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RECAP 2025

The Rotterdam Illustration Festival: we’re here to gatebreak the illustration world with real talk and honest insights. Step out of your studio life and join us for fun, community-building activities, engaging and useful workshops, eye-opening talks, a buzzing market full of publishers ready to connect, and plenty of opportunities for being inspired. It’s all about sharing truths, creating opportunities, and building a stronger illustration community.

Aftermovie

By Patrice Winfield

Photo Gallery Saturday

All pictures by Klarka Batek

Photo Gallery Sunday

All pictures by Liza Wolters

ABOUT

The Rotterdam Illustration Festival is an initiative of Carmen José, Michael van Kekem, and Rachel Sender. They’re illustrators and educators. This festival is a response to the feedback they’ve heard loud and clear: illustrators want to feel more connected and less alone in the freelance world. We believe that by coming together, whether it's to learn, share, or discuss, we can all grow together. That’s why the festival is all about gatebreaking; tearing down walls and opening doors, instead of gatekeeping.

This is your space to meet like-minded creatives, swap stories, and find inspiration.

Get in Touch!

Via Email:

info@rotterdamillustrationfestival.nl

Via Instagram:

Mailinglist:

COLOPHON

Curated and organized by:

Carmen José,
Michael Van Kekem and
Rachel Sender

Partners:

Pictoright Fonds
Stimuleringsfonds
Gemeente Rotterdam
Goethe Institut
Taller Digigráfico

Advisor:

Marcel Schouwenaar

RIF Mascot Illustrations:

Graphic Design:

Koehorst in 't Veld

Web Development:

Made possible by:

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Saturday, picture by Klarka Batek

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters

Sunday, picture by Liza Wolters