More info Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << August 2021 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 1< 2345678< 9101112131415< 16171819202122< 23242526272829< 3031 < Filter by event type All (21) Online exhibition (1) Touring exhibition (3) Online summer school (3) Online masterclass (3) Online course (7) In-person event (1) Online workshop (1) Online professional development (2) Make your own sketchbook from scratch then fill it with a range of illustration techniques on this week-long summer school. © Merlin Evans 1 week online summer school for adults Online Summer School: The Art of Sketchbooks 2 to 6 Aug 2021, 10:00am - 5:00pm Learn the essentials of creating successful picture books on this week-long summer school. © Claire Evans 1 week online summer school for adults Online Summer School: Introduction to Creating Picture Books 9 to 13 Aug 2021, 4:00pm - 9:00pm Turn your life experiences into a graphic novel at this week-long summer school. Planet Earth © Heather Steed 1 week online summer school for adults Online Summer School: Graphic Novel Your Life 16 to 20 Aug 2021, 3:00pm - 9:00pm Discover the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects. © Merlin Evans 4 week online evening course Online Course: Pleasures of Illustration 6 to 27 Sep 2021, 6:30pm - 8:30pm Learn how to depict the human face and figure. Faces Example © Siôn Ap Tomos 10 week online evening course Online Course: Illustrating People 16 Sep to 25 Nov 2021, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Explore botanical illustration techniques and applications. © Elaine Searle 10 week online evening course Online Course: Botanical Illustration 5 Oct to 14 Dec 2021, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Connect and reflect through illustration. © Merlin Evans 6 week online evening course Online Course: Illustration and Wellbeing 1 Nov to 6 Dec 2021, 6:30pm - 8:30pm Get to grips with the key components of fashion illustration on this brand-new course. A Good Trench © Joanna Layla 4 week evening course Online Course: Illustrating Fashion 4 to 25 Oct 2021, 6:00pm - 8:00pm A supportive workshop that uses illustration as a tool for wellbeing. Sketching to Health © Merlin Evans Online workshop Online Workshop: Illustration and Wellbeing 25 Sep 2021, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Discover the power of visual note-taking. © Merlin Evans Online masterclass Online Masterclass: Visual Note-Taking 4 Sep 2021, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Create a picture book character for ages 0-6. Father and Child © Sam Richardson Online masterclass Online Masterclass: Create a Picture Book Character 2 Oct 2021, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Create engaging non-fiction illustration on any topic. Boxer © Owen Davy Online masterclass Online Masterclass: Creative Non-Fiction Illustration 13 Nov 2021, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Sketch on-site at at this one-off masterclass. Urban Sketching at New River Head © Siôn Ap Tomos In-person masterclass In-Person Masterclass: Urban Sketching at New River Head 18 Sep 2021, 12:30pm - 5:00pm Turn your personal strengths and creative passions into a successful illustration career. Grace © Kingsley Nebechi Online professional development day Online Talks: Finding Your USP as an Illustrator 6 Oct 2021, 10:00am - 3:00pm A practical day for aspiring and established children's book illustrators with Orange Beak Studio. © Maisie Paradise Shearring Online professional development day Online Talks: Understanding the Children’s Book Industry 3 Nov 2021, 10:00am - 3:00pm The first ever retrospective of one of the most influential author-illustrators of all time – on tour in Winchester. Ethel & Ernest © Raymond Briggs Touring exhibition Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective Until 18 Aug 2021 A celebration of Quentin Blake's lifelong collaboration with author John Yeoman – on tour in Derby. A Drink of Water © Quentin Blake Touring exhibition Quentin Blake & John Yeoman: 50 Years of Children's Books Until 3 Oct 2021 An exhibition of previously unseen Quentin Blake illustrations for Roald Dahl’s The BFG – on tour all over the UK. Drawing from first version of The BFG © Quentin Blake Touring exhibition The BFG in Pictures 23 Nov to 23 Dec 2021 Ground-breaking graphic design that transformed children’s learning, from the 1940s to today. Selected book covers, with permission of Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, University of Reading Online exhibition Marie Neurath: Picturing Science Online Exhibition Until 31 Dec 2023
