Organized by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, the 2nd Izmir International Portrait Cartoon Festival will bring many international artists together with the people of Izmir between 25-28 April. The artists will also create a memorial wall at Kültürpark Youth Theater with their entertaining drawings.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerIzmir International Portrait Cartoon Festival, which will be held for the second time this year in line with the goal of bringing culture and arts to Izmir, will host 25 artists from 28 countries on April 14-26. Within the scope of the festival, exhibitions consisting of the works of artists will meet with art lovers at Alsancak Vasıf Çınar Square and Konak Metro Gallery between April 19 and May 31. On April 27, the artists will meet at Kültürpark Youth Theater to create a memorial wall consisting of fun drawings. The detailed program of the 2nd Izmir International Portrait Cartoon Festival can be found at the address “kultursanat.izmir.bel.tr”.
World-famous artists in Izmir
Curated by Violet Çam, the festival was attended by Cris Istrate, Lucy Hobrecht, Marion Stein and Silvia Radulova from Germany, Luisa Calvo from the United Kingdom, Boris Mateev and Zlati Krumov from Bulgaria, Anthony Geoffroy, Bruno Tesse and Jean-Marc from France. Borot, Niko Kemularia (KEMO) and Zaal Sulakauri from Georgia, Jill Hesketh from the Netherlands, Ernesto Priego and Matias Tolsa from Spain, Marzio Mariani from Italy, Ramunas Vaitkus from Lithuania, Peter Zsoldos and Toth Antal Tonio from Hungary , Krisztian Takacs from Slovakia, Lukasz Szostak and Sergiusz Kaszkowski from Poland, Iancu Avram from Romania, Oğuz Gürel, Birol Çün and Kemal invention from Turkey.