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CSA MA Children’s Book Illustration Degree Show 2025
Discover original illustrations and children's picture books by 70 recent graduates.
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Copeland Park & Bussey Building
133 Copeland Road, London
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arTEA break with Sam Warburton
Pencil in 40 minutes every month for a themed group art session hosted by Sam Warburton.
The Cartoon Museum Conference 2025
Learn how to survive and thrive as a comic artist and creator
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Copenhagen Connects / illustrators meet-up
Join fellow Copenhagen illustrators for an in-person meet-up to reflect on 2024 and focus on the year ahead.
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Sheffield Illustrators Speed Meetings
A fun and dynamic way to connect with fellow illustrators, share your creative inspirations and learn more about the art others create.
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How to Gain Opportunities and Raise your Profile
Discover new ways to create more opportunities within your freelance illustration career.
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All the 7’s / Hand Drawn & Quartered / Preston meet-up
Draw your own 7" record cover of your favourite piece of music, while connecting with fellow illustrators based in and around Preston.
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Flock Sketchbook Trip / Brighton illustrator meet-up
Join the Brighton illustrator meet-up for a sketchbook trip around the Booth Museum of Natural History, complete with drawing prompts!
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Rough Draft Launch / Edinburgh Illustrator Meetup
Join us for our first social at the launch of Rough Draft, the Edinburgh meet-up for illustrators!
TDKTuesdays – A Pecha Kucha with Veega Studio and Vicky Perry
Join the TDK group for a Pecha Kucha with Veega from Veega Studio, and Designer, Vicky Perry.
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Finding Your Voice w/ Alexis Deacon / Picture book meet-up
Join picture book makers Birgitta Sif and David Barrow for an (online) evening with award winning illustrator and author Alexis Deacon.
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Drawing session at the Hunterian Museum / London meet-up
Join the London illustrator meet-up group for an inspiring drawing session at the incredible Hunterian Museum.
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Museum Sketching / Leeds illustrator meet-up / Brew
Join fellow illustrators for a relaxed Saturday morning at Leeds City Museum. There are all sorts of wonderful things to see and draw.
London Book Fair 2025
This March, London Book Fair will unite the book community for three days of business, networking and learning.
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Spring Illustration Virtual Hangout / Glasgow meet-up
Join fellow Glasgow based Illustrators for drawing prompts, and connecting for the first Illo G session of 2025.
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Drink & Drawvik / York illustrators meet-up
Join fellow illustrators for a lovely evening in The Exhibition pub conservatory where we'll be drawing from our favourite books.
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Creating a Manifesto with Jennifer White-Johnson
Exploring the interaction of illustration, activism and neurodivergence.
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AOI Discusses: Pitching Your Illustrated Picture Book
For this AOI Discusses, we delve into the ins and outs of pitching your illustrated picture book idea to publishers.
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arTEA break with Sam Warburton
Pencil in 40 minutes every month for a themed group art session hosted by Sam Warburton.
Exeter Life Drawing
Join weekly classes in central Exeter led by illustrator Clare Elsom
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ILLUMINATE: Shining a light on science-infused illustration
Welcome to the third ILLUMINATE session, the New Talent Showcase. 'We are proud to present new illustration voices in the Science, Health and Tech fields. This selection is curated by yours truly Ollie Hirst & Chiara Vercesi, your ILLUMINATE hosts. We had the very challenging job of choosing from such promising global talent and after […]
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Wild Eyes Launch Event
An exciting evening filled of book signings, author meet and greets, and more.
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Drawn Intention: New Beginnings / Manchester meet-up
Inspired by the arrival of spring, join this meet-up where we’ll explore New Beginnings, bringing it to life through collaborative drawing.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025
Bringing together the children's book publishing industry.
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AOI Intro Session
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
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A Practical Approach to Thriving as an Illustrator w/ Lisa Maltby
Sheffield Illustrators & Sheffield Hallam University host Lisa Maltby for an evening of inspiration, motivation & support for illustrators.
