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UPCOMING EVENTS CONFERENCE, FESTIVAL, TOUR STOPS

11th

PICTOPLASMA 

NYC

 

September 25—26, 2025

In its 11th NYC edition, Pictoplasma, the world’s leading festival and conference on contemporary character design and art returns to the US to challenge our common understanding of character representation in the era of generative image production and fading pictorial hegemonies. 

Limited Early Bird tickets available!

3rd

Pictoplasma BALKANS

Varna, Bulgaria
PictoOutpost

Sept 20 – 23, 2025

2nd

Pictoplasma 
LONDON

London, UK
Picto on Tour

Nov 6, 2025

22nd

Pictoplasma
BERLIN

Berlin, Germany
Conference

May 7 – 10, 2026

ACADEMY MASTERCLASSES

PICTOPLASMA
ACADEMY

 

Pictoplasma brings the experience, knowledge and expertise of its conferences to a new level of inspiration and intensity with a unique series of masterclasses and summer schools. 

CHARACTER HOME ONLINE COMMUNITY

PICTOPLASMA 

HOME

Welcome to our 24/7 online home for international character designers and creators: share and find character art – all without data mining, algorithm, AI or adds …

PICTO TV 300+ VOD PICTO TALKS & LIVE ONLINE CONFERENCE BROADCASTS

PICTOPLASMA 

TALKS

 

Unlock 24/7 on demand access to a growing archive of 300+ PictoTalks from previous PictoConferences, featuring the Who’s Who of global character design and art, with exclusive new talks added regularly


Now available for only 5,75€ per month (billed annually / or 8€ billed monthly) – you can cancel and renew at any time!

LATEST PICTOTALK ADDITIONS

PictoTalks_2025_Angela_Kirkwood

Angela Kirkwood (UK)

Scottish illustrator and animator with a distinct DIY aesthetic playing on feelings of childhood nostalgia, approaching all projects with a unique sense of irreverence and silliness

PictoTalks_2025_Sergio_Membrillas

Sergio Membrillas (SP)

Illustrator and creative director for a variety of international clients from Valencia, hosting the quarterly event Cuaderno Blablabla to connect the creative scene in Valencia and beyond

PictoTalks_2025_Cat_Johnston

Cat Johnston (UK)

Stop motion animator and model maker moving fluidly between animation, illustration and mixed media sculptures

PictoTalks_2025_Saddo

Saddo (RO)

Romanian born, Bucharest based artist remixing his favorite influences – from Iranian miniatures and Asian carpets to hip hop and urban culture