Jasjyot Singh Hans (he/him, @jasjyotjasjyot.bsky.social) returns to the ICON13 board, pulling double duty as Roadshow + Bookstore Advisor!

Emory Allen (he/him, @ocularinvasion) joins the ICON13 board as Motion Commotion Advisor!

Lisa Engler (she/her), ICON13's Design Advisor, is the mastermind behind the graphics you see!

Noah Jodice (he/him, @noahjodice.bsky.social ) joins the ICON13 board as PR & Communications Chair! He’s the one editing copy and posting all these profiles :)

Terri Fry Kasuba (she/her, @terrifrykasuba) continues her excellent work as Volunteer Coordinator with the ICON13 Board!

Adam Osgood (he/him, @adamosgood) returns to ICON13 as Mainstage Chair!

Adam Osgood (he/him, @adamosgood) returns to ICON13 as Mainstage Chair!

Ryan Hartley Smith, (he/him, @rhartleysmith) joins the ICON13 board as a Co-Chair for Prisms: The Illustration Education Symposium!

Oh hey, it's me!

Meet Shreyas R. Krishnan (she/her, @shreyasrkrishnan.bsky.social), co-chair of Prisms: The Illustration Education Symposium! Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself! I am an illustrator-designer making non-fiction comics and zines about feminist praxis, visual culture, and collective memory.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be introducing you all to the lovely folks who are part of the ICON board. First up is...

A quick update from Prisms: Thank you to everyone who submitted to our call for proposals. We received 104 submissions this year! Our co-chairs, @shreyasrkrishnan.bsky.social and Ryan Hartley Smith, will be sending out acceptance notifications in late September. Be on the lookout!

REMINDER: Today is the last day to submit an abstract for Prisms! Don't miss out on presenting at our Education Sympsium!

DEADLINE EXTENDED! The Prisms Call for Papers deadline has been extended by two weeks to July 14, 2025. Tighten up those theses and submit! forms.gle/FpjzJu6BLmen...

Want to see the full call from @iconconference.bsky.social ? Maybe experience the emoji stages yourself? Head here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Just one week left to submit for Prisms!

Illustrator/Educator friends, Prisms is back again and we want your abstracts!

Call for Papers! Prisms, The Illustration Education Symposium at ICON13, invites abstracts for 20 minute presentations that broaden the understanding of how illustration is changing in the classroom, practice, and research. DEADLINE: June 30, 2025

Brad Holland | Back in 1998, as stock images began to apply new pressures to the illustration field, a visionary illustrator stepped up and began to imagine and plan a gathering of fellow artists to educate, inspire, and arm illustrators with information. (1/6)

All signs point to Baltimore in 2026! Join ICON: The Illustration Conference as we gather for community and conversation in Charm City!

We could tell you right here, right now, but isn’t the suspense just a little bit more fun?

Stand by…Big news coming your way on Friday…