House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Until 21 Sep 2020 Select a date Calendar << September 2019 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 1< 2345678< 9101112131415< 16171819202122< 23242526272829< 30 Filter by event type All (27) Exhibition (5) Workshop (4) Course (3) Family event (7) Late opening (3) Live drawing (3) Special event (2) Education event (2) 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 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 Get the inside scoop on the world of editorial illustration. Indigo Environmental Impact Denim © Joanna Layla Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) SOLD OUT Adult Masterclass: Editorial Illustration with Joanna Layla 21 Sep 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 (SOLD OUT) Book tickets The Art of Keeping Sketchbooks with Merlin Strangeway 22 Sep to 27 Oct 2019, 2:00pm - 4:30pm 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 Book tickets Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics 27 Sep 2019 to 19 Jan 2020, 10:00am - 5:30pm Create a mythological cityscape out of tactile materials inspired by storytelling from all over the world. Ronu © Richard A Ikhide Family workshop (SOLD OUT) SOLD OUT 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. Cover for The Wonder World of Land and Water, 1957 © Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, University of Reading Family workshop (SOLD OUT) SOLD OUT BSL Family Workshop: Earth and Life with Christopher Sacre 29 Sep 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 29 Family workshop Book tickets Creative Fun for 2-5s: October 2 Oct 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm After hours gallery opening on the first Friday of the month. Che Guevara, 1969 © Alfredo G. Rostgaard, OSPAAAL, The Mike Stanfield Collection Late opening Book tickets First Friday: October 4 Oct 2019, 5:30pm - 9:00pm London's original and best live drawing event. Sketchmeet 6 © Paul Clarke An evening of live drawing Book tickets October Sketchmeet 9 Oct 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Create your very own character with contemporary publishing appeal. Picture book characters Claire Alexander Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) SOLD OUT Adult Masterclass: Creating Compelling Picture Book Characters with Claire Alexander 19 Oct 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm A professional development day designed for recent graduates, MA students and early-career illustrators. Audience Professional development day Book tickets Professional Development Day 21 Oct 2019, 10:00am - 5:30pm 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) SOLD OUT BSL Family Workshop: My Story with Christopher Sacre 27 Oct 2019, 11:00am - 1:00pm 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 Book tickets 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 Book tickets Creative Fun for 2-5s: November 6 Nov 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm Improve your drawing and painting skills on this brand-new course. Creatures © Claire Alexander Short course for adults Book tickets Character, Colour and Composition with Claire Alexander 7 Nov to 19 Dec 2019, 7:00pm - 9:30pm 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 Book tickets W.E.B. Du Bois: Charting Black Lives 8 Nov 2019 to 1 Mar 2020, 10:00am - 5:30pm Explore the art of style at a fashion illustration afternoon. Feminine Bag © Montana Forbes Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) SOLD OUT Adult Masterclass: Fashion Illustration with Montana Forbes 16 Nov 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm AOI’s Derek Brazell shares advice for illustrators on negotiating contracts with book publishers. AOI Contracts © Cachetejack Workshop Book tickets AOI Masterclass: Understanding Contracts for Publishing 20 Nov 2019, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Delivered in both British Sign Language and spoken English; both hearing and Deaf families welcome. Lázaro Abreu Padrón, 1969 © OSPAAAL Family workshop Book tickets 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 Book tickets Creative Fun for 2-5s: December 4 Dec 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm London's original and best live drawing event. Sketchmeet 4 An evening of live drawing Book tickets December Sketchmeet 4 Dec 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm 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 A weekend discovering the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects. Composition © Merlin Strangeway Short course for adults Book tickets Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway 7 to 8 Dec 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm Payment page for entering the Book Illustration Competition 2020. How to find your order number Competition payment page Book tickets The Book Illustration Competition 2020: Payment page 24 Jan 2020 London's original and best live drawing event. Sketchmeet 3 © Paul Clarke (1) An evening of live drawing Book tickets February Sketchmeet 12 Feb 2020, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
