As part of the Site Specific season of Inside Illustration Creative Practice Course, AOI members who took part created illustrations based on the briefs given by the online course presenters.

We are aware that a number of websites exist that purport to sell artworks, including illustration, for prints. Here we note how illustrators could respond if they see their work available from the site.

Watch this recent collaborative event, exploring the impact of generative AI on the illustration industry, organised by The European Illustrators Forum.

The fourth season of Inside Illustration has launched! The multi-platform season for AOI Members on Site Specific Illustration is now available

It’s the AOI’s 50th! We choose five areas which have been major achievements for the AOI since its beginnings as a small organisation run solely by volunteers in 1973.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and what the organisation has done to improve working conditions for members (and all illustrators) from our beginnings in 1973.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and the awards. From the first competition in 1976 to the current global success of World Illustration Awards, they have been a substantial part of the AOI’s activities.

The AOI’s history is a long and rich one, with countless volunteers supporting what was initially very limited staff numbers. We asked a few of those who really helped the AOI along the way for their thoughts on the organisation and their input.

Membership services have long been at the core of the AOI’s structure (we’re here to help illustrators!), and over time the services have evolved to assist members in all their business dealings.

Get to know the AOI staff team in our new series of interviews.