PSI CONFIRMED EVENTS FOR 2026 (updated 4/21/2026) others to be added as they are confirmed:
UPCOMING PROGRAMS PLANNED/CONFIRMED
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Sunday May 3 noon to 4pm—Intro to Oil Painting Workshop by MY AMERICA Best in Show winner Ray Sokolowski at Wilkins School Community Center, 7604 Charleston Ave, PGH PA 15218 (Regent Square area)-contact Kathy Rooney me@krooney.net to be added to the list of attendees. List of supplies needed and supplies being donated to participants by PSI are on the front page.
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Thursday May 28 7pm-9pm-Illustration for All Markets by Martin Ontiveros (based in Virginia and Seattle) at THE HUB WORKS community space 435 Perry Hwy West View PA 15229. Come at 6pm for snacks and beverages before the talk. Contact James Mariano gymnauseum@gmail.com for questions.
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Final 2 weeks of July Date, Time and Location TBA-Gregg Valley presents Illustrator as Muralist.
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Saturday August 22 all day presentation by national award-winning illustrator RED NOSE STUDIO/CHRIS SICKLES beginning with lecture and followed by a 6-hour stop action animation workshop. Presented at THE HUB WORKS community space 435 Perry Hwy West View PA 15229. Contact Tara Zalewski art@tarazalewsky.com to be added to the lecture time and for more exact details on timing. The stop action animation workshop is maxxed out already at 20.
PSI Socials
ALL PSI MEMBERS:
Winter/spring socials have resumed on the second Tuesdays of the month at J Gough's at 6:30pm.
Winter/spring second Tuesday socials are set for:
JANUARY January 13, 2026
FEBRUARY February 10, 2026
MARCH March 10, 2026
APRIL April 14, 2026
MAY May 12, 2026
Socials happen at:
J Gough's Tavern in Squirrel Hill, located at 4213 Murray Avenue PGH PA 15217.
Share your current work, have a drink, enjoy some PSI complimentary snacks from the delicious J. Gough's menu, or just hang out and visit with other members. Hear more about the MY AMERICA: An Illustrated Experience show opening October 11, 2025 through September 8, 2026. Bring IDEAS for future programs-this is your society! Bring a friend if you don't want to come out alone. We'd love to see everyone. Members usually start arriving around 6:30 PM. Plenty of on-street parking or you can use the Giant Eagle lot across the street.
Meetings
Social Meetings have been held almost every month since our founding in late 1996.
Think Happy Hour! Since 1996, PSI has hosted socials to relieve freelance isolation and expose everyone to the work of other members. Join us for informal shop talk along with great food and drink at different centrally located restaurants or at member home/studios. Appetizers supplied by PSI. All members and prospective members welcome! Socials will move to member studios after summer ends.
Think Happy Hour! Since 1996, PSI has hosted socials to relieve freelance isolation and expose everyone to the work of other members. Join us for informal shop talk along with great food and drink at different centrally located restaurants or at member home/studios. Appetizers supplied by PSI. All members and prospective members welcome! Socials will move to member studios after summer ends.
The “Business of Illustration” Meetings
PSI is planning on restarting this series at Member Studios after summer ends.
These programs cycle through member's home/studios and various public spots (like the Hub Works in West View or the Wilkins School Community Center in Regent Square) around Pittsburgh. The night typically includes a presentation by a member or outside speaker and networking. Attendees should bring a beverage and/or a snack to share. Locations and featured artists are posted on the PSI website and distributed via Basecamp announcements.
These programs cycle through member's home/studios and various public spots (like the Hub Works in West View or the Wilkins School Community Center in Regent Square) around Pittsburgh. The night typically includes a presentation by a member or outside speaker and networking. Attendees should bring a beverage and/or a snack to share. Locations and featured artists are posted on the PSI website and distributed via Basecamp announcements.
These presentations are open and free to ALL FULL AND AFFILIATE members as a benefit of dues. We welcome the interested public, prospective members, clients, patrons, and trade partners.
Programs for 2026 need your input! Newer members take notice! We can fund your speakers, panels, programs...THIS IS YOUR SOCIETY!