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Drawing Diversely: Purpose & Personality in illustration
An online in-conversation event with multidisciplinary Illustrator, Graphic Artist and Illustrator Aurélia Durand
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Spring Still Life / Birmingham illustrator meet-up / Picnic
Spring into April with a Picnic illustrator's social! Bring your sketchbooks, pens and pencils for a relaxed evening of still life drawing.
Free
Pan-Pan
25D Floodgate Street, Deritend, England, United Kingdom
Peter Till – A One Man Show
Featuring original artworks, this show will be raising funds for Shepherds Hill Allotments.
LOOKOUT Illustration & Art Fair
See and purchase from a wide variety of illustration works in Cambridge.
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Kelvingrove Sketch and Crawl / Glasgow meet-up
Join fellow Glasgow based illustrators drawing prompts and exploring the Kelvingrove gallery’s collection.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Argyle Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Nancy O’Connor at National Wedding Show
Find watercolour artist Nancy O'Connor at the National Wedding Show
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Gallery Sketching / Leeds illustrator meet-up / Brew
Join fellow illustrators for a relaxed Saturday morning at Leeds Art Gallery. There are all sorts of wonderful things to see and draw.
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Sketch & Connect / London illustrators meet-up / Blend
Calling all illustrators! Join our London illustrator meet-up group for a sketching session at The Wallace Collection.
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Rockpool explore and draw / Falmouth illustrator meet-up
Join Falmouth illustrators and local rock pool expert Vicky Barlow for an explore and draw session specifically for illustrators.
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Drink & Drawvik / York illustrators meet-up
Unwind with fellow illustrators and doodle the evening away in the heart of beautiful York.
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AOI Webinar: Publishing Contracts Masterclass
It's publishing season and the AOI are bringing this popular talk presented at London Book Fair, online!
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Walk & Draw Whitlingham Lake / Norwich meet-up
Meet fellow Norwich illustrators, immerse yourself in creativity and soak in the vibrant and calming atmosphere of Whitlingham.
Northumberland Drink and Draw
Enjoy an evening of relaxed creative drawing exercises and prompts in a supportive, friendly space, hosted by Scottish Rach Draws
Pictoplasma Berlin Conference
The world’s leading conference of contemporary character design in illustration, animation, graphic and urban arts returns this May.
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In Depth with Barry Falls / Belfast illustrators meet-up
Discover valuable insights from award-winning illustrator and author Barry Falls, and connect with fellow illustrators from the Belfast area
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Inside Feelings
Bristol-based illustrators explore themes of hidden internal worlds, introspection and navigating owning a human brain.
Fine Lines Illustration and Animation Festival
Guest speakers, animation screenings, workshops and a comics and illustration market with over 80 stallholders.
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AOI AGM 2025
The AOI will hold the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 12th May at 6pm. This will be held on Zoom and is open to all members to attend.
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Running an illustration practice / York illustrators meet-up
Join York illustrators meet-up for an informal open discussion on running an illustration practice. Followed by time to mingle, drink & draw.
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AOI Discusses: Earning through Community
For this AOI Discusses, we discuss how utilising online community based platforms can be beneficial to your community and business.
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Zine making workshop / Illustration Club X Printed Festival
Join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up for a two-part Risograph printed zine workshop in collaboration with Printed Festival.
Middlesex Degree Show 2025
The North London Degree Show Festival hosted by Middlesex University is a festival that brings together events, exhibitions, performances and screenings by graduating students from a range of arts, design and film programmes.
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Live Music X Live Drawing / Bristol illustrator meet-up
Sketch to the sounds of a live music performance at our Bristol illustrator meet-up.
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All aboard the illustrator bus w/ Ruby Wright
Join us for a one-of-a-kind illustrator’s event in London - a joyful blend of sketching, sightseeing, and connecting with fellow creatives.
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DJCAD (Dundee) Undergraduate Degree Show 2025
This year, over 450 graduating students will showcase their work, turning Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design into one of the largest free arts venues in the country.
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Docks Sketching / Leeds illustrator meet-up / Brew
Join fellow illustrators for a relaxed Saturday morning drawing around the Docks in Leeds.
