A free outdoor art exhibition by the sixth Illustrator in Residence, about the King’s Cross that inspired her. Poet and illustrator Peony Gent makes comics like you’ve never seen before: delicately drawn meditations on memory and gentle examinations of things usually ignored. In the months leading up to the pandemic, Gent began to map the area around King’s Cross, noting…

The online LightBox Expo (LBX) connects fans with the artists and creators behind their favorite films, animation, games, TV shows and illustrations. It’s a place for aspiring artists to come, learn and be inspired. It’s also an artwork marketplace like no other - the ultimate celebration of art. Tickets $2-45 (USD) For more details and tickets visit the website

The exhibition explores Hans Bellmer’s (1902-1975) lasting influence on artists and thinkers through work by twenty modern and contemporary artists from Japan, UK, Lebanon, Nigeria, Germany, France and US. ‘If the origin of my work is scandalous it is because, for me, the world is a scandal’ Hans Bellmer. Including carefully selected drawings made by Bellmer in the 1940s to 60s, by…

Following an intense month of conversation and exploration, our Hot House residency of recent arts graduates from South Wales has come to an end. With artists selected from degree courses across South Wales, this month of curatorial support and funded practice provides graduates with a bridge into professional practice. Hot House consists of three weeks of mentoring from the Curatorial Team…

On Thursday 16th December Creative Lives in Progress be hosting their last portfolio review of 2021, all about finding your feet in the world of animation. So if you’re hoping to work in this area, this is a brilliant opportunity to meet and get feedback from the experts. Reviewers include Animade, Art & Graft, Ere Santos (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and…

Workshop for adults Join Street Artist Roo for an introductory workshop in the art of Graffiti. Find out about its significance in V for Vendetta and learn how to create your own Graffiti style typography. Each participant will also get a pre-cut V for Vendetta themed stencil that they can take away with them. Please note: Whilst we will not be using spray paints, participants will…

For the first time, and for obvious reasons, 2020 forced the festival to go online – a smashing success, with 100,000 views. This year, Pictoplasma welcomes all character design pioneers, creatives and enthusiasts for a very special double-whopper hybrid edition – a 4-day summer conference in Berlin in August and a 2-day global online fest in September. Combined, this special…

LFB IS proud to present an evening panel event on reporting climate change, on Thursday 23 September The event features experienced climate journalists and expert communicators to help you understand what you need to know about the climate emergency ahead of the United Nations climate change conference, COP26. This is happening in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November. Confirmed…

Be one of the first to get your hands on the newest book in the series: A rip-roaring collection of Britain's finest political satire, from Hogarth and Gillray to Martin Rowson, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and Nicola Jennings.  A wild journey through the scandals that made a nation, this is the ultimate book of sketches which have stood the test of…

Turn your personal strengths and creative passions into a successful illustration career House of Illustration is back with another online professional development day, tailor-made for illustrators, this time showing you how to carve out a career in illustration that works for you. Expect a jam-packed schedule of useful information, practical advice and visual examples from a range of speakers working…

Neil Packer has had a long and successful career as an illustrator and designer. And now the time has come for a major exhibition. Much of his more recent work has been for Walker Books and the spur for this show is his most recent book for them which is the culmination of an idea he’s been nursing for many…

How can illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds get a foot in the door? This panel discussion will cover portfolio development, online marketplaces, awards and other avenues for self-promotion and career development that are outside of traditional routes into an illustration career. Speakers include: Arabella Stein (Managing Director, Bright Agency), Leon Edler (Illustrator and founder Room 50) and Adriana Bellet (Illustrator and…

As part of Black History Month, and coinciding with their exhibition from the graphic novel BLACK (Soaring Penguin Press), The Cartoon Museum welcomes an esteemed panel to discuss the novel BLACK and the issues around the story which are very relevant, today. This is a FREE online (Zoom) event but booking is essential. Panel: Tobias Taitt - author of BLACK…

Join Simona De Leo via zoom to connect with your feelings and translate your emotions into illustration. Everyone is welcome. Have you ever struggled with expressing yourself through your illustrations? Sometimes, if we feel anxious, stressed, or simply restless, we cannot find the words to describe the weight of what we are holding inside. We all know art can be…

