{"id":65349,"date":"2026-08-19T12:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europehouse.mk\/?p=65349"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:06:54","slug":"xxiii-international-comic-salon-veles-2026-stories-that-come-to-life-through-drawing-colour-and-different-worldviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europehouse.mk\/en\/xxiii-international-comic-salon-veles-2026-stories-that-come-to-life-through-drawing-colour-and-different-worldviews\/","title":{"rendered":"XXIII International Comics Colony \u201cVeles 2026\u201d: Stories That Come to Life Through Drawing, Colour and Different Worldviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veles once again became a stage where stories come to life through drawing, colour and creativity. The XXIII International Comics Colony \u201cVeles 2026\u201d<\/strong> opened at Europe House Veles<\/strong><\/a>, bringing together comic artists, illustrators and lovers of the ninth art.<\/p>\n

The Salon featured a selection of comics submitted to the traditional international \u201cGolden Comic\u201d<\/strong> competition, along with the announcement of this year\u2019s winning authors and works. This year, the competition attracted 497 comic works from authors from around 30 countries<\/strong>, reaching a record number of submissions and confirming the international interest in this art form.<\/p>\n

The variety of styles, ideas and visual languages once again proved just how powerful a few frames can be. From drawing and scriptwriting to colour and experimental expression, each comic offered its own way of storytelling and its own unique perspective.<\/p>\n

Europe House Veles<\/strong> once again supported the Colony, organized by the Macedonian Comics Centre \u2013 Veles<\/strong>, as well as the young authors who turn their ideas and stories into comics, helping create opportunities for their work to be seen, recognized and further developed.<\/p>\n

But the stories did not end with the exhibition. The programme continued with the 8th International Comic Art Colony Veles 2026<\/strong>, bringing together 14 female comic artists from five Balkan countries<\/strong> and creating another space for artistic creation, exchange and connection through comics.<\/p>\n