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Prisms Education Symposium is open to all ICON12 attendees— illustrators, art directors, educators, students, researchers, archivists, collectors…everyone! Over two days, the symposium digs into how we make illustrations, why we illustrate, and who we make them for.
The presenters ask critical questions about the ways illustration is taught, the role of archives and technology, and possibilities for pivoting practice. Through thought-provoking, interactive presentations and discussions, Prisms illuminates connections in illustration—between research, practice, and education—for a changing world.
Prisms is Wednesday, July 10, and Thursday, July 11 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). The sessions are from 9 AM to 4:30 PM on both days.
Prisms Speakers
Day 1
Evolving Wordless Illustration as a Preventative Tool in the Discussion of Child Exploitation
Exploring the Intersection of AI and Human Creativity: Empowering Agency in an Age of Uncertainty
Envisioning A Collaborative Studio: Illustrators, Designers, Artists & Community Partners
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 methodologies
Day 2
Urban Wonder Amid "Urban Crisis": The City in Children's Picture Book Illustration (1960 - 1989)
Teaching Illustration for Augmented Reality: Preparing Students for Immersive and Interactive Experiences
Teaching Illustration for Augmented Reality: Preparing Students for Immersive and Interactive Experiences
Sketching Toward Scholarship: Using Drawing as an Entry Point to Research and Long-Form Writing
