Theme:
Free
Conditions:
-The authors may choose the topic and technique freely
– Accepted Categories
Cartoons
Satirical Drawings
Comics/Strips (one-panel, non-verbal)
-Format: A3 (42×30 cm) or A4 (30×21 cm)
-Number of Works: Up to 5 per artist
-Original artworks (hand-drawn on paper or other media)
-Digital artworks (printed, numbered and pencil-signed on the front)
-Only new works that have not been previously published or awarded will be considered
-Works judged as identical or too similar to known works by another artist will not be evaluated
-Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creation process leads to immediate disqualification
-If any rule violation is discovered after awarding, the organizer reserves the right to withdraw the award
-The Selector and Jury will give special attention to the visual expression of the artworks
-Completed Application Form (scanned or electronic)
-Artist’s photo
-Short biography
-Digital images of submitted works
-By Postal Mail (Mandatory Step)
Send the original artworks or printed/signed digital works along with the printed and signed Application Form
-On the back of each work, write:
Name – Country – Title
-Only works that arrive by post before 31 May 2026 will be judged.
-Please mark your package clearly:
NON-COMMERCIAL SHIPMENT / FOR EXHIBITION ONLY
-Participation Fee
Choose one of the two options:
1) Participation WITHOUT FEE
Works remain in the OSTEN Collection
Works will not be returned
2) Participation WITH FEE: 20 USD
Non-selected works will be returned (shipping organized by the author)
-Works of Awarded Artists, Finalists, and Selected Cartoonists will be reproduced in the official catalog.
-All selected works will be displayed at the official exhibition in Skopje.
-Awarded artists receive:
Cash prize
Certificate
Printed catalog
-Finalists receive:
Digital certificate
Catalog in PDF
Prizes:
-GRAND PRIX for Lifetime Achievement
1500 USD + Sculpture
(Chosen by the OSTEN Council of Ambassadors)
– First Award
1000 USD + Plaque
-Second Award
500 USD + Plaque
-Five Third Awards
Plaques
-Five Special Awards
Plaques
-CICO Award (for a Macedonian cartoonist)
Plaque
(In honor of Vasilije Popovic – Cico)
Deadline:
31 May 2026
Address for sending artworks:
OSTEN – WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS
8 Udarna Brigada 2
1000 Skopje
North Macedonia
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