Join us for this unique and fun workshop to put your best illustrated foot forward for the Ugly Sweater Road Race on Saturday, December 6 wearing your custom-made sneakers! Following the race, you'll be able to show off your style all winter long in your personally designed creation! Celebrated Maine artist Eamon White is known for emblazoning sports shoes with imagery meaningful to the wearer, including a line of footwear designed for the New England Patriots! Join Eamon as he shares his passion for creating one-of-a-kind custom footwear and discusses the digital techniques behind his powerful imagery. Workshop participants will follow Eamon's technique using paint markers on a pair of their own white or light-colored shoes. You won't want to miss this second program in the Illustration Institute Great Slate of Programming series!

This workshop is designed for children in middle and high school, but all ages are welcome. Registration is required; space is limited. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Please bring a pair of your own shoes or sneakers, we will provide the paint markers. 

We are lucky in Maine to have a treasure trove of published picture book author/illustrators right in our midst who are willing to share their creative process and path to publishing. Join us for a panel discussion followed by a Q&A session to learn more about the making of a picture book.

Each of our illustrious panelists have a different story about their career and are generous with their insights. REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.

Celebrate the (actual!) Appreciate a Dragon Day with artist William Roth, dragon aficionado, and author/illustrator of two graphic novels. Young artists will find their inner dragon through an expressive drawing exercise and discussion of dragon character story ideas - showing there is no one way to draw a dragon. Materials will be supplied, and roaring while drawing will be encouraged! You won't want to miss this third program in the Illustration Institute Great Slate of Programming series!

This event is designed for children ages 5-13, but is open to all ages. Registration is required and space is limited. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Celebrate the conclusion to the Great State exhibition! Challenge Illustration Institute's co-founder author/illustrator Scott Nash and a surprise guest with your silliest requests for a drawing. In front of the crowd, Scott and his guest will draw your idea (to the best of their ability on the spot!) without seeing each other's interpretation - yet you will see both. An entertaining event that cheers on creativity in action and the notion that there are, indeed, many ways to draw a unicorn riding a bicycle in a snowstorm! Join us as we close our exhibition with a lively celebration of illustration. You won't want to miss the final program in the Illustration Institute Great Slate of Programming series!

All ages are welcome. Registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER