Cuba's Ministry of Culture, the National Council of Plastic Arts, and the magazine La Jiribilla have issued an open call to artists, illustrators, and cartoonists from around the world to participate in the II International Biennial of Political Humor.

The event, to be held in Havana from June 9 to 14 of this year, aims to explore, through a playful and creative lens, the impact of globalization and its associated phenomena from a critical perspective, according to the official announcement.

This edition will address themes related to cultural colonialism and the damaging influence of the hegemonic cultural industry on contemporary society.

Submissions must be sent in digital format via email to bienalhumorpoliticocu@gmail.com. Attached files must be in JPG format, with a resolution of 300 dpi and a minimum of 2,400 pixels on the longest side. Files must be identified with the author's name and country of origin, and the submission message must include the following information: full name (as well as any artistic pseudonym), country, title of the work, mailing address, email address, and phone number.

Selected works will be printed and exhibited at the main exhibition and at the event's collateral shows, with the goal of showcasing the diversity of proposals and perspectives on the designated theme. They may also be featured in the Biennial's promotional materials and catalogs, with full credit given to the author and in accordance with intellectual property rights.

The deadline for submission is April 30. A jury will select first, second, and third prize winners, and its decision will be final and binding.

A theoretical symposium will also be held to address issues related to the practice of graphic humorists in general, and in particular those connected to the event's central theme.

For further information, interested parties may contact the National Council of Plastic Arts at presidencia@cnap.cult.cu or by phone at: 72038581, 72042744, or 72023897.