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A highlight of IA’s recent In The Know seminar was the opening address by Little Lunch creator Mitch Vane. Funny, candid and insightful, Mitch captivated the audience with tales from her stellar, 35-year career. Lessons learned? Our top five are right here.

Vale Alex Stitt 1937-2016

6 October 2016

We at IA are saddened to hear of the news of the passing of Alex Stitt AM, an illustrator / designer / animator who left an indelible mark on the cultural consciousness of Australia. His characters for the ‘Life. Be in it” campaign will never be forgotten by those of a certain generation,  and his […]

An insightful article on Lara Chan-Baker of Jacky Winter Group.

Five Ways to Stay Motivated

30 September 2016

Knowing it's difficult to be creative all the time, we've compiled 5 best tips to stay motivated.

The Federal Government is set to make significant changes to copyright laws based on the recommendations from the Productivity Commission. If they are implemented, these changes will have a negative impact on the business concerns of Australian creatives.

Annie White – part of the stellar panel of speakers at IA’s upcoming In the Know seminar at Docklands on August 27 – has been conjuring up illustrated characters from books she loves all her life.

Gregory Baldwin, a speaker at IA’s highly anticipated seminar and panel discussion In the Know, shares how he got to where he is today.

Find out the top reasons why you should become of a proud member of Illustrators Australia.

Inbetweener Takes Centre Stage  It’s been quite a month for Serena Geddes. The children’s book illustrator behind Random House’s Lulu Bell series written by Belinda Murrell has just picked up her first author-illustrator picture book deal – a two-book deal at that, with Simon & Schuster in the US. She’s also made the longlist for […]

A brief history of the 9×5

29 October 2015

The 9x5 members exhibition, (inspired by the Heidelberg School of artists in the late 1800s, in which cigar boxes measuring roughly 9 x 5 inches were used as the substrate in an exhibition of the same name), has been a mainstay of IA’s exhibition activities since 1995.