If you're an illustrator in Cardiff, then come along to the Illustration Club Picnic outside the Secret Garden cafe in Bute park. Free meet-up! Just RSVP to book your spot. Bring a picnic blanket, snacks & drinks, and your favourite drawing materials. Expect drawing activities and a nice relaxed social. When: Monday 24 July, 6 […]
Explore different ways of harnessing illustrations ability to communicate in this fun, practical workshop led by Cardiff based, Chris Evans. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Join our Cardiff illustrator meet-up group (Illustration Club) for a speculative design workshop where we will explore illustrations ability to ignite conversation, the power of visual language and imagination […]
Picnic presents Pick ‘n’ Mix, an illustrators social where you can mingle with fellow illustrators from Birmingham and beyond! Book below or via our Eventbrite. Picnic presents Pick ‘n’ Mix, an illustrators social where you can mingle with fellow illustrators from Birmingham and beyond! Located at North Bar, Snow Hill we will be mixing from […]
Come join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up for a relaxed social with drawing and chats - bring your sketch book and favourite tools. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Come join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up 'Illustration Club' for a relaxed social with drawing and chats - bring your sketch book and favourite tools. Looking forward to seeing […]
Whether you're a brand new AOI member or an AOI veteran, we welcome you to this free 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 to navigate our extensive resources, make use of the pricing calculator and […]
The time has come to grab your sketchbooks and come along to Oxford's first illustration meet-up! Book below or via our Eventbrite. The time has come to grab your sketchbooks and come along to RAD’s first illustration meet-up! Expect fun drawing prompts and games that will help you get to know your fellow Oxford […]
Join us for an exciting collaboration between PIP (Put into Practice) and Shake Fair 'Some kinda Art Fair'! Book below or via our Eventbrite. Calling all illustrators in the Bristol area! PIP is your quarterly get-together filled with enriching experiences. From engaging panel discussions to creative drink & draws, insightful workshops, and opportunities to connect […]
Another fun evening focused on connecting you to the creative community of Preston and the surrounding area. Book below or via our Eventbrite. We are back after our summer break! 'Hand Drawn & Quartered' invite you to meet your fellow illustrators and enjoy another fantastic Life Drawing session with our favourite model Ruby. This time […]
Dyslexic illustrator, Spike, on how they navigate their way through this visual industry. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Welcome to the AOI meet-up for disabled illustrators, in the widest possible definition. In this meet-up we give the mic back to one of our attending community... Our guest speaker will be Spike - an illustrator […]
Join our London illustrator meet-up and our panel of illustration experts to ask them anything. Book below or via our Eventbrite! Date & Time: Tuesday 17 October, from 6:30PM onwards (drinks can be enjoyed before, during and after the chats) Where: The George & Monkey, Islington, 68 Amwell St, London EC1R 1UU “How do I […]
It’s officially spooky season, and what better way to celebrate than by drawing all things autumnal at our Oxford illustrator meet-up. Book below or via our Eventbrite. It’s officially spooky season, and what better way to celebrate than by drawing all things autumnal. There’ll be fun drawing prompts and physical drawing references. Bring your favourite […]
We’re excited to relaunch the AOI meet-up for illustrators in Manchester with a super friendly social. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Manchester we’re back! Let’s draw in the good times together. Whether you’re new to illustration or you’re a seasoned pro, we welcome you to Drawn In. We’re excited to relaunch the AOI meet-up […]
Welcome back to Illustration Club, now in collaboration with Cardiff Umbrella, this months October event is titled “zomzines” where we will be holding a themed illustration night on our own special inktober while creating our own zines. Book your ticket here! Free with option for Donation. In usual association with the AOI, supporting illustrators everywhere. […]
Discover how to lay down the basic building blocks of your illustration business and set achievable goals for the future. 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 […]
Discover the power of illustration within inclusive and accessible sex education with the creator of Everybody's Invited. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Join us for an evening of learning, laughter and lube! with Phoebe, the creator of Everybody's Invited, for their talk on the power of illustration within education and the value of an […]
Preston's illustrator meet-up hosts a Q&A with Shawn Sharpe about his journey from Illustration to Street Art and Murals + drawing activity. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Go BIG or Go Home! Hand Drawn & Quartered host a Q&A with special guest Shawn Sharpe who will talk about his journey from Illustration […]
Come join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up for a relaxed social with drawing and chats - bring your sketch book and favourite pencil. Book your spot below or via our eventbrite. Come join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up 'Illustration Club' for a relaxed social with drawing and chats - bring your sketch book and favourite pencil. Looking forward to […]
Bristol Illustrators, escape the hectic-ness of Christmas with us at our "Bah Humbug" Meetup! Book below or via our Eventbrite. As illustrators, we've been working towards Christmas for months now. Tired of the same old seasonal cheer? This gathering is your refuge! Join us for an evening of unapologetic unwinding and escape-from-Christmas crafts. What to […]
A fun evening focused on connecting you to the creative community of Preston and the surrounding area, featuring 'The Postmen' + more. Book below or via our Eventbrite. It's Christmas! Hand Drawn & Quartered is teaming up with UCLan's School of Arts for a Christmas Bash on Dec 6th, featuring 'The Postmen' performing a live […]
Advice on career paths, where you fit in, and finding your way to particular areas of the illustration and wider creative industry. 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 […]
