The Magic Pencil is a British Council touring exhibition of illustrations selected by Quentin Blake, the distinguished children's author, illustrator and first Children's Laureate. The UK has a celebrated history of innovative book design and illustration.
The exhibition shows how today's illustrators reflect contemporary concerns with originality and force. Thirteen illustrators are included in the exhibition. Many are well known, others represent new and varied ways of approaching book illustration. Magic Pencil features over 70 print artworks by 13 of Britain’s most accomplished and innovative illustrators in print today. Many of the artists included in the show are so familiar as to be household names in Britain, Quentin Blake himself, Raymond Briggs, Tony Ross, John Burningham and Michael Foreman.
The exhibition is accompanied by a range of activities and events – excursions, bookmark competition, workshops, cartoon shows, teaching materials distribution.
Please contact the information centre of the British Council for more information 782 0200.
Volgograd: 3 November 2006 - 3 December 2006
Samara: 1 December 2006 – 25 January 2007
Sochi: 16 February – 13 March 2007
Nizhny Novgorod: 2 February 2007 – 1 April 2007
Rostov-on-Don: 27 March 2007 – 27 April 2007
Irkutsk: 31 October - 2 December 2007
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