The Time of Our Lives

The Drawing Room Drawing Room/Tannery Arts Unit 1b New Tannery Way Bermondsey, London

The Time of Our Lives focuses on the pioneering drawing practices of women artists and their impact on feminist activism from the 1980s until today. The exhibition showcases the work of key artists, examining drawing’s versatility as a medium and the ways it has been used by women to raise consciousness around social and political issues, such as reproductive justice,..


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Judithe Hernández: Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Wait for My Arrival

Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA, United States

This exhibition spans over 50 years of this groundbreaking artist’s career. It is the first major retrospective of her work, which centers the realities and mythologies of Mexican migrant women, exploring the legacies of colonization and the US Mexico border and their impact on women and children. This exhibition features over 100 works from her Adam & Eve; Juárez, México;..


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Japan: Myths to Manga

Young V&A Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London

'Take an exciting and atmospheric trip through Japan – and explore how landscape and folklore have influenced Japanese art, technology and design'. Tickets from £10, concessions available. Find more information about the exhibition and how to book.


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Quentin Blake: Book Covers

Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Little Elborow Street, Rugby

Quentin Blake’s career illustrating books began over 60 years ago with his covers for paperback fiction. Since then he has created hundreds of designs for everything from literary classics to his own picture books. This exhibition features 60 of Blake’s book covers from the 1960s to the present: from mid-century Penguin paperbacks to finely-crafted special editions. First editions are shown..


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David Hughes: “Why can’t you draw something nice…?”

Moyses Hall Museum Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds

Moyse's Hall are proud to present 'Why can't you draw something nice..?' David Hughes is an internationally acclaimed illustrator who has worked for Time magazine, the New Yorker, The Guardian, The Observer, Granada TV, BBC, Daily Express, Punch, the Folio Society, and many more. Moyse’s Hall are working with him to create a display that spans his career, focusing on..


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Drawing Lots

Daphne Oram Gallery Level 0 Daphne Oram creative arts, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Artist Greg Stobbs moves between styles, disciplines and personalities to sustain a habit for drawing. An exhibition packed with Greg’s street art, sketches, murals and illustrations. The first in a series of exhibitions entitled “What does an artist do all day?” On 8 March there is a PV with a difference, with live drawing, and other surprises; all invited. The..


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WORKING WOMEN – THE ART OF SHEILA ROBINSON AND CHLOË CHEESE

The Fry Art Gallery 19A CASTLE STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN, ESSEX, United Kingdom

This exhibition focuses on the art of Sheila Robinson (1925-88) and also shows examples of the work of her daughter, Chloë Cheese (b.1952), whose early life was influenced by living with her mother in Great Bardfield with its community of artists.   Mother and daughter were educated at the Royal College of Art, and drawing is at the heart of..


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FUN: Exhibiting 8 Brighton-based artists

Family Store Records & Gallery 74 North Road, Brighton, United Kingdom

Lucky Frog Studio brings together the creative talents of Tim Alexander, Michael Driver, Holly Farndell, Lizzie Lomax, Jessica Meyrick, Connie Noble, Sean O’Brien and Leanne Rule. Escaping our day-to-day looming deadlines and demands, we let our imagination roam free and rediscover FUN in all its wonderful and silly forms, from illustrating playful characters and 3D artworks, to nostalgic games and..


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Blend (London) Meet-up | Sketchy Brekky with Tracey English

Copeland Social 133 Copeland Road, #Unit 10, London, England, United Kingdom

Sketchy Brekky is a drawing salon with a featured guest illustrator - part workshop and part drink & draw, but with coffee, in London. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Bring your scissors and Pritt sticks and join us for a cuppa! We’ve invited Tracey English, a surface pattern artist working in collage, to be our next guest in our..


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Paws, Claws, Tales & Roars: The Art of Brian Wildsmith

Cooper Gallery Church Street, Barnsley

For the first time Brian’s personal collection of over 40 colourful original illustrations, early works, drawings and paintings will be on display in the beautiful setting of the Cooper Gallery. The walls will be filled with colour and vivid characters. It’s a perfect destination for art lovers of all ages and younger visitors can enjoy the specially created forest activity..


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AOI Intro Session

Virtual

Discover how your AOI membership can benefit you and meet other AOI members. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Whether you're a brand new AOI member or an AOI veteran, we welcome you to sign-up to this introductory session to your AOI membership. We'll include a short presentation on how to make best use of your membership. You'll learn how..


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Drink & Drawvik / York illustrators meet-up

Winning Post, York 127-129 Bishopthorpe Road, York, England, United Kingdom

York's illustrator meet up - join Drawvik for a relaxed social evening of chatting and drawing. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Drink & Drawvik   Join Drawvik for a relaxed social evening of chatting and drawing. Bring your own materials (dry only please) and a favourite object to draw! Everyone is welcome, we're here to cheer you on and..


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Flock presents: An Evening with Yuk Fun & Lucy Sherston

Caxton Arms 36 North Gardens, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom

The Brighton illustrator meet-up host an evening of talks on how to successfully expand your creative practice. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Flock presents: An Evening with Yuk Fun & Lucy Sherston   Join Brighton's illustrator meet-up, Flock, for an evening of talks on how to successfully expand your creative practice! We will be joined by local illustrators Lucy..


