House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << October 2019 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 123456< 78910111213< 14151617181920< 21222324252627< 28293031 < Filter by event type All (22) Exhibition (4) Workshop (3) Special event (2) Education event (2) Family event (6) Late opening (2) Course (2) Live drawing (2) Fair (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 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 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 Oct 2021, 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 8 Nov 2019 to 1 Mar 2020, 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 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 Explore, experiment, print and play at this fun-filled workshop for 5-12 year olds and their parents or carers. © Georgie Fay 2 Family workshop Family Workshop: Illustrate a Journey in 2D and 3D with Georgie Fay 26 Oct 2019, 2:00pm - 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. Detail from Spread from Seashore, with permission of Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at University of Reading Late opening First Friday: November 1 Nov 2019, 5:30pm - 9:00pm A fun-packed session introducing very young kids to the gallery. HOI Creative Fun for 2-5s with Neysela Da Silva-Reed © Rob Harris 12 Family workshop Creative Fun for 2-5s: November 6 Nov 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm 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 London's original and best live drawing event. Sketchmeet 4 An evening of live drawing December Sketchmeet 4 Dec 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Create your very own character with contemporary publishing appeal. Picture book characters Claire Alexander Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) Adult Masterclass: Creating Compelling Picture Book Characters with Claire Alexander 19 Oct 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm Explore the art of style at a fashion illustration afternoon. Feminine Bag © Montana Forbes Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) Adult Masterclass: Fashion Illustration with Montana Forbes 16 Nov 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Improve your drawing and painting skills on this brand-new course. Creatures © Claire Alexander Short course for adults (SOLD OUT) Character, Colour and Composition with Claire Alexander 7 Nov to 19 Dec 2019, 7:00pm - 9:30pm 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. If You Could See Inside, 1948 © Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, University of Reading Family workshop (SOLD OUT) BSL Family Workshop: My Story with Christopher Sacre 27 Oct 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm 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
