Asede ferrolá de Afundación, un monumental e luminoso edificio, deseñado a finais do XVIII e inaugurado a comezos de XIX, que ao longo da súa historia foi desde sede do Goberno Militar ata instituto de Ensino Secundario —un instituto no que exerceu a docencia Gonzalo Torrente Ballester—, acolle desde este venres a mostra 40 anos de autonomía nas caricaturas de Siro, que chega a Ferrol da man do Parlamento de Galicia, coa colaboración de La Voz de Galicia e de Afundación, Obra Social Abanca. Unha exposición integrada por 230 viñetas das publicadas por Siro López en La Voz entre os anos 1985 e 2006. Viñetas, todas elas, nas que o debuxante ferrolán dirixiu a súa particular mirada, sempre repleta de humor, aos que, en cada momento, protagonizaron os feitos xeralmente máis relevantes —e sempre máis transcendentes— da política galega.

A mostra, decididamente «reveladora» para cantos queiran coñecer en profundidade a historia recente de Galicia —como ben sinalou o director xerente da exposición, Pedro Otero Espinar— permanecerá aberta ao público ata o día 21 de maio, e poderá visitarse de luns a venres en horario de 11 a 14 horas e de 17 a 20 horas, e os sábados de 11 a 14 horas e de 17 a 19 horas.

Unha merecida homenaxe

Foi Pedro Otero, tamén, quen, nun acto inaugural repleto de momentos de intensa emoción, subliñou o carácter de homenaxe a Siro que esta mostra ten na cidade que viu nacer ao debuxante. Mentres que o comisario da mostra, Aser Álvarez González, destacaba, pola súa banda, a extraordinaria valía das caricaturas de Siro, insistindo el mesmo, tamén, na importancia do reencontro do debuxante coa cidade na que veu ao mundo.

O delegado de La Voz de Galicia en Ferrol, Andrés Vellón, subliñou na súa intervención que Siro, ademais de artista, «é xornalista»; e iluminou as súas palabras cun recordo persoal: a lembranza de cando, sendo el mesmo estudante de xornalismo en Santiago, o primeiro que facían, el e moitos dos seus compañeiros, ao abriren as páxinas do periódico, era buscar o debuxo de Siro; un debuxo que sen necesidade de palabras algunha explicaba, á perfección, que momento estaban a vivir a autonomía galega... e os que estaban á fronte dela.

Hoxe, cando o xornalismo se enfronta a momentos moi complexos, hai que valorar máis que nunca, veu dicir Vellón, o talento de Siro para contar sempre moito... e para contalo ben.

«Hoxe aquí, con esta mostra, pechamos un ciclo...»

«Esta exposición é unha oportunidade única para celebrar o talento de Siro e para reflexionar sobre a nosa historia política recente», dixo o alcalde de Ferrol, Xosé Manuel Rey Varela, ante os centos de persoas que acudiron a inauguración da mostra. Persoas entre as que estaban representantes dos máis diversos ámbitos da vida cultural, política e académica de Galicia. «É unha homenaxe —engadiu o rexedor ferrolán— á intelixencia, ao humor e á arte dun mestre que soubo retratar a esencia de Galicia cunha mestría inigualable».

«Nesta mostra —apuntou Rey Varela— as caricaturas de Siro eríxense como un testemuño gráfico imprescindible, que exhibe a xenialidade do artista».

Moi emotivas foron, tamén, as palabras do presidente do Parlamento, Miguel Ángel Santalices, que ademais quixo poñer el mesmo unha nota de humor —ou máis de unha— a través do seu discurso, invitando ao propio Siro a reflexionar sobre o que poida haber de certo, ou non, no tópico que afirma que os galegos non temos graza. O feito de que Siro decidise, coa maior das xenerosidades, doar ao Parlamento as súas caricaturas, dixo Santalices, é algo que Galicia debe saber valorar na súa xusta dimensión.

