Fourth edition of Ilustropía returns to Bogotá from April 22 to 26

Bogotá will host the fourth edition of the international Ilustropía festival from April 22 to 26. Organized by CasaTinta, the event will feature conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and artists from various countries. It aims to promote illustration as a professional practice and space for reflection.

From April 22 to 26, Bogotá will host the fourth edition of Ilustropía, a festival dedicated to contemporary illustration. CasaTinta, an independent space founded in 2012, organizes the event, which has built a strong agenda of workshops, exhibitions, and visual creation activities in Colombia.

The program spans five days with conferences, workshops, publication fairs, calls for entries, and live illustration. Various venues across the city will host simultaneous activities, blending illustration with music and other visual expressions.

Featured artists include Colombian Paula Bossio, German Stephanie Wunderlich, Colombian Clayman, Argentine Cecilia Arbolave, Spanish Jesús Cisneros, Brazilian Gustavo Piqueira, Argentine Luis Scafati, and Italian Lara Leru. Music will feature Colombian Ana María Vahos and the group Los Yoryis.

The festival receives support from institutions such as the Goethe-Institut, Instituto Italiano de Cultura, Consejería Cultural y Científica de España, and Etxepare Euskal Institutua. Ilustropía bolsters illustrator professionalization in the region through interdisciplinary dialogue.

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News illustration of economists and officials at the Festival of Economies for Life panel discussion in Bogotá's Palacio de San Carlos.
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Festival of Economies for Life begins in Bogotá

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