APPLICATION
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 MAIL, along 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!!! - up to 31 May 2026 latest!
- ON THE BACK OF EACH WORK TO WRITE the name, the country, and the title of the work

DEADLINES
• The process of organization of the 58th WGC Skopje 2026 is in four phases:
- APPLICATION (31 May 2026)
- SELECTION + publication of selected cartoonists (June 2026)
- JURY + announcement of finalists (July – August 2026)
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDED CARTOONISTS (September 2026)
• THE OFFICIAL EXHIBITION and AWARD GIVING (November – December 2026) in Skopje, R.N.M.

DEADLINE for arrival of the works for participation in the 58th WGC Skopje 2026 - May 31, 2026 !!!

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

Fill out the APPLICATION FORM, sign up, submit the works, follow the updates on  FB , and do not forget to share this information with your colleagues and friends. For more information on:  www.osten.mk , and you can always contact us on: cartoons@osten.com.mk . WE ARE EXPECTING YOU!