E especialmente conmovedora foi, durante o acto inaugural a mostra, a intervención do propio Siro. O debuxante lembrou con inmensa gratitude a Santiago Rey Fernández-Latorre, presidente e editor de La Voz de Galicia, que foi quen o convidou a incorporarse á Redacción do periódico.

Nunca se arrepentiu Siro, como el mesmo lembrou, de deixar atrás o seu traballo na antiga Bazán para exercer (caricatura, radio, artigos...) o xornalismo. «Hoxe aquí, en Ferrol —dixo Siro—, con esta mostra, pechamos un ciclo...». E a xente, emocionada, non paraba de aplaudir.

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Ain Association for Cultural Creativity

Announces the Launch of the 2nd International Cartoon Competition in Algeria ALG BEST TOONS 2025

Competition Themes:

• First Theme: Caricature Portrait of the Artist Salah Aougrout (Souileh).

• Second Theme: Digitalization.

Participation Requirements:

• Participants: Open to cartoon artists from all over the world aged 18 and above.

• Algerian Participants: Open to artists of all age groups.

• All submitted artworks become the property of the association and may be used for media publication or cultural activities within Algeria.

Competition Rules:

• The artwork must include the artist’s full name, surname, and country at the bottom of the drawing. (Example: Tarek Sakharaoui, Algeria).

• Accepted formats: Hand-drawn or digital artworks in A4 or A3 size, with a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

• Prohibitions: The use of AI-generated artworks, copied, or non-original works is strictly forbidden. Any violation will result in immediate disqualification from the competition.

• A CV must be submitted according to the attached template and filled out accurately.

Special Notes:

• Audience Award: Granted based on public voting via the association's social media pages. Participants will be informed in advance about the voting schedule.

• Algerian artworks will be evaluated by a local jury specialized in caricature.

• Honorary Awards: Three artists will receive special recognition for their talent.

Prizes and Awards:

For International Winners (outside Algeria):

• First Prize: Certificate of Appreciation + Golden Fennec Trophy + Competition Catalog.

• Second Prize: Certificate of Appreciation + Silver Fennec Trophy + Catalog.

• Third Prize: Certificate of Appreciation + Bronze Fennec Trophy + Catalog.

• Audience Award: Honorary Certificate + Competition Catalog.

For Algerian Winners:

• First Prize: Certificate of Appreciation + Golden Fennec Trophy + Official Invitation.

• Second Prize: Certificate of Appreciation + Silver Fennec Trophy + Catalog + Official Invitation.

• Third Prize: Certificate of Appreciation + Bronze Fennec Trophy + Catalog + Official Invitation.

Additional Benefits:

• Official invitations may be extended to Algeria, subject to the discretion of the association and governmental authorities.

• Visa Requirements: Invited participants from outside Algeria must submit a scanned copy of their passport to facilitate visa procedures.

Judging Process:

• All submissions will undergo a preliminary selection phase, followed by evaluation by an international and local joint jury.

• The jury’s decision is final and non-appealable, except in cases of idea theft or AI-generated works.

Submission Deadline:

The final deadline for submissions is June 30, 2025, at 00:00 midnight (Algeria time).

Contact Information:

• Email: ainculture@gmail.com 

• WhatsApp (Competition Commissioner, Cartoonist Tarek Sakharaoui): +213663455916

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ATTENTION!!! WE ARE BACK TO THE ESSENCE OF CARTOON ART!

In line with the decision we made last year, WE ONLY ACCEPT cartoons sent to this contest WITH BLACK LINES ON A WHITE BACKGROUND. WE DO NOT ACCEPT GRAY SHADES EITHER!!!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

1 – This contest is open to amateur or professional World cartoonists over the age of 18 or anyone who can draw cartoons – regardless of religion, language or race.

