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6:30am CDT

Bus from AC Hotel to Minneapolis Institute of Art AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown

7:59am CDT

Check-In Open Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:00am CDT

Drawing Textiles: Quilting for Illustrators Minneapolis Institute of ArtAlanna Stapleton Expand Your Business Mindset—From Freelance Creative to Art Brand Minneapolis Institute of ArtBetsy Cordes • carlos carmonamedina • Jill Kittock • Meenal Patel SEO: The Secret Sauce for Illustrators Minneapolis Institute of ArtNate Padavick • Salli Swindell Wine-CON Workshop Minneapolis Institute of ArtKatie Kirk Curiouser & Curiouser: Theatre of Imagination Minneapolis Institute of ArtDavid Terrill

9:00am CDT

ICON12 Welcome + PRISMS Opening Remarks Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

9:15am CDT

Evolving Wordless Illustration as a Preventative Tool in the Discussion of Child Exploitation Minneapolis Institute of ArtRichard Johnson

9:35am CDT

What's Old is New: Illustration and "The Three Perfections" Minneapolis Institute of ArtDB Dowd

9:55am CDT

Exploring the Intersection of AI and Human Creativity: Empowering Agency in an Age of Uncertainty Minneapolis Institute of ArtPaul Laidler

10:15am CDT

Session Moderated Q&A Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

10:40am CDT

10:50am CDT

Developing a Proposal for a Publisher Minneapolis Institute of ArtLouise Baird-Smith

11:50am CDT

Lunch Break TBA

12:00pm CDT

Portfolio Review Minneapolis Institute of Art

1:00pm CDT

Be Your Own Archivist: A How-To Guide Minneapolis Institute of ArtGrace Danico Costumed Figure Drawing Minneapolis Institute of ArtTed Michałowski Sketchbooks: Looking In, Looking Out Minneapolis Institute of ArtGina Triplett • Matt Curtius What Does AI Mean for Copyright? Minneapolis Institute of ArtChuck Cordes

1:15pm CDT

Envisioning A Collaborative Studio: Illustrators, Designers, Artists & Community Partners Minneapolis Institute of ArtSandra Maxa • Rebecca Bradley

1:35pm CDT

Research and Writing in the Illustration Classroom Minneapolis Institute of ArtCaitlin Downs • Robert Young

1:55pm CDT

How Critical Reflective Methods Can Inform Studio Practice Minneapolis Institute of ArtBrian Cairns

2:15pm CDT

Worldbuilding in the Classroom Minneapolis Institute of ArtMichael Hirshon

2:25pm CDT

Session Moderated Q&A Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

2:55pm CDT

3:10pm CDT

Home Truths: Folk Illustration as a Lens to Explore Place and Identity Minneapolis Institute of ArtAndrew Selby

3:30pm CDT

Let's get physical: the use of Archives and Special Collections in supporting Undergraduate Illustration students at Edinburgh College of Art to develop and communicate richer and more varied personal research... Minneapolis Institute of ArtLucy Cloke

3:50pm CDT

Drawing Connections: Developing Special Collections Curriculum for Illustration Pedagogy Minneapolis Institute of ArtJoy Novak

4:00pm CDT

Bus from Minneapolis Institute of Art to AC Hotel Minneapolis Institute of Art

4:10pm CDT

Session Moderated Q&A Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

6:00pm CDT

Motion Commotion Lumber Exchange

6:30am CDT

Bus from AC Hotel to Minneapolis Institute of Art AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown

7:59am CDT

Check-In Open Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:00am CDT

Combining Analog + Digital Media Minneapolis Institute of ArtKelsey King Gouache and Cut Paper Minneapolis Institute of ArtMirna Stubbs Less Thinking, More Drawing: An Improvisational Approach to Story & Idea Generation Minneapolis Institute of ArtLauren Simkin Berke Texture Game Strong Minneapolis Institute of ArtAndrew Fairclough Finding The Feelings – Bringing Emotion To Your Work Minneapolis Institute of ArtBrian Rea