The Golden Thread Project returns to Cecil Sharp House with an exhibition, new book and roster of folk music acts to celebrate a weird and wonderful precursor to  contemporary commercialised Halloween:- Punkie Night! To this day the villagers of Hinton St George carve lanterns out of Mangel Wurzels and parade the village singing the punky song, ending at the village…

Connect and reflect through illustration “Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity.” Dorothea Tanning Join illustrator and educator Merlin Evans for this 6 week course inspired by Gestalt art therapy and its practices of connecting, exploring and integration as tools for self-reflection and creativity. Class times Live online classes take place 6.30-8.30pm GMT…

Many new talent and emerging illustrators enter the World Illustration Awards with a focus on promoting their best projects to wider audience. There are many ways to use an awards entry to promote yourself, and this masterclass will look at how to use participation in awards as a starting point to greater visibility and ultimately, more commissions. Lead by Rachel…

After a year online, the London edition of the magCulture Live conference returns to its familiar Conway Hall home. About this event magCulture Live returns! The annual conference championing the creativity at the heart of magazine culture is back in real life. As ever, they’ll be highlighting great magazine work across art direction, editing, photography, illustration and typography, but it's also…

Thought Bubble Festival brings a week-long physical celebration of comics to Yorkshire, ending with a huge comic convention which will return to Harrogate Convention Centre in November for a weekend filled with over 350 comic-creating exhibitors, guests, panels and much more. Tickets for Thought Bubble Comic Convention are on sale now with tickets for under 12s, carers and over 65s…

This event has been cancelled How does increasing the diversity of the industry help commissioners, agents and illustrators produce great illustration? This year, WIA introduced a bursary scheme to increase access, and we encourage illustrators from across the world to apply. This year we had entries from every continent, with increasing numbers from emerging markets. Increasing access and diversity offers…

This year the RMS is holding their 125th Anniversary Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London.   There will be hundreds of miniature art works on show, by some of the leading miniature artists of our time.  All the information about this year's exhibition, including awards available, ticket information, dates and times, can be found over on the website. For tickets…

Has the pandemic changed the illustration landscape? What is different for represented and unrepresented illustrators, and what can illustrators think about to get work as we exit the pandemic? Swedish based Illustrator Adrianna Bellet will join with UK based agent Jon Cockley (Handsome Frank) to share their experiences as well as giving practical tips and advice on getting work. Ren…

10am-6pm Brighton Illustration Fair brings opens up their Christmas Fair with 70 exhibitors selling everything from zines, books clothing and more, just in time for the festive season. Visit their IG for more details. Entry £2

Pathways Plus is a series of Masterclasses and Short Courses for aspiring and emerging illustrators looking to improve their practice and learn about making successful children’s books. The courses are all delivered by award-winning illustrators and highly-experienced publishers, and provide an amazing opportunity to learn from the best in the industry, giving participants a real insight into the world of children’s…

DIY Art Market returns to Truman's Social Club Sunday 5th December, offering visitors the chance to engage directly with artists / independent publishers, and purchase a broad selection of artwork at affordable prices. Expect - ceramics, zines, independent publications, originals, patches, comics, custom t shirts & tote bags, art prints, risograph & screen prints, jewellery, and artist books. With over…

Creative Lives in Progress' next Pep Talk is set for Wednesday 8th December at 1pm. Founders of creative agency Redefining Concepts, Aminah Ali and Sadia Mir will talk about being Muslim creatives, diversity within industry and setting up your own business. Redefining Concepts is a full-service creative and talent agency, specialising in connecting young talent to the creative industry, while amplifying diversity in…

Baba Kamo is an annual initiative organized by the Associació de Professionals de la Il·lustració Valenciana (APIV) and the Fundació pel Llibre i la Lectura (FULL) to promote illustrated books in all their forms. A meeting place where the work of publishers, illustrators and storytellers can be shared, interdisciplinary creation can be encouraged and critical thinking and aesthetic sensitivity can…

With up to 100 illustrators taking part in this prestigious one day market this is a  unique opportunity to celebrate contemporary illustration by buying direct from the artist. Products will include prints, cards, gift wrap, zines, homeware, badges, drawings and independent publishing. Free entry!