2 – THEMES:

A) Olive Subject

Olive, Olive and Time, Olive and History, Olive and Mythology, Olive and Technology, Olive and Cyprus, Olive and Life, Olive and Peace, Olive and Conflict, Olive and War, Olive and Health, Olive and Women, Olive and Men, Olive and Children, Olive Oil, Olive Branch, Olive Tree, Benefits of Olive, Olive and Olive Mill/Press, Banning of Uprooting, Burning and Cutting Down Olive Trees and so forth.

B) Free Subject

Any topic can be drawn.

3 – The works to be sent to the contest must be in cartoon style. Works in the form of paintings or illustrations will not be accepted. Cartoons must be without text. No brand, item or product name should be written on the cartoons. Only logos or symbols should be used.

4 – Cartoons sent to the contest must be absolutely BLACK & WHITE and original. Grayscales are not accepted. Size A4 or A3. Each participant must write their name, surname, address, telephone, e-mail information on the back of the cartoon. A photo and a short CV must be sent.

5 – The works to be sent to the contest may have been published before but should not have won an award.

6 – After the evaluation of the International Selection Committee Members, the finalist works will be published on the official website of the contest. In addition, the finalist works will be brought to the attention and objection of cartoonists, cartoonist organizations, and international organizations established against similar, imitated and stolen cartoons. If it is documented that any work is similar, imitated or stolen or has previously won an award in another contest (with the date of publication), that work will be cancelled and the next highest scoring work will be taken into consideration.

7 – It is possible to participate in the contest with any number of works (in Olive or Free subjects), however, a participant will not be given more than one award in each section.

8 – CARTOONS PRODUCED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ACCEPTED!!! Cartoons produced with Artificial Intelligence will be disqualified from the contest. Even if a cartoon that is later understood to be a product of Artificial Intelligence wins an award, its award will be deemed invalid.

9 – The works must be sent to the specified address by normal or insured mail by 15 MAY 2025 at the latest. HAND DELIVERY IS NOT ACCEPTED.

10 – The cartoons sent – ​​whether they receive an award or not – will not be returned; they will remain in the archives of the “International Cyprus Cartoon Museum” to be established by the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association.

11 – In addition to the works that win awards in the contest, the works deemed appropriate by the Organizing Committee will be published in an album and exhibited within the scope of the 24th International Olive Festival 2025.

12 – The results of the contest will be communicated to all participants and the press and media.

13 – All cartoons sent to the contest can be printed and reproduced by the Kyrenia Municipality or the Cyprus Turkish Cartoonists Association using exhibition, card, poster, album, newspaper, magazine, calendar, book, CD and similar techniques. They can also be used on television, video, web pages and social media for promotional purposes.

14 – By sending works to this contest, participants are deemed to have accepted the terms of the contest. If the works sent are used in the places specified in these specifications, participants accept that they will not seek financial compensation or copyrights today or in the future.

PRIZES:

OLIVE THEMED SECTION

First Prize

800 Euro + Golden Olive Statue
Incoming and outgoing flight ticket for one (1) person to attend the award ceremony and cultural events to be held within the scope of the International Olive Festival. Accommodation for one (1) person.

Second Prize

500 Euro + Silver Olive Statue

Incoming and outgoing flight ticket for one (1) person to attend the award ceremony and cultural events to be held within the scope of the International Olive Festival. Accommodation for one (1) person.

Third Prize

300 Euro + Bronze Olive Statue

Incoming and outgoing flight ticket for one (1) person to attend the award ceremony and cultural events to be held within the scope of the International Olive Festival. Accommodation for one (1) person.

Special Prize for 10 to 20 Cartoonists.

FREE SUBJECT SECTION

First Prize

800 Euro + Golden Olive Statue

Incoming and outgoing flight ticket for one (1) person to attend the award ceremony and cultural events to be held within the scope of the International Olive Festival. Accommodation for one (1) person.

Second Prize

500 Euro + Silver Olive Statue

Incoming and outgoing flight ticket for one (1) person to attend the award ceremony and cultural events to be held within the scope of the International Olive Festival. Accommodation for one (1) person.

