Background
We are the special interest group for all aspects of visualisation with in the heritage sector. Whether your specialism lies in illustration, survey, photography, geospatial analysis, reconstruction art or any other form of imaging and visualisation, we represent your area of specialism to CIfA.
Join and Collaborate
Membership is free to CIfA members through the Members area login. Those who are not members of the institute will need to pay an annual £10 fee and can join here
Twitter: follow @CIfAGAG1 on Twitter
Facebook: we have an active Facebook group where you can chat with fellow members
LinkedIn: Join the closed group for Graphics on LinkedIn, please join and say hello!
Group Website: You can find resources and publications, examples of work and newsletters on our website
Group Email: Contact@gag-cifa.org
Committee
Amy Wright (Secretary)
Jonathan Millar (Treasurer)
Sarah Lambert-Gates
Lesley Collett
Aisling Nash
Marion Devigne
Mark Hoyle
Specialist competence matrix
This specialist matrix is to assist applicants and the Validation committee to see where you demonstrate the grade applied for when working within graphics and/or illustration.
Publications
10 things Graphics staff wished Diggers knew (PDF)
Ellie Winter from the group committee has collated statistics from CIfA's JIST and BAJR advertisements for illustrators and graphic designers between 2018 and 2019 to give some perspective and advice for those getting started in archaeological illustration and graphics. You can read The Profession: getting started in archaeological illustration here.
For details of other GAG publications please click here. CIfA members can download these for free. We also have old newsletters on our individual website
Forthcoming events
For information about upcoming events, please visit our event calendar.
Three-year plan
Forthcoming.
AGM minutes
11 June 2022
16 January 2021
2 February 2020
Committee minutes
Committee minutes to be uploaded soon.
Brief for Commissioning an Illustrator for the CBA Home Front Legacy 1914-18 project
The Council for British Archaeology Home Front Legacy Project www.homefrontlegacy.org.uk is working in partnership with Historic England to develop teaching resources for schools. These resources will enable schools to further their interest and promote their participation and engagement in mapping and recording the history of their local area, in the First World War. You can find out more information about this opportunity here
