About

On August 27-28, 2022, the «Astra» International Festival of Illustration was held in Kazan. This event will connect Russian and international illustrators and zine authors, as well as book publishers, art historians, writers and other visitors interested in illustration.

Program
• Contest of illustrators;
• Exhibition-fair of illustrations, illustrated books and zines;
• Master classes in illustration, book publishing and book production, storytelling in illustration and zine creation;
• Meetings with famous artists and lectures by experts;
• Round tables with the participation of publishers and experts.
Фестиваль «Астра» призван стать мобильной и актуальной формой репрезентации cовременной иллюстрации и творческой мастерской для молодых художников
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
27.08.2022
11:00 – 20:00
Market
11:00 – 20:00
Exhibition of the participants’ best works
11:00 – 13:00
Master class «Creating a character using the «zentangle» technique» for 7+ children
Rais Shagiev – artist, founder of the «Rais Art» creative studio
12:30 – 14:00
Lecture «Illustration and design of a board game from idea to the print run»
Lex & Elena Larvatus – illustrators, graphic designers, founders of the design studio and brand of the same name, members of the Tatarstan Union of Sketchers
13:00 – 14:30
Master class on creating a bookplate drawing «This is my book!»
Sonya Ligostaeva – illustrator, designer
13:00 – 15:00
«Laboratory of zines» for 9+ children
Valeria Petrichenko – artist, illustrator, head of the children's creative studio
 «Hurray!»
14:00 – 15:30
Public talk «Experience of organizing a local sketching community»
«Sketchvstrechi» – illustrators, organizers of the illustration group
15:00 – 16:30
Lecture «Russian illustration of the 2000s as contemporary art»
Elena Rymshina – art critic, curator of non-commercial exhibitions and projects
15:30 – 17:00
Lecture «Organization of illustrators' fair and promotion of the local community of illustrators»
Maria Gorozhaninova – co-organizer of the Fair of Illustrators, author of the «Urobarbos» charity project
19:00 – 20:00
Screening of the animated film «Pushkin. Bitov. Gabriadze. THE ESCAPE»
28.08.2022
11:00 – 20:00
 Market
11:00 – 20:00
Exhibition of the participants’ best works
11:00 – 12:30
Master class «Creating a character using the «zentangle» technique» for 7+ children
Rais Shagiev – artist, founder of the «Rais Art» creative studio
11:00 – 12:30
Lecture «The artist's book in Kazan art»
Olga Ulemnova – art historian, curator of exhibitions and projects
12:30 – 14:00
Master class for children on creating comics

Lilia Kosolapova – illustrator
12:30 – 14:00
Lecture «Contracts on the arrangement of rights to illustrations»
Rishat Khasanov – PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Business and Energy Law, Practicing Lawyer
14:00 – 15:30
Lecture «Inside of the book: competition of book projects for illustrators. The way from the application to the print run of the book»
Vlada Myakonkina – illustrator, art editor
15:30 – 17:00
Artist-talk «Can bugs cheat?»
Guzel Garipova – artist, illustrator, art editor of the «Yulbasma» publishing house
15:30 – 17:00

Master class «Sauce, Ink, etc.»
Alisa Yufa – illustrator, graphic artist
17:00 – 19:00
«Laboratory of zines» for adults
Valeria Petrichenko – artist, illustrator, head of the children's creative studio
 «Hurray!»
17:00 – 18:30
Round table «Education for illustrators: different models, criticism and economics»
Elena Rymshina, Olga Gilmutdinova, Guzel Garipova, Varvara Obshivalkina, Lilia Kosolapova, Tatyana Ivankova
18:30 – 19:00
Summing up the festival results. Winners' award ceremony

19:00 – 20:00
Screening of the animated film «Pushkin. Bitov. Gabriadze. THE ESCAPE»

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