Do you want to understand clients’ contracts and make sure they are fair to you, but aren’t always sure what they mean? Book below or via our Eventbrite. Open for all illustrators! Covering a range of contract types, this webinar provides you with the knowledge you need to understand contracts and increase your awareness […]
Meet and chat with your fellow illustrators in this relaxed drink and draw session with fun drawing prompts. Book your ticket below or via Eventbrite. Thanks to each and every one for coming along to the January event. It was great to meet you all. 43 illustrators in one room was a brilliant first session […]
Discover how your AOI membership can benefit you and meet other AOI members. Book your space 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 […]
Get ready to unleash your artistic talents at the most paws-itively delightful Bristol Illustrators Meetup! Join us at Kit Form (under Jamaica Street Studios, Stokes Croft) for a guided session of dog drawing. Book via our Eventbrite. What to Expect: Live Dog Models: Capture the essence of various dogs in person, with different breeds and […]
Join us for our new monthly get together of BREW – the illustration meetup for Leeds. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Join us for our new 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. Join […]
Kick off your new career with advice on longevity via productivity, focus, learning and confidence, while staying sane and energised. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Are you recent illustration graduate, or in your final year of university? The AOI have a community events programme just for you! Leaving university and entering the illustration industry […]
Join other illustrators for an informal panel discussion and break-out groups on the theme of “Life as an Illustrator”. Free! Book below or via our Eventbrite. Come along for a chance to chat, share experiences and inspirations. As this is our first meet up, we'll open up the floor to find out what everyone […]
An In-Conversation session with Agent James Childs. Book below or via our Eventbrite. From our Diversity and Equality roundtable talks we understood that some illustrators would value a space to explore how to increase the diversity depicted in their illustration practice. This session is an exclusive and the 7th of a short series where we […]
How to apply for arts funding, with insight to Arts Council England and DYCP. Book your ticket via our Eventbrite. AOI discusses is back this Spring! Arts funding award opportunities for creatives to focus on their creative development and achieve success outside of client commissions, but how can you maximise your chances in your funding […]
Attention Brummie illustrators! Bring your sketchbooks, pens and pencils for a relaxed evening of still life drawing with Picnic. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Attention Brummie illustrators! Bring your sketchbooks, pens and pencils for a relaxed evening of still life drawing with Picnic! We are back with our first social of the year […]
Come and join us for a FREE Newcastle illustrators Meetup and bring your favourite drawing materials for drink & draw fun. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Hello! Come and join us for a FREE Newcastle illustrators Meetup! This event will be a FREE Drink & Draw (and plenty of pizza) at the lush Gingerinos pizza […]
Bring your own object for a fun, collaborative, still life drink and draw at Cardiff's illustrator meet-up. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Illustration Club This month’s Cardiff illustrator meet up will be at Cardiff Umbrella Club continuing our new collaboration. Bring your own object for a fun, collaborative still life drink and draw. […]
The Arena team will be sharing their own ups and downs with this topic and their advice on how to find your creative confidence. Book via our Eventbrite. What is creative confidence? Where can I find some of it? And once I’ve found it, how on earth do I hang on to it? In […]
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 […]
Join us for valuable insights and practical advice in this behind the scenes look at illustration agents and what representation involves. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Open to all Illustrators! Ever wondered what exactly an agent does? How do you know when you’re ready for an agent or if you need one? Even […]
Meet and draw with other Glasgow illustrators on a sketch crawl at the Riverside Museum (aka The Transport Museum). Book below or via our eventbrite. Join Glasgow's illustrator meet-up group for an exciting sketch crawl at the Riverside Museum (aka The Transport Museum) led by illustrator Tita Berredo. Playing with visual references and imagination, Tita […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"Illustrators In Motion" is a series dedicated to empowering illustrators like you. Dive deeper into the world of animation, ask your burning questions, and learn how to make the leap from stills to motion.
