Cartoons for Equality Festival 2025
Cartoons for Equality Festival took place at Gallery 06, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival featured a cartoon and comics exhibition, video games, live mural painting, animation, installation art, and even a chance for visitors to get their live caricature done for free. Organized by Cartoon People, Cartoons for Equality: Prevent Violence against Women and Girls was an eight-day festival held from 31 October to 7 November, implemented in collaboration with UN Women Bangladesh, Bonhishikha – unlearn gender, and Mayer Doa Studio, with the High Commission of Canada to Bangladesh as the patron. The final day’s events were held on 7 November, from 3 PM to 8 PM, marking a vibrant conclusion to the festival. The initiative successfully carried forward its mission to raise awareness and prevent violence against women and girls.
Girls do comics Festival 2024
The Girls Do Comics Festival is a celebration of women’s comics — stories of women, by women.In partnership with Adhunika Foundation and EMK Center, the festival created a vibrant exhibition celebrating creativity, identity, and the power of women’s storytelling. Presented by Cartoon People, the event showcased the groundbreaking anthology project Girls Do Comics — featuring works by Bengali women that reflect the lives, dreams, and resilience of Bengali women.Two unique collections — “পরিচয় (Identity)” in Bangla and “Lines and Dreams” in English — captured powerful voices exploring selfhood, culture, and imagination. Both collections are available in this website store for readers and collectors.Launched by Bibi Russell, the week-long exhibition (January 25–30, 2024) became a joyful celebration of visual storytelling, empowerment, and connection.Bold, heartfelt, and inspiring — the Girls Do Comics Festival proved that when given the right platform, there is immense talent in our country, especially among women who can flourish by sharing their stories through comics with the world.
Cartoon People Festival 2022
Cartoon People’s first-ever flagship festival made a debut on September 23–25, 2022, at Moar, Tejgaon (Level-5) — bringing together comic lovers, artists, and fans for three vibrant days of creativity and celebration.The event featured exciting new comic launches and pre-orders, exhibitions such as Humayun Heroes, Bigyani Bosu Character Design Contest, and Fight Against Corona Cartoons, along with the Deshi Character Design Challenge Awards, Sketchbook Saturday, artist meet-ups, and interactive workshops.Held in collaboration with Multimedia Kingdom, the festival was a joyful gathering celebrating imagination, storytelling, and the power of cartooning.
Inktober bangladesh 2018
For the first time in Bangladesh, Inktober was celebrated with such excitement and scale! Cartoon People brought together young and passionate artists for Inktober Bangladesh 2018, a black-and-white art exhibition featuring ink drawings and sketchbooks inspired by the global Inktober Challenge.The exhibition was inaugurated on November 2, 2018, in the presence of Ahsan Habib, Biswajit Goswami, and the Director of EMK Center. Showcasing 135 artworks by 72 artists and 25 original sketchbooks, the event captured the essence of creativity, discipline, and the joy of drawing.Visitors enjoyed live music, interactive displays, and a live drawing workshop held on November 10 (6–8 PM), all free and open to the public.Celebrating imagination and community, Inktober Bangladesh 2018 became more than an art show — it was a movement that brought together Bangladesh’s growing community of illustrators, cartoonists
