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We are happy to announce the many exciting vendors, groups, and artists who will be at the CON! Check out their links, buy their stuff now, and then buy more at the CON! Adam Dj zines and comics: Instagram A Lil’ Bit of Magick; Linktree, Webtoons Amber Talada: Instagram, another Instagram!, Facebook, Andromeda’s Alchemy: Facebook,Continue reading “Vendors, Artists, & Groups 2025”

Every year we feature a slate of talks about geek culture by professionals as well as SU staff and students. This year we have three great panels on very different, exciting topics in fandom. All the panel talks will be in Schine 128, which is down the hall from Goldstein Auditorium. The schedule is: 12:00-1:00Continue reading “Panels & Presentations 2025”

We will continue to have both in-person and online Cosplay Contests this year! See the separate rules for each type of contest below. ONLINE CONTEST DETAILS Submissions for our Online Cosplay Contest are now closed. See our amazing entries here! We have two separate online categories: Photos and Videos. We will stream a slideshow ofContinue reading “Cosplay Call 2025”

We have a host of activities all day long! Scheduled Activities: 11:00-12:00 Geek Game Show Games: Provided by Not So Super Cosplay. Schine 128. 11:00-12:00 Demo: RPG Character Design (drawing your character) with Julia English. Demo table in Goldstein. 11:30 Trivia Contest #1 of 3, on the main stage. 12:00-12:30 Demo: Wigs 101 with ZirconContinue reading “Activities 2025”

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 2025 Geek/Art CONfluence”

The FIFTH ANNUAL Geek/Art CONfluence is on Sunday, April 7, 2024, from 11am-5pm in the Shaffer Art Building at Syracuse University. Check out our full schedule under Activities, with more details under each of the other categories. This year we will have a food truck, and the cat room, provided by Luna Cat Café, willContinue reading “2024 Geek/Art CONfluence Main Page”

Our Online Cosplay entries are closed. All of the fantastic Online Cosplay Contest entries can be seen below–scroll through to see the many amazing participants!!! Thank you for everyone who submitted an entry, it’s wonderful to see such a range of great costumes with so much skill and creativity. There are 23 Photo entries andContinue reading “Cosplay Entries 2024”

The CON will have a host of exciting local vendors and artists, listed below. Check out their links, buy their stuff now, and then buy more at the CON! Andromeda’s Alchemy (Facebook) Bardic Trinkets (Linktree) Castle Town Creations (Facebook) Collectibles Galore (Facebook) Coven Among the Stars (Facebook) The Cozmic Cauldron (Facebook) Crochet by Ashton (Facebook,Continue reading “Vendors, Artists, & Groups 2024”

Every year we feature a slate of talks about geek culture by professionals as well as SU staff and students. Our speakers schedule, all in Shaffer 121 (some participants will be appearing by Zoom, and all talks will be available on Zoom at this link: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/97934581940). 11:30-12:15 “Queer Voices in Geek Culture” Panel Discussion                     Continue reading “Panels & Presentations 2024”

Show off your cosplays at the fifth Geek/Art CONfluence COSPLAY CONTEST organized through Syracuse University on April 7, 2024. We will continue to have both in-person and online Cosplay Contests this year! See the separate rules for each type of contest below. You can see the current online entries here. ONLINE CONTEST DETAILS Our OnlineContinue reading “Cosplay Call 2024”