THE COMPETITION’S REGULATIONS

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The competition is organised by the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art
in Warsaw together with the CHOPIN 2010 Celebrations Offi ce. Partners: the
Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw,
the Association of Polish Caricaturists – SPAK, the SATYRYKON – LEGNICA
International Exhibition Offi ce and the Association DEBUT in Zielona Gora.

1. The aim of the “Chopin’s Smile” International Cartoon Competition is to
popularise knowledge about the life and creativity of Fryderyk Chopin at
home and abroad, by proxy of cartoon and satirical art.

The contest tributes ONLY to FREDERIC CHOPIN, his life and music !!!.

2. The competition shall be announced on August 1, 2009 on the
internet pages of the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art:
www.muzeumkarykatury.pl, the CHOPIN 2010 Celebrations Offi ce:
www.chopin2010.pl and the partners: www.spak.pl, www.satyrykon.pl,
www.debiut.org.pl. Written invitations to participate in the competition shall
also be sent by letter together with the Competition’s Regulations and the
Entry Forms, directly to select artists and to Polish and international artistic
associations and organisations.

3. This is an open competition aimed at professional artists working in the
fi elds of caricature and satirical art, and at art students at higher educational
establishments.

4. Original works (including computer graphics) may be submitted in the
technique of one’s choice – drawing, painting, graphics, collage, in a format
not exceeding A-3 (297x420 mm) in size. Computer printouts must be
signed by hand. Photocopies of works are inadmissible. Contestants are
hereby advised that works sent in by electronic mail shall be disqualifi ed
from participating in the competition.

5. Each participant may submit no more than 5 works.

6. Works already distinguished in other competitions are barred from this
competition.

7. Entries should carry the annotation “USMIECH CHOPINA” (CHOPIN’S
SMILE) and must be delivered by the end of November (30 XI 2009) to the
following address:

Muzeum Karykatury
ul. Kozia 11, 00-070 Warsaw, Poland
phone/fax. +48 (0) 22 827 88 95,

www.muzeumkarykatury.pl
e-mail: muzeumkarykatury@poczta.wp.pl
Competition offi ce: phone +48 (0) 22 828 76 01

8. Each entry must carry the name and surname of its author, and the work’s
title/caption should it have one. An Entry Form should be attached to each
submission. Receipt of the Entry Form shall be regarded as tantamount to
the entrant’s consent for his/her personal data as disclosed in the Entry
Form to be made public.

9. Participants must deliver their entries to the Museum of Caricature and
Cartoon Art by delivery fi rms or in person, at their own expense. The
organisers of the competition disclaim any responsibility for any damage
sustained by works entered for the competition while in transit.

TIMETABLE
Deadline for submission of entries – November 30, 2009
Meeting of the International Jury – December 5, 2009
Announcement of the results of the competition on the websites
of the organisers and the partners – January 2010
Post-competition exhibition at the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon Art
in Warsaw – June-October 2010
Offi cial awards’ ceremony – September 2010
PRIZES

1. The entries shall be assessed by an International Jury consisting of eminent
cartoonists, art critics, musicians and representatives of the organisers.

2. The Jury shall make the fi nal choice of works to be displayed at the post-
competition exhibition.

3. The Jury shall award the following Regulation Prizes:
Grand Prix – 15 000 PLN (ca 3 400 €)
I Prize – 10 000 PLN (ca 2 250 €)
II Prize – 8 000 PLN (ca 1 800 €)
III Prize – 6 000 PLN (ca 1 350 €)
3 Distinctions – 3 000 PLN (ca 675 €) each*
* All cash prizes are quoted in gross fi gures and are subject to taxation in accordance
with Polish regulations.

4. Terms and conditions of collecting cash prizes: attendance of the winners
at the awards’ ceremony or their collection in person from the Museum
of Caricature and Cartoon Art’s offi ce in Warsaw, or by giving their bank
account numbers into which their prize money is to be transferred.

5. The Jury reserves the right to establish the fi nal amounts in cash prizes to
be paid out of the Regulation Prizes, to adjust their levels or not to confer
prizes. The decision of the Jury is fi nal and irrevocable.

6. In addition, prizes funded by other institutions or sponsors are envisaged.

FINAL RESOLUTIONS
1. Participation in the competition constitutes an unequivocal expression
of consent to participate in the post-competition exhibition and the
reproduction of entries, on a free of charge basis, for the purpose of
advertising this exhibition in any and all media, in an unlimited number of
editions, without remuneration, and also incorporating their reproductions in
publications accompanying the post-competition exhibition. Copies of the
works may be exhibited beyond the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon
Art, in travelling exhibitions at home and abroad, once the post-competition
exhibition closes.

2. The ownership of, and all attendant rights to, the prize-winning and offi cially
distinguished entries shall transfer to the Museum of Caricature and
Cartoon Art in Warsaw. Moreover, the Museum reserves the right to choose
and add to its own collection one work from each of the artists displayed at
the post-competition exhibition. The ownership of works receiving awards
from other institutions and sponsors shall be transferred to such institutions
and sponsors.

3. The authors of works selected for the post-competition exhibition shall each
receive an exhibition catalogue. The competition’s award winners shall be
invited to participate in the offi cial awards’ ceremony and shall be assured 3
nights’ hotel accommodation. Travel costs incurred in participating in these
ceremonies shall NOT be refunded.

4. Entries sent to the competition’s organisers should be collected by the end
of November 2010 or, upon request, may be sent back at the addressee’s
expense.

5. The submission of an entry into the competition signifi es its Author’s
unequivocal acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Regulations.