For this two-part live stream workshop, artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb will explore of the light effects and interior views found in the work of John Henry Lorimer. In the first video Tessa will talk about the work, and in a follow -up video we will inspire you to create a paper shadow box scene with a tall window which can be…

One day drawing class at the V&A with artist Joe Simpson. Due to ongoing Covid restrictions - these classes will be small groups, with very limited spaces. This course expands and reinforces the fundamental principles of drawing, introducing more advanced techniques and exercises.  It is designed as a follow on from 'An Introduction to The Art of Drawing' Part 1,…

An investigatory journey of memory, identity and loss - this exhibition is inspired and informed by one of Dickens' best loved books Great Expectations. The exhibition features some of the large digital works and sketchbooks works that were showcased at the earlier exhibition at the Dickens House Museum in 2018 and several new large scale mixed media drawings and sketchbook…

Join The Folio Society and Illustrator John Vernon Lord for a live Instagram event to commemorate the centenary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses and Lord's limited edition version of the title. Folio Publishing Director Tom Walker will discuss Ulysses and Lord's incredible artwork for this unique edition. To view Lord's most recently illustrated limited edition book visit the…

Are you a cartoonist or comic creator? Do you want to meet other cartoonists and comic creators? Do you want to learn from the best while doing it? Join us at Cartoon Conference 2022: Survival Guide for ideas and inspiration for how you can use your skills to survive and thrive as an artist. Learn from industry experts and specialists. How can…

13 artists = 13 stories The Emotive exhibition spans two floors of the grade 1 listed Regency Town House in Brunswick Square, Hove. It shows the work of thirteen artists: eight graduates and five second year students from the University of Brighton. Studying towards an MA in Sequential Design and Illustration they reached an understanding that although their individual project…

Cambridge School of Art Anglia Ruskin University Graduate Exhibition Read more about Cambridge School of Art’s world-renowned MA Children’s Book Illustration. 'We have created a full-colour catalogue that features each of our artists and their work. These catalogues will be sent out to interested parties at the end of January 2022'. FREE. For more details, click here (Image: Jessica Ciccolone) ©…

Creative Lives in Progress' next Pep Talk is set for Wednesday 16th February at 1pm.Tune in on Instagram Live as John talks about his journey and career through working in luxury fashion and transitioning to creative lead in editorial; as well as his advice on coming up with creative ideas and responding to briefs. Redefining Concepts is a full-service creative…

Are you interested in working in product design? Want to find out more about this world, and have your portfolio reviewed by product design specialists? This 17th February, Creative Lives in Progress are hosting their next portfolio review session with Zendesk. The evening will be your opportunity to: chat to the Zendesk team in a relaxed setting get insight on…

Inspired by shapes found in the paintings of Henry John Lorimer in our exhibition Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936), we will create collages of interiors using papers, magazines and newspaper. FREE. For more details and to book, click here or list the website

Fashion Illustration with Giles Deacon at the Sarabande Foundation Digital and physical workshop Doors open at 18:30 for refreshments, kindly provided by Will Sark beers. Workshop starts promptly at 19:00, so do ensure to arrive on the dot. Last year we indulged you with a glut of drawing workshops and we are back with more! And who better to lead…

On Thursday 24th February Creative Lives in Progress will be hosting a new online portfolio review session, all about starting out in the world of illustration. If you’re a UK-based creative within the first year of your career, this is a great opportunity to meet and get feedback from experts. Reviewers include AOI Board Member and Agent Ciara Phelan, Artist Murugiah, Senior…

Make your very own notebooks and sketchbooks on this afternoon masterclass with award-winning artist and illustrator Merlin Evans. You will learn the principles of bookbinding to make a 3-hole pamphlet chapbook, mixed paper notebooks and a professional hardback accordion sketchbook. You will explore paper types, stitching, binding and ways to adapt your bookbinding skills to your projects and customise your…

AOI Member Andrew Foster (Foz Foster)’s artworks are concerned with seeing the beauty in the everyday. Beit through the agencies of domestic objects, experiences, conversations, family photograph or discarded toys, Foz uses his personal ephemera to produce complex drawn narratives of lived experience, mental anxiety, depression, love and joy.   The exhibition, ‘Home Front: Kaleidoscope of the Mundane’ brings together…

Spend a day with the award-winning illustrator and designer as he shares his journey to success, along with his agent and team at Puffin Join Dapo Adeola online for a day of inspiring discussion, the first in our Industry Insightseries of professional development events for illustrators. In conversation with his agent, editor, designer and publicist, Dapo will talk you through…

