Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition 2023

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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition 2023: Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) is calling for applications for the 2023 Illustrators Exhibition, a unique international showcase for state-of-the-art trends in illustrations for children and young adults.

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Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) is calling for applications for the 2023 Illustrators Exhibition.

This Illustrators Exhibition is a unique international showcase for state-of-the-art trends in illustrations for children and young adults.

Individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, provided they were born prior to 31 December 2005, whose artwork is intended for use in children’s books, are eligible to enter the Exhibition, either directly or through publishing houses, associations of illustrators or schools.

Applications are open to:

➜ Illustrators, professionals and beginners can enter unpublished artwork, or artwork published in the previous two years.
➜ Art schools can enter the most interesting innovative projects by students who have attended their Institute.
➜ Publishers can enter illustrators they work with.
➜ The Illustrators Exhibition is a showcase for the latest trends in illustration and talent spotting new artists held during Bologna Children’s Book Fair, launched in 1967.

An outstanding international jury will select the winners whose illustrations will be presented at the 60th Bologna Children’s Book Fair — scheduled for 6-9 March 2023 in Bologna, Italy.

Submission requirements:

➜ Illustrators must enter 5 illustrations, no more, no less - may be unpublished artwork or artwork published after 1 January 2021. The work can be in black and white or color and be produced using any technique.

➜ The 5 artworks must be based on the same theme, and must be numbered, as preferred, from 1 to 5 on the digital format file. The digital format must be: jpg or png, maximum size 5 MB, resolution 150 DPI.

Who may enter?

Open worldwide to published and unpublished illustrators, art school students and publishers with their artists.