An exhibition for children and grown-up heroes

Between Play and Story is an interactive exhibition for children inspired by the 12th issue of the Pomimo anthology, which is dedicated entirely to a young audience. The exhibition creatively connects the visual world of comics and illustrations featured in the issue with the physical space, turning it into an immersive, game-like experience. Visitors — children of all ages and their parents — become active participants in playful tasks and challenges. All activities are designed to encourage imagination, cooperation, creativity, and the development of storytelling skills. The aim is to introduce contemporary comics to young readers and invite them to engage with cultural and visual content in an accessible, playful form.

The twelfth issue of the Pomimo anthology focuses on comics for children. It presents a selection of works from an open international call, original illustrations by Slovak comic artists, and a small collection of non-competitive comics created specifically for young readers (Alex-Imé, Elliot Sanchez, and Nathanaël Brelin). The theoretical section of the anthology explores contemporary Slovak comics published in children’s magazines, adding a professional and contextual framework to the practical part.

About the author of the exhibition: 

Pomimo is an association dedicated to promoting comics culture through the publication of an annual anthology and lectures, workshops, and art courses. It collaborates with festivals, libraries, and cultural centres to deliver educational and outreach activities, and is also a co-organiser of the comics conference Panel. Pomimo has long been committed to supporting contemporary comic artists and making the world of comics more accessible to the wider public.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child through the eyes of Czech illustrators

Last year marked the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly. In the same year, it was ratified by Czechoslovakia and later by the Czech Republic after its establishment. To commemorate the anniversary, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs invited seven leading Czech illustrators — all known primarily for their children’s books — to visually interpret the Convention. David Böhm, Kateřina Čupová, Štěpánka Jislová, Marto Kelbl, Tomáš Kopecký, Lucie Lomová and Karel Osoha divided the text among themselves, each illustrating a selected part of the Convention and specific children’s rights.

Fortunately, children’s rights in our society are not confined to paper; they are reflected in everyday life and in the way we approach and support minors. Still, there remains room for improvement. Listening to children and young people should always be the foundation of decisions made in their best interest — and these illustrations highlight this message in a thoughtful and original way.

The project “Unifying the Approach to Children at Risk” is funded by the European Social Fund Plus and the state budget.

Katarina Kratochvílová aka Angry Albatros

An exhibition of original illustrations from Heart of Furin, a new comic by illustrator and comics author Katarina Kratochvílová. Nominated for the 2024 Muriel Award in the categories Best Drawing and Best Children’s Comic for her book In the Eye of the Fox, Kratochvílová once again steps into the realm of magical realism inspired by Japanese culture and symbolism.

The story unfolds on an intensely hot summer day, where reflections blur into reality. The main character Akari enters the world of furin — wind chimes, each containing its own hidden universe. Along her journey, Akari encounters figures from the world of Japanese yōkai — mysterious spirits and creatures such as the wise-eyed Nekomata, the restless Tengu, or the deceptively alluring Kitsune. Resisting their temptations and finding the way home is no simple task. Only at the end of her path does Akari realise that the true “heart of the furin” lies in friendship, closeness, and the return home.

The exhibition showcases a selection of original illustrations from the forthcoming comic and offers visitors a unique visual insight into Kratochvílová’s creative world — one that blends a distinctive artistic style with sensitive storytelling and an atmosphere inspired by Japanese mythology and aesthetics.

A joint project of the Italian festival Baba Jaga, the Latvian publishing house kuš! and the FRAME festival includes, among other things, the Casa Baba 2024 residency programme.

Casa Baba’s 2024 residency program fostered vibrant cross-cultural exchange. Czech artist Jindřich Janíček spent a month in Rome, Italian artist Giulia Cellino travelled to Riga, and Latvian artist Jurijs Tatarkins enjoyed a residency in Prague.

This exhibition showcases the comics they created during their time abroad.

30.11.–1.12. 2024, FRAME, Theatre X10

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Pictoric is a Ukrainian community of illustrators, graphic designers, and artists who love to express their creativity and unique styles through modern visual arts. Their mission is to celebrate and promote illustration as a high-quality, meaningful art form with real aesthetic, social, and cultural value. Pictoric is passionate about building an international network of artists and curators while introducing Ukrainian illustration to the world.

One of the most powerful concepts they’ve explored is the idea of a “safe place.” In the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, this idea has taken on a profound and urgent meaning. For many Ukrainians, the concept of a safe place changed dramatically. Even when they are outside the country, a sense of safety often remains elusive.

Pictoric asked 10 Ukrainian artists to share their understanding of what a “safe place” means to them today. Some continue to live in Ukraine despite the war, while others have found refuge abroad but return regularly to visit family. Some remain close to their homeland, while others have ended up on the other side of the world, in places like Canada or China. Their responses touch on questions that many of us struggle with: What is a safe place? Has the concept of safety changed lately? Do they even have a safe place anymore?

As a result, we would like to present 10 comics created by Anna Andreeva, Anna Ivanenko, Oleg Gryshchenko, Mari Kinovych, Veronika Kotyk, Jenya Polosina, Anna Sarvira, Olena Staranchuk, Yuliia Tveritina, Iliia Uhnivenko.

30.11.–1.12. 2024, FRAME, Theatre X10

At the beginning of the year, we assigned the students of the Comics and Illustration for Children studio at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Art and Design in Pilsen the task of creating a one-page comic or illustration inspired by Franz Kafka’s short stories.

A common theme linking all the works is the idea of home, which appears in Kafka’s writings as a prominent motif, filled with deep, often unsettling questions about identity, safety, and inner freedom.

This exhibition presents a selection of the ten most interesting and inventive works that reflect Kafka’s ideas in various ways.

November 30 – December 1, 2024, FRAME, Divadlo X10

Flying cats and exploding dinosaurs! In animation, anything is possible! The interactive exhibition Animated Stories will take you into the world of animation and optical illusions.

The exhibition explores the phenomenon of apparent motion, which is the basis of both animation and film. Visitors can discover various aspects of this phenomenon at different stations.

All stations are suitable for children aged six and older, with some also appropriate for younger children. Visitors can create their own stop-motion animation, manipulate puppets, or explore optical illusions.

November 30 – December 1, 2024, FRAME, Divadlo X10

In the Didactic Illustration Studio at the Faculty of Design and Art Ladislav Sutnar in Pilsen, under the direction of Renáta Fučíková, 100 portraits of important migrants who left the Czech Republic for abroad or, on the contrary, came to the Czech Republic from abroad and found a new home there. Under the guidance of Marie Kohoutová, students of the Comics and Illustration for Children studio joined them with their short comics.

The exhibition was created in cooperation with Sutnarka, Czech Centres and the FRAME festival. With the financial support of Vektor Technická and Prague 6.