Events

Discover the tools for self-promotion for illustrators, including how to get the most out of entering awards! Self promotion is an essential area for illustrators seeking commissions, and there are lots of ways to go about it. In this event we'll look at online presence, using social media and directly contacting clients, alongside illustration competitions […]

An In-Conversation session with We Are Batch – Daniéla de Lange (founder) and Lené van Heerden (creative director). Book below or via our Eventbrite here. 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 […]

Learn and re-learn the basics to get your tax return ready. Book below or via our Eventbrite. It’s that time of year again! The tax return deadline is looming and you’ll need to complete your UK tax return by 31st January 2024. There’s no time like the present to get your tax return ready to […]

Explore and find your brand purpose with Nicola at Brand Warrior through an engaging live workshop! Book below or via Eventbrite! In this workshop, you’ll explore and define your brand purpose. Then learn how to use it as a tool to help you: • Develop and grow • Keep you on track • Build trust […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members

For this AOI Discusses, we're exploring decorative surface pattern illustration and how your artwork can be applied across this area.

A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members