FESTIVAL PROGRAM
WORKSHOPS
Academy of Fine Arts, Targ Węglowy 6
9:00–13:00
Bring Your Characters to Life [workshops in English
ANA CHUBINIDZE [GE]
St. John’s Center, Świętojańska 50
9:00–12:00
Inside the Editorial Eye: From Portfolio to Publication [workshops in English]
ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND [USA]
9:00–12:00
Illustrated movie poster [workshops in Polish]
BARTOSZ KOSOWSKI [PL]
12:00–15:00
The Colorful Character Lab [workshops in English]
JOR ROS [MX]
12:00–14:00
Create Your Own Sketchbook – Bookbinding Workshop [workshops in Polish]
PAPIER + DRUK / JOANNA KURKIEWICZ [PL]
14:00–16:00
The Three Dimensions of Illustration [workshops in Polish]
JULIA BARDZIEJEWSKA I MARTA SHURPAKOVA [PL]
15:30–16:30
presentation: From Concept to Collection: Illustration at Medicine [in Polish]
MEDICINE / MARTA KROKOSZ i JUDYTA CIBA [PL]
ADDITIONAL EVENT
Bring Your Characters to Life [workshops in English
Academy of Fine Arts, Targ Węglowy 6 (auditorium)
16:30
Lecture and book signing
KELLI ANDERSON
NCK — Old Town Hall, Korzenna 33/35
18:00
Jasnowidze – international post-competition illustration exhibition
guided tour
CONFERENCE
St. John’s Center, Świętojańska 50
8:00
Start of registration
9:00
Start of festival
9:05
Design as a Form of Activism [presentation in Polish]
OLA JASIONOWSKA [PL]
10:00
Illustration to Stop-motion: Bring Your Characters to Life [presentation in English]
ANA CHUBINIDZE [GE]
11:00
Coffee break
11:15
Illustrated Movie Poster [presentation in Polish]
BARTOSZ KOSOWSKI [PL]
12:15
Inside the Editorial Eye: From Portfolio to Publication [presentation in English]
ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND [USA]
13:15
Lunch break + portfolio review
15:00
Playfulness and Freedom [presentation in Japanese]
YOSHIKO HADA [JP]
16:00
Drawn from Life [presentation in English]
HALEY TIPPMANN [USA]
17:00
TWO DOGS: Illustrator or Artist [presentation in English]
JOR ROS [MX]
All presentations will be translated simultaneously (headphones will be available on-site).
All presentations will be translated into Polish Sign Language.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Bring Your Characters to Life [workshops in English
St. John’s Center, Świętojańska 50
9:00–18:00
Postcard from ILUSTRATOR
post-competition exhibition, free from 12.10.2025
PJATK Gdańsk, ul. Targ Drzewny 9/11
19:00
YOSHIKO HADA [JP] – illustration exhibition
exhibition opening
Stocznia, ul. Elektryków
21:00
AFTERPARTY
PLENUM
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Bring Your Characters to Life [workshops in English
Grid ArtHub, ul. Niterów 3
11:00
HOW TO SUPPORT POLISH ILLUSTRATION – Panel Discussion of Organisations Promoting Illustration Activities
Zosia Dzierżawska (Association of Polish Illustrators), Agnieszka Dziewulska (Museum of Illustration), Renata Malcer-Dymarska (Baltic Illustrators’ Meetings)
Moderator: Patryk Hardziej (ILUSTRATOR – Illustrated Communication Festival)
Discussion in Polish