Blow Up, a show of works by Tomer Hanuka, Sam Weber and Yuko Shimizu, opened today at the Society of Illustrators (NYC). Opening reception will be held on September 10th, next Friday. Three illustrators from vastly different backgrounds; Canada, Japan and Israel; meeting at the crossroads of a distinct American aesthetic to examine their new [...]

So, among many of the hats I wear in the illustration field, I’m the vice president of ICON6, which is the only creative conference in the US that focuses exclusively on ILLUSTRATION. It’s been 2 years of a lot of work to plan an unforgettable event people leave with A LOT from, making it worth [...]

Ole F Hvidsten gives us a heads up on an event in Oslo on June 25th, where he’ll be painting live: Awesome poster by Alexander Horne, check out the event on Facebook if you’re in the area.

Bonnie Mooney writes to tell us of her new site, Scampd: “For a time, we silently bore witness as advertising award shows and design annuals killed off their once glorious illustration categories. But enough is enough, and we have decided to do something about it.” “Named after the humble Scamp, a rough sketch sometimes supplied [...]

On July 9-10th, 3×3 Magazine is putting on the first Nuts&Bolts Conference in New York. Charles Hively, Publisher and Design Director, says: One of the reasons I want to do this conference is that I don’t believe young illustrators get off on the right foot. No school has time to adequately prepare a student illustrator—or [...]

Sarah McGinnis of Tilbury House, a small independent book publisher, recently told us about an upcoming show in NYC that sounds pretty fun, and the really fun part is that you can be in it! It’s an exhibit of kid-sized self portraits by children’s illustrators (though they’re defining that pretty loosely — see below)… If [...]

A lovely local event that I would like to share with IF readers :) Art on the poster by Roger Garcia – 5th Annual Doctors and Derrieres Fundraiser Doctors and Derrieres is a unique fundraising event in its 5th year where medical students pose nude for talented local artists and sculptors. Art pieces in diverse [...]

The School of Visual Arts has great gallery space in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Until April 24th, the space hangs the annual “Classical Myths Transformed”–the junior thesis show giving a contemporary portrayal of Greek mythology and classical literature. Rumors say that Tom Woodruff, chair of the illustration and cartooning department, said it was his [...]