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Huntly Festival of Illustration

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A two week festival of childrens illustration and animation.
A major exhibition of Scottish children's illustration and a programme of exciting events.
A second exhibition focuses on 48 of the illustrators who have brought Huntly born George MacDonald's children's stories to life since his birth 200 years ago.

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