Illustrators Australia

On Tuesday night I attended a special meeting and a party to celebrate the launch of Illustrators Australia’s new website (above).

We discussed the changes in the constitution, voted, and then got down to the real business of the evening: the celebration. It was held at the Kent Hotel in North Carlton, a long tram trip away from me.

I have not long been a member of the association, and the editor of their magazine for an even shorter time, so it was lovely to meet in person some of the people I had been in contact with only via email, including one of my interviewees, Christopher Nielsen.

I was even given a sitting ovation for my work on the first issue! I was so pleased that the people for whom the magazine is produced actually enjoyed it. It was great to get feedback, ideas for future stories, and secure an interview with IA’s own Sonia Kretschmar whose work was accepted for entrance in the Archibald Prize.

And very importantly, the finger food was very good too!