Book Illustrators Gallery Celebrate 10 years of Asian Illustrations with BIG 2021 A key feature of the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC), the Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) showcases diverse artwork from picture books, comics, and graphic novels by illustrators and artists from Southeast Asia, Asia, and the Asian diaspora. It offers a platform for the authors, publishers and the public to take notice of their illustrations. On its 10th edition, BIG once again invites visitors to explore new cultures and the best of picture book illustrations from around Asia and beyond, as it reopens its online galleries for 2021, featuring close to 130 illustrations by 45 illustrators from 12 countries.
Big Berm: Kind Elephant by Jitlada Sriadulphan COF THAILAND GALLERY
BIG has been a popular feature at the annual AFCC, where the exhibition is usually held at the National Library. Presented in a digital format, the exhibition was carefully curated by experts from nine organisational partners including the Association of Illustrators, Chihiro Art Museum, China Shanghai Book Fair, International Board on Books for Young People (Philippines & Indonesia), International Youth Library, Pratham Books and the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand, showcasing both open call submissions and curated illustrations from the AFCC 2021 Country of Focus, Thailand. Visit the Book Illustrators Gallery here: afcc.com.sg/2021/page/book-illustrators-gallery-2021
Lemonade Sky by Low Joo Hong OPEN SUBMISSIONS GALLERY
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