Cultural Association “Tapirulan”, with the sponsorship of “Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza” and “Associazione Illustratori”, is proud to announce the sixth edition of the contest for illustrators. Purpose of the competition is to select the thirty authors to be included in the exhibition «Gli illustratori di Tapirulan» (The illustrators of Tapirulan), to be held in Cremona from November 13th 2010 to January 16th 2011.

After Tony Wolf, Milo Manara, Silver and Sergio Toppi, jury is now directed by another famous artist: Guido Scarabottolo. All thirty illustrations selected by the jury will be published on the Calendar of year 2011, which is, as well, the catalogue of the exhibition. Twelve images will be shown in full page, one per month, and eighteen more will be published in appendix. During the inauguration of the exhibition - November 13th 2010 – the first prize of 1000 Euro will be awarded to the winner. An additional prize of 300 Euro will be awarded to the author of the illustration which got most votes by users of the site www.tapirulan.it.

You can participate to the contest by sending your work in square format (minimum size 25x25 cm, maximum 40x40 cm) by September 24rd 2010 - You can as well participate by sending digital images by drawing up the specific website form www.tapirulan.it/concorso-calendario, where you can also find all the information and details about the competition itself. The theme is "Siesta". You can be inspired by the typical elements of siesta: rest, warm, shade. But siesta is also - generally - a pause, a moment of interruption of the normal flow of everyday life...

1. Enrolment conditions

Any Italian or foreign artist can enrol. There is no age limit however underage candidates need parents’ authorization. Every candidate is allowed to submit only one brand-new work. Neither prize-winning works nor works previously mentioned for merit twill be accepted.

2 . Specific techniques used

Execution techniques are free.
Any work must be square-shaped, not smaller than 25x25 centimetres and not bigger than 40x40 centimetres. If it is put in a frame this should not be thicker than 3 millimetres.
In case of a digital image it should be 31x31 centimetres (300 dpi – JPG format – best quality).

3. Theme of the contest

«Siesta». You can draw inspiration from the typical elements of siesta: rest, warm shade. But siesta is also - generally - a pause, a moment of interruption of the normal flow of everyday life. To begin again...

4. Rules concerning the dispatch of works

In order to take part in the contest, candidates can choose between two ways:

They can fill in the relevant form that can be found on the followingweb address:
www.tapirulan.it/concorso-calendario

They can send their work by mail together with the relevant form which must
be filled in and signed as well as the receipt for payment of the subscription
fee to the following address:

Associazione Culturale Tapirulan
via Platina 21, 26034 Piadena (CR)

5. Expiry date

All works must be sent by Friday September 24, 2010.
Works sent by post must arrive by (or before) the same date.

6. Subscription fee

The subscription fee is 10 euros. This is how you can pay in:

By money transfer into the following bank account of

• “Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena”:
• IBAN: IT 71 B 01030 55070 000000713131
• BIC/SWIFT: PASCITM1BS6
• Reason for payment: Calendar contest

By Credit Card or PayPal directly on this website:

If you are a member of “Tapirulan” for the current year you can take part in the contest freely.

If you are a member of the “Illustrator Association” you are entitled to 50% discount:

7. Selection of works and winners

A jury will select, by an unappealable decision, 12 works to be published in the calendar and 18 works to be published in the appendix. Then a 1.000 euros prize will be awarded. These 30 works will then be published on line on the following website: www.tapirulan.it/concorso-calendario. All the registered subscribers will be able to express their preferential votes. The artist who will get most of the votes will be awarded a 300 euros prize. If the most voted candidate is also the winner selected by the jury, the prize will be awarded to the artist who cames second in the list on line.

8. Members of the jury

Guido Scarabottolo, president of the jury
Andrea Brusoni, president of “Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza”
Fabio De Donno, winner of the «Review Prize 2008»
Andrea Gualandri, winner of the «Review Prize 2006»
Elena Prette, winner of the «Review Prize 2007»
Fabio Toninelli, president of “Tapirulan”
Francesca Archinto, editor (Ed. Babalibri)
Andrea Rauch, editor (Ed. Principi e principi), graphic designer and illustrator

9. Prizes

1.000 euros – First prize awarded by the jury
300 euros – Prize awarded by the registered subscribers.

The 12 artists whose works will be published in the calendar will receive 3 copies of the calendar.
The 18 artists whose works will be published in the appendix will receive a free copy of the calendar.
All the candidates will be given a free copy of the calendar during the prize-giving ceremony.

10. Prize-winning ceremony and exhibition of works

The exhibition “Tapirulan Illustrators” which will include all the works published in the 2011 calendar and all the works of the former winners, will be set up from november 13 2010 to January 16 2011 at Santa Maria della Pietà - Cremona (Italy). During the inauguration of the exhibition (on November 13 at 5 p.m.), the winners will be awarded their prizes. The results will then appear on line (www.tapirulan.it).
All the competing works will be exhibited permanently on line.

11. Rights and royalties

The artist who take part in the contest must give up their publication rights both in case of publication in the calendar and in other papers of Association or in the website. They must also give up their rights if a copy of their works is put in a frame/structure for promotional purposes of the contest and “Tapirulan”.
It goes without saying that royalties go to the artists.
Should the artists decide to use their own works for other purpose, they are required to notify the publication of their works in the Tapirulan 2011 Calendar.
The winning works will be owned by “Tapirulan”. The others works will be returned by the end of 2011 to the owners on request charges forward.