House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << January 2019 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 123456< 78910111213< 14151617181920< 21222324252627< 28293031 < Filter by event type All (18) Exhibition (8) Workshop (3) Course (3) Family event (2) Special event (1) Live drawing (1) An unprecedented insight into Quentin Blake's private practice as a figurative artist Oil paint on canvas, 1980s © Quentin Blake Main Gallery Exhibition 100 Figures: The Unseen Art of Quentin Blake Until 27 Jan 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm An exhibition telling refugee stories, both observed and experienced first-hand Awet © David Foldvari and Save the Children South Gallery Exhibition Journeys Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis Until 24 Mar 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm A fun introduction to our gallery and making session tailored specifically to welcome 2-5 year-olds, parents and carers. Creative Fun for 2-5s (1) Family workshop Creative fun for 2-5s: February 6 Feb 2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm A live drawing night for everyone who loves a creative challenge, hosted by Olivia Twist. Sketchmeet © Paul Grover An evening of live drawing February Sketchmeet 6 Feb 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Explore your own utopia in three dimensional colour at House of Illustration this January Work_Desk Family workshop (SOLD OUT) Family Workshop: Illustrating Utopia with Soofiya 26 Jan 2019, 2:00pm - 5:00pm A ten-week, hands-on guided exploration of three popular illustration material with Sion Ap Tomos (c) Sion ap Tomos Short course for adults (SOLD OUT) Short Course: Illustrating with ink, watercolour and gouache 23 Jan 2019, 6:30pm - 9:00pm Learn how to present your work effectively to children’s book publishers. (c) Maisie Paradise Shearring One Day Course (SOLD OUT) Professional Practice Day for Children’s Book Illustrators with Orange Beak 2 Feb 2019, 9:30am - 4:00pm Learn how to use stories from real life as inspiration for visual narratives and comics. (c) Karrie Fransman Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) Adult Masterclass: Telling Visual Stories from Life 19 Jan 2019, 2:00pm - 5:00pm Discover how to use collage to make stunning picture book illustrations, with James Mayhew (c) James Mayhew Adult masterclass (SOLD OUT) Adult Masterclass: Mrs Noah’s Collage 23 Feb 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm The popular four-week course is back Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway Short course for adults Pleasures of Illustration with Merlin Strangeway 21 Mar 2019, 7:00pm - 9:30pm A structured approach to drawing for beginners, the curious or for more experienced artists Gesture_MS Short course for adults Short Course: Beginners’ Guide to Drawing with Merlin Strangeway 3 Feb 2019, 11:00am - 1:30pm Get to grips with the basic anatomy of mammals through illustration. (c) Paula Baldwin Adult masterclass Adult Masterclass: Illustrating Animals with Sion Ap Tomos 16 Mar 2019, 1:00pm - 5:00pm The UK’S biggest ever show of work by the pop artist, social activist and nun Corita Kent, American sampler (1969) with permission of Corita Art Center, photograph by Arthur Evas Main Gallery Exhibition Corita Kent: Power Up 8 Feb to 12 May 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm The first major UK retrospective of the celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist Tamara Drewe © Posy Simmonds Main Gallery Exhibition Posy Simmonds: A Retrospective 24 May to 15 Sep 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm An unprecedented exhibition of original Cuban propaganda posters and magazines Poster Main Gallery Exhibition Cold War Cuba: Graphics for Solidarity 27 Sep 2019 to 19 Jan 2020, 10:00am - 6:00pm Pioneering infographics from turn-of-the-century America City and rural population 1890 ink and watercolor (710x560mm) © W. E. B. Du Bois South Gallery Exhibition W.E.B. Du Bois: Activism by Numbers 8 Nov 2019 to 1 Mar 2020, 10:00am - 6:00pm Ground-breaking graphic design that has transformed children’s learning from the 1940s to today Cover for The Wonder World of the Seashore 1955 with permission of Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at University of Reading South Gallery Exhibition Marie Neurath: Picturing Science 19 Jul to 3 Nov 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm The final exhibition by our Illustrator in Residence Detail of RABBEXIT (An Homage to Brexit) - The EU Meeting © YiMiao Shih South Gallery Exhibition YiMiao Shih 29 Mar to 14 Jul 2019, 10:00am - 6:00pm