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£3.50 - £5.00

AOI Discusses: Using Art for Advocacy

From illustrating campaigns and infographics to conversation starting pieces in the public realm. Book below or via our Eventbrite. AOI Discusses, continues this season, with a session around art and its relationship with advocacy. From illustrating campaigns and infographics to conversation starting pieces in the public realm, some illustrators have found a wider purpose in their work by utilising their..


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£12.00

Fine Lines Illustration and Animation Festival

Park Campus Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Everyone is invited to the first Fine Lines Festival - a celebration of Illustration and Animation.   Guest speakers such as Steve Smith, founder of Beakus Animation Studio, Domareen Fox, art director on Netflix's hit animated series Dead End Paranormal Park, Neeraja Raj, a writer-director working in animation and film, Denzell Dankwah, upcoming graphic novelist and illustrator and Seraphina Bewick,..


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Illustrator Insights / Sheffield Illustrators meetup

Alder Percy Street, #Unit 111, Neepsend, England, United Kingdom

3 illustrators share their experiences on in-house illustration, surface design, book publishing, freelancing, and illustration for children. Book below or via our Eventbrite. This month we’ll be doing our first ‘Illustrator Insights’ session - 3 members of the group will talk briefly about their work, their experiences either professionally or in finding work, and show some examples of what they..


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Pictoplasma Berlin Conference: 20th Anniversary Edition

Silent Green Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, Germany

Pictoplasma, the world’s leading conference of contemporary character design in illustration, animation, graphic and urban arts, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades the Berlin-based project has promoted a uniquely playful and interdisciplinary investigation of new visual worlds in the digital age, served as a lively forum for a growing international community, and redefined the boundaries of contemporary..


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Leeds illustrator meet-up / Brew

Water Lane Boathouse Canal Wharf, Holbeck, England, United Kingdom

Join us for our monthly get together of BREW – the illustration meetup for Leeds. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Join us for our monthly get together of BREW – the illustration meetup for Leeds.   On the first Wednesday of every month we’ll be meeting up at Water Lane Boathouse. We’ll have a reserved area, and be ready..


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Drawn In with special guest, Stanley Chow / Manchester AOI meet-up

The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England, United Kingdom

View Stanley Chow's exhibition, take part in a workshop inspired by his illustrations and join The Long Table discussion with him and others. Book below or via our Eventbrite. ***Announcing Drawn In with special guest, Stanley Chow*** We’re excited to announce our next event on Wednesday 1st May at The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Chorlton, where we’ll be..


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£3.50 - £5.00

BANG Book Launch

Waterstones Clifton

Based in Bristol? Join in at 3pm on Saturday, 4th of May, Waterstones Clifton, to celebrate the release of BANG: The Wild Wonders of Earth's Phenomena. In this follow up to the highly acclaimed Glow, award-winning illustrator Jennifer N. R. Smith takes us on a breathtaking tour of the planet's most astonishing natural phenomena- from explosive volcanoes and geysers to..


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Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)

Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. We seek to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach as broad an audience as..


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Explore and Draw / Norwich illustrators Meet-up / CrissCross

Sainsbury Centre Norfolk Road, Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Meet and draw with fellow illustrators for a visual exploration of the museum's diverse exhibitions. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Explore and Draw / Norwich illustrators Meet-up / CrissCross   Don't miss this chance to mingle with fellow illustrators, immerse yourself in creativity, and soak in the vibrant atmosphere of the Sainsbury Centre Museum. Mark your calendars and come..


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AOI AGM 2024

Online Event

The AOI will hold the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 14th May at 6pm. This will be held on Zoom and is open to all members to attend. We’d love to see as many of you as possible. RSVP to the AGM here. At the meeting we will present the accounts and a summary of what the AOI delivered through..


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AOI Webinar: Protecting your illustrations with AI disruption tools

A webinar presenting the AI disruption tool Nightshade for protecting images online with Ben Y. Zhao, Professor of Computer Science. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Concerned about your work being stolen by AI, with little you can do about it? Image generating AI platforms, trained on images scraped without permission from the internet, continue to raise understandable concerns for..


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Free - £5.00

Printed Festival 2 : Print Harder

The Print Wagon and The Printhaus team up once again to bring you the return of PRINTED FESTIVAL, Wales' biggest festival all about print! “Always thinking of new ways to share and celebrate print with the community, we’ve put our heads together to create our biggest venture yet.” - Aidan, Print Wagon. Our aim is to build on the existing..


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ICON12 The Illustration Conference

State Theatre 805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

ICON12 The Illustration Conference brings the community together for four full days of impact, insight, and inspiration. JOIN US IN MINNEAPOLIS,a vibrant city known for its thriving arts scene, stunning architecture, and rich cultural heritage. Take a stroll down the iconic Stone Arch Bridge, indulge in the famous Juicy Lucy burgers, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the famous..


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LUSTR Illustration Festival

Bubenské nábř. 306, 170 00, Prague, Czech Republic

LUSTR is a festival of contemporary original illustration in Prague and the largest illustration exhibition in the Czech Republic. LUSTR isn’t just pictures on the walls – it is diverse installations by more than 100 selected artists, as well as workshops, talks/lectures, educational activities, music and drinks. The festival is a unique chance for the artists to meet each other, and share..


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