TUESDAY, JUNE 28
CONFERENCE CHECK IN / REGISTRATION
@ Kansas City Marriott Downtown, East Tower
All attendees must check in at the Marriott to pick up their name badge before attending Workshops, Education Symposium, Main Stage sessions and Events.
DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
2 - 5 PM
DAY FOUR: SATURDAY, JULY 2
EMCEE WELCOME
TAD CARPENTER @ The Folly
UNDER THE ROOF
@ The Folly
Esther Pearl Watson
Mark Todd
Lili Todd
CONFERENCE CHECK IN / REGISTRATION
@ Kansas City Marriott Downtown, East Tower
All attendees must check in at the Marriott to pick up their name badge before attending Workshops, Education Symposium, Main Stage sessions and Events.
DAY TWO: THURSDAY, JUNE 30
7 AM
3 PM -
CONFERENCE CHECK IN / REGISTRATION
@ Kansas City Marriott Downtown, East Tower
All attendees must check in at the Marriott to pick up their name badge before attending Workshops, Education Symposium, Main Stage sessions and Events.
DAY THREE: FRIDAY, JULY 1
7 AM
3 PM -
CONFERENCE CHECK IN / REGISTRATION
@ Kansas City Marriott Downtown, East Tower
All attendees must check in at the Marriott to pick up their name badge before attending Workshops, Education Symposium, Main Stage sessions and Events.
Keiji Ishida
TWIRL: A LOVE LETTER TO THE FEMMES THAT RULE MY LIFE
JASJYOT SINGH HANS @ The Folly
Jasjyot Singh Hans takes a dive into his childhood in Delhi, India: Living in a “joint family”, digging out early femme influences from Indian pop culture (and IRL) and finding pockets of queer joy (and sorrow) that helped shape his work and the way he came to see himself.-Li-
ILLUSTRATING IDENTITY
GEORGE MCCALMAN @ The Folly
8 AM
12 PM -
8:45 AM
9 AM
9:25 AM
9:50 AM
George McCalman has always been curious about human identity. When he started illustrating, he engaged with a natural portal—trying to discover the identity of the folks he illustrated. Now, he brings that visual reporting to his monthly illustrated culture column.
WEBSITE Kansas City, MO
ELIZABETH BADDELEY
Elizabeth Baddeley is the illustrator of many children’s books including The New York Times Best Seller I DISSENT. Baddeley uses her sketchbook as an outlet for expression between book projects that can last up to a year. She resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and one-year-old son.
MARY JANE BEGIN
ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, PROFESSOR, CHAIR OF ILLUSTRATION, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
HENRY BONSU ILLUSTRATOR/CARTOONIST, THIS IS MINE INC
Born in Jersey, raised in Pennsylvania. Henry is a person that draws pictures and was asked one day to make a cartoon... for moneys. Creator of Lazor Wulf on Adult Swim.
Former Creative Director Gif News/ Fox ADHD Former Creative Director at Giphy Los Angeles, CA
WEBSITE Barrington, RI
Mary Jane Begin is an award-winning illustrator and author, Professor in the Illustration Department at Rhode Island School of Design and Chair of Illustration of Hollins University’s Children’s Literature MFA. She teaches online video art courses with LinkedInLearning.com and CreativeLive.com
LAURA CREHUET BERMAN
SAMANTHA BRADBEERE HALLMARK
As the company archivist and historian, SAMANTHA BRADBEER spends her days at Hallmark making sure that an accurate and varied record of corporate, family, and product history is preserved for future generations.
Laura Crehuet Berman has exhibited in over 125 galleries and museums around the world, and her work is represented by Cade Tompkins Projects, Long View Gallery, Olson-Larsen Gallery, Uprise Art and Zinc Contemporary. Berman regularly publishes large-scale monoprint projects with Pele Prints, St. Louis. She received her BFA from Alfred University and her MFA from Tulane University. Laura Crehuet Berman is a Professor at Kansas City Art Institute where she has taught printmaking and book arts since 2002. She publishes ‘Reflections on Color and Printmaking’ and runs ‘Prairieside Cottage and Outpost’, a family-friendly artist retreat in the Flint Hills region of Kansas.
WEBSITE Kansas City, MO
WEBSITE Kansas City, MO
ELIZABETH BADDELEY
Elizabeth Baddeley is the illustrator of many children’s books including The New York Times Best Seller I DISSENT. Baddeley uses her sketchbook as an outlet for expression between book projects that can last up to a year. She resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and one-year-old son.
MARY JANE BEGIN
ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, PROFESSOR, CHAIR OF ILLUSTRATION, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
HENRY BONSU ILLUSTRATOR/CARTOONIST, THIS IS MINE INC
Born in Jersey, raised in Pennsylvania. Henry is a person that draws pictures and was asked one day to make a cartoon... for moneys. Creator of Lazor Wulf on Adult Swim.
Former Creative Director Gif News/ Fox ADHD Former Creative Director at Giphy Los Angeles, CA
WEBSITE Barrington, RI
Mary Jane Begin is an award-winning illustrator and author, Professor in the Illustration Department at Rhode Island School of Design and Chair of Illustration of Hollins University’s Children’s Literature MFA. She teaches online video art courses with LinkedInLearning.com and CreativeLive.com
LAURA CREHUET BERMAN
SAMANTHA BRADBEERE HALLMARK
As the company archivist and historian, SAMANTHA BRADBEER spends her days at Hallmark making sure that an accurate and varied record of corporate, family, and product history is preserved for future generations.
Laura Crehuet Berman has exhibited in over 125 galleries and museums around the world, and her work is represented by Cade Tompkins Projects, Long View Gallery, Olson-Larsen Gallery, Uprise Art and Zinc Contemporary. Berman regularly publishes large-scale monoprint projects with Pele Prints, St. Louis. She received her BFA from Alfred University and her MFA from Tulane University. Laura Crehuet Berman is a Professor at Kansas City Art Institute where she has taught printmaking and book arts since 2002. She publishes ‘Reflections on Color and Printmaking’ and runs ‘Prairieside Cottage and Outpost’, a family-friendly artist retreat in the Flint Hills region of Kansas.
WEBSITE Kansas City, MO
