PSI CONFIRMED EVENTS FOR 2025 (updated 7/8/2025) others to be added as they are confirmed:
UPCOMING PROGRAMS PLANNED/CONFIRMED
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PLANNED: Scott Mason, Fashion and Event Illustrator hailing from London, UK. Tara Zalewski is working on this program with the PSI Board. Scott would be open to lecturing to PSI on his art and Live Illustration work in an hour long Zoom with lecture/demo for 30 - 45 min and Q&A at the end. PSI would plan a group meeting at Tara's studio in Monroeville and members who couldn’t make it could join in on Zoom. Stay tuned for final scheduling of this presentation.
PSI Socials
ALL PSI MEMBERS:
Summer socials for July: July 15 Tuesday 7pm at Frances Halley's home/studio, 407 Sylvania Dr PGH PA 15229 (N Hills).
August: Friday August 15 7pm at Frank Harris' home studio 349 Parkway Drive, PGH PA 15228 (Mt Lebanon).
Regular second Tuesday socials at J Gough's Tavern in Squirrel Hill, 4213 Murray Avenue PGH PA 15217 will resume on 9/9/2025 at 6:30pm. PSI is back to J Gough's for 9/9, 10/14, 11/11.
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 upcoming show we are scheduling with the Heinz History Museum to run fall 2025 through December 2026. 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!
The “Business of Illustration” Meetings
These programs cycle through member's home/studios and various public spots (like the Hub Works in West View) 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.
PSI recently presented the nationally syndicated 'Bizarro' creator/cartoonist WAYNO at Kim Fox Studio on May 29. Then PSI presented nationally recognized book illustrator Rebecca Green at Hub Works in West View on June 17.
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.