The 1st Gold Panda International Cartoon and Illustration Competition

In order to strengthen the international communication of
cartoons and illustrations, make the art of cartoons and
illustrations more flourishing, creat a platform for high-end
culture art, Ў°HONGTUЎ± Art institute will sponsor the contest
as an entrepreneur while Red Man Art Center will be in charge of
the details of the contest as a purveyor. We sincerely invite all
the artists all over the world to attend the contest. Your supports
will make the contest more perfect.

1. Participation
The contest is open to all artists regardless of nationality, age, sex, etc.


2. Organizer
HostЈєЎ°HONGTUЎ± Art institute
Sponsor: Red Man Art Center.
Official website: www.redmanart.com


3. Theme
A) Panda ЁC Our best friend...
B) Free ЁC My choice


4. Entries
1) The works whether they have been awarded in other contests previously will be accepted.
2) Participators should summit the original works. Any slide, photograph or xerox will not be accepted.
3) The maximum five entries should be submitted for each category.
4) The maximum size of the works should be 350 ЎБ500mm respectively.
5) The works should be accompanied by the author's resume and photo (caricature).
6) First name, Last name, Address, Email, Telephone number and selling price should be written on the reverse side of the works.
7) Technique and medium of works are unlimited. Any painting, Print making, Traditional Chinese Painting, Oil painting, Watercolor, Crafts art or ChildrenЎЇs painting will be accepted.



5. Entry Form
Please down load the entry form on our web site: Download

At the same time, the self made entry form is also accepted.


6. Deadline and Exhibition
1) The deadline for entry is the 15 of December 2010.
2) The Opening of the exhibitions will take place in "HONGTU" Art institute on February,2011.


7Ј®Delivery
1) The entries must be flat protected with hard cardboard, or rolled in a hard case. The folded works will not be accepted.
2) Please send entries to the address as follow:

Mr. HU ZHEN YU
ROOM 341 BUILDING #364, JIN QIAO SHI DAI JIA YUAN
YUN JING EAST ROADЈ¬TONG ZHOU QU,
BEIJING 101121Ј¬CHINA

8. Judgment
1) The jury committee is composed of artists, print engravers, cartoonist, illustrators and press editors.
2) The jury meeting will be held on 15th January 2011.
3) The committee will announce the result on February, 1, 2011 on web site. At the same time organizer will contact the winning artists via postal mail or email.

9. Prizes
1) Gold Panda prize ЁC Golden Panda Medal + 2000 US Dollars ЁC1 works.
2) Best work prize ЁC Silver Panda Medals + 200 US Dollars ЁC10 works.
3) The special prize of jury meeting ЁC Copper Panda Medals ЁC30 works.

10. Copyright and selling
1)Explicitly participators have whole copyright for their entries. The committee has the right to use all the submitted works to spread competition on media, websites, posters, post cards, advertisements, etc.
2)All the works will be available for selling base on selling price given by authors. Our cooperator is Gehua Auction Ltd. Organizers will keep 20% of the selling price, the others will be remitted to authors directly, but the authors should bear the tax according to the Chinese tax regulations. The works will be exhibited and for selling in Redman International Cartoon House all along.



11. Catalog
The authors whose works has been selected will receive one copy of the catalog made for the competition.



12. Provisions
1) The submitted works will not be returned. They will be exhibited and displayed in Redman International Cartoon House.
2) Participation in the contest means the complete acceptance of all the above conditions and agreements with jury's decision.

For Information


Mr. HU ZHEN YU
ROOM 341 BUILDING #364, JIN QIAO SHI DAI JIA YUAN
YUN JING EAST ROADЈ¬TONG ZHOU QU,
BEIJING 101121Ј¬CHINA


Web site
www.redmanart.com

Email:
redmanart@126.com