Illustration Québec is attentive to the trends and needs of the illustration industry. With over 25 years of experience, it is a proactive, dynamic and creative organization.
- Postcards: Medium distributed to more than 4,000 contacts throughout Quebec, the rest of Canada, as well as to the United States.
- Online portfolios: Viewed by over 6,000 single visitors every month!
- Portfolio Evening: Networking event that enables illustrators, pre-selected by a jury, to present their portfolios to clients, illustrators and other industry professionals.
- The !llustre Galerie: Exhibition hall open to everyone, be it for group or solo exhibitions. Informations.
- Orgie d'Illustrations: Illustration show and sale where Illustration Québec members exhibit their works to the general public.
- IQ Magazine: E-magazine devoted to illustration and distributed to more than 20,000 contacts, primarily in North America.
- Pigefolio.com : all the members of Illustration Québec now have the possibility of joining, FREE OF CHARGE FOR 1 YEAR, the virtual dynamic package on pigefolio.com. A 50 % discount is planed for the next year renewal. Lets specify that all the members of Illustration Québec will have the same advantages than the other pigefolio.com’s members (5à7, discount subscription Grafka and Infopresse, infoletter, etc.)
- Applied Arts : an on-line Portfolio of 9 images on their website is offered to Illustration Québec members at the advantageous price of $99 per year instead of $499, and that for a three year period.
- Applied Arts: Subscription to Applied Arts Magazine with all membership form as well as 10% discount to advertising rates and awards entry fees.
- Illustration Québec Conferences: Open to all, they are hosted by professionals and discuss about topics such as author's rights, accounting procedures and the illustration profession.
- Conferences in the education field: Held to inform students about the illustration industry, the existence of Illustration Québec and the services it offers. Contact us if you would like to organize a conference.
- Survival Guide: Contains information relating mainly to accounting, author's rights, promotional tools and other important details for the illustrator.
- Sponsorship program: Possibility for a member to be sponsored by an experienced illustrator.
- Discounts in certain boutiques: On products and services related to the illustration profession: artist's materials, reproductions, memberships to magazines and illustration competitions, for example.
- Live model workshops: Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Illustration Québec.
- AIIQ HEBDO:Newsletter announcing events, advice and general information. It is sent to nearly 2,000 people.
- Cocktail hour: Vernissages and other events to promote get-togethers among illustrators as well as professionals and the general public.
- Consulting services: Personalized information regarding contracts, rates, billing and other information that facilitates relations between illustrators and their clients.
Every year, in all these recurring services and activities, various partnerships with external organizations are also established.