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Open Call | Comic Competition and Exhibition at FANTASY BASEL 2026 (Switzerland)

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FANTASY BASEL
Published 24/02/26 - 22 seconds ago
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Category
Opportunities - International
Web Site
https://www.basel.com/en
Deadline
2026-03-15 00:00:00
Link to further details
https://www.basel.com/en/events/fantasy-basel/comic-competition
Artist Payment
Artist Fee Paid
Terms & Conditions: Please tick all relevant terms that will be met by the organiser
Travel expenses
Submission fee to apply
No
Address
Basel, Switzerland
Description
Basel invites illustrators from every country to take part in this international comic competition on the theme “Freundschaft – Friendship – Amicizia – Amitié”.

The 20 selected works will be presented in May 2026 as flags on Basel’s Mittlere Brücke and will also be shown in an exhibition designed by the Cartoonmuseum Basel – Centre for Narrative Art at FANTASY BASEL – The Swiss Comic Con, where they will be presented to a large audience.

The submission deadline is 15 March 2026.

Click here for more information and to apply

 
 
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Open Call | Comic Competition and Exhibition at FANTASY BASEL 2026 (Switzerland)