It’s the AOI’s 50th! We choose five areas which have been major achievements for the AOI since its beginnings as a small organisation run solely by volunteers in 1973.

Mariajo Illustrajo tells us about the fantastic success of her first picture book, Flooded, which has just won the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize! The prize is awarded for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and what the organisation has done to improve working conditions for members (and all illustrators) from our beginnings in 1973.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and the awards, from the first competition in 1976 to the current global success of World Illustration Awards, they have been a substantial part of the AOI’s activities.
AOI also focused on events tailored to illustrators to help run their businesses and see more of the amazing work created by their peers.

The AOI’s history is a long and rich one, with countless volunteers supporting what was initially very limited staff numbers. We asked a few of those who really helped the AOI along the way for their thoughts on the organisation and their input.

Membership services have long been at the core of the AOI’s structure (we’re here to help illustrators!), and over time the services have evolved to assist members in all their business dealings.

In this piece we’re celebrating the AOI’s 50th Anniversary, and what the organisation has done for members from our beginnings in 1973.

Calling all printmakers! Take part in Tabletop Print Fair this December. PRESS+PLAY Festival of Print takes place over one weekend from Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 December, and will include..

In August, writer and illustrator Jon Klassen was interviewed by AOI on publication of his new book, and Derek Brazell reviews The Skull

The AOI, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce the World Illustration Awards 2023 winners, including 20 Category Winners, 20 Highly Commended projects, four Cross-Category Award..

We are delighted to announce that the World Illustration Awards 2022 Touring Exhibition is now open in the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre in Limavady, Northern Ireland. The AOI..