‘Italian Excellence‘ in China, Germany and the United Arab Emirates

After the inauguration in Bucharest, the exhibition Italian Excellence has arrived in China for the ‘Road to 2022‘, a festival of events organized in view of the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism.

In October, the illustrations by the young artists of the exhibition Italian Excellence filled Yangtianwo Square, in Dujiangyan, home to the UNESCO site of the same name, and in November they will be in Chengdu, the capital of the province. Promoted as part of the annual festival ‘Chengdu-Europe Culture Season 2021‘, the event is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Emilia-Romagna Region and made by the Chengdu Foreign Affairs Office in collaboration with the Consulate of Italy in Chongqing and the Dujiangyan municipal authorities.

The journey of young Italian illustration does not stop there. In October and November 2021, a selection of the best works participates in two key events in publishing and the foreign book market. From 20 to 24 October, Italian Excellence” was on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair, while from 3 to 16 November, at the Sharjah International Book Fair there will be a preview of the special edition to be created by Bologna Children’s Book Fair and Emilia-Romagna Region for the Italy Pavilion at EXPO Dubai, open to visitors from 16 to 22 January 2022.

Italian Excellence. The New Generation of Italian Children’s Illustrators is a project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bologna Children’s Book Fair/Bologna Fiere and Emilia-Romagna Region, curated by Cooperativa Giannino Stoppani/Accademia Drosselmeier.