The Time of Our Lives
ExhibitionsThe Time of Our Lives focuses on the pioneering drawing practices of women artists and their impact on feminist activism from the 1980s until today. The exhibition showcases the work […]
The Time of Our Lives focuses on the pioneering drawing practices of women artists and their impact on feminist activism from the 1980s until today. The exhibition showcases the work […]
Quentin Blake’s career illustrating books began over 60 years ago with his covers for paperback fiction. Since then he has created hundreds of designs for everything from literary classics to […]
Moyse's Hall are proud to present 'Why can't you draw something nice..?' David Hughes is an internationally acclaimed illustrator who has worked for Time magazine, the New Yorker, The Guardian, […]
A collection of drawings, words, and prints exploring pregnancy and early motherhood by artist Claudine O’Sullivan. Irish artist Claudine O’Sullivan has a decade of industry experience working with clients including Apple, The British Library, National […]
Artist Greg Stobbs moves between styles, disciplines and personalities to sustain a habit for drawing. An exhibition packed with Greg’s street art, sketches, murals and illustrations. The first in a […]
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 […]
An exhibition focusing on the art of mother and daughter artists Sheila Robinson (1925-88) and Chloë Cheese (b.1952)
The preview of the Illustrators Exhibition 2024, is available now. You can visit it in full - in person in Bologna, and online at BCBF Galleries - from April 8 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lucky Frog Studio brings together the creative talents of Tim Alexander, Michael Driver, Holly Farndell, Lizzie Lomax, Jessica Meyrick, Connie Noble, Sean O’Brien and Leanne Rule. Escaping our day-to-day looming […]
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. […]
Celebrating the works of artist Brian Wildsmith
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Everyone is invited to the first Fine Lines Festival - a celebration of Illustration and Animation. Guest speakers such as Steve Smith, founder of Beakus Animation Studio, Domareen Fox, […]
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 […]
Pictoplasma, the world’s leading conference of contemporary character design in illustration, animation, graphic and urban arts, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades the Berlin-based project has promoted […]
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 […]
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 […]
Based in Bristol? Join in at 3pm on Saturday, 4th of May, Waterstones Clifton, to celebrate the release of BANG: The Wild Wonders of Earth's Phenomena. In this follow up […]
"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.
Join the Cartoon Museum for Life Drawing with a focus on super heroes - from poses to costumes to help your character drawings come to life! To celebrate our latest […]
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. We […]
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 […]
Lucky Frog Studio is pleased to announce their very first 'PechaKucha' style talks night : “What do artists do for FUN?’. Inviting four local artists and businesses; Owen davey, Pippa […]
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 […]
In this fun and friendly weekender, you will learn how to create stunning lithography prints using simple art materials and household items. Led by Illustrator, Printmaker and AOI Mentor Viola […]
Artist and AOI Member Coco Lom and Parkside Launch New Collaboration at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024. The new designs in the collection are inspired by the terrazzo-making process, which started […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Agents for Change host free online and in-person portfolio reviews specifically for illustrators who belong to typically underrepresented groups within our industry. These friendly and informal sessions give illustrators the […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Birmingham Design Festival is a celebration of the local, national and international design industry held in the UK every June. For three days, visitors can expect to choose from 20 […]
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 […]
The NCAD BA Illustration Exhibition 2024
The Belfast School of Art final year illustration students welcome all visitors to their degree show. Private view on Friday 7th June at 6PM in room BA-04-012. The show runs […]
As part of the exhibition Wild Anatomies, AOI Member Lynn Hatzius will we be hosting a workshop for children, age 6+ on Saturday 8th June. The workshop will explore symmetry […]
The Print Wagon and The Printhaus team up once again to bring you the return of PRINTED FESTIVAL, Wales' biggest festival all about print! “Always thinking of new ways to […]
You meet us at a point of transition. We are moving out, in, through, on, and away. Over the years we have built community, made friends, made and made and […]
Experience and enjoy the work of this year’s University of Gloucestershire's graduating creative cohort
Illustrator, visual artist and AOI member from Slovakia, Petra Stefankova, will exhibit her paintings in the invitational group exhibition Twelve at the David Art Gallery in Budapest. The exhibition starts […]
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 […]
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 […]
A showcase of University of Central Lancashire's graduating Illustration students
Discover the graduating students from London Metropolitan School of Art, Design and Architecture
New exhibition showcasing an extraordinary collection of illustrations by Art Lab Agency artists
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 […]
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
London's Most Established Graduate Design Showcase is back to champion the future of design.
We look at experimentation, and how prioritising this as part of your practice can lead to new creative opportunities
Michael Rosen: The Illustrators. A new exhibition exploring Michael Rosen’s books and the the work of the illustrators who collaborated with him on them.
This exhibition shines a spotlight on three generations of the Yoshida family of woodblock print artists
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
MA Sequential Design/Illustration Graduation Show at the University of Brighton
A rare and valuable opportunity for an insight into the working lives of three Sheffield-based illustrators.
Bringing the community together for four full days of impact, insight, and inspiration in Minneapolis
Learn how to make the leap from stills to motion with illustrator and motion designer Sophie Winder. Free and for AOI members only!
The UK's largest free to visit illustration fair is back.
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 new exhibition of architectural drawings by AOI member Agustin Coll.
Celebrating live drawing and sketchbooks.
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!
Gosh! will showcase over 40 guests featuring the country's most wonderful and talented artists.
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
The first comic and zine fair is coming to Wood Green, London.
Come along to a relaxed walk and talk hosted by Illustration Club with local reportage illustrator, Dan Peterson.
A new documentary exploring the relationship between two groundbreaking comic creators.
An opportunity to co-work in a relaxed and friendly creative space, in Manchester city centre, and meet and chat to other illustrators.
Hero of Switzerland present a great new illustration show and accompanying book.
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!
The London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture & Design. Postgraduate & research exhibition 2024
Self-promotion is an essential aspect of finding work as an illustrator, and we'll be exploring some key ways to go about it.
A solo exhibition of illustrations exploring Day and Night, the duality of light and darkness.
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.
A series of regular artist showcases in Newmarket, Ontario.
Exhibition features a diverse group of artists, crafting artwork on a variety of boards, roughly to the theme of ‘boredom’.
For this AOI Discusses, we're exploring showcasing your work as an illustrator and building community.
This September, Pictoplasma returns to New York for its tenth anniversary US edition