with the highest subsequent score
-Other awards and honors may be instituted at the discretion of the Organizing Committee
Deadline:
September 30 /2025
Address for sending artworks:
salaodehumordecaratinga@gmail.com




























