Study the art of Gianfranco Meggiato and take part in an important project!
(EXCLUSIVE FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE COMICS SCHOOL OF PADOVA)
For the selection of the illustrator who will create, through a professional assignment, the pages of an unpublished illustrated book
The phrase that should inspire you:
“As a child, Gianfranco had an unusual imagination and could see the wonder even in a plate of spaghetti with a meatball inside”
1. Illustration
Double-page illustration made with a technique of your choice, taken and inspired by the colored text cited above
2. Illustration
Single-page illustration on a free theme but inspired by the sculptures of Gianfranco Meggiato
3. file
Copy of the document of current enrollment / last payment to the Scuola di Comics di Padova
By April 30, 2025, competitors must send the following files via WETRANSFER to the address: alboillustrato@gianfrancomeggiato.com indicating in the subject of the message “SURNAME_NAME _materialeconcorsoMEGGIATO” (for example BIANCHI_MARCO_materialeconcorsoMEGGIATO)
Send the tables in the following formats:
JPEG format at 300 dpi in RGB of maximum 2MB with the COPYRIGHT symbol (©) indicated on the edge of the image followed by the name and surname of the illustrator (for example ©MarcoBianchi).
All participants will receive communication of the outcome of the contest. The winner will then be contacted to set up the work according to a project already defined.
The purpose of the album is to involve boys and girls (1-7 years), stimulate their imagination, develop their sense of wonder and convey to them the power of dreams.
The album will be presented in September 2025 on the occasion of the inauguration of the Gianfranco Meggiato exhibition in the City of Padua, with the patronage of the Municipality. It will be donated to libraries in the province and beyond, it will be promoted in schools and bookstores and included in the educational activities of museums.
FOR INFO: alboillustrato@gianfrancomeggiato.com
