Tolerance Posters

On December 5th, Mirko Ilić gave a lecture on design and activism in front of more than 200 guests at the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje, North Macedonia. The lecture is part of Ilic’s visit to Skopje, which accompanies the opening of the Tolerance Poster Show. Ilić's lecture was introduced by the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Prof. Dr. Ognen Marina, and a speech was also given by the founder of Vidi Vaka, Goran Igić, who also organized these events. Among the attendees were high school pupils from the School of Art and the gymnasium Orce Nikolov, deputy minister of Police, Mr. Vlatko Mitkovski, with teachers from the Police Academy, activists, representatives of the civic sector, Open Society Foundation, NDI and representatives of the design and comic books community. During the two-hour lecture, which was followed by numerous questions from the audience, Ilić spoke about activism in art, emphasizing the role of design. He shared his personal experiences a...

First announcement of our upcoming Tolerance Poster Show in Detroit. The show is opening on September 22nd, 2024, and will be part of the Detroit Month of Design . This show is organized by Donna Jackson the owner of DMJStudio .    

We are pleased to let you know that we just received the first photo of the Tolerance Poster Show installation at The National Palace Nicolae Sulac. The show is part of the  "Creative Industries Festival 2024" in Chisinau, Moldova. It will open on Saturday, June 1. The festival is organized by the  Artcor Creative Hub . 

On May 17th there was a lecture and workshop called CITIZEN DESIGNER by  Ovidiu Hrin   (Typopassage Tm) and I at the  National University of Arts in Bucharest . At the same university on May 17th through 21st, a Tolerance Poster workshop was organized and held for design students and young professionals by Ovidiu Hrin and I. The lecture and workshop was part of "I ❤️ DOC” project, promoting excellence in graphic design and documentary cinema. It was organized by Insula 42 and National University of Arts in Bucharest. The posters created by the students at the workshop will be displayed at Amzei Creative Corner in Bucharest, a venue dedicated to creative industries run by  The Institute  in Bucharest.

On May 4th, the European Committee of the Regions and its CIVEX Commission had their Open Day when the general public visited their buildings in Brussels. The show is in Foyer 5 of the Jacques Delors building. This is a slightly different presentation of the show that originally opened on April 16th. You can see more about that show here .  

I am happy to share with you that the Tolerance Poster Show which opened April 29th in Civitanova Marche was a part of their May Day Festival celebration.   At the celebration, among others, the mayor Fabrizio Ciarapica was present, as well as the deputy mayor Claudio Morresi, the vice-president of the city council Giorgio Pollastrelli, the city councilors Paola Campetelli, Paola Fontana, Piero Gismondi, together with the representatives of the Carabinieri, State Police, Guardia di Finanza, Captaincy of Port, Civil Protection.   The ceremony happened in different locations throughout the city. The final destination was the Cartacanta Festival exhibition of Tolerance Posters. This exhibition was created in collaboration with the Municipality of Civitanova, the MAGMA Museum and the Buon Vento Association.   This show was made possible through the relentless effort of Enrico Lattanzi , the director of MAGMA – Museo Archivio Grafica Manifesto . Photos by Luigi Gasparroni. ...

Angelina Lippert   is the chief curator and director of content for the  Poster House  in NYC, which, believe it or not, is the only museum dedicated exclusively to posters in the United States. She totally amazed me by writing this article in real-time for the Poster House blog about today's pop-up show at Union Square.  Here, you can read the whole article.    

As part of the   "Tolerance" exhibition at Europe House , in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, I held a lecture on November 15, 2023. My lecture, live from New York, was on the topic "Symbols of Hate". It was focused on new symbols of hate on a global and on a local and regional level, which was followed by a Q&A. The lecture was attended by art and political science students as well as by their professors.    

We are pleased to share with you that on June 29th, 2023, the Tolerance Poster Show was displayed in front of the Sports Association Center Maribor in Town Park in Maribor, Slovenia. This exhibition was special because the main audience, besides the general public, were children aged 6-12. After viewing the posters and having a discussion about the word Tolerance, the children were encouraged to explore their understanding and artistic talent through a workshop.  We are grateful to Tanja Cvitko whose relentless effort made this show and workshop possible. You can see more photos from Maribor here .  

I just recently received the new issue of   IT’S A PASSION THING   magazine. In this issue, Karin Novozamsky conducted an interview with me about Tolerance Project.  IT’S A PASSION THING is an Austrian biannual magazine, celebrating aptitude and passion in creating a style of life. "From artisanal craftsmanship to modern digital design to serial entrepreneurs – IT’S A PASSION THING offers a contemporary perspective on making things become reality. Focusing on the identity, personality and individuality of those makers, IT’S A PASSION THING showcases inspirational people, stories and products from all over the globe. The interviewees open their doors and allow us to see their process, success stories and failures."

As part of the Tolerance Poster Show, on March 27th, 2023, I gave a lecture titled "Design Activism" to students and design professionals at the MOME Auditorium of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. The program was organized by prof. Péter Bence Simon, and it was made possible with the support of the MOME Foundation as part of the "Global Voices at MOME" initiative .   Photos by Máté Lakos