In collaboration with José-Manuel Gonçalvès and CENTQUATRE-PARIS comes the new exhibition from Serge Bloch 'Laughter boxes'. Opening evening - Wednesday February 5th from 4-6 p.m. For the designer, Serge Bloch, humor is vitally important to our daily lives. In this exhibition, technology is at the service of its inventiveness and humor. A succession of “laughing boxes”, cubes of varying size and design are distributed in…

Join us for a night of quick-fire creative challenges in the gallery at London’s original and best live drawing event. The February edition of Sketchmeet will be guest-hosted by Anna Mill, an artist and designer whose graphic novel Square Eyes won Professional Overall Winner at the AOI's World Illustration Awards 2019. Reinvigorate or discover a love for drawing you didn't know you had through a…

Spanning George Him’s long and versatile career as both an independent designer and as one half of the prolific Lewitt-Him partnership (1933-1954), the exhibition will include iconic wartime propaganda posters for the Ministries of Food and Information, corporate branding for El Al airlines and adverts for clients like Schweppes, Technicolor, the Post Office and The Times. Him’s distinctive blend of…

A Cass Visual Communication talk by Anna Mill and Luke Jones. Anna Mill studied architecture at The Bartlett UCL, where she became increasingly interested in the power of illustration in architecture, and architecture in illustration. She is interested in work that spans between old and new artistic practices, from traditional hand-constructed perspectives through to illustration in virtual reality. Together with Luke…

During this workshop we will mix paper cuts with geometric and organic forms created with pens and highlighters. The artist Naomi Vona will guide the attendants to the infinite possibilities in decorating watercolour paper with repetition elements as lines or dots, creating bright and detailed final compositions. Unusual materials as tape, stickers and pens will be provided, to experience a brand…

**** Please note this event has been cancelled.  See the London Book Fair website for full details.*** The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. In 2020 LBF will celebrate its 49-year anniversary. Staged annually, LBF sees more than 25,000 publishing professionals arrive in…

**** Please note this event has been cancelled.  See the London Book Fair website for full details.*** Membership Manager Rachel Hill will be delivering the AOI's popular, comprehensive mini Business Masterclass covering all the essential areas for a successful career in illustration including liscensing, self-promotion, understanding the commissioner's journey, working internationally as well as discussing the more difficult issues -…

Wonky Biology This talk in Cass Visual Communication series has an illustration and biology focus! Liv Bargman is an award-winning illustrator and artist. She has worked on a variety of projects with clients including We The Curious, Barclays, House Of Illustration, Radio Netherlands, Leo Burnett, Marie Curie, Tommy's Baby Charity, Parkinson's UK and Nuffield Primary Care Health Sciences. Liv also works…

Bringing your work into digital formats opens up a world of creative possibilities – impossible colours; rapid iterations; infinite new textures. This course will give you the skills you need to get started: get to know Adobe Illustrator, develop confidence drawing with a graphics tablet, and take inspiration for new digital illustration projects from the world’s leading museum of art…

What happens when we turn the purpose of a fashion advertising image into a more deep and meaningful message? During the event we will explore the infinite possibilities in doodling over a magazine page using eye catchy decorations, but we will not stop at it. The idea is to give to the picture a new message and switching it into…

**Please note that this event has now been postponed. Read the full statement here** OFFSET Dublin returns once again, bringing a stellar line up of creative talent from around the world to Dublin. Running from Friday the 3rd of April to Sunday the 5th2020, the OFFSET programme is packed with presentations, interviews, panel discussions and debates, with interactive demos and…

Come one come all for another celebration of local and other UK artistic talent in Cardiff City Centre! Expect another fresh batch of illustrators and printmakers, live drawing, beer and good times. Time once again to share the love and support each other. Entry is free, organised by ArtHole https://artholecardiff.bigcartel.com/ [email protected]  

Glasgow Zine Fest (April 18 – April 19 2020, CCA Glasgow) is a two day festival that celebrates self-publishing and Do It Yourself (DIY) ethos. The festival is host to a zine fair of over 75 makers, in addition to workshops, talks, and readings. Glasgow Zine Fest (GZF) has been a yearly opportunity to come, see, make, share, and do…

PICTOPLASMA'S NEW CALL FOR ENTRIES INVITES ALL INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND DESIGNERS TO JOIN THE #FACEVALUE CHALLENGE AND CREATE THE PERFECT ANTHROPOMORPHIC GEAR TO FACE OUR PANDEMIC TIMES. Here's what we're hoping for: - Stay home(!), grab whatever tools and material you can find, get creative and craft a facial mask that expresses your inner character. The result should at least cover…

Welcome to our Bristol Illustrator meet up - online! For our first virtual meet-up, we're limiting numbers to 20 and the time to one hour (maybe a little more, if we get into it). This will be a FREE session, where we're encouraging you to share how you've been, if you want to, and gather your thoughts on illustration at…

*** Please note that Bologna has been cancelled. They are planning an online presence in due course. Full details are here.*** The exhibition will be now held from 12 to 15 April 2021. For 57 years BCBF has been THE event in the children’s publishing industry. Over 1,400 exhibitors and around 30,000 professional visitors flock to the event each year…

In the age of info overload, visualization of data, information and knowledge has incredible potential to help us quickly understand, navigate & find meaning.

