Established back in

1969

, the

World Gallery of Cartoons

is the one and only event of such provenance in

Macedonia

, the oldest in the Balkan and one of the most long-standing in the world.

There are three categories:

•

Cartoons

•

Satirical drawings

•

Comics/strips

Only hand drawn works on paper (

original works of the artists not previously published

) will be considered in the selection process. All received works (

except the awarded and selected in the first selection

) will be returned to the authors on their request and expense.

There is no entry fee

.

Eligibility

Open to to cartoonists (

professional, semi-professional and amateur

) from all over the world.

Prize

There will be

three first awards

and

ten special awards

. Moreover, one Macedonian cartoonist will also receive the

CICO Award

. Awarded cartoonists will receive plaques, money prizes and they will be also invited to the awards ceremony to receive the award in person.

For every edition of the

World Gallery of Cartoons

, OSTEN also publishes an exclusive catalog with the selected cartoonists/works.

The exhibition opening and the official announcement of the awards will take place on

May 26, 2016

at OSTEN Gallery, Skopje (

Macedonia

).