Well it may have quite some time ago now, but I do feel its worth discussing the Illustrator Australia inaugural Illustration festival. The festival included the launch of the 10th edition of the Illustrators Australia book. This occurred on the October the 26th an was held in conjunction with the 9x5 exhibition held by IA members.
The opening night was a raging success with about 31 of the 64 paintings on offer selling!
The opening night was followed by a weekend of lecture. The subjects included legal issues regarding ownership or art work. Financial entitlements illustrators and authors of material that is used by schools and libraries regularly are entitled to.
Various established and up and coming illustrators also discussed the approach they have taken to pursue a career as a freelance illustrator.
Other speaker included accounts and agency representatives.
The two days of speeches were finished of by a discussion panel of industry representative hosted by Ned Culic.
This kind of event had never been attempted before in IA, and was a brilliant organised by the IA committee.
Well done I say!
