Historic waterworks to become the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration AOI are pleased to hear that arts charity Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration has been awarded a £3.75 million grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore their New River Head buildings.
AOI AGM and Annual Report Find out more about the 2022 – 2023 Annual General Meeting and download the Annual Report.
Revealing The AOI Mentees 2024 The 2024 AOI Mentorship scheme is now fully underway. Meet this year’s mentees!
Member Nina Mašina awarded at BCBF 2024’s Illustrators Exhibition Featured among 78 illustrators, AOI Member Nina Mašina was awarded at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024 in the “Illustrators Exhibition” selection.
Inside Illustration Season 5 – Illustration for Publishing: Book Covers The fifth season of Inside Illustration has launched! The multi-platform season for AOI Members on Illustration for Publishing: Book Covers is now available.
WIA2023 Touring Exhibition On Display Until 20th April At University of Plymouth There’s still time to catch the WIA2023 Touring Exhibition at University of Plymouth which is still on display until 20th April.
Illustration & Sex Ed: An Interview with Phoebe Holden Illustrator Phoebe Holden talks to BREW (The AOI’s meet-up group in Leeds) about ‘Everybody’s Invited’: an inclusive and positive project demystifying Sex Education through illustration.
AOI Update: Advocating for Illustrators in the AI Regulatory Landscape In this news piece, the AOI bring you up to speed on three important AI regulatory updates.
WIA2023 Touring Exhibition Hosted at London Book Fair 2024 This year the World Illustration Awards 2023 Touring Exhibition was featured in the Illustrators Gallery at London Book Fair 2024
WIA2023 Touring Exhibition at the University of Hertfordshire extended until 26 April We are delighted to announce that the WIA2023 Touring Exhibition at the University of Hertfordshire has been extended due to popular demand.