Monday 1st October – Saturday 27th October – Garter Lane Waterford
The Illustrators Exhibition curated by Julia Donaldson.An exciting illustration exhibition curated by children’s laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, is on its way to Garter Lane Arts Centre.The Illustrators offers the opportunity to see original artwork by the world’s leading children’s illustrators who feature in Julia’s books, as well as finished illustrations, sketches, ideas and a unique display of illustrated envelopes by Axel Scheffler.Fans of Julia’s characters from The Gruffalo, The Snail and the Whale and Zog will certainly enjoy this month-long celebration of children’s characters which includes screenings of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child films and plenty of other exciting events and workshops planned to ensure a magical experience for the whole family. Full details of our fun family Illustrators programme to follow very soon.The exhibition also includes exclusive material, including work from forthcoming books illustrated by Axel Scheffler, Sam McCullen, Pam Smy and even sketches and drawings for a new book by Julia Donaldson with illustrator Charlotte Voake exploring the further adventures of Edward Lear’s timeless creations, the Owl and the Pussycat.
Admission Free
Time – Opening daily Monday – Saturday 11am-5.30pm and during performances .
All ticket enquiries to Garter Lane Box Office 051 855038