Third Prize

300 Euro + Bronze Olive Statue

Incoming and outgoing flight ticket for one (1) person to attend the award ceremony and cultural events to be held within the scope of the International Olive Festival. Accommodation for one (1) person.

Special Prize for 10 to 20 Cartoonists.

15 – If the invitation to the award ceremony is not responded to within 10 days, the award-winning artist will not be able to benefit from the transportation and accommodation facilities guaranteed in these specifications.

DEADLINE:

MAY 15, 2025

SUBMISSION ADDRESS:

Kıbrıs Türk Karikatürcüler Derneği

14. Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması

Posta Kutusu: 455 (Post Code: 99000)

Lefkoşa – Kuzey Kıbrıs (Turkey)

IT IS AN ADVANTAGE TO SEND CARTOONS BY NORMAL OR INSURED MAIL.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING PACKAGES SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESSES.

WEB PAGE: http://www.zeytinkarikaturleri.com

STEERING COMMITTEE

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El día que Forges me dijo que los humoristas gráficos somos los bufones de nuestro tiempo porque podemos decir en broma lo que otros periodistas no pueden decir en serio, le recordé entre risas que don Francés de Zúñiga, bufón de Carlos I, había sido asesinado por orden de algún noble indignado por sus burlas, y ambos nos reímos. Meses después, la ultraderecha envió una bomba a la revista satírica El Papus , que mató al conserje y destruyó la redacción. Estábamos en 1977 y pasarían 38 años antes de que los terroristas de Al Qaeda cometieran otra barbaridad similar en el ataque a Charlie Hebdo . Hasta entonces, en España, el atentado más grave contra una publicación satírica había sido perpetrado por un nutrido grupo de militares que en 1905 había asaltado la redacción y los talleres de la revista catalanista ¡ Cu-Cut! , cuando se sintieron ofendidos por una caricatura que cuestionaba la valentía del Ejército. No sólo no fueron castigados, sino que recibieron el apoyo del alto mando y del rey Alfonso XIII, y meses después las Cortes aprobaron la Ley de Fueros, por la que los delitos contra la Patria y el Ejército serían juzgados por tribunales militares. Azaña lo abolió en 1931, pero Franco lo restableció en el Código de Justicia Militar de 1945 y estuvo vigente hasta 1980. Todo humor, y especialmente el humor gráfico y la caricatura política, sufrieron la censura de la dictadura y no es cierto que los humoristas trabajen mejor bajo esa presión. Es cierto que, incluso en una democracia, la relación entre el humor y el poder político es siempre de desconfianza mutua.

                Hace unos días, el diario El País publicó un artículo del escritor colombiano Juan Gabriel Vásquez, con el título “El caricaturista político: ¿una especie en peligro de extinción?”, en el que comenta la renuncia de Ann Telnaes, prestigiosa caricaturista de The Washington Post , luego de que el periódico censurara una caricatura en la que aparecían cuatro magnates idólatras, arrodillados ante la estatua de Trump y ofreciéndole bolsas de dinero. Uno de ellos fue Jeff Bezos, propietario de  The Washington Post . El autor del artículo cree que, con el sometimiento de los medios de comunicación al poder político, el arte de la caricatura atraviesa un momento preocupante, y estoy tan de acuerdo que en junio de 2019 publiqué un artículo en esta misma sección comentando la decisión de los dueños de  The New York Times de prescindir de las caricaturas satíricas debido al acoso a la comunidad judía, y lo terminé con una reflexión: "Gracias a Dios que nos queda Europa, por ahora".

                Sí, "por ahora", porque también en Europa la falta de espíritu democrático en las autoridades civiles, militares y religiosas hace temer que el caricaturista político crítico con el poder sea una especie en extinción. Hay otro peligro, otra amenaza: el servilismo. En Venezuela, el presidente Maduro protagoniza un cómic, transformado en el superhéroe Superbigote, quien, con la ayuda de Dios, defiende al pueblo venezolano de sus enemigos. Un asco. Igual que Trump.

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