Program
Thursday,
08.10.
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, 6 Targ Węglowy Street
4:00 PM–7:00 PM
DEALING WITH ILLUSTRATION – Presentation of international organisations and initiatives supporting illustration
Lars Denicke (Pictoplasma [DE]), Isabelle Dubois (La Charte [FR]), Martina Russo (Andersen Magazine [IT]), Ilaria Tontardini, Emilio Varrà (Hamelin Associazione Promozione Sociale [IT]), Patryk Hardziej (ILUSTRATOR Festiwal [PL]), Aleksandra Artymowska (Stowarzyszenie Polskich Ilustratorów i Ilustratorek [PL]), Agnieszka Dziewulska, Krystyna Rybicka (Muzeum Ilustracji [PL]), Anna Nowacka-Devillard (Wydawnictwo Widnokrąg [PL]) and others
event partner – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
free admission
WORKSHOPS
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
WORKSHOPS / various locations
Gosia Herba, Mikołaj Pasiński, Maria Dek, Beata Kurek, Julia Bardziejewska, Marta Shuprakova, Lidka Zajdzińska, Maciek Łazowski
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
free admission
Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Targ Drzewny 9/11, Gdańsk
6:00 PM
EXHIBITION – Maciek Łazowski: Digital Plasticine
CONFERENCE
All presentations will be simultaneously translated: Polish–English, English–Polish
St. John's Centre, 50 Świętojańska St., Gdańsk
8:00 AM
Start of registration
9:00 AM
Festival opening
9:05 AM
IGA ŚCIBEK [PL]
Celebrating Imperfection in Character Design
10:00 AM
MACIEK ŁAZOWSKI [PL]
A Masochist's Journey – or How I Learned 3D Graphics
11:00 AM
coffee break
11:15 AM
LORETA ISAC [RO]
Visual Poetry [presentation in English]
12:15 PM
SOCIETY OF POLISH ILLUSTRATORS: ALEKSANDRA ARTYMOWSKA, ZOSIA DZIERŻAWSKA [PL]
Panel Discussion [presentation in Polish]
1:15 PN
Break
– Aryz – book signing
– Portfolio review
3:00 PM
LESLEY BARNES [UK]
Do Anything! [presentation in English]
4:00 PM
KAROLIS STRAUTNIEKAS [LT]
Life After Illustration [presentation in English]
5:00 PM
ARYZ [ES]
Looking Back – Moving Forward [presentation in English]
6:00 PM
Festival closing
All presentations will be simultaneously interpreted: Polish–English, English–Polish.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
free admission
Old Town Hall, 33/35 Korzenna St., Gdańsk
7:00 PM
EXHIBITION – Spotlight on Polish Illustration
Plot Social Club, 3 Niterów St., Gdańsk
9:30 PM
AFTERPARTY
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
free admission
PURO Hotel, 26 Stągiewna Street, Gdańsk
10:00 AM
Gosia Herba – The State of Illustration
Panel discussion with Gosia Herba, moderated by Patryk Hardziej
discussion in Polish
Grid ArtHub, 3 Niterów St., Gdańsk
12:00 PM
Open SPI Meeting
discussion in Polish
1:00 PM
Young Illustrators Presented – A showcase of emerging illustrators
presentation in Polish and English