House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << November 2019 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 123< 45678910< 11121314151617< 18192021222324< 252627282930 < Filter by event type All (27) Exhibition (4) Workshop (9) Talk (1) Family event (3) Live drawing (2) Late opening (1) Course (5) Fair (1) Special event (1) An unprecedented exhibition of original Cuban propaganda posters and magazines. Day of the Heroic Guerilla, 1968 © Helena Serrano, OSPAAAL, The Mike Stanfield Collection Main Gallery exhibition Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics Until 19 Jan 2020, 10:00am - 5:30pm Pioneering infographics that challenged racism in turn-of-the-century America. Distribution of Negroes in the United States, 1900, ink and watercolour © W. E. B. Du Bois South Gallery exhibition W.E.B. Du Bois: Charting Black Lives Until 1 Mar 2020, 10:00am - 5:30pm The first ever permanent space dedicated to the UK’s most celebrated illustrator. Mouse on a Tricycle, from QB Papers © Quentin Blake cropped Quentin Blake Gallery exhibition Quentin Blake: From the Studio Until 31 Oct 2021, 10:00am - 5:30pm London's largest free illustration fair is back this December! Detail from House of Illustration Fair Winter 2019 © Aleesha Nandhra Fair The House of Illustration Fair: Winter 2019 14 Dec 2019, 11:00am - 5:00pm AOI’s Derek Brazell shares advice for illustrators on negotiating contracts with book publishers. AOI Contracts © Cachetejack Workshop AOI Masterclass: Understanding Contracts for Publishing 20 Nov 2019, 6:00pm - 9:00pm After hours gallery opening on the first Friday of the month. Negro Business Men in the United States, c. 1900, ink and watercolour © W. E. B. Du Bois Late opening First Friday: December 6 Dec 2019, 5:30pm - 9:00pm A weekend discovering the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects with award-winning illustrator Merlin Strangeway. London pop-up © Merlin Strangeway Weekend course Weekend Course: Pleasures of Illustration 11 to 12 Jan 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm Unlock the 'keys' to the world of drawing with award-winning illustrator Merlin Strangeway. Drawing for beginners © Merlin Strangeway 6 week evening course Short Course: Exploring Drawing 13 Jan to 17 Feb 2020, 7:00pm - 9:30pm Get to grips with three popular illustration materials with illustrator Sion Ap Tomos. Umbrella © Sion Ap Tomos 10 week evening course Short Course: Illustrating with Ink, Watercolour and Gouache 15 Jan to 25 Mar 2020, 6:30pm - 9:00pm An introduction to creating picture books for 0-6 year olds with author and illustrator Claire Alexander. Elephant © Claire Alexander 10 week evening course Short Course: Introduction to Creating Picture Books 21 Jan to 31 Mar 2020, 7:00pm - 9:30pm London's original and best live drawing event. Mill Jones Square Eyes 5 © Anna Mill An evening of live drawing February Sketchmeet 12 Feb 2020, 7:00pm - 9:00pm An afternoon workshop with cult cartoonist Ruby Elliott. More Sit Down © Ruby Elliott 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Cartooning Emotions 18 Jan 2020, 1:00pm - 5:00pm A full-day workshop with picture book expert Claire Alexander. Children © Claire Alexander 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Make a Mini Picture Book 1 Feb 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm A full-day workshop with graphic novelist Rachael Ball. Graphic Novel 1 © Rachael Ball 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Graphic Novel Your Life 15 Feb 2020, 10:00am - 5:00pm A full-day workshop with animator Shaun Clark. Animated iPad © Shaun Clark 1 1 day masterclass Masterclass: iPad Animation 7 Mar 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm A full-day workshop with illustrator Sion Ap Tomos. Expressions © Sion Ap Tomos 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Illustrating People 21 Mar 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm A full-day workshop with botanical illustrator Elaine Searle. Botanical Illustration © Elaine Searle 6 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Botanical Illustration 18 Apr 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm An afternoon workshop with medical illustrator Merlin Strangeway. Stress © Merlin Strangeway 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Illustrating Mental Health 23 May 2020, 1:00pm - 5:00pm A full-day workshop with illustrator Sion Ap Tomos. Horse © Sarah McDonald 1 day masterclass Masterclass: Illustrating Animals 20 Jun 2020, 1:00pm - 5:00pm London's original and best live drawing event. Weekend Feeling © Lana Simanenkova An evening of live drawing (SOLD OUT) December Sketchmeet 4 Dec 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm A weekend discovering the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects. Composition © Merlin Strangeway Short course for adults (SOLD OUT) Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway 7 to 8 Dec 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm Create a personalised illustrated solar system at this immersive workshop for 5-12 year olds and their parents and carers. Box Rocket © Dapo Adeola Family workshop (SOLD OUT) Family Workshop: Place a Planet in Your Solar System with Dapo Adeola 30 Nov 2019, 2:00pm - 5:00pm Delivered in both British Sign Language and spoken English; both hearing and Deaf families welcome. Lázaro Abreu Padrón, 1969 © OSPAAAL Family workshop (SOLD OUT) BSL Family Workshop: Picture Vision with Christopher Sacre 24 Nov 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm A fun-packed session introducing very young kids to the gallery. HOI Creative Fun for 2-5s with Neysela Da Silva-Reed © Rob Harris 17 Family workshop (SOLD OUT) Creative Fun for 2-5s: December 4 Dec 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm