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. […]
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 […]
Walk, talk & draw with us around Pendennis Point, then join us for a chat in the Princess Pavillion cafe. Open to all illustrators. Book below or via our Evenbrite. Illustrators of all types and experience levels... Step away from your laptops! And come and meet some of your fellow art nerds to: Talk shop […]
What's the most effective way of finding and promoting to illustration commissioners? Book below or via our Eventbrite. Open to all illustrators! All illustrators are seeking new clients, and understanding the process of finding clients and getting commisisoned by them is vital to start and maintain your illustration career. Authors of Becoming A Succssful […]
May’s meet-up is a fun ‘Sketch Social’ with shared drawing activities. Chat, draw, and have a bite to eat with fellow illustrators. Book below or via our Eventbrite. May’s meet-up is a fun ‘Sketch Social’ with shared drawing activities. Chat, draw, and have a bite to eat with fellow illustrators. All illustrators welcome, whether […]
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 […]
We invite a panel of some the best known muralists in the area to help us learn about the wondrous world of mural making. Book below or via our Eventbrite. This month Illustration Club (Cardiff illustrator meet-up) are holding a panel with some of the best known muralists, who are also illustrators, to give us […]
Kent Illustrators is the Canterbury-based AOI meet-up group welcoming all illustrators from across Kent. Book below or via our Eventbrite. We’re excited to announce the very first Kent Illustrators (KI) meet-up at Rock Paper Scissors, Canterbury. This meet-up is a chance to introduce yourselves, meet and mingle with fellow Kent-based illustrators. We would like to […]
Join us for a fun, collaborative evening of drawing and chatting, whilst playing the old parlour game of Exquisite Corpse! Book below or via our Eventbrite. Please bring your favourite mark-making tools and if you fancy it, feel free to bring along a sketchbook or a piece of work to share. The game is completely […]
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 […]
Attention Brummie illustrators! Take a break from the wonderful Birmingham Design Festival to meet up with your fellow illustrators. Book below or via our Eventbrite. New meetup klaxon! Our next meetup for illustrators will be during the wonderful Birmingham Design Festival. Find some time amongst the chock-a-block festival schedule to meet fellow illustrators at […]
Illustrator and author Sophie Burrows discusses picture books to graphic novels as part of our ongoing series of picture book meet-ups. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Join picture book makers Birgitta Sif and David Barrow for an (online) evening with award winning illustrator and author Sophie Burrows as she talks with us about the […]
Providing you with the tools you need to negotiate your illustration commissions with confidence! Book below or via Eventbrite. Love the excitement of a new commission but feel awkward about the negotiations? The aim of this webinar is to give you the tools you need to negotiate with confidence! We will take a comprehensive look […]
Calling all Bristol illustrators! Join us for a day of sketching and socialising in the beautiful Ashton Court Estate, themed around drawing nature. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Supported by The Association of Illustrators, our Bristol meet-up group, Pip, is the perfect way to connect with fellow illustrators. At our summer event we’ll be […]
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
We look at experimentation, and how prioritising this as part of your practice can lead to new creative opportunities
We explore how Neurodivergent illustrators navigate their work and practices in industry.
Join in for our free monthly get together of BREW – the AOI illustration meet up in Leeds.
Join the AOI's Sarah Morris and Brittany Freeman at New Designers on Friday 5th July
A rare and valuable opportunity for an insight into the working lives of three Sheffield-based illustrators.
Learn how to make the leap from stills to motion with illustrator and motion designer Sophie Winder. Free and for AOI members only!
Join Glasgow’s illustrator meet-up group, Illo-G, for in an inspiring and relaxing Sketch Crawl at Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
Online workshop and social for illustrators across Manchester and beyond
Join fellow illustrators for a free guided walk and draw, ending with a picnic in the lovely museum gardens
Blend Illo & Yo Illo invite you to join them for a free picnic lunch in the park.
A free sketching session for all Kent-based illustrators in Westgate Gardens.
For this AOI Discusses, we're exploring decorative surface pattern illustration and how your artwork can be applied across this area.
Come join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up 'Illustration Club' this month and create your own sock puppet
A fun social sketch session with fellow Sheffield-based illustrators.
