House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << August 2019 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 1234< 567891011< 12131415161718< 19202122232425< 262728293031 < Filter by event type All (34) Exhibition (5) Workshop (4) Course (5) Summer school (1) Family event (9) Talk (1) Late opening (4) Education event (2) Live drawing (3) Special event (1) The first major UK retrospective of the celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist. Tamara Drew makes her first appearance in the revised graphic novel, 2007 © Posy Simmonds Main Gallery exhibition Posy Simmonds: A Retrospective Until 15 Sep 2019, 10:00am - 5:30pm Ground-breaking graphic design that has transformed children’s learning from the 1940s to today. Selected book covers, with permission of Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at University of Reading South Gallery exhibition Marie Neurath: Picturing Science Until 3 Nov 2019, 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 Dec 2019, 10:00am - 5:30pm An unprecedented exhibition of original Cuban propaganda posters and magazines. Che Guevara, 1969 © Alfredo G. Rostgaard, OSPAAAL, The Mike Stanfield Collection Main Gallery exhibition Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics 27 Sep 2019 to 19 Jan 2020, 10:00am - 5:30pm Create a limited-edition print from your own design. Woodcut © Guy Allott 3.jpg Short course for adults Woodcut Weekender with Guy Allott 14 to 15 Sep 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm Delve into the world of mid-century classroom picture books and the pioneering women who created them. Dryad handicrafts Study day Women in Print Study Day: Marie Neurath and Her Contemporaries 16 Sep 2019, 11:00am - 5:00pm A professional development day designed for recent graduates, MA students and early-career illustrators. Audience Professional development day Professional Development Day 21 Oct 2019, 10:00am - 5:30pm After hours gallery opening on the first Friday of the month. Cover for The Wonder World of the Seashore 1955 © Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, University of Reading Late opening First Friday: September 6 Sep 2019, 5:30pm - 9:00pm Improve your drawing and painting skills on this brand-new course. Creatures © Claire Alexander Short course for adults Character, Colour and Composition with Claire Alexander 7 Nov to 19 Dec 2019, 7:00pm - 9:30pm Explore the art of style at a fashion illustration afternoon. Feminine Bag © Montana Forbes Adult masterclass Adult Masterclass: Fashion Illustration with Montana Forbes 16 Nov 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm For everyone who loves the idea of keeping a sketchbook but doesn’t know where to start. Sketcbook training 1 © Merlin Strangeway copy copy Short course for adults The Art of Keeping Sketchbooks with Merlin Strangeway 22 Sep to 27 Oct 2019, 2:00pm - 4:30pm Get the inside scoop on the world of editorial illustration. Indigo Environmental Impact Denim © Joanna Layla Adult masterclass Adult Masterclass: Editorial Illustration with Joanna Layla 21 Sep 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Delivered in both British Sign Language and spoken English; both hearing and Deaf families welcome. Cover for The Wonder World of Land and Water, 1957 © Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, University of Reading Family workshop BSL Family Workshop: Earth and Life with Christopher Sacre 29 Sep 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm Create your very own character with contemporary publishing appeal. Picture book characters Claire Alexander Adult masterclass Adult Masterclass: Creating Compelling Picture Book Characters with Claire Alexander 19 Oct 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm Delivered in both British Sign Language and spoken English; both hearing and Deaf families welcome. If You Could See Inside, 1948 © Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, University of Reading Family workshop BSL Family Workshop: My Story with Christopher Sacre 27 Oct 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm A weekend discovering the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects. Composition © Merlin Strangeway Short course for adults Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway 7 to 8 Dec 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm Create a mythological cityscape out of tactile materials inspired by storytelling from all over the world. Ronu © Richard A Ikhide Family workshop Family Workshop: Make a Mythological City with Richard A Ikhide 28 Sep 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 BSL Family Workshop: Picture Vision with Christopher Sacre 24 Nov 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm London's original and best live drawing event. Sketchmeet 6 © Paul Clarke An evening of live drawing October Sketchmeet 9 Oct 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Celebrate summer through colour-mixing, mark-making and paper sculpture inspired by the sea. Summer Watercolours family workshop © Joanna Layla 2 Family workshop (SOLD OUT) Family Workshop: Interactive Summer Watercolours with Joanna Layla 31 Aug 2019, 2:00pm - 5:00pm An intensive five-day summer school for adult beginners. Introduction to Creating Picture Books 5 © Claire Alexander Short course for adults (SOLD OUT) Introduction to Creating Picture Books Summer School Until 30 Aug 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm A double bill featuring two of British comics most celebrated talents, in conversation with exhibition co-curator Paul Gravett. Cassandra Darke, preparatory character studies, 2014 © Posy Simmonds (2) Talk and book signing (SOLD OUT) In Conversation: Posy Simmonds and Kate Charlesworth 3 Sep 2019, 7:00pm - 8:30pm A fun-packed session introducing very young kids to the gallery. HOI Creative Fun for 2-5s with Neysela Da Silva-Reed © Rob Harris 20 Family workshop (SOLD OUT) Creative Fun for 2-5s: September 4 Sep 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm Pioneering infographics from 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 8 Nov 2019 to 1 Mar 2020, 10:00am - 5:30pm House of Illustration presents the world-renowned illustrator at Kings Place. Here We Are in progress © Oliver Jeffers Talk, book signing and Q&A Conversations with Oliver Jeffers
House of Illustration presents the world-renowned illustrator at Kings Place. Here We Are in progress © Oliver Jeffers Talk, book signing and Q&A Conversations with Oliver Jeffers
