What’s on
Current Exhibitions
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Curator Tour – Quentin Blake: Performance
Explore Quentin Blake: Performance in a 45 minute curator led guided tour.
Artist Tour – MURUGIAH: Ever Feel Like…
Explore MURUGIAH: Ever Feel Like...in a 45 minute artist led guided tour.
LGBTQIA+ Family Drop Ins
Drop-in sessions for LGBTQIA+ families to try out making and creating.
Little Owls Storytelling
Free weekly Wednesday storytelling sessions
Illustrate Late
Bringing people and illustration together, after hours at Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
Unexpected Encounters: Illustration and Public Art
Hear from leading voices from the intersection of illustration and public art in this evening conversation.
Library
Our Free Library has hundreds of books, a cozy corner for children and regularly changing displays spotlighting illustration.
Creating Comics with Purpose
Take a deep dive into the world of purpose-led comics and discover how to turn your ideas into a finished comic story.
Quentin Blake: Performance
Library display: Sophy Hollington
MURUGIAH: Ever Feel Like…
Queer as comics
A Seat at the Table Community Festival
A celebration of heritage through food and illustration, co-produced by Islington refugees and migrants and artist Aya Haidar.
Making and Me | Windmill Base
No Straight Lines: Screening and Q&A
Join us for an evening screening of No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, followed by a talk and Q&A with producer Justin Hall.
Illustrate a Non-Fiction Book
Learn how to create your very own non-fiction book in this 6 week online course.
World Building: Handmade Approaches to Illustration
Explore illustration through handmade ways of working in this 6-week in-person course.
From Observation to Illustration
Learn how to document the world around you through illustration in this 4-week in-person course.
The Big Draw Festival 2026
The Big Draw Festival 2026 will take place at Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
Open House Festival 2026
Learn about the transformation of New River Head with Tim Ronalds Architects, part of Open House Festival 2026.
Story reading plus public signing with Oliver Jeffers
Botanical illustration
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