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Essex Illustrator Meetup
Attention Essex based illustrators - you're invited to the first Illustrator meetup of the area to discuss, share and draw together.
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AOI Intro Session
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
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Copenhagen Connects / illustrators meet-up
Join fellow Copenhagen illustrators to hear about illustrated book projects by Morten Voigt and Toril Bækmark.
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The Northern School of Art – DEGREE SHOW 2025
The end-of-year celebration showcasing the final work of 2024-25 graduating students at The Northern School of Art’s Hartlepool campus is taking place from 29 May – 6 June 2025.
University of Gloucestershire Illustration BA (Hons) Degree Show
Join in to experience bold ideas, ambitious projects, and the next generation of creative thinkers.
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Early Career Illustrators Day
A day packed full of practical business advice, confidence boosting tips and guidance on how to make the most of your illustration career.
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University of Lincoln Illustration Undergraduate Degree Show
Join in to experience bold ideas, ambitious projects, and the next generation of creative thinkers.
Robin Chevalier A Drawing Life – beards, bicycles & sausages
'beards, bicycles & sausages' is the theme of this Robin Chevalier retrospective celebrating his life.
University for the West of England Degree Show 2025
The end-of-year celebration showcasing the final work of 2024-25 graduating students at the University for the West of England is taking place from 7 June – 11 June 2025.
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Sketch Picnic / Plymouth Illustrators meet-up
Get to know your fellow illustrators in Plymouth with a super-friendly picnic social on Plymouth Hoe.
Birmingham Design Festival 2025
BDF Conference is a celebration of design held in Birmingham across two days in June.
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Picnic Summer Social / Birmingham illustrator meet-up
Hosted alongside Birmingham Design Festival - pop along to meet fellow illustrators and make new friends.
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Eagle & Ball
Gopsal Street, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Reportage sketching / Preston meet-up
Come join Hand Drawn & Quartered in Preston for an evening of reportage drawing during an open mic night.
Camberwell College of Arts BA Illustration Degree Show 2025 – Interwoven
The end-of-year celebration showcasing the final work of 2024-25 graduating students at Camberwell College of Arts is taking place from 16 June – 20 June 2025.
Leeds Arts University Degree Show – ‘Made It’ – 2025
The end-of-year celebration showcasing the final work of 2024-25 graduating students at Leeds Arts University is taking place from 16 June – 21 June 2025.
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Drink & Draw / Sheffield Illustrators meet-up
Calling illustrators around Sheffield - we'd love to see you! Be with your people and come to our next drink and draw social.
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Drawing from still life / Drawvik – York illustrators meet-up
Join fellow illustrators for a fun and free still life drawing session, followed by an hour to mingle with drinks and even more sketching.
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Brunch and Draw / Glasgow illustrator meet-up / Illo G
A social for Glasgow Illustrators!
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Spill the Beans
19 Skirving St, Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Plymouth Illustrators Exhibition
Manifest Arts are proud to be hosting Plymouth Illustrators Exhibition at The Talk Shop
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The Art of Picture Book Illustration: 10 years of The Klaus Flugge Prize
A special in person event, in conversation with Klaus Flugge Prize award-winning illustrators Mariajo Ilustrajo and Joseph Namara Hollis.
The London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture and Design Summer Show 2025
The end-of-year celebration showcasing the final work of 2024-25 graduating students at the London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture and Design is taking place from 25 June – 7 July 2025.
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Sketchbook Meet-Up & Coffee / Brighton illustrator meet-up
A relaxed informal summer afternoon sketching in the Pavillion Gardens meeting up with the wider community of illustrators in Brighton.
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Portfolio with Purpose: Curating your work for the clients you want
Discover how to curate your illustration portfolio with intention and clear direction.
Join ex agent, creative strategist and producer Tess Redburn for this session where you will learn how to highlight your strength, create visual cohesion, and present your work in a way that resonates with the clients you want to attract.
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Working it Out w/ Benjamin Phillips / Picture book meet-up
Join picture book makers Birgitta Sif and David Barrow for an (online) evening with award winning illustrator, artist and author Benjamin Phillips.