9:00am CDT

Exploring the Relationship Between Drawing and Memory Minneapolis Institute of ArtJeremiah Nordholt

9:10am CDT

Illustration as a Framework Minneapolis Institute of ArtFrankie Gutierrez

9:20am CDT

Urban Wonder Amid "Urban Crisis": The City in Children's Picture Book Illustration (1960 - 1989) Minneapolis Institute of ArtSigrid Peterson

9:30am CDT

Session Moderated Q&A Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

9:45am CDT

Journal of Illustration Minneapolis Institute of Artnanette hoogslag

10:00am CDT

10:10am CDT

Applying Trauma-Informed Strategies in the Illustration Classroom Minneapolis Institute of ArtAlison Nowak

10:30am CDT

Teaching Illustration for Augmented Reality: Preparing Students for Immersive and Interactive Experiences Minneapolis Institute of ArtChad Lewis • Joel Zika

10:50am CDT

Ways of Searching: Experiments in Seeking Illustration Inspiration Minneapolis Institute of ArtPriyanka Kumar

11:10am CDT

Rethinking the History of Illustration Survey Minneapolis Institute of ArtJaleen Grove

11:30am CDT

Session Moderated Q&A Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

11:50am CDT

Lunch Break TBA

1:00pm CDT

D.I.Y Vinyl Shirt Workshop Minneapolis Institute of ArtDINKC Galicia Finding Your Way Through Comics Minneapolis Institute of ArtJ. Marshall Smith Publishing 101 for Illustrators Minneapolis Institute of ArtAriel Richardson • Natalie Butterfield The Lettering Lab Minneapolis Institute of ArtScott Biersack

1:30pm CDT

The Precarity of Images: Can illustration help us imagine new, more liberatory worlds? Minneapolis Institute of ArtNoah Jodice

1:50pm CDT

Illustration in Colonialism Propaganda Minneapolis Institute of ArtCatherine A. Moore

2:10pm CDT

Sketching Toward Scholarship: Using Drawing as an Entry Point to Research and Long-Form Writing Minneapolis Institute of ArtRyan Smith

2:30pm CDT

Session Moderated Q&A Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

2:50pm CDT

3:00pm CDT

Looking Ahead: Illustration Round Table Minneapolis Institute of ArtWhitney Sherman

4:00pm CDT

PRISMS Closing Remarks Minneapolis Institute of ArtShreyas R Krishnan • robyn pendleton

5:30pm CDT

OPENING CEREMONIES Minneapolis Institute of Art

6:15pm CDT

Reporting from the Labor Camp (Art as a Social Act) Minneapolis Institute of ArtPiotr Szyhalski

7:00pm CDT

Roadshow Lumber Exchange Bus from Minneapolis Institute of Art to AC Hotel Minneapolis Institute of Art

7:30am CDT

Bus from AC Hotel to Minneapolis Institute of Art AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown

7:59am CDT

Check-In Open Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:15am CDT

SPONSOR DEMO WASH U Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:45am CDT

EMCEE WELCOME Minneapolis Institute of Art

9:00am CDT

Inspiration Everywhere Minneapolis Institute of ArtMike Davis

9:25am CDT

Illustration Is My Wife. Silversmithing Is My Girlfriend. Minneapolis Institute of ArtSophi Gullbrants

9:50am CDT

Human Artists and the Power of Collaboration Minneapolis Institute of ArtTim O’Brien

10:15am CDT

BREAK Minneapolis Institute of Art

10:40am CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

10:45am CDT

Cultivating Creative Ideas Minneapolis Institute of ArtLisa Nola • Lisa Perrin • Natalie Butterfield

11:20am CDT

Diverse Disciplines: The Art of Balancing Multiple Mediums Minneapolis Institute of ArtLeeya Rose Jackson

