Membership is open to illustrators living in Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider Australasia region, working in any style or medium — from book illustration, publishing and advertising to animation, surface pattern design and more. We have membership tiers for everyone from students to establishing and professionals. No matter the stage in your career we are here for you. All memberships are peer-assessed for quality, to ensure no use of AI or breaches of copyright, to join you must read our Model Rules and agree to our Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.
Just go to the Join page to select a membership tier and begin an application.
Membership fees are not payment until after your application has been approved.
You will need to create an account if you don’t already have one, answer a selection of questions, create a bio and upload some examples of your work.
Applications are reviewed by our committee before being approved, but don’t let that scare you! We are a friendly bunch of fellow illustrators. We’re here to support your career and assist your growth. We vet all portfolios to make ensure there is no AI images or infringing copyrights on our website. As a professional organisation we want to uphold the strongest quality and ethics of the industry. So we will check that your work and experience matches the level you’ve applied for, so we can best serve you and our website users. We are here to support you on your journey so please join us!
If in doubt, please apply! If we find any issues with your application, you’ll be given an opportunity to amend them and resubmit without starting over.
Applications typically take only a week or two to approve (although please allow longer over the festive breaks), if there is any urgency please contact us. Once your application is approved and payment is complete, your portfolio goes live on the site including the details, images and biography you have already uploaded in your application. You will be able login and edit them anytime and you’ll have access to all member benefits straight away.
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