Join Falmouth's second AOI social meet up, free and open to all illustrators!
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
Come along to a relaxed walk and talk hosted by Illustration Club with local reportage illustrator, Dan Peterson.
An opportunity to co-work in a relaxed and friendly creative space, in Manchester city centre, and meet and chat to other illustrators.
An online conversation exploring the process of overcoming adversity, the significanc of candid conversations and inclusivity in illustration and much more.
If you are keen to get to know other illustrators in Leeds, this is the event for you!
Learn how to make the leap from stills to motion with illustrator and motion designer Danielle Rhoda. Free and for AOI members only!
Self-promotion is an essential aspect of finding work as an illustrator, and we'll be exploring some key ways to go about it.
Come join Hand Drawn & Quartered in Preston for an evening of reportage drawing during an open mic night.
Join fellow illustrators for a day out at York Book Fair.
For this AOI Discusses, we're exploring showcasing your work as an illustrator and building community.
Grab your favourite art materials, your sketchbook and hang out with your fellow illustrators at this tutored life drawing session in Birmingham.
Join Sheffield's free September meet-up - an insight into the working lives of two Sheffield-based illustrators.
The next monthly get together of BREW – the illustration meetup for Leeds
Join the Kent illustrators meet-up for a 2-hour animation workshop with John Dargan.
An (online) evening with multi award-winning illustrator and author Marta Altés
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
Learn about the venue, ArtHole, and create a planet for a new installation in their shop.
Sketchy Brekky morning meet-up with Illustrator/author/comics-maker Tor Freeman.
Join your fellow Manchester illustrators at this unmissable Drawn In meet up, exploring the world of Children’s Publishing with Plum Agency.
Join the PIP crew and friends to find out what it takes to not just survive, but to THRIVE as an illustrator.
Join in this end of summer Brighton social and get the opportunity to catch up with your illustration community!
A fun illustration-centred evening focused on connecting you to the creative community of Preston and the surrounding area.
Come join us for a relaxed night exploring all the amazing light installations with fellow illustrators at Brew in Leeds.
Join the Kent Illustrators meet-up group for a 2-hour Halloween-themed Drink & Draw at the Thomas Becket in Canterbury.
Come along for a fun social and foam monster modelling session with fellow Sheffield illustrators.
An interactive workshop, helping you develop a toolkit for building confidence in your business.
Come join fellow Glasgow illustrators for an online Halloween-themed drink n' draw - it's gonna be spooktacular!
Valuable insights and practical advice to better understand what representation involves.
Learn how to make the leap from stills to motion with illustrator and motion designer Ivyy Chen. Free and for AOI members only!
Meet and draw with fellow Norwich illustrators for a visual exploration of the museum's diverse exhibitions.
Part of the Inside Illustration Creative Practice Course, exploring Fashion Illustration in all its ramifications.
An In-Conversation session with Murugiah
Join fellow York illustrators for a cosy evening sketchbook speed-dating, followed by casual doodling with our favourite bevvies.
An insightful talk exploring the support available to help creativity flow.
Understand the basics to get your tax return ready, with the opportunity to ask your questions to an expert.
Part of the Inside Illustration Creative Practice Course, exploring Fashion Illustration in all its ramifications.
For this AOI Discusses, we will be exploring how passion projects can help attract client commissions.
Join us for an informative talk on the process of licensing illustration at London Illustration Fair.
Let's get together in Newcastle to chat, draw, and cause a little mischief! A meet-up for illustrators.
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
Covering a range of contract types, this webinar will provide you with the knowledge you need to better understand illustration contracts.
Come join us for a relaxed making Cardboard Gingerbread Houses with fellow illustrators at Brew in Leeds.
We invite multidisciplinary designer, illustrator and stop motion animator Kezia Hulse to discuss her creative process and answer your questions.
Come join for an illustration workshop focused on drawing and idea generation; incredibly important tools in an illustrator's pencil case!
Come be part of an inspiring, festive and creative event with award-winning British writer, illustrator, and comics creator Sophie Burrows.
