Current & future events

A free outdoor art exhibition by our sixth Illustrator in Residence about the King’s Cross that inspired her. All That Weight © Peony Gent

A supportive workshop that uses illustration as a tool for wellbeing. Sketching to Health © Merlin Evans

Create a picture book character for ages 0-6. Father and Child © Sam Richardson

Get to grips with the key components of fashion illustration on this brand-new course. A Good Trench © Joanna Layla

Explore botanical illustration techniques and applications. © Elaine Searle

Turn your personal strengths and creative passions into a successful illustration career. Grace © Kingsley Nebechi

Connect and reflect through illustration. © Merlin Evans

A practical day for aspiring and established children's book illustrators with Orange Beak Studio. © Maisie Paradise Shearring

Spend a weekend discovering the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects. © Merlin Evans

Create engaging non-fiction illustration on any topic. Boxer © Owen Davy

A celebration of Quentin Blake's lifelong collaboration with author John Yeoman – on tour in Derby. A Drink of Water © Quentin Blake

Pioneering infographics that challenged racism in turn-of-the-century America – on tour in Amsterdam. Distribution of Negroes in the United States, 1900, ink and watercolour © W. E. B. Du Bois

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

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