2026 PROGRAMMING Schedule

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Saturday

Workshops
Room 311

11:45 - 12:45 • Sustaining Yourself: Practices for Making Comics During Facism

1:00 - 2:00 • Pitch Perfect: Crafting a Comics Pitch Packet for Publishers

2:15 - 3:15 • Quiet Room: Decompress & Draw or Read

3:30 - 5:45 • Risograph Demonstration and Workshop

Panels and More!
McGinty Room

11:30 - 12:30 • Cartoons and Hot Cocoa presented by Short Short Fest

12:45 - 1:45 • Say Less: Succinct Storytelling Strategies

2:00 - 3:00 • Teamwork for Dream Work: Writers and Artists Making Comics Together

3:15 - 4:15 • Making Comics Medieval: Comics Reading and Mini Discussion

4:30 - 5:45 • Running A Small Press Expo with SLICE, CAKE, and MILK

Portfolio Reviews
Sponsor Hallway

12:00 - 4:00 • Portfolio Reviews by SAIC MFA in Studio, Comics Students

Sunday

Workshops
Room 311

11:00 - 12:30 • Gender Zines and You: Identity Zines

12:45 - 1:45 • Build a Beast With Project Onward

2:00 - 3:15 • Exquisite Corpse: GIF and Monster Jam

3:30 - 4:30 • Figure Drawing with Steenz and Babs (18+)

Panels and More!
McGinty Room

11:00 - 11:45 • Art Jam

12:00 - 1:00 • Adjusting for Different Ages: Creators’ Considerations

1:15 - 2:15 • Two Truths And A Lie: Autobio Comics Tell All

2:30 - 3:30 • Beyond Fests! Tips for Comics Community Building

3:45 - 4:45 • Good For Your Health: Graphic Medicine as Comics Form

Portfolio Reviews
Sponsor Hallway

12:00 - 4:00 • Portfolio Reviews by SAIC MFA in Studio, Comics Students