Welcome to the Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias 2023 programme, to be held from 26 to 29 January. In this page you can find the events in the general programme as well as Hay Joven activities tor university audiences, Hay Comunitario sessions which will take place in different areas of Cartagena, Reading Clubs and Talento Editorial.
The tickets of the general programme and reading clubs are on sale for in person events. If you wish to register to see the live streaming of events, please select the option "Register to watch online" when this option is available. Hay Joven, Hay Comunitario and Talento Editorial are 100% in person and free of charge.
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If you are a students a wish to request free tickets, you can write to us at estudiantes@hayfestival.com.
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Álvaro Ortiz is a comic illustrator and author, the winner of numerous prizes and the creator of several graphic novels. His latest is written for children and is entitled La pequeña genia y la partida de shatranj. His work deals with matters related to the history of art, the past, travel and remote cultures. In conversation with Lisette Urquijo.
Selected to the Forbes "30 Under 30 in Arts & Culture" list in 2021, Katy Hessel (UK) is a pivotal figure in understanding the art world today. Her Instagram account @thegreatwomenartists has been celebrating the work of women artists on a daily basis since 2015, and on her podcast The Great Women Artists she interviews visual artists and writers. Hessel is an art historian, curator, lecturer and writer. Her first book, The Story of Art Without Men (2023), offers an alternative view from the Renaissance to the present day that includes women who are invisible but who made fundamental contributions. We will learn about these fascinating stories from around the world in five hundred years of history that shaped the path to where we are today. She will talk to Georgina Godwin.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
Selected to the Forbes "30 Under 30 in Arts & Culture" list in 2021, Katy Hessel (UK) is a pivotal figure in understanding the art world today. Her Instagram account @thegreatwomenartists has been celebrating the work of women artists on a daily basis since 2015, and on her podcast The Great Women Artists she interviews visual artists and writers. Hessel is an art historian, curator, lecturer and writer. Her first book, The Story of Art Without Men (2023), offers an alternative view from the Renaissance to the present day that includes women who are invisible but who made fundamental contributions. We will learn about these fascinating stories from around the world in five hundred years of history that shaped the path to where we are today. Katy Hessel will talk with Toni Celia, director of Art and Culture Cayena and Daniela Pabón, professor at the Humanities and philosophy department at Universidad del Norte.
Event in English