Wimbledon Art Fair ONLINE will take place from 14-17 May 2020 on wimbledonartfair.com This is your chance to browse, discover and buy affordable art from some of London's leading contemporary artists, in the comfort of your own home. PRE-BOOK Pre-book through Eventbrite to be entered into a competition to win £200 to spend at Wimbledon Art Fair Online and for exclusive…

We’re back for May’s event with another incredible line-up that’s sure to keep you feeling inspired and connected to the wider creative world during this period of lockdown.   We’ll be running things in the same way, over Zoom and with a tiered payment system. We took this decision last month to ensure the event was accessible to all but…

EXETER ONLINE ILLO MEET-UP #1 - Checking in For our first virtual meetup, we're limiting numbers to 20 and the time to roughly one hour. This will be a FREE session and plan is to just see how we're all getting on - share your thoughts on your work and situation if you want to, or just listen if you'd…

Glasgow Print Fair is bringing all the fun of the print fair to a sofa near you. This year they've invited 30 different artists to create a print based on the theme of nature. From the 27th June until the 31st of July you'll be able to pick up an exclusive print from each printmaker via glasgowprintfair.co.uk. This year's artists include…

In 2020 The Big Green Draw Festival #ClimateOfChange focuses on the relationship between people and our living environments and ecosystems; highlighting how we live today and the ways in which we do and do not harmonise with nature. The Big Green Draw is eager to help showcase mindsets and actions that proactively support positive symbiosis between people and the Earth. Just after the official…

Who you Zoomin'? Small Fry Chats.. Goes Online! Line up: Illustrator Wendy Wong Colourful Creative Duo Yuk Fun Illustrator, Educator & Song Man Nicholas Stevenson Director, Designer, Animator & Illustrator Bee Grandinetti The tickets are free, though we ask for you to please donate what you can to Manchester Mind, who do incredible work providing advice and support to empower…

A One Day Online conference with amazing speakers connected to the world of illustration Saturday 1st Aug 2020 10.00-17.00 Illustration by Emma Lewis Organised by Ness Wood   Tickets available here.

The end of summer; the end of a project; the end of an academic year: all represent periods of change. These moments act as waiting areas between one point of time and the next, on the verge of the unknown. The talks and events of ‘Illustration 2020: Metamorphoses’ explore what change, transition and metamorphosis can mean for the emerging creative…

In need of a creative pick-me-up? Our upcoming online event, Pep Talk, is set to bring some energy, ideas and practical pointers to your day. Lecture in Progress will be joined by the amazing Saori Masuda from Google Creative Lab to share some inspiration and advice on Tuesday 25th August. Read on for all the details.

Providing you with a much-needed break from the blazing August weather, this month’s Nicer Tuesdays is here to offer you some creative relief. Taking place on 25 August at 6 pm BST on our online events platform, we’re pleased to announce that Grilli Type’s Noël Leu, illustrator Marylou Faure, designer Jerome Harris and photographer Denisse Ariana Pérez will be taking to…

Known for her vibrant designing, Chloë will share tips on colour palette selection, stroke technique and show you how to draw lush florals around motivational typography using Tombow ABT Brush Pens. Ticket cost covers the workshop and materials being shipped to you so you can participate from home. Link will be made available to you once you have purchased your tickets. UK only workshop…

Kate Leiper will be teaching an online workshop on how to become an expert dragon drawer in this engaging illustration workshop! Recommended for children aged 7–11, but all are welcome. Dragons are not included. Kate Leiper Kate is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She was brought up on the north-east coast of Scotland and studied printmaking at Gray’s School…

Learn how Kingsley Nebechi approaches his illustration practice. Kingsley Nebechi is a graphic designer, illustrator and Nigerian artist based in London. Crazy for comics, fanatic about films and absolutely inspired by African art, Kingsley is recognised for both his commercial and gallery work. Notable clients include Nike, GSMA, Bank Of America, The Guardian, Island Records, Hema, The Washington Post and Freuds,…

*** Please note that this year's 16th Pictoplasma Festival has been postponed until 2021. You can read more here.*** If this year won’t allow you to come to Pictoplasma, Pictoplasma will simply have to come to you: Our first ever, fully digital ‘Pictoplasma in Isolation’ awaits all character pioneers, creatives and enthusiasts for a special celebration of contemporary character design…

Escape lockdown and enter into the unique and playful world of illustration with Tiny Grey's Creative Director, Sophie Scott-Lewis. Over the past decade, Sophie has developed a multitude of colourful worlds as a means to escape the daily grind, including landscapes adorned with ice-cream mountains, lollipop trees, friendly dinosaurs and soaring rockets. In collaboration with Sophie and the rest of the group, each participant will begin…