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Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is the UK’s only charity for illustration – art that tells stories.

We are hard at work transforming an 18th and 19th century former waterworks into new galleries, studios and gardens.

Photograph of the inside of a gallery space with illustrations on the wall, a man wearing a scarf is leaning up against the wall

About Quentin

Find out more about our founder, Quentin Blake.

About illustration

We're here for illustration, but what is it?
Illustration of five people all doing different things.

About our campaign

Make your mark and help us open the permanent national centre for illustration.