12th Pictoplasma NYC

Sep 17, 2026 - Sep 18, 2026

Pictoplasma NYC presents 10+ hand picked key lectures by the world’s most influential artists and upcoming talents, cutting-edge graphic, toy and game designers and leading animation filmmakers. 

In its 12th NYC edition, the world’s leading conference on character creativity returns for a dense 2 days celebration, full of fresh inspiration, cutting-edge artist talks and presentations, lovingly curated animation screenings, with a stern focus on contemporary visual story telling, plus plenty of opportunities to mix, mingle and meet with bright-eyed character enthusiasts—as new friends, professional contacts, and future collaborators.

The accompanying animation program awaits with further visual stimuli—a far cry from family entertainment, while the overall event invites attending talent and industry to connect, network, and exchange strategies for the future of character design as a narrative device that can carry empathy, emotion, edginess, and meaning – all at the same time..

Schedule:
Thursday, September 17th 2:30pm – 10:00pm
Friday, September 18th, 2:00pm – 10:00pm

Ticket Information:
Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.
Ticket prices start at $150.00

No physical tickets are sent out prior to the event. All attendees receive a unique registration code via email (sent a bit closer towards the event to the attendee email address provided during purchase). The full festival passes (wearable, non-transferable wrist-bands) will be awaiting you directly at the venue.