Contest
illustration
Tapirulan
Registration open until
February 25, 2026
Let’s FLOP
It is useless to feign a modesty that one does not possess-we are all highly successful people, we have launched careers studded with accomplishments, we live in dream homes, we take incredible vacations to beautiful places.
On closer inspection, sometimes–certainly only a few very rare times–there were difficulties, something didn’t go right, trivial details perhaps, trifles…. In short, let’s tell it like it is: we did FLOP!
Yet we always remain successful people because, as Sir Winston Churchill said:
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm.
And we have certainly not lost our enthusiasm, this year we have only lost a few months from the usual schedule of the Illustration Competition, but now we are ready with the 21st edition, more excited than ever about getting to know and especially see your flops.
To participate
Be dazzled by a wonderful idea for representing a FLOP with a single illustration
Awards
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Prize of €500 awarded through online voting
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Publication in the exhibition catalog
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Display of the work in the international exhibition
The award ceremony of the previous edition
Frequently asked questions
Draw a square illustration and submit it by February 25, 2026 by filling out the online form.
No, illustrators from all over the world can enter the contest.
We can assure you that the 20 previous editions have been extraordinary, but this one actually may be a flop. We don’t know, but we are sure that if it is a flop we can count on your understanding.
The competition is organized by theTapirulan Cultural Association. The association was founded in Cremona, Italy, in 2004. Since then, between some flops and some successes, it has been trying to promote contemporary artists. If you want to learn more about Tapirulan’s activities (besides the Illustration Contest) you can visit the website tapirulan.it
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