From Sunday, April 5th, to the 8th, the activities of this graphic humor festival will extend. Creators from 23 countries will participate, presenting visual proposals based on the theme of defending peace in the current global situation. The event is sponsored by the Circle of Humorists and Cartoonists of the Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) and the San Antonio de los Baños Humor Museum. The selected works are on display at the 19th International Graphic Humor Exhibition and the Eduardo Abela Provincial Center for Visual Arts. Collateral spaces for discussion and recreation have also been planned: lectures, music concerts, popular parades, and a film series in rural communities. The program for the remaining days of the event is below:

Monday, April 6, Havana

9:00 am – 11:00 am, José Martí International Institute of Journalism.

Colloquium on Graphic Humor and Academia.

11:00 am – 11:30 am, José Martí International Institute of Journalism.

Presentation of graphic humor books and the catalog of the XIX International Biennial of Graphic Humor Cuba 2015.

11:30 am, José Martí International Institute of Journalism.

Opening of the exhibition “Elpidio Valdés and the Cuban Comic Strip,” by Juan Padrón.

2:00 pm Covarrubias Gallery of the National Theater.

Opening of the solo exhibition “The Infinite Line” by Ramiro Zardoya.

4:00 pm Gallery of the Revolution and Culture Magazine.

Opening of Reynerio Tamayo’s solo exhibition, “Humor vs. Humor.”

00 pm Press House Tea Room.

Humorous download with several guests.

Tuesday, April 7, San Antonio de los Baños

10:00 am, Window on Real Street in San Antonio de los Baños.

Inauguration of the “Cartoon Club in Ariguanabo” exhibition.

11:00 am, Eduardo Abela Provincial Center for Visual Arts.

Opening of the solo exhibition “Amolados” by Edel Rodríguez Molano.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 pm, Eduardo Abela Provincial Center of Visual Arts.

Lecture: Graphic humor in the Havana press from 1986 to 1990, an unexplored documentary source.

3:00 pm, Eduardo Abela Provincial Center for Visual Arts.

Opening of the solo exhibition “Chubasco in its ink”, by Víctor Enmanuel Vélez (Chubasco).

4:00 pm, Eduardo Abela Provincial Center for Visual Arts.

Opening of the exhibition “Montos ink”.

Wednesday, April 8, San Antonio de los Baños.

10:00 am, Eduardo Abela Provincial Center for Visual Arts.

Opening of the solo exhibition “Lino Has No Word,” by Adalberto Linares Díaz.

11:30 am, Museum of Humor.

Celebratory activity on the occasion of the Biennial.

4:00 pm Patio of the Museum of Humor.

Awarding of prizes and closing of the Biennial activities.

Note: As part of the activities linked to the event, the usual “Smile Wednesdays” meeting will take place on April 8th at 4:00 pm at the Dulce María Loynaz Cultural Center (Havana), this time with researcher Adelaida de Juan and the topic, “Caricature of the Republic.”