The Birmingham Design Christmas Social is back once again, and this time we’re bringing some friends! Join ourselves, Overlap, Picnic and Fuse for a big, combined celebration of the local creative community to see out the year. We’ll be heading to Nortons in Digbeth, who will have pizzas in the oven and a drink on […]
Whether you're a brand new AOI member or an AOI veteran, we welcome you to this free 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 to navigate our extensive resources, make use of the pricing calculator and […]
Celebrating the creatives of the area with an online chat to mark the season and close the year. Book below or via our Eventbrite. This meet-up is all about celebrating the creatives of the South Yorkshire area with an online chat to mark the season and close the year. We hope that this online get-together […]
Join us for an evening of festive fun in the cosy Playroom - at The Playhouse Bar in Norwich. It's the perfect way to celebrate the season with your fellow illustrators and get to know your creative community! Free meet up, just RSVP here. Please bring your favourite sketchbooks and your trusty drawing materials because […]
Grab some coffee and cake while you get to know fellow local illustrators. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Grab some coffee and cake while you get to know fellow local illustrators. Sketch and doodle in this artistic social, followed by a free stroll around the inspiring artwork of the Burrell Collection. Please bring […]
Join us for Flock's first social meetup for 2024! An opportunity to get to know other illustrators in Brighton! Book below or via our Eventbrite. Join us for a social meet and greet to kick off the new year and dust off those January blues! Meet other illustrators in Brighton, have a drink, have a […]
Learn how to maximise value from your portfolio projects and how to present them to clients in an online world. 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 […]
Our Preston illustrator meet-up hosts an online talk + Q&A with illustrator Gemma Correll to hear about her experience of writing a new book. Book below or via our Eventbrite. We are kicking off the New Year and our very first Hand Drawn & Quartered meetup with special guest, the amazing Gemma Correll. Gemma will […]
Kick off 2024 with a relaxed drink & draw with your fellow Cardiff-based illustrators. Book below or via our Eventbrite. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Illustration Club is back with a drink and draw to kick off 2024. We want to welcome you all back and get going to have an amazing year. Please bring along […]
We kick off 2024 relaunching the Sheffield meet-up for illustrators. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Following on from the vibrant meet up at Sheffield's Alder Bar (March 2023) we return to the same venue to re-launch illustrator meet-ups in Sheffield. Come along for a chance to chat, bounce ideas, seek and share solutions with […]
At our first meet-up in 2024, we’ll be drawing in the conversation about earning a living as an illustrator in Manchester! Book below or via our Eventbrite. In true Manc spirit, we’ll be keeping it real by sharing four stories by local illustrators who are building careers in the city. Louise French, Jordan Yates, […]
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. Introducing a new morning meet-up series with 'Blend' - our London meet-up for illustrators. 'Sketchy Brekky' is a drawing salon with a featured guest illustrator […]
Come join us for a fun-filled evening in Preston with the incredible artist Jonny Hannah, where we'll celebrate the beauty of hand-drawn art. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Looking for something different this Valentines Day? Then Hand Drawn & Quartered Meetup with special guest, the brilliant Jonny Hannah will bring you the illustration LOVE. […]
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 […]
Enjoy an evening of relaxed creative drawing exercises and prompts in a supportive, friendly space. Some basic materials will be provided, but you're more than welcome to bring sketchbooks and any of your chosen (dry) medium to sketch, draw and experiment with a cuppa and cake. Special guest artist speaker Alex Sickling will give us […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You are invited to Yo Illo Projects - A short animation projection night, followed by drinks. Our projection night features animations from illustrator, graphic & motion designer, STEPHANIE JADE. A collaboration from Hidden Art Films and illustrator MIKE YOUNG. A collaboration between animator, MAKI YOSHIKURA and childrens’ book illustrator, FRANCESCA GAMBATESA. Followed by a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join in for our free monthly get together of BREW – the AOI illustration meet up in Leeds.
A rare and valuable opportunity for an insight into the working lives of three Sheffield-based illustrators.
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.
Come join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up 'Illustration Club' this month and create your own sock puppet
Come along to the launch of a new meet-up for illustrators in Plymouth with a super friendly drink and draw social.
A fun social sketch session with fellow Sheffield-based illustrators.
Join Falmouth's second AOI social meet up, free and open to all illustrators!
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.
If you are keen to get to know other illustrators in Leeds, this is the event for you!
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.
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
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.
Pencil in 40 minutes every month for a themed group art session hosted by Sam Warburton.
Part of the Plymouth Art Weekender, this meet-up is open to illustrators of any and all levels and skill.
Drop In to the Belfast monthly meet up, run by Illustrators North, for a Halloween-themed Drink & Draw.
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.
Come join fellow Glasgow illustrators for an online Halloween-themed drink n' draw - it's gonna be spooktacular!
A women-led comics forum open to all, with guest speakers Katriona Chapman and Shane Melisse.
Meet and draw with fellow Norwich illustrators for a visual exploration of the museum's diverse exhibitions.
Join fellow York illustrators for a cosy evening sketchbook speed-dating, followed by casual doodling with our favourite bevvies.
Pencil in 40 minutes every month for a themed group art session hosted by Sam Warburton.
Join fellow Copenhagen illustrators for an in-person meet-up to discuss ways to connect globally.
