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When cows fly…
…Argentinean illustrators land on Bologna! Sunny palettes, a variety of styles, ideas and ages. Study of international
trends, exploration of our own identity. Following the unstoppable
drive to rebuild and cross, as many times as it may be necessary,
the bridge
once built by our immigrant grandparents: in 2008 we,
Argentineans,
through the Foro de Ilustradores Argentina, come to
Bologna as Guests
of Honor.
Argentina- Guest of Honor in Bologna
The interest stirred up by the Illustrators Exhibit in the Argentinean
stand during the 2004 Bologna Children's Book Fair, along with
its positive commercial outcome (for the first time Argentinean
editors sold their book's copyrights to foreign publishers), drove the
Fair organizers to offer Argentina
the possibility of being this year's
Guest of Honor.
Later negotiations by the Foro de Ilustradores Argentina in the Bratislava
Biennial, the Minimondi Festival of Parma and the 2005, 2006, and 2007
Bologna Children's Book Fair editions, resulted in the selection of a
date
for this long-awaited event in 2008.
A new executive-institutional work then began for the Forum and
Argentinean
children's books. In the field of foreign affairs, we rely
on the essential
support of the Argentinean Secretariat of Cultural
Affairs of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and the Exportar Foundation.
For domestic affairs, the
Forum has built a relationship with other
national institutions such as
CEDILIJ, ALIJA, the Argentinean Book
Chamber, every children's books publishing
house in the country,
and a variety of private companies, entering into
agreements in order
to carry out this undertaking.
Thus, Argentina is confirmed as the Guest of Honor and the
Illustrators
Exhibit "When cows fly…" is organized.
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