ICON: The Illustration Conference

ICON The Illustration Conference brings together illustrators, designers, art buyers, reps, educators, and other creative types to celebrate the past, present, and future of visual storytelling.
This is the static image for the "What is ICON?" video. It features a large group of illustrators from the ICON12 closing party. They are happy after a night of dancing and partying.
Recent Conference

ICON13 
Baltimore, MD 
July 15–18, 2026

This image shows the illustrated ICON13 poster by Baltimore artist Andrew Haener. The colors are purple, blue, and pink. Yellow letters on a marquee sign on the roof of a building read, "ICON The Illustration Conference". The scene depicts a building at an extreme angle. On the street is a Baltimore Hon selling water ice. On the roof, a character uses an Ouija board, and it reads "Baltimore July 15-18, 2026". There's a boy on a power pole sketching, a rat doing a wheelie on a bike, an Arabber selling fruit, and crows circling.
ICON13 Poster by Andrew Haener
ICON13 President, Robyn Phillips-Pendleton
Marching band at Opening Ceremonies
Workshops at ICON13
Motion Commotion at ICON13
Portfolio Reviews at ICON13
Mainstage at ICON13
Prisms at ICON13
Roadshow at ICON13
Book signings at ICON13
ICON13 poster artist, Andrew Haener, signing posters
Closing Party at ICON13
ICON13

Announcements 
& Info.

This image is from ICON12 and shows Vashti Harrison during her Mainstage presentation.
05.18.2026
Kaleidoscope Call for Entries - Apply by June 5
Are you a creative with a compelling story to tell about yourself, your art, or your career? Enter Kaleidoscope today for a chance to be an ICON13 Mainstage Presenter in Baltimore!
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ICON13 · Kaleidoscope
Two women looking at a wall of illustrations during the Gallery Exhibition at ICON12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
05.15.2026
Submit to Our Gallery Show | Viewfinder: The ICON13 Attendee Exhibition
We’re excited to invite you to participate in this year’s juried gallery show as part of ICON13, happening this July in Baltimore. This year’s exhibition, Viewfinder, explores…
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ICON13 · Gallery Show
04.09.2026
ANNOUNCING: Our Full Slate of Speakers for Prisms: The Illustration Education Symposium
ICON13 features 25+ speakers at Prisms, presenting on topics ranging from illustration pedagogy to envisioning the future of our field. Prisms isn't just for educators either…
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ICON13 · Prisms
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