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The SIXTH ANNUAL Geek/Art CONfluence was on Sunday, March 23, 2025 from 11am-5pm at Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center at Syracuse University. Keep an eye on this space and follow our social media: @geekartconfluence on FaceBook and @geekartcon on Instagram. We’ll make regular announcements on those sites, so Like or Follow them toContinue reading “2025 Geek/Art CONfluence Main Page”

The Geek/Art CONfluence is dedicated to providing a diverse, inclusive experience—with a focus on increasing awareness of disabilities within geek culture—in partnership with Syracuse University’s “Cripping” the Comic Con, aka CripCon. Please visit https://crippingthecon.com for more information about the CripCon. To learn more about what “cripping” means, please visit: https://crippingthecon.com/more-on-what-cripping-means/.  For information about the CripCon’sContinue reading “Accessibility and Inclusion at the 2026 Geek/Art CONfluence”

Every year we feature a slate of talks about geek culture by professionals as well as SU staff and students. Panels and speakers will start to be announced in January. Past speakers have included A. Andrews (A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex & Disability), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Atagun Ilhan (Poison Ivy), BenContinue reading “Panels & Presentations 2026”

We always have a host of activities all day long, including things like games, a cat room, demos, cosplay figure drawing, paint and take miniatures, an art table, and more! You can see previous years’ activities here. See our past activities here.

We are now accepting vendor applications for the 2026 Geek/Art CONfluence! You can submit your application here. We are looking for artists and vendors whose work connects to geek culture, and in particular small-press publishers and comic creators. The priority deadline for applications is January 16. Tables are free. This is a juried CON. YouContinue reading “Vendors, Artists, & Groups 2026”

Every year we have a cosplay contest at the CON. Start planning yours for this year now! We can’t wait to see what creative, amazing things you create. Usually we have both in-person and online contests. This year we will only have an in-person cosplay contest. Instead of the online contest, we will have aContinue reading “Cosplay Call 2026”

Every year we have an art contest, where we ask you to draw your version of a particular character. Past characters have been Batman, Wolverine, and Storm. Here’s an example from last year by Syracuse student Julie English! Our art contest will return this year with a new character to draw. We will announce theContinue reading “Art Contest 2026”

Our art contest is back, once again judged by CON favorite James P. McCampbell. How does it work? Everyone is invited to make and submit a drawing of STORM. It’s her 50th anniversary so this is a great time to draw the woman who has been an Omega-level mutant, Goddess, Queen of Wakanda, and RegentContinue reading “Art Contest 2025”