Exhibition : An exhibition of original paintings by picture book writers at home and abroad, The Start-Artist Exhibition, dPICTUS 100 outstanding picturebooks,
ALMA(Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award) winning books
Conference
Part 1 : Local picture book activists
Part 2 : Picturebook, the Space of Magic
Lecture : Jeonju’s Perspective Picture Book Concert(Meeting with picture book writers)
Art Market : Illustration exhibition and sales
Book market : Sales of picture books and related goods
Portfolio Review : Portfolio review by DPICTUS's Sam McCullen
Experience : Group programs for students
To realize
「 ‘Jeonju, the City of Books’,
where reading becomes a part of your life」
by spreading the culture of reading and holding book festivals
Preemption of contents following the global spread of K-Books: Increase in international award wins and translated publications for picture books
Expanded readership of picture books: Spreading the culture of picture books for adults
Paying attention to the expandability of picture books that straddle the borders between images and texts, and between play and art
Illuminating the value of domestic and foreign picture book writers and their works
Discovery of domestic picture book writers and a revitalization of the picture book market
Providing a venue for communication and exchange between picture book writers and readers
Discovery of new reading culture contents that combine picture books, culture, and art
Expanding the base of regional picture book culture and fostering the industry
Planning with related institutions and organizations like the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, KBBY, and the Picture Book Association, as well as with the picture book ecosystem, including writers, publishers, local bookstores, and readers
Expanding the reading culture in daily life and encouraging the use of libraries by carrying out programs linked to picture book writers at individual libraries
Operating various citizen participation programs to discover the new value of picture books