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This year we’re inaugurating an art contest, judged by CON favorite James P. McCampbell. How does it work? Everyone is invited to make and submit a drawing of Batman. He can be any version of Batman that you want, drawn in any style. Make him dark and brooding, make him silly, base it on hisContinue reading “Art Contest 2023”

We are currently accepting submissions for our online Cosplay Contest! Please visit here for the rules! You can submit your cosplays using this Google Form. Online entries are due March 18. Here are the wonderful entries we have so far, from both the Photo and Video categories. This page is only for the Online contest–weContinue reading “Cosplay Entries 2023”

Show off your cosplays at the fourth Geek/Art CONfluence COSPLAY CONTEST organized through Syracuse University on March 26, 2023. The CON will mostly be in-person this year, but we will continue to have both in-person and online Cosplay Contests! See the separate rules for each type of contest below. You can see the current onlineContinue reading “Cosplay Call 2023”

We will have a variety of exciting local vendors, artists, and groups at the CON. If you are a vendor, artist, or group and you want to be part of the 2023 Geek/Art CONfluence, email us at cwildric@syr.edu or contact us through Facebook. We’d love to hear from you. We have no table costs! SeeContinue reading “Vendors, Artists, & Groups 2023”

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 2023 Geek/Art CONfluence”

The CON always has activities galore, such as live video game music, Nerfable Stormtroopers, cosplay demos, comic battle debating, lightsaber demos, and miniatures painting. There are always multiple games available to play, including one-shot RPGs and tabletop games. Check back soon for more details! See 2022’s Activities and Games and 2021’s Activities and Games.

We at the Geek/Art CONfluence are especially focused on art and creativity in geek culture. We will feature the artwork of local artists and many of our student illustrators, on display and for sale, as well as talks by invited keynote artist speakers. Come back soon for more details! See our Art from 2022 andContinue reading “Art 2023”

Every year we feature an extensive slate of talks about geek culture by artists, faculty, and students. You still have time to submit an entry for this year’s panels! Here are the submission rules. We are particularly interested in topics that address:• CREATIVITY WITHIN FANDOM• DISABILITY-THEMED GEEK CULTURE• DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY WITHIN GEEK CULTUREHowever, weContinue reading “Panels & Presentations 2023”

Who We Are The Geek/Art CONfluence is a comic con focused on creativity, inclusion, and diversity in geek culture. It will take place in-person and online on Sunday, March 27 from 10am-6pm EST. The in-person CON will be located in the Shaffer Art Building at Syracuse University. The online part of the CON will takeContinue reading “2022 Geek/Art CONvergence Main Page”

CHEDULE FOR TALKS The following is the full schedule from the previous, 2021 CON. 10am-11am Nina Piazza; James McKay; Ed Catto Panel: “Geek Culture’s Connections to World Culture and History” 11am-Noon Benjamin Marra “Why You Should Self-Publish Your Comics” Noon-1pm Aimee Balint; Elizabeth Williamson; Darlena Marie Panel: “Building Identity” 1pm-2pm Natalie Riess “Comics: The DrawingContinue reading “2021 Geek/Art CONvergence Full Schedule”