On 22 and 23 November 2024, the Illustration Programme of Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London (UAL), will host the 14th International Illustration Research Symposium.
The symposium will explore:
The 14th Illustration Research Symposium will be held at UAL’s Chelsea College of Arts. It will include panels, papers, and posters by practitioners and researchers in illustration, heritage, architecture, anthropology, and other fields.
The symposium will consider principles including inheritance, displacement, collective memory, subjectivity, and plurality. How do contemporary illustrators participate in historical narratives and give voice to people and communities — remembered, obscured, and imagined — through their work?
The 14th Illustration Research Symposium will include keynotes from:
The symposium is curated in response to Illustration and Heritage, by Rachel Emily Taylor, published in 2024 by Bloomsbury Press.
This is organised by Illustration Research in partnership with the Association of Illustrators, Illustration Educators, and the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
Location: The symposium will be taking place at Chelsea College of Arts, SW1P 4JU. Access will be from the Atterbury Street Courtyard entrance. The doorway is in the courtyard and on the left of the Henry Moore sculpture.
Location: Banqueting Hall
Location: Red Room
Location: Green Room
Location: Triangle Space
The poster exhibition will be open for the duration of the symposium.
Refreshments will be provided.
The Obedient Play workshop is led by Vicki Aimers.
If you have further questions get in touch with us at illustrationandheritage@arts.ac.uk
Illustration Research
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