Association of Illustrators

AOI membership benefits

The Association of Illustrators provides a voice for professional illustrators and by weight of numbers and expertise is able to enforce the rights of freelance illustrators at every stage of their careers.

Membership of the AOI is open to all professional illustrators, illustration students, agents, lecturers and illustration clients.

All categories of membership receive the following benefits:

* Free distribution of Varoom – The Journal of Illustration and the Made Image, 84-page magazine celebrating the best in contemporary visual culture * Free distribution of AOI info poster, UP! – the poster to hang on your wall! * Discounted rate for Images – competition entries, hanging fees and annual pages * Contact details on AOI database for enquiries from clients * Discounts on art materials * Large discounts on AOI events and publications

In addition we provide the following services for particular types of membership:

Full Membership This category is for professional illustrators who have had a minimum of three works commissioned in the previous 12 months prior to application and accept the AOI code of conduct:

* Dedicated phone line for legal and pricing advice * Substantial discount on portfolio surgeries with a professional consultant * Business advice – an hour’s free consultation with a chartered accountant on accounts, bookeeping, National Insurance, VAT and tax * Only full members are entitled to use the affix ‘Mem AOI’ * Discounted Web promotion opportunities through AOI portfolios

Associate Membership The benefits are the same as those for full membership but this category is designed to assist illustrators starting out in the industry or those who are returning to a career in illustration. This allows the same benefits as full membership (without the prefix ‘Mem AOI’) and is reviewed regularly.

Student Membership This service is for students on full-time illustration or related courses:

* Experts’ advice on entering the profession * Substantial discount on portfolio surgeries with a professional consultant * Further discounts on AOI events, publications and competition entry * Discounted Web promotion opportunities through AOI portfolios

Corporate Membership This service is for agents and clients from the illustration industry who adhere to the AOI code of practice. Further benefits: Free copy of the Images illustration annual All corporate members’ staff and member agent represented illustrators will receive discounts on events, Images competition and AOI publications

College Membership College membership entitles the college to the following benefits: * Large discounts on AOI events and publications * Link to college web page from AOI site * Free copy of the Images illustration annual * The right to use the AOI member logo on publicity * Discounted Web promotion opportunities through AOI degree shows

Additional options (at extra cost) include: * Portfolio consultations for groups or individual students * Career Advice lecture covering self-promotion, copyright, pricing, licencing, the work of the AOI, and the speaker’s working practice etc. * Bulk publication orders of Survive – Essential information for students ..ing and/or Rights – covering aspects of the law likely to affect illustrators * Degree show presence on AOI website – portfolio option to maximise your students exposure

For an application form and cost details please contact: Association of Illustrators 2nd Floor, Back Building London EC2A 3AR

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7613 4328 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7613 4417

E-mail: info@theaoi.com Website: www.theAOI.com