The Time of Our Lives

The Drawing Room Drawing Room/Tannery Arts Unit 1b New Tannery Way Bermondsey, London

The Time of Our Lives focuses on the pioneering drawing practices of women artists and their impact on feminist activism from the 1980s until today. The exhibition showcases the work of key artists, examining drawing’s versatility as a medium and the ways it has been used by women to raise consciousness around social and political issues, such as reproductive justice,..


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Judithe Hernández: Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Wait for My Arrival

Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA, United States

This exhibition spans over 50 years of this groundbreaking artist’s career. It is the first major retrospective of her work, which centers the realities and mythologies of Mexican migrant women, exploring the legacies of colonization and the US Mexico border and their impact on women and children. This exhibition features over 100 works from her Adam & Eve; Juárez, México;..


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Japan: Myths to Manga

Young V&A Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London

'Take an exciting and atmospheric trip through Japan – and explore how landscape and folklore have influenced Japanese art, technology and design'. Tickets from £10, concessions available. Find more information about the exhibition and how to book.


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Quentin Blake: Book Covers

Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Little Elborow Street, Rugby

Quentin Blake’s career illustrating books began over 60 years ago with his covers for paperback fiction. Since then he has created hundreds of designs for everything from literary classics to his own picture books. This exhibition features 60 of Blake’s book covers from the 1960s to the present: from mid-century Penguin paperbacks to finely-crafted special editions. First editions are shown..


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David Hughes: “Why can’t you draw something nice…?”

Moyses Hall Museum Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds

Moyse's Hall are proud to present 'Why can't you draw something nice..?' David Hughes is an internationally acclaimed illustrator who has worked for Time magazine, the New Yorker, The Guardian, The Observer, Granada TV, BBC, Daily Express, Punch, the Folio Society, and many more. Moyse’s Hall are working with him to create a display that spans his career, focusing on..


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London´s Places by Akesi Martinez at Barbican Library Hall

Barbican Library London

'London´s places' by member Akesi Martinez is now exhibited at the Barbican Library Hall. The project is a one year exploration process of the city of London through urban sketching. On-site digital drawings where colours are the main characters. This work explores on site life drawings, capturing the mood of the surroundings and people's interactions with a conceptual, and expressive..


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Blood, Milk & Tears: Exhibition by Claudine O’Sullivan

London Irish Centre 50-52 Camden Square, London, United Kingdom

A collection of drawings, words, and prints exploring pregnancy and early motherhood by artist Claudine O’Sullivan.  Irish artist Claudine O’Sullivan has a decade of industry experience working with clients including Apple, The British Library, National Trust, Island Records, and Jameson Whiskey. In between commercial projects, Claudine hosts workshops and events for Derwent Pencils, the Royal Academy of Arts, Apple, Cass Art, London Graphic Centre, and..


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Drawing Lots

Daphne Oram Gallery Level 0 Daphne Oram creative arts, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Artist Greg Stobbs moves between styles, disciplines and personalities to sustain a habit for drawing. An exhibition packed with Greg’s street art, sketches, murals and illustrations. The first in a series of exhibitions entitled “What does an artist do all day?” On 8 March there is a PV with a difference, with live drawing, and other surprises; all invited. The..


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AOI Discusses: Applying for Arts Funding

Virtual

How to apply for arts funding, with insight to Arts Council England and DYCP. Book your ticket via our Eventbrite. AOI discusses is back this Spring!   Arts funding award opportunities for creatives to focus on their creative development and achieve success outside of client commissions, but how can you maximise your chances in your funding application(s)? Join us in this..


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Still Life Social / Birmingham illustrator meet-up: Picnic

1000 Trades 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Attention Brummie illustrators! Bring your sketchbooks, pens and pencils for a relaxed evening of still life drawing with Picnic. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Attention Brummie illustrators!   Bring your sketchbooks, pens and pencils for a relaxed evening of still life drawing with Picnic! We are back with our first social of the year at 1000 trades in the..


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Mischief – Newcastle illustrator meet-up

Gingerino’s Kitchen 8 Stepney Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Come and join us for a FREE Newcastle illustrators Meetup and bring your favourite drawing materials for drink & draw fun. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Hello! Come and join us for a FREE Newcastle illustrators Meetup!   This event will be a FREE Drink & Draw (and plenty of pizza) at the lush Gingerinos pizza restaurant in the heart of the..


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Illustration Club – Cardiff illustrator meet-up

Umbrella Art Collective Queen Street, #Unit 2, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Bring your own object for a fun, collaborative, still life drink and draw at Cardiff's illustrator meet-up. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Illustration Club   This month’s Cardiff illustrator meet up will be at Cardiff Umbrella Club continuing our new collaboration. Bring your own object for a fun, collaborative still life drink and draw. This could be any object,..


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Finding your Creative Confidence with The Arena

Virtual

The Arena team will be sharing their own ups and downs with this topic and their advice on how to find your creative confidence. Book via our Eventbrite.   What is creative confidence? Where can I find some of it? And once I’ve found it, how on earth do I hang on to it? In this session, The Arena team..


