Event / 27th October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Illo Grad Network 20/21 : Session 1 / Being a business

Discover how to lay down the basic building blocks of your illustration business and set achievable goals for the future. Exclusively for graduates! Book below or via our Eventbrite.  Are you recent illustration graduate, leaving university in 2020 – 2021? The AOI have set up a new community events programme just for you! Leaving university and entering the illustration industry is..

Event / 4th May 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Drawing Inspiration – An evening with Pam Smy

Join us for an evening with the inimitable Pam Smy as she talks us through her influences and working practice. Join us for our first AOI Children’s Picture books Meet-up event – an online quarterly meet up hosted by picture book illustrator Rachel Stubbs, and author-illustrator and educator Emily Haworth-Booth. Open to those at all stages of development – from..

News / 7th August 2020
5 Illustration Degree Shows to (Virtually) Visit

Whether you are a commissioner looking to work with fresh talent, or just an illustration enthusiast, we recommend visiting a variety of this years online degree shows. Now is the time to celebrate, share and support the graduates of 2020. The AOI have compiled a shortlist of 5 illustration degree shows to get you started on your virtual tour (no petrol needed).

News / 5th August 2020
Reviewing Nine Years: AOI Ready to Meet the Future

After an extraordinary nine years, illustrator and educator, Roderick Mills has recently retired from the AOI Board. He reflects on 9 years of the AOI, illustration and the industry.

Event / 9th July 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New Designers – AOI Mini Business Masterclass

This year New Designers have been working hard behind the scenes to move their ND CONNECTS and ND EDUCATES programmes online. From portfolio feedback to live chats with experts, all events will be available on the New Designers website and Instagram channel between 1 – 11 July 2020. As part of this awesome programme of talks and workshops, the AOI will be running their..

News / 23rd October 2018
Interactive RAF graphic novel from Middlesex University

Chocks away!  Middlesex University students have collaborated with the Royal Airforce museum at Hendon airfield to produce an online interactive graphic novel relating the history of the airfield from the early 1900’s to the present day.

Varoom / Back Issues
Varoom 36 Rhythm

Varoom 36 The Rhythm Issue: Contents   Profile: Jean-Philippe Delhomme Since the 1980s, the work of French illustrator, Jean-Philippe Delhomme has explored with visual wit and elegance the worlds of..

News / 9th October 2017
15 Emerging Image Makers – Varoom 36 extract

varoom showcases some of the most striking image-making from the crop of 2017 art school graduates, guided by the AOI’s global network of educational institutions

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