38 творби бяха избрани за второто издание на конкурса за илюстрация The Children-Spectators 2020 („Децата-зрители“) от жури, съставено от Ayami Morizuumi, Paola Vassalli, Giorgia Grilli и Roberto Frabetti. Театър Testoni в Болоня трябваше да бъде домакин на експозицията.
Международният конкурс за илюстратори е четиригодишен проект “Mapping– A map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years” („Картографиране – карта на естетиката на сценичните изкуства за ранни години“), художествено изследователско начинание, подкрепено от Европейския съюз, разглеждащо връзката между ранното детство (деца от 0 до 6 години) и изкуствата.
През 2019 г. за първото издание на конкурса бяха избрани 31 илюстратори сред 418 участници от 45 страни и региони, от жури в състав Ivan Canu (Mimaster, Милано), Mauro Evangelista (Ars in Fabula, Мачерата), Giorgia Grilli (Университет Болоня) и Roberto Frabetti (La Baracca – Teatro Testoni Ragazzi).
Adam Wasik, Poland, The Busker, digitalAlessia Amori, Italy, Rosso Cappuccetto, collageCarin S.Guarino, Germany, The Nutcracker emotion, mixed: pencil, digitalCarolina T. Godina Ciria, Spain, Empieza la magia, gouache, colored pencil, charcoal, digitalChiara Raineri, Italy, Poco nuvoloso con scarse precipitazioni, tempera, graphiteCristina Pieropan, Italy, Waste Collection Show (today’s child spectator is tomorrow’s adult performer), chalcographic techniques (etching, aquatint, drypoint), watercolorDaniel Trudu, Italy, In scena!, digitalDaniela Santandrea, Italy, Il teatro dà una veste alla mia fantasia, acrylic on paperDarcy Zoells, USA, „He who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once“ Robert Browning, digitalEliana Micheli, Italy, The SHOW is EVERYWHERE, mixed: acryilic, pencil, digitalElisa Caroli, Italy, Nel mondo di Yayoi – i bambini e l’arte contemporanea, digitalGabriela Endo, Argentina, Summer dream, watercolors and graphite.Giulio Lardera, Italy, Circo ad incastro, mixed mediaKiki Skipi, Italy, Melodia della natura, mixed mediaLizaveta Chkhaidze, Belarus, The musician and the child, acrylic, gouache and digitalLourdes Asencio Sánchez, Spain, A puppet night / Una notte di marionette, graphiteLykke Bianca Petersen, Denmark, Cover of childrensbook “ Can a Gorilla be a good teacher?“, pencil, digitalMaite Ortiz, Argentina, Puppentheater, watercolor, digitalMaria Ashikhmina, USA, Pan Flute Magic, watercolor, oil pastel, digitalMartina Aranda, Spain, Nanas, mixed techniqueMatteo Pagani, Italy, Piccoli saltimbanchi, pencil, watercolor, temperaNatalia Bykova, Russia, You and me, digitalNoémi Grandjean, Belgium, What makes an orchestra?, pencils, digitalPier Luigi Sandano, Italy, Un amico… all’improvviso, colorpencil, pencil, digitalPikazoo Chen, Taiwan, Make Believe, digitalRita Tu, China, Shadow Play, mixed mediaSalvatore Ferrara, Italy, L’ultimo spettatore, digitalShirley Ng-Benitez, USA, La Danse de l’Ours Bleu et de la Fille, acryl gouahce, colored pencils, and graphite on Fabriano Artistico Hot PressSofie Nachtegael, Belgium, l voor leeuw (l for lion), gouacheSole Rodríguez, Spain, Piano class, colour pencil, crayonSonja Danowski, Germany, The Theater next door, pencil, ink, watercolorSophie Vissière, France, A star for each other, stencil, gouache, colored pencilsSuzanne Kaufman, USA, All Are Welcome to Lunar New Year Celebration, pencil, ink, collage, digitalSvitlana Zemlyankina, Ukraine, just image, watercolor, pencilTonka Uzu, Bulgaria, Show Time, pencil, watercolorTzu-Chun Chang, Taiwan, The wonderland, gouache, pencil, colorpencilVittoria Valentini, Italy, Dance Dance, digitalYuke Li, China, Treasure Hunt, ink, watercolor, digital