This year we are delighted to run our inaugural pilot mentorship scheme, entirely free for mentees and aimed at supporting illustrators who are underrepresented in the industry.

The AOI, in partnership with Society of Authors and Association of Photographers have released a resource around mental health and creative freelancers.

The AOI was founded in 1973 to support and sustain illustrators and the illustration industry. The staff team and the board are committed and proud to have illustrators interests at..

We have tips and practices to improve your situation and continue doing the work that you love – and run a business that can thrive in this exceptional climate.

We are aware that there may be an increase in the number of jobs that are cancelled due to the  unprecedented challenges businesses are facing at present. It is always..

We are in fast moving times and there is a huge amount of uncertainty and anxiety around. Coronavirus, and the response to it, is as challenging for illustrators as it..

AOI Membership fees, and consultation fees will increase from 1 May 2020. This will not affect current membership, but will mean that if members purchase from 1 May onwards, they will pay the new fee.

Varoom 41 – the No Narrative issue The practice of storytelling dominates our understanding of illustration, and for good reason – illustrators are brilliant at it. In the No Narrative..

In this extract from Varoom Fantasy issue, Creative Director Dan Pinchbeck of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, the BAFTA Award-winning non-linear game created by Brighton-based studio The Chinese Room tells us how the team created their ‘artful, painterly and almost seductive’, yet eerily real dystopian fantasy.

In this excerpt from Varoom 40 Alix-Rose Cowie talks to Ram Han about her artwork, and what it means to her: “From time to time, I’m obsessed with the urge to observe myself from a distance,” Han says. She broaches adult themes; romance, sexuality and voyeurism. Her work seems at the intersection of innocence lost and complexity gained.