'The Bologna Children's Book Fair is the world’s leading professional event dedicated to the children's publishing industry attracting over 1,400 exhibitors and around 30,000 visitors from around 80 countries'.  The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is an industry leading event that has succeeded in bringing together a unique and diverse global audience thanks to 58 years experience. The result is the world’s premium copyright exchange hub when it comes to publishing  which also extends to…

Bring your markers, brushes, pens for the unmissable after-dinner creative activity at the 9th IllUSTRATORS DINNER PARTY, with live drawing We know that AOI members will be attending the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and although we won’t be attending this year, we really recommend going along to this illustrators’ dinner, which is held each time the Fair is held. It’s a very…

Creative Lives in Progress' next Pep Talk is set for Wednesday 30h March at 1pm.Tune in on Instagram Live as Erica Dorn, the lead graphic designer for Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, talks about her journey so far, and specialising in graphic design for film. About Erica Dorn Erica Dorn is a London-based graphic designer with over ten years in the…

See six decades of British art through one versatile medium. Including works by Edward Bawden, Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Chris Ofili, Grayson Perry and Rachel Whiteread, amongst others, this extraordinary exhibition features over 100 prints by 90 different artists. From wood engravings and etchings to lithographs and screenprints, printmaking enabled artists to expand their practice to…

This exhibition, originated by Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books, features a number of Judith Kerr's original illustrations from the Seven Stories collection and promises to bring this delightful book to life for a new generation of family audiences. There will also be a reproduction of Sophie's kitchen, where young visitors can sit down to tea with a…

North East artist and award-winning children’s author Simon Bartram brings his provocative exhibition Under the Vapour Trails to Hartlepool Art Gallery this new year. Under the Vapour Trails features paintings and drawings of post industrial men who, somewhat stereotypically, find their identities in the clothes they wear, the haircuts they sport and the football team they follow. They live in…

Develop skills and fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults, 16+. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist. If you’re more than 15 minutes late for your…

The Royal Drawing School presents drawings, prints and works on paper by postgraduate students of The Drawing Year in a series of exhibitions in central and east London and online. The exhibition showcases the next generation of creatives, who have spent the last 18 months developing their artistic practice through drawing from observation. The graduating artists come from a range…

An outdoor botanical illustration workshop, capturing the beauty of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s rhododendrons in bloom. Inspired by the spectacular Rhododendron illustrations in our exhibition Rhododendrons: Riddle, Obsession, Threat? Take a close look at the rhododendrons flowering in the Garden and create your own studies of these stunning plants, guided by Jacqui Pestell, RBGE Head of Botanical Illustration, and…

Sketch on-site at at this one-off workshop. Get an exclusive look at House of Illustration's new home at New River Head at this on-site drawing workshop with illustrator Siôn Ap Tomos. Siôn has been sharing his knowledge and experience of drawing the London landscape for over 20 years, and now he’ll be your guide to our own little patch of…

Meet a cast of strange and mysterious characters at the Heath Robinson Museum’s first exhibition of 2022, featuring artwork from the children’s stories that the artist both wrote and illustrated. In 1902 Heath Robinson was commissioned by Grant Richards to write and illustrate a new children’s book and he took the episodic structure of Don Quixote as his model, with…

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the V&A Illustration Awards. Free to enter, the Awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice: book cover design, book illustration and illustrated journalism. Award winners and the student shortlist will feature in a display of digital prints in the V&A South Kensington galleries. Each category winner receives £3,000 and…

Ink Paper + Print is back for their annual fair showcasing a wonderful array of work by local and national artists, print makers, and publishers. Admission is FREE through Eventbrite (or £2 on the door) and there are over 50 exhibitors selling unique handmade objects. There are also some fascinating talks taking place given by well-known writers, illustrators and artists.…

Creativity and Wellbeing Week is back for 2022! From 16th - 22nd May you can join a host online and offline events happening across the UK and useful resources as part of Creativity Week 2022. Creativity and Wellbeing week is a partnership between London Arts in Health Forum and the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance. It is an open festival encouraging…

Join the the shortlist announcement evening for the Klaus Flugge Prize at a very special event at Waterstones Piccadilly, London. Emily Gravett, as a 2022 judge, will be in conversation with Julia Eccleshare at 6.30pm and this will be followed by the announcement of the shortlist shortly after 7.15pm. Doors open at 6.00pm. and there will be a chance to…