Our best rate for ICON13 tix goes live today at 10:13 a.m. PT, 1:13 p.m. ET, 6:13 p.m. GMT. That's $513 for access to...Prisms, Mainstage, Motion Commotion, Roadshow, the opening party, Kaleidoscope, the Gallery Show, and the closing night party!

Keep an eye on the clock and flock to our Eventbrite to get your ticket.

TICKET OPTIONS

A limited number of tickets at various discount levels will be available, starting with 50 of these "Early Bird" tickets. As a block of tickets sells out, a new block at a higher price will be offered. Seating is limited and tickets will go fast, so keep an eye on the count down so you don't miss out on the best available price.

• $513: 50 early bird discount tickets
• $525: 50 early bird discount tickets
• $550: 50 discount tickets
• $575: final discount ticket
• $600: full-price ticket

OTHER DISCOUNT TICKET OPTIONS

Discount tickets will open after the early bird tickets sell out. *ID required at check in.

• $525 x 2: Buddy "Two-Fer" tickets.
• $550: Educator Discount* (full-time faculty)
• $550: Local/Tri-State Discount* (includes MD, DW and DC)
• $485: Student Discount* (College level enrolled through May 2026)

Groups discounts available. Please contact the office for pricing.

WHAT IS ICON13?

ICON13 The Illustration Conference brings the illustration and graphic arts communities together for four full days of impact, insight, information and inspiration. ICON is a nonprofit organization run by a board of volunteer illustrators, art directors and educators. It is produced "of, by and for" the community in service to the greater creative industry.

WHERE IS ICON13?

The 13th biannual national conference will take place July 15-18, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Venues

• Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA): Conference Hub and Check-in, Workshops, Prisms: The Illustration Education Symposium, Portfolio Reviews, Roadshow, Attendee Gallery Show, and Mainstage
• American Visionary Art Museum: Closing Night Party
• ...More venues to come!

Hotel

• Hotel Indigo
  24 West Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Group Rate: $169 + fees and tax per night (up to 4 occupancy)
• Rooms Available: Monday, July 13 – Monday, July 20, 2026

The Hotel Indigo is offering a group discount rate of $169.00 + fees and tax (quad occ.) per night a few days before and after the conference, so come early, or stick around to check out Baltimore. Rooms are ready, but will go fast, so make your reservation soon. A special link to reserve your room at the group discount rate will be sent to you by email with your paid conference registration confirmation.

Featured Mainstage + Prisms speakers include...

Monet Alyssa, Taylor Le, Golnoush Behmanesh, Christina Lee, Kristy Caldwell, Rohama Malik, Liam Cassidy,  Louis Henry Mitchell, Jessi Cerutti, Hadi Rahmati, Cheri Lee Charlton, Nishra Ranpura, Matthew Cook, Danielle Ridolfi, Andrea Degener, Kent Smith, Liza Donnelly, Shadra Strickland, Yingda Dong, Dr. Karen Jiyun Sung, Mirko Ilic, Tiny Inventions, Noah Jodice, Jonny Wilkinson, LA Johnson, Kriota Willberg, Zihan Lin, Kohana Wilson, Jenn Liv, Sara Gómez Woolley

MANY MORE TO COME…

Including our workshop instructors!