After two decades of partnership with public authorities, with support that was never updated, and despite being recognised by municipal law, the 21º Salão Internacional do Humor de Limeira continues in 2025 with a virtual exhibition and no institutional backing.
Still, after bringing together over 400 artists from around the world at the 20th SIHL in 2024, Editora O PIU continues its mission thanks to the precious support of the global artistic community at this moment.
With love, effort, continuity and focus, we will carry out the 21st edition in 2025. Even with limited resources, we will produce the trophies that celebrate freedom, line, laughter and critical spirit, as well as the digital certificates for our awarded artists.
This year, we also present expanded themes, with greater poetic, critical and graphic freedom — an invitation for artists to explore the world through reflection and visual intelligence. Our thanks to Mohsen Jafari – IRAN for the design of our poster and as a tribute to Iranian cartoonists for their tremendous support over the past 20 years.
We are seeking sponsors and supporters who understand the importance of this international art event and of freedom of expression. Please get in touch if you can support the production and awarding of our artists.
Very soon, the 2024 winners' certificates will be sent to the respective awarded artists. We thank everyone for their support and participation. May God the Father bless all involved in these 21 years of success, partnership, art and humour. May He bless the 21st SALÃO INTERNACIONAL DO HUMOR DE LIMEIRA 2025 and all its participants, once again bringing the mirror of life to our delight.
A fraternal and grateful embrace to all,
Roberto Bonomi
21st SALÃO INTERNACIONAL DO HUMOR DE LIMEIRA 2025
Entries open until August 30. We invite all artists who draw freehand or use digital techniques, with a free theme. Participation is free of charge. Entrants must be the original authors of their works, in JPEG format, size minimum A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) up to maximum A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) at 300 dpi. Files or submissions in other formats or via links will not be accepted. All works must be sent to: piuhumor@hotmail.com, in a single email per artist, with all works original, unpublished, and accompanied by the official registration form duly completed. Registration closes on August 30, 2025. IF THE REGULATIONS ARE NOT FULLY RESPECTED, THE WORKS WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR SELECTION OR AWARDS.
PRIZES
CARICATURE (Digital Certificate + Trophy)
CARTOON (Digital Certificate + Trophy)
CHARGE (Digital Certificate + Trophy)
COMICS (Digital Certificate + Trophy)
Note: Up to 3 works can be submitted per category, for a maximum of 12 works in one email per artist.
SUGGESTED THEMES
“Your Power, Your History” (Women)
“Blue Is the New Green” (Nature, Water, Environment)
“Sorry, I'm Just an AI” (Technology, AI, and the Human Future)
“System Errors” (Everyday Failures, Error Messages)
“Laughing Under Pressure” (Mental Health and Society)
“The Illusion of Planet B” (Space, Sci-Fi, Politics — Out-of-this-World)
“The Algorithm of Taste” (Culture, Trends and Memes)
For each of the four categories—CARICATURE, CARTOON, CHARGE, COMICS—the jury will award 4 winners who will receive a Digital Certificate and a Trophy by post. Additionally, 10 Honorable Mentions will receive Digital Certificates. Winners and selected artists will be announced and featured on our blog and on Facebook by October 2025.
EXHIBITION
100 selected works will be showcased in our permanent virtual exhibition on the Editora O PIU blog – www.jornalopiu.blogspot.com.
By submitting, all works become the property of Editora O PIU, which reserves the right to use them as it deems fit. Submission implies full agreement with these terms.
APPLICATION FORM
01 – First Name
02 – Surname
03 – Birthdate (day/month/year)
04 – Street Address and Number
05 – Quarter / Neighbourhood
06 – City
07 – State / Region / Province
08 – Country
09 – Zip/Postal Code
10 – E‑mail Address
11 – Number of Submitted Works
12 – Date of Submission
🔎 EXPANDED THEME DESCRIPTIONS FOR ARTWORK CREATION
1. “Your Power, Your History” (Women)
From global movements for gender equity to the representation of women in all spheres, this theme invites artists to reflect on the evolution of power, struggles, and triumphs of women. It’s about reclaiming narratives — with intelligence and grace.
"Your Side of the Story" — Highlighting voices, power, and the daily resistance of women.
Focus: Gender equality, motherhood, and everyday feminine genius.
2. “Blue Is the New Green” (Nature, Water and Environment)
Focusing on the planet's water crisis, rising sea levels, pollution and climate change. Humour here can be a powerful paradox — playful yet urgent.
"The Last Drop" — Water scarcity, floods, oceans of plastic, nature’s cry for help.
Focus: Environmental humour and ecological solutions.
3. “Sorry, I'm Just an AI” (Technology, AI and the Human Future)
From deepfakes to ChatGPT to dancing robot dogs on YouTube — humanity is asking: What makes us human when machines do everything?
"404: Humanity Not Found" — The failure of modern life, disconnection, and AI overdose.
Focus: Social media addiction, absurd algorithms, lost empathy, and artificial intelligence outsmarting common sense.
4. “System Errors”
We live surrounded by failures — some technological, others human, many social.
They are useless notifications, emotional freezes, forgotten passwords, buggy behavior, uncharged ideas, and dropped connections... with or without Wi-Fi.
In the midst of so many systems — operational, institutional, mental — humour might be the antivirus, or the glitch itself.
Focus: Everyday failures, error messages, modern crashes and the irony of living in a world that demands constant performance… even when the system breaks down.
What’s left when everything crashes? Laughing may be the only working command.
5. “Laughing Under Pressure” (Mental Health and Society)
The post-pandemic world has brought mental health into the spotlight. This theme invites reflection on burnout and the therapeutic culture — with depth and lightness.
"Laughing During the Collapse" — Stress, therapy, emotional survival, and the irony of modern sanity.
Focus: Self-help trends, workplace anxiety, therapy clichés, and silent struggles.
6. “The Illusion of Planet B” (Out-of-this-World: Space, Sci-fi and Politics)
Billionaires and politicians running to space, fantasies of starting over on Mars — this theme satirizes our collective desire to escape Earthly problems by looking up instead of within, and how poor leadership fails to harmonies life down here.
"Oops, Voted Again..." — Democracy, disinformation, and the political circus.
Focus: Political absurdity, populism, fake news, manipulation — and what happens when the clown wins.
7. “The Algorithm of Taste” (Culture, Trends and Meme Obsession)
What is art, what is content, and what is just another TikTok trend?
"Good Taste Has Left the Chat"
Focus: Artists can play with the thin lines between high and low culture, real and fake, fast and timeless.
