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Under the patronage of HRH Princess Wijdan Al Hashemi, the EU and EUNIC Cluster in Jordan launched the 4th Edition of the Comics Week

22.05.2024 Press and information team of the Delegation to JORDAN

The European Union in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), in cooperation with the Embassies of Spain, Belgium, and Greece, Societá Dante Alighieri (Italy) and the Institut Francais de Jordanie-Embassy of France, are pleased to celebrate the 4th edition of the Comics Week in Jordan from 21 to 27 May.

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At the opening ceremony of the Comics Week on 20 May, the EU Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan H.E. Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas said: “Visual arts have a unique power: images tell stories, raise awareness and support intercultural dialogue. This week, European and Jordanian Comics artists will join force to pay tribute to the victims of war, recall the primacy of human rights and international law, and gather behind a message of peace. Those values are at the heart of the partnership between Jordan and the European Union’.  

Senior representatives of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East joined the ceremony to commend Jordan for its support to their operations and underscore the vital importance of assistance and protection for refugees.

Since its first edition in 2020, an initiative by Embassies of Spain, Belgium and France, the Comics Week has become an integral part of the Jordanian cultural agenda and the Comics scene and audience in Jordan has steadily expanded. 

The 4th Edition of the Comics Week will combine five exhibitions by five European artists; this edition will also hosts 15 Jordanian comic artists as well as the works from four Jordanian schools who worked to reflect Humanity through comics through the eyes of 14-16 years old students.

The exhibitions will take place at Swefieh Village from 21 to 27 May and is open daily for the public from 12pm to 08 pm; workshops with Jordanian and European artists will be organized alongside of the exhibition. Visitors and Comics fans will also have the opportunity to appreciate original artworks, sketches, and published comic books, while interacting with some of the featured artists.

The exhibition will feature numerous artists, including Emad Hajjaj (jordan), Suzanna Martin (Spain), Judith Vanistendael (Belgium), Efi Theodoropoulou (Greece), Takoua Ben Mohamed (Italy) and Diala Brisly (France). The curator of the exhibition is the well-known Comics artist, Mike V. Derderian (Jordan).