Participants will learn to create a poster, from concept to complete execution, on a given format. Subject: Romanian tourism promotion posters based on concept, visual and technical solutions present in Ryszard Kaja’s work.

Workshop facilitators:
dr. Agata Kulczyk and dr. Marcin Markowski from the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Arts in Poznan, Poland

October 4–5–6 2022
3 days × 5 hours
National Museum of the Romanian Peasant

Available places: 15 – max 20
Level: medium. The workshop is intended for students and professionals from the fields of visual arts and design, cinema, advertising.

Workshop programme

Day 1 – 10:30–15:30
10:30 Introductory course
What is a poster. How to develop a visual message in a poster.
Presentation of the work of Ryszard Kaja
Analysis of the themes that will be developed during the workshop.
11:30–13:30 Individual work. Sketches, concepts.
13:30–14:00  Break
14:00–15:30  The facilitators will assess the works of the workshop participants.

Day 2 – 10:30–15:30
10:30–13.30  The facilitators will assess the works of the participants.
Analysis of the chosen visual concepts.
13:30–14:00  Break
14:00–15:30  The facilitators will assess the works of the participants.
Digitalisation of the chosen ideas and further development of the works.

Day 3 – 10:30–15:30
10:30–13.30  The facilitators will assess the works of the participants.
13:30–14:00  Break
14:00–15:30 Presentation of the posters created during the workshop.

Requirements: short bio + letter of intent
Participants will bring own laptop / tablet with graphic design software (AI, PS recommended)

Costs (applying for confirmed participants only):
50 lei (10 Eu),
30 lei (6Eu) for students.