Rizzoli Bookstore: Zig Zag Festival 2026 | Visual Storytelling in Picture Books
6/10
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Rizzoli Bookstore and the MFA of Illustration as Visual Essay Program at the School of Visual Arts are delighted to partner with the Italian Cultural Institute to host Felicita Sala and Mac Barnett, as a part of the Zig Zag Illustrations Festival, NYC, June 8 – 12, 2026.
This is part of a five-day program, curated by Hamelin and Steven Guarnaccia in collaboration with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
As a visual bridge between Italy and the U.S., some of the best Italian and American illustrators gather in New York City for a visual dialogue uniting both sides of the Atlantic.
Felicita Sala and Mac Barnett will be in conversation with Ilaria Tontardini (Hamelin).
The discussion will be followed by the presentation of La Porta Segreta / Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children with Mac Barnett, Giulia Rizzo (Terre di Mezzo) and Sally Kim (Little Brown and Company) alongside a book signing.
On the occasion of ZIG ZAG Color me Italian — catch a glimpse of our window display created by Alison Spring supported by Rizzoli Bookstore and the MFA of Illustration as Visual Essay Program at the School of Visual Arts from June 5 – 11, 2026.
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