57th WORLD GALLERY of CARTOONS Skopje 2025

APPLICATION

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REGULAR APPLICANT should:

Fill out the APPLICATION FORM (electronically or manually) and send it to the e-mail: cartoons@osten.com.mk along with a photo, short bio, and digital images of the submitted works.
Send the electronically submitted works – original or digital (printed, numbered, and signed) BY POSTAL MAILalong with the printed and signed Application Form to our address:

OSTEN – WORLD GALLERY OF CARTOONS
“8. Udarna Brigada” 2, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
with a note: NO COMMERCIAL VALUE! FOR EXHIBITION ONLY!!!
Deadline: May 31, 2025
ON THE BACK OF EACH WORK WRITE the name, the country, and the title of the work.

DEADLINES

The process of organization of the 57th WGC Skopje 2025 is in four phases:

APPLICATION: May 31, 2025
SELECTION + publication of selected cartoonists: June 2025
JURY + announcement of finalists: July – August 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDED CARTOONISTS: September 2025
OFFICIAL EXHIBITION & AWARD GIVING: November – December 2025 in Skopje, North Macedonia

📌 Deadline for the arrival of works: May 31, 2025

AWARDS

🏆 GRAND PRIX for LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (1500 $ & Sculpture) – decision by the Ambassadors of OSTEN
🥇 FIRST AWARD ($1000 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
🥈 SECOND AWARD ($500 & Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
🥉 5 THIRD AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
🏅 5 SPECIAL AWARDS (Plaque) – decision by the International Jury
🎖 CICO AWARD for a Macedonian Cartoonist (Plaque) – decision by the OSTEN Board
(In honor of the great Macedonian cartoonist Vasilije Popovic – Cico)