House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << September 2018 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 12< 3456789< 10111213141516< 17181920212223< 24252627282930< Filter by event type All (20) Exhibition (6) Course (3) Family event (4) Live drawing (2) Talk (1) Workshop (2) Special event (1) An insight into the creative practice of one of the world's most celebrated illustrators Oil paint on canvas, 1980s © Quentin Blake Main Gallery Exhibition 100 Figures: The Unseen Art of Quentin Blake 5 Oct 2018 to 27 Jan 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm Extraordinary pen and ink illustrations for five books Finnegans Wake © John Vernon Lord South Gallery exhibition John Vernon Lord: Illustrating Carroll and Joyce Until 4 Nov 2018, 10:00am - 6:00pm A tale of space travel illustrated by Quentin Blake Voyages to the Moon and The Sun © Quentin Blake Quentin Blake Gallery Exhibition Quentin Blake: Voyages to the Moon and the Sun Until 30 Sep 2018, 10:00am - 6:00pm For students who have completed Claire’s beginners' or previous intermediate courses. Owl (c) Kim Thompson © Kim Thompson Short course for adults Developing Picture Books with Claire Alexander - Intermediate Level Until 20 Nov 2018, 7:00pm - 9:30pm Turn your drawings into an alphabet using ink and collage I remember foxes Family workshop - SOLD OUT Family Workshop: Make an Illustrated Font 29 Sep 2018, 2:00pm - 5:00pm Learn the basic principles of letter drawing and type design with Dalton Maag this October © Dalton Maag (c) Dalton Maag Masterclass Adult Masterclass: An Introduction to Hand-Drawn Type 20 Oct 2018, 2:00pm - 5:00pm Accompanying the Main Gallery show, 100 Figures, this exhibition charts Quentin Blake’s first steps from illustration into figurative art From memory after Life Class © Quentin Blake Quentin Blake Gallery Exhibition Quentin Blake: The Model as Artist 5 Oct 2018 to 24 Feb 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm A live drawing night for everyone who loves a creative challenge, hosted by Paul Cox Sketchmeet Live drawing hosted by Paul Cox October Sketchmeet 10 Oct 2018, 7:00pm - 9:00pm A BSL Family Workshop with Christopher Sacre. BSL family workshop image A Family Workshop delivered in British Sign Language and spoken English October BSL Family Workshop: Wonderland 6 Oct 2018, 10:30am - 1:30pm A BSL Family Workshop with Christopher Sacre. BSL family workshop image 1 A Family Workshop delivered in British Sign Language and spoken English November BSL Family Workshop: Dream Home 3 Nov 2018, 10:30am - 1:30pm An evening masterclass for professional and emerging illustrators. AOIMasterclass (c) Marianna Madriz Evening masterclass - SOLD OUT An evening masterclass with the AOI 24 Oct 2018, 6:00pm - 9:00pm The popular four-week course is back, with a series of mini creative projects for the November nights. Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway Short course for adults Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway 8 Nov 2018, 7:00pm - 9:30pm An exhibition telling refugee stories, both observed and experienced first-hand Barbershop © Olivier Kugler South Gallery Exhibition Journeys Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis 9 Nov 2018 to 10 Mar 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm A day of practical inspiration at House of Illustration CPD 2018 1 A CPD day for teachers Primary Teachers’ CPD: Illustrating the Curriculum 16 Nov 2018, 10:00am - 4:00pm Explore found treasures from the natural world, using watercolour and graphite. November masterclass 1 (c) Elaine Searle Masterclass Adult Masterclass: Natural Treasures 17 Nov 2018, 1:00pm - 5:00pm A live drawing night for everyone who loves a creative challenge, hosted by Jonny Hannah. © Jonny Hannah Live drawing hosted by Jonny Hannah December Sketchmeet 5 Dec 2018, 7:00pm - 9:00pm An advanced, two-day intensive course for people who have already completed a beginners' graphic novel course, or those working on a graphic novel. © Rachael Ball Short course for adults Developing your Graphic Novel with Rachael Ball 1 Dec 2018, 10:00am - 4:00pm