11:45am CDT

Do It For Yourself Minneapolis Institute of ArtKurt Woerpel

12:10pm CDT

Kaleidoscope Minneapolis Institute of Art

12:45pm CDT

LUNCH Minneapolis Institute of Art

1:45pm CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

1:50pm CDT

DIY Doesn’t Stop Minneapolis Institute of ArtJames Spooner

2:15pm CDT

It's OK to Not Be OK: Mental Health Realness Minneapolis Institute of ArtGrace Danico • Loveis Wise • Matthew James-Wilson

2:50pm CDT

Truth and Power Minneapolis Institute of Artrobyn pendleton

3:15pm CDT

BREAK Minneapolis Institute of Art

3:40pm CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

3:45pm CDT

A collaborative conversation about collaborations - how to do them well or not do them at all Minneapolis Institute of ArtAshley Mary • madison holler

4:10pm CDT

Advocacy in the Age of AI Minneapolis Institute of ArtRebecca Blake

4:35pm CDT

Drawn to Illustration Minneapolis Institute of ArtNoel Claro

5:00pm CDT

BREAK Minneapolis Institute of Art

5:30pm CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

5:35pm CDT

Charting Your Own Course Minneapolis Institute of ArtVashti Harrison

6:00pm CDT

The Year I Liked Art Again Minneapolis Institute of ArtKatherine Lam

6:25pm CDT

Spells for Creative Alchemy Minneapolis Institute of ArtLoveis Wise

7:00pm CDT

Bus from Minneapolis Institute of Art to AC Hotel Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:00pm CDT

Gallery Show Chambers Gallery

7:30am CDT

Bus from AC Hotel to Minneapolis Institute of Art AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown

7:59am CDT

Check-In Open Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:15am CDT

SPONSOR DEMO TBD Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:45am CDT

EMCEE WELCOME Minneapolis Institute of Art

9:00am CDT

The Work Speaks For Itself Minneapolis Institute of ArtBraulio Amado

9:25am CDT

Learning from Bodegas Minneapolis Institute of ArtIlya Milstein

9:50am CDT

Childhood as the Blueprint Minneapolis Institute of ArtMagdalena Mora

10:15am CDT

BREAK Minneapolis Institute of Art

10:45am CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

10:50am CDT

Embracing the Business Side of Art Minneapolis Institute of ArtNate Padavick • Salli Swindell • Sarah Walsh

11:25am CDT

My Mother Was A Nanny — Our Caribbean-American Story Minneapolis Institute of ArtLaura James

11:50am CDT

Kaleidoscope Minneapolis Institute of Art

12:25pm CDT

From Alt Comics to the New York Times Minneapolis Institute of ArtTara Booth

12:50pm CDT

LUNCH Minneapolis Institute of Art

2:00pm CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

2:05pm CDT

Folklore Storytelling Minneapolis Institute of Artdinara mir

2:30pm CDT

Environmental Comics Minneapolis Institute of ArtAidan Koch

2:55pm CDT

TBA Minneapolis Institute of ArtCaitlin Kirkpatrick

3:20pm CDT

BREAK Minneapolis Institute of Art

3:40pm CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

3:45pm CDT

Against Art: Reflections on Aesthetics, Ethics, and Honesty Minneapolis Institute of Artsunshine gao

4:10pm CDT

Form Follows Function Minneapolis Institute of ArtRonald Wimberly

4:40pm CDT

How to Get Exactly What You Wanted, and Still Not Be Happy Minneapolis Institute of ArtMercy Correll

5:05pm CDT

BREAK Minneapolis Institute of Art

5:25pm CDT

EMCEE INTRO Minneapolis Institute of Art

5:55pm CDT

President's Closing Remarks Minneapolis Institute of ArtSara Barnes

6:20pm CDT

Dream Walking Minneapolis Institute of ArtDK Dyson • Rudy Gutierrez

7:00pm CDT

Bus from Minneapolis Institute of Art to AC Hotel Minneapolis Institute of Art

8:00pm CDT

Closing Party First Avenue