
The Association of Illustrators
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The Association of Illustrators (AOI) is a not-for-profit trade organisation, promoting contemporary illustration and maintaining industry standards, with a membership that includes freelancers, agents, students and colleges. The AOI was established in 1973 to advance and protect illustrator's rights and encourage professional standards.
The Association of Illustrators
20h ago
Fill in the AOI Artificial Intelligence and Copyright survey and help us represent illustrators views' on the UK Government' current AI and Copyright Consultation ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
20h ago
The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affect the governments preferred option would have ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
1d ago
Chris Moore, the renowned science fiction artist and illustrator sadly died on 7th February 2025. Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, in 1947, Chris was involved in the early days of the AOI and had a long and successful career creating cover images that enhanced many classic science fiction novels ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
5d ago
If you experienced the 1960s as a young child, read to children in the ensuing decades or watched CBeebies from 2013, you may already be familiar with the lives of the fun-loving twins Topsy and Tim for which illustrator Jean Adamson MBE is widely recognised. Jean died in December 2024, and Jo Davies celebrates her importance as a figure in illustration history ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
1w ago
Due to popular demand, we have decided to extend the Call For Entries deadline for WIA2025 to 19 February 2025 ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
1w ago
Our 2024 mentees take a moment to reflect on the last year, what surprised them, what they achieved and much more ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
2w ago
Billy Partridge won the SAA Award for New Talent in 2023. He has been mentored by an SAA Agent for more than 6 months. We asked him how he is getting on ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
2w ago
The AOI’s 2025 mentorship scheme is open for applications! We are delighted to introduce our wonderful mentors who are generously sharing their time and expertise with our community ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
3w ago
Fashion illustration embraces much more than depictions of this season's designer collections. It can expand way beyond clothing into the realms of the fantastical and thought provoking. See the taster for Zoe Taylor's Inside Illustration feature ..read more
The Association of Illustrators
1M ago
The bursary is open to illustrators who are experiencing financial hardship and would otherwise not be able to enter the awards at all ..read more