{"id":1035329,"date":"2024-05-13T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/staff-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:16:01","slug":"patrons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/patrons\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fade band no_fade_  color-ffffff \" style=\" background-color:#FFFFFF\">\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><div class=\"block-breadcumbs\">\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/\">About<\/a> >    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/\">Our People<\/a> >    Patrons<\/nav>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/about-the-aoi\/\">About the AOI<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/history\/\">Our History<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/\">Our People<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/meet-up-hosts\/\">Meet Up Hosts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/board\/\">Board<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/our-people\/patrons\/\">Patrons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/jobs\/\">Jobs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/about\/faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Since its inception, the AOI has been championed by some of the UK&#8217;s most innovative and iconic Illustrators. 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