A Bonus Day at the Society of Illustrators
Mingle with art directors and view the best of children's illustration
Receive insight and inspiration directly from working art directors
Make lasting professional connections.
In the Room Where it Happens: A Day of Art Directors and Legendary Illustration
Join us for an Illustrators Intensive like no other in the home of illustration itself! You’ll have rare access to four top art directors who will share insights into their creative magic as well as how to elevate your unique skills and broaden your opportunities, no matter where you are in your career. And you will be surrounded by hundreds of masterpieces of illustration as the famed Society of Illustrators and Museum of Illustration celebrates their 125th Anniversary.
Location:
Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street
New York NY 10065
Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the intensive.
Date and Time:
Monday, March 8, 2027, 10am to 4pm.
Intensive Schedule
10am to 10:15am:
Introduction - Laurent Linn and Cecilia Yung, SCBWI Illustrators Advisory Committee
10:15am to