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Le Immagini della Fantasia 41

The International Exhibition of Illustration for Children Le Immagini della Fantasia 41 opens on 18 November 2023 and continues until 18 February 2024 in the exhibition spaces of the Casa della Fantasia in Sarmede.

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Guest of Honor: Svetlin Vassilev

Svetlin Vassilev has published over fifty titles translated into various languages. He has illustrated the works of Charles Dickens, Ray Bradbury, William Shakespeare, Herman Melville, and classics like Peter Pan, Don Quixote, and The Baron of Munchausen.

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Panorama 41

The “Beyond Images” section presents a true panorama of contemporary illustration. The curator invites viewers to navigate the avenues of art “in search of hope, possibilities, and freedom.” The works of the artists in the exhibition bear witness to this aspiration, starting with the intertwining of reality and imagination in the works of Ofra Amit…

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Le Immagini della fantasia 41
18.11.2023 – 18.02.2024
Casa della Fantasia
Via Marconi, 2/A
31026 Sarmede (TV) Italy

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Le Immagini della Fantasia 41

Guest of Honor: Svetlin Vassilev

Visit Le Immagini della fantasia 41

“there may be a way of looking at fairy tales that is different from what is believed to be the only way possible”
Štěpán Zavřel

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Štěpán Zavřel

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The Štěpán Zavřel Foundation is like a slender yet strong silk thread connecting Sàrmede to the rest of the world. Thanks to its work, every year this corner of Italy becomes a fantastical place, where imagination is a right to be exercised, taught and learned. The foundation is the result of Zavřel ’s dreams, and...