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PRINTED FESTIVAL: Where Ink Meets Imagination
A family-friendly weekend features affordable activities, a diverse marketplace showcasing talent across Wales and England, and collaborations with local groups.
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Field Trip: Water of Leith / Edinburgh illustrator meet-up
Join the Edinburgh illustrator meet-up for their first Field Trip, as we learn about the Water of Leith and go drawing together!
LDC Online Comics Fair 2025
LDComics celebrated 15 years with a month-long online comics fair.
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NOMAD: Perspectives on Home in a Changing Japan
A new solo exhibition by illustrator Molly Maine.
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Plymouth Illustrators Exhibition / exclusive meet-up
See the amazing illustrative talent that Plymouth has to offer, and meet other local illustrators at this celebratory meet-up.
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Location Drawing Workshop – London
Join a small, encouraging group to practice sketching on location in London on 5th July.
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A Creative Gathering for Illustrators / London illustrator meet-up
Come sketch and wander around the iconic Brompton cemetery for unique inspiration, creative prompts and connection with fellow illustrators.
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Drawing Diversely: Amplifying the small personal details
An online in-conversation event with multi disciplinary illustrator, graphic narrator and researcher Dr. Karen Jiyun Sung
Goldsmiths Graduate Show MA Children’s Book Illustration
The 2025 graduate show for MA Children’s Book Illustration at Goldsmiths.
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AOI Mini Business Masterclass at New Designers
Join the AOI for a mini business masterclass at New Designers on Friday 11th July
The Illustrators’ Fair 2025
Returning to Granary Square, King’s Cross, come and experience all the fun of the Illustrators’ Fair 2025! The massive market celebrating all that is illustration returns for its summertime edition with over 100 talented artists and independent publishers selling thousands of beautiful, engaging, desirable and definitely affordable prints, zines, books and illustrated products. The Illustrators’ Fair […]
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Digging Deep: Brand Purpose Workshop for Illustrators
Be part of an interactive workshop presented by Nicola Mullen at Brand Warrior. We will explore looking inward to explore your passion and then looking outward to find your purpose. We’ll then consider how your purpose can strengthen your brand and the story you tell, to the outside world, to help build your reputation, connect […]
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Create a Character / York illustrators meet-up / Drawvik
Join fellow illustrators for an evening of imagination and invention as we dive into the art of Character Creation!
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Field Trip: National Museum of Scotland / Edinburgh meet-up
Join the Edinburgh illustrator meet-up for another Field Trip, as we explore the National Museum of Scotland and draw together!
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AOI Intro Session
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
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Your Sketchbook Journey : Drawn In x Sketch and Cafe
Manchester's illustrator meet-up, Drawn In team up with Sketch and Cafe for a collaborative event celebrating Your Sketchbook Journey.
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Mischief / Newcastle illustrators Meetup
Join the Newcastle illustrators meetup for a FREE Friday evening of doodles, dogs, and delicious snacks in Leazes Park!
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AOI Discusses: Maintaining Your Spark
AOI Discusses continues with a session considering what's beneficial for an ongoing career in illustration, considering flexibility as an artist and how we maintain our interest and relevance over time.
Pictograms – Iconic Japanese Designs
An exhibition demonstrating how the beauty and precision of Japanese design has shaped the art of visual communication.
Drawn 10th Year
Celebrating Drawn's 10th year. Discover unique gifts from local artists at this biannual Makers Market.
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Cemetery Draw at Arnos Vale / Bristol illustrator meet-up / Pip
Bring your sketchbook and join the PIPsters to draw amongst the trees, wildflowers and paths of Arnos Vale Cemetery.
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Location Drawing Workshop – London
Join a small, encouraging group to practice sketching on location in London on 5th July.
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Illustrator meet-up at Regent’s Park / London illustrator meet-up
Join fellow illustrators for a morning of sketching leading up to an afternoon event: the Children’s Publishing Picnic.
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Cake and Draw / Falmouth illustrator meet-up / Hive
Join Falmouth illustrators for a picnic and doodle. Perfect if you like cake and drawing!