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£8.00 - £12.00

Leeds illustrator meet-up / Brew

Water Lane Boathouse Canal Wharf, Holbeck, England, United Kingdom

Join us for our monthly get together of BREW – the illustration meetup for Leeds. Book below or via our Eventbrite.   Join us for our monthly get together of BREW – the illustration meetup for Leeds.   On the first Wednesday of every month we’ll be meeting up at Water Lane Boathouse. We’ll have a reserved area, and be..


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WORKING WOMEN – THE ART OF SHEILA ROBINSON AND CHLOË CHEESE

The Fry Art Gallery 19A CASTLE STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN, ESSEX, United Kingdom

This exhibition focuses on the art of Sheila Robinson (1925-88) and also shows examples of the work of her daughter, Chloë Cheese (b.1952), whose early life was influenced by living with her mother in Great Bardfield with its community of artists.   Mother and daughter were educated at the Royal College of Art, and drawing is at the heart of..


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Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024

Bologna Children's Books Fair Piazza Costituzione, 6, Bologna, Italy

Bologna Children’s Book Fair will soon welcome the international publishing community for its sixtieth edition from 8 to 11 April 2024! 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 60 years experience. The result is the world’s premium copyright exchange hub when it comes to publishing..


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Illustrators Exhibition – Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024

Bologna Fair District Bologna Fair District, Halls 25 - 26 - 29 Costituzione Entrance, Bologna

The preview of the Illustrators Exhibition 2024, is available now. You can visit it in full - in person in Bologna, and online at BCBF Galleries - from April 8 to 11, or browse through in the Illustrators Annual, soon to go on sale. This year, for the 58th edition of the Exhibition, they have collected 3520 entries from 81..


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AOI Webinar: An Insight into Illustration Agents

Virtual

Join us for valuable insights and practical advice in this behind the scenes look at illustration agents and what representation involves. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Open to all Illustrators!   Ever wondered what exactly an agent does? How do you know when you’re ready for an agent or if you need one? Even then, how do you go..


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£8.00 - £12.00

Blend (London) Meet-up | Sketchy Brekky with Tracey English

Copeland Social 133 Copeland Road, #Unit 10, London, England, United Kingdom

Sketchy Brekky is a drawing salon with a featured guest illustrator - part workshop and part drink & draw, but with coffee, in London. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Bring your scissors and Pritt sticks and join us for a cuppa! We’ve invited Tracey English, a surface pattern artist working in collage, to be our next guest in our..


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£4.50 - £6.00

AOI Intro Session

Virtual

Discover how your AOI membership can benefit you and meet other AOI members. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Whether you're a brand new AOI member or an AOI veteran, we welcome you to sign-up to this introductory session to your AOI membership. We'll include a short presentation on how to make best use of your membership. You'll learn how..


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Flock presents: An Evening with Yuk Fun & Lucy Sherston

Caxton Arms 36 North Gardens, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom

The Brighton illustrator meet-up host an evening of talks on how to successfully expand your creative practice. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Flock presents: An Evening with Yuk Fun & Lucy Sherston   Join Brighton's illustrator meet-up, Flock, for an evening of talks on how to successfully expand your creative practice! We will be joined by local illustrators Lucy..


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£3.50 - £5.00

Pictoplasma Berlin Conference: 20th Anniversary Edition

Silent Green Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, Germany

Pictoplasma, the world’s leading conference of contemporary character design in illustration, animation, graphic and urban arts, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades the Berlin-based project has promoted a uniquely playful and interdisciplinary investigation of new visual worlds in the digital age, served as a lively forum for a growing international community, and redefined the boundaries of contemporary..


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Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)

Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. We seek to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach as broad an audience as..


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Explore and Draw / Norwich illustrators Meet-up / CrissCross

Sainsbury Centre Norfolk Road, Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Meet and draw with fellow illustrators for a visual exploration of the museum's diverse exhibitions. Book below or via our Eventbrite. Explore and Draw / Norwich illustrators Meet-up / CrissCross   Don't miss this chance to mingle with fellow illustrators, immerse yourself in creativity, and soak in the vibrant atmosphere of the Sainsbury Centre Museum. Mark your calendars and come..


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Printed Festival 2 : Print Harder

The Print Wagon and The Printhaus team up once again to bring you the return of PRINTED FESTIVAL, Wales' biggest festival all about print! “Always thinking of new ways to share and celebrate print with the community, we’ve put our heads together to create our biggest venture yet.” - Aidan, Print Wagon. Our aim is to build on the existing..


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ICON12 The Illustration Conference

State Theatre 805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

ICON12 The Illustration Conference brings the community together for four full days of impact, insight, and inspiration. JOIN US IN MINNEAPOLIS,a vibrant city known for its thriving arts scene, stunning architecture, and rich cultural heritage. Take a stroll down the iconic Stone Arch Bridge, indulge in the famous Juicy Lucy burgers, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the famous..


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LUSTR Illustration Festival

Bubenské nábř. 306, 170 00, Prague, Czech Republic

LUSTR is a festival of contemporary original illustration in Prague and the largest illustration exhibition in the Czech Republic. LUSTR isn’t just pictures on the walls – it is diverse installations by more than 100 selected artists, as well as workshops, talks/lectures, educational activities, music and drinks. The festival is a unique chance for the artists to meet each other, and share..


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