From August 29 to September 7, 2025 the International Festival of Illustration and Design PIC Conference will be held in Kyiv at the Mystetskyi Arsenal (10-12 Lavrska St.).
PIC Conference 2025 is a highly anticipated event for illustrators, designers, and creative industry professionals.
Participants and guests are invited to: the international exhibition of illustration and design, international speaker sessions, masterclasses, portfolio reviews, and professional networking.
If you would like to expand your professional network, stay on top of global trends, and immerse yourself in the international creative context our PIC Conference is the perfect opportunity for that!
You can find more about PIC Conference 2025 via the link.
🗓 PIC Conference Program:
📍 August 29 | Mystetskyi Arsenal
18:00–20:00 — Opening of the international illustration and design exhibition. Curated tour
📍 August 30 | Mystetskyi Arsenal
10:00–11:00 — Registration (Free admission with registration via this form by August 20, 2025).
11:00–13:00 — International speaker sessions
13:45–14:45 — Break
14:45–18:30 — International speaker sessions
18:30–20:00 — Evening Social
📍 August 31 | Mystetskyi Arsenal
10:00–11:00 — Registration
11:00–13:45 — Closed NEED networking (Ukrainian & international organizations) (by registration)*
11:00–17:00 — Masterclass by Jesús Cisneros (by registration)*
11:00–13:00 — Masterclass by Zosia Dzierzawska (by registration)*
11:00–12:30 — Portfolio reviews with conference guests (by registration)*
11:00–13:00 — Live drawing by Ana Margarida Matos
13:00–13:45 — Talk with Tanya Yakunova
13:45–14:45 — Break
14:45–17:00 — Public presentations by NEED organizations
17:00–18:00 — Panel discussion “Visual Stories” with international guests. Moderator: Zhenya Polosina
18:00–20:00 — Evening Social
* — Admission to these events is free with prior registration.
📍 September 1 | NAFAA
13:00–14:00 — Meeting with international comic festival organizers
📍 September 6–7 | Mystetskyi Arsenal
13:00–14:00 — Curated tour of the exhibition
14:00–16:00 — Graphic workshops by NAFAA students
📌 Program subject to change. Stay tuned for updates.
How to get to the events? Participation in the international conference PIC Conference, which will take place on August 30, 2025, is free of charge, subject to prior registration by August 20, 2025.
REGISTRATION FORM PIC CONFERENCE 2025
Access to other festival events — workshops and portfolio reviews — is available through separate registration, which we will open soon. Stay tuned for our announcements.
You can visit the international illustration and design exhibition with an entrance ticket to the exhibition “Kherson. The Steppe Holds” which is currently taking place at the Mystetskyi Arsenal. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online.
The event will take place as part of the international festival Network Eastern European Design (NEED).
Organizers: Pictoric, PGD (Polish Graphic Design), 6 pt, Mystetskyi Arsenal
Partners and cooperation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Polish Institute in Kyiv, Goethe Institute in Ukraine, Book Arsenal, Kuš!, NAFAA, Postmen.
This project is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Creative Europe program of the European Union.