Exploring the outer edges of contemporary character driven creativity
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 (PRO)* 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, with exclusive new talks added regularly, featuring the Who’s Who of global character design and art!