IGI Member Alé Mercado was invited last July 29th to take part in the 6×6 Events that BIG (Brighton Illustrators Group) organised.
Others illustrators included Stu Harrison and Sarah Coleman.

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Purely a topic dreamt up by Adobe or a genuine issue? Print magazine asked several illustrators including Illustrators Ireland member Steve Simpson what they felt about the future of publishing debate at ICON6. (image:Scott Gandell)

Just a reminder that Summer Edition, the Artists’ Book, Comic and Zine Fair, takes place this Saturday 24th July in Filmbase, Temple Bar.  All manner of artists book practitioners, independent comic artists and zine-makers from all over Ireland and the UK will be there to celebrate and showcase their work to the public. Entry is free. This image from their leaflet is by one of the organisers of the fair, Philip Barrett.

Dr. Sketchy’s began life in Brooklyn in 2005 when artist Molly Crabapple asked the question “Why can’t drawing naked people be sexy? ” Since that first life drawing class with “scandalous performers as models” the Dr. Sketchy’s brand of burlesque and scribbling has spread across 100 cities, launching for the first time in Dublin earlier this year. Tickets are now available here for their next session on July 31st in the newly refurbished Mezz room in the Twisted Pepper.  If you’re more into drawing comic books and want to get started tonight, then head on to down to the Lord Edward Pub, Christchurch at 8pm for the monthly Dublin Comic Jam (it’s free!) or if you’re in Cork, the Drink and Draw sketch group in the beer garden of the Franciscan Well also at 8pm. (photo: Peter Griffin)

The ICON6 Illustration Conference is underway in LA at the moment. EFII is reporting on the events. Here’s a video with Roger Black introducing a talk on the future of publishing.

Summer Edition, the Artists’ Book, Comic and Zine Fair, is returning for 2010 on Saturday 24th July ! Once again, a unique mix of artists book practitioners, independent comic artists and zine-makers from all over Ireland and the UK will be coming to Filmbase, Temple Bar, in the heart of Dublin city to celebrate and showcase their work to the public. Entry is free to the public.

Exhibitor space at the event is open to anyone involved in creating and/or publishing artists books, comics or zines.  You can book table space at this years event here.

Illustrator Steve McCarthy will showcase works as part of his first solo show in the Little Ghost Gallery, Kilkenny from June 18th. Looks interesting.

We are delighted to say that following last years successful conference OFFSET is back and its even bigger and better! This year OFFSET is taking place from 1-3 October in the amazing Grand Canal Theatre. The full and very diverse line up is now online at www.iloveoffset.com but notable inclusions from the world of Illustration are Gary Baseman, Nate Williams, Emily Forgot, Tomer Hanuka, Alan Clarke, Martin Haake and art director and author of many, many books on illustration – Steven Heller.

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IGI member Adrienne Geoghegan is very busy. Her very successful illustration courses and illustration bootcamp are happening soon again this year.

Make sure you check them out.
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Steve Doogan is a Scottish artist/illustrator/IGI member living in Dublin. Over the past twelve years he has created illustrations for editorial, design and advertising, while keeping up a strong practice in travel sketching, portraits and printmaking – mainly etching and linocuts. He is also a keen follower and semi-retired practitioner of pranks and hoaxes.

Steve will be talking about his career on Thursday at OFFSHOOT Edition 3.

Presenting on the night:

NIALL O’BRIEN – PHOTOGRAPHER/FILM MAKER

RENATE HENSCHKE – FASHION DESIGNER/ARTIST

STEVE DOOGAN – ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR

WILL ST LEGER - ARTIST/ACTIVIST

Tickets are 8 euro and available online here.

This is the last edition before September and your LAST chance to win tickets of OFFSET2010. That’s right we will be offering everyone who attends OFFSHOOT03 a chance to win one of two tickets to this Autumn’s OFFSET2010 at the amazing Grand Canal Theatre (1-3 Oct).

Also we will be announcing the first details of our main stage line up for OFFSET2010 too, so very exciting…