Artists & Illustrators — June 2017

MASTERCLASS

With this year’s Prize for Illustration exhibition about to open,

Sally Hales chats to Wendy Neville and Mike Walton about the work

on show and garners their advice on achieving competition success

Sounds of the City

EXHIBITION

The illustration world may be evolving but for

creatives trying to get their foot in the door,

competitions remain a great way to get

noticed by those who matter. This summer,

100 new works will be exhibited at London

Transport Museum on the theme of ‘Sounds

of the City’, this year’s provocation for the

Prize for Illustration, a co-venture between

the Association of Illustrators (AOI), London

Transport Museum (LTM) and Transport for

London (TfL) to unearth talent and engage

with London’s illustrious illustration heritage.

The images set to go on show on 19 May –

selected from more than 2,000 entries

• showcase the creative and diverse
  approaches to the brief by those keen to be
  part of this history, with big name talent,
  such as Paul Garland, Andy Potts and
  Butcher Billy, jostling shoulder to shoulder
  with illustrators fresh from college.
  And it’s no surprise the competition
  attracts talent. The winner will see their work
  displayed on the underground and seen by
  Londoners daily, as well as industry movers
  and shakers. Mike Walton, LTM’s head of

CLOCKWISE FROM

THIS IMAGE Jessica

Hargraves, Hustle and

Bustle, acrylic; Eliza

Southwood, Sounds of

the City; Dàlia Adillon,

The City, acrylic; Andrei

Popov, Rain Melody,

giclee and handmade

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