Welcome to the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators!
Welcome to the official website of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators (PSI), one of the largest illustrators societies in the nation. The Society brings local illustrators together to facilitate artistic and professional growth, advocacy for artists’ rights, and the camaraderie and promotion of our collective Pittsburgh talent. With an enthusiastic volunteer base, PSI maintains a lively schedule of regular meetups and special events designed to educate, engage, and inform working illustrators, buyers, the public, and students alike.
All PSI members and interested prospects and the public should click on the EVENTS icon above to stay informed on our busy calendar of events! New programs, presently being organized by our Board, will be announced once the dates are confirmed and will be available in person and/or on zoom.
SUMMER SOCIALS AT MEMBER HOME/STUDIOS
Saturday, August 15, 2026 at President James Mellett and Jan Mellett's home/studio 3pm on to ? 500 South Meadowcroft Street PGH (Mount Lebanon) PA 15228. COME WHEN YOU CAN DURING THIS DAY!
Feel free to welcome friends, non-members, prospective members, and bring work, works in progress, promos, questions and ideas for future programming—this is YOUR society!
PSI needs YOUR input for programming. Come to the socials to propose who you want to come speak, programs you would like to see, topics you want to pursue--it's your Society! Much discussion every meeting about our 30th anniversary Heinz History Center exhibition 'My America: An Illustrated Experience' and the educational panels and programming we will be involved with all year in conjunction with this important exhibition celebrating the 30th Anniversary of PSI and America 250. The show ends September 7, 2026. The Heinz History center is open EVERY DAY of the week 10am-5pm.
Fall socials will restart at J Gough's 4213 Murray Avenue PGH PA 15217 Tuesday September 8 at 6:30pm.
All reminders will be announced on our Basecamp site and on this website as they are confirmed. READ MORE
Upcoming Events
PROGRAMS FOR ALL FULL AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS and GUESTS
Programs through August 2026 are confirmed. Come one come all! Mark your calendars NOW!
AUGUST 22 2026 SATURDAY Lecture and Workshop 1-5 pm
PRESENTED BY CHRIS SICKLES/RED NOSE STUDIO
(Saturday August 22, 2026 at West View Hub 435 Perry Hwy, West View PA 15229)
There is scarcely an illustrator who has received more awards and recognitions than Chris Sickles/ Red Nose Studio in the past 20 years. Chris will be joining us live and in-person from Indiana for a lecture and stop motion workshop at The Hub Works 435 Perry Hwy, West View PA 15229. This program is being limited to 20 participants for the stop motion workshop and that list is presently full BUT there's plenty of room for one and all to hear Chris' talk before hand at 1pm. Stop motion workshop will run from 2-5 pm. Tara Zalewsky is heading up this program so reach her at art@tarazalewsky.com to be listed for the lecture and to receive updates.
Thanks to GREGG VALLEY for his brilliant presentation at the Carriage House on July 28!
OTHER PROGRAMS TO BE LISTED AS CONFIRMED
PSI is planning a survey presentation on the national children's book scene in the Fall. Theme panel discussions on marketing, promotion, negotiation, pricing, and successful business practice are in the works, especially to attract newer and younger members to our programming.
AND CONTINUING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
Heinz History Center MY AMERICA: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPERIENCE PSI 30th Anniversary Show
This nationally recognized exhibition runs from October 11, 2025 to September 8, 2026:
MY AMERICA: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPERIENCE in the Barensfeld Gallery of the Heinz History Center (HHC) is open 10am to 5pm every day of the year except Christmas and New Years Day.
The History Center is located at 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222.
Bring the public, clients, family and prospective members!
MY AMERICA: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPERIENCE commemorates America’s 250th Semiquincentennial in 2026 and PSI’s 30th Anniversary. Through individual illustrations created by PSI members, the exhibit helps public audiences reflect upon American ideals such as freedom, resilience, democracy, independence, equality, rights, liberty, opportunity, diversity, self-government, and justice. PSI will help Heinz History Center patrons appreciate how these ideals have been advanced throughout the course of American history through the actual exhibition and in a public series of presentations that will be scheduled to run throughout the show year. An ambitious educational set of programs has continued.
PROGRAMS FOR ALL FULL AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS
All our members are highly encouraged to propose programs and speakers that PSI can present beyond 2026. Contact anyone on the Board (Jim Mellett, Wintis Gibson, June Edwards, or Fred Carlson) asap with your ideas or come to the socials to discuss. We need your input READ MORE
