CALL FOR ENTRIES

The theme for 2024’s Exhibition & Annual is 'Future Forecasts'

The focus of the Awards is narrative. Visual storytelling, whether sequential or single image, gives scope to the imagination and opens up possibilities beyond the present moment; what happened before? What happens next?

Illustration by Zhenyi Zheng

“Embark on a visual journey into the unknown with the Illustration Awards theme "Future Forecasts." This theme invites artists to dive into the depths of their imaginations and depict their visions of the future through illustrations. From gleaming metropolises to the untamed frontiers of unexplored worlds, artists are encouraged to explore the myriad possibilities that lie ahead. Whether it's a utopian paradise, a dystopian nightmare, or something entirely unique, we want to see your interpretation of what the future holds.”

The most highly commended entries entered are chosen by a professional industry selection panel for inclusion in the annual and, from these, for the 2024-2025 exhibition. The Illustration awards receives over 800 entries each year from all over the world and is sent round the globe!

There are two sections of the Awards: 'Student' and 'Emerging and Established'. The Student category is open to all students over 18 years of age worldwide. The Emerging and Established category is open to any practising illustrators who wish to gain exposure of their work and to those who are more established and are already a part of the illustration world.

The selected work will be showcased at several galleries and events across the UK in 2024, as well as published in the 2024 Cheltenham Illustration Awards Annual, which will be distributed to educators and publishers, internationally. Past exhibition spaces have been Pitt Rivers Oxford, The London Book Fair, The Wilson Museum and Art Gallery, The Museum in the Park Stroud and the Chapel Arts, Cheltenham.

Deadline 22nd September 2024

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 6 OCTOBER!

We are very pleased to present the

2023 Award winners:

The 2023 Awards will be exhibited at Museum in the Park Stroud from 23 March to 28 April 2024 and The Wilson Museum Cheltenham from 4 May to 9 June 2024

Our Awards Annual will be available for sale from late February on our site and at select galleries and bookstores.

2023 Jury & Prizes

Jasjyot Singh Hans & Monika Forsberg International artist jury

Lily Trotter, Oxford University Press (and team) Professional Portfolio Reviews 

Pooki Press http://pookipresses.co.uk Studio tabletop artist press

Illustration Magazine UK Simon and his team will be publishing a one-page feature of a selected winner.

Printed in the CIA 2023 Annual & exhibited in the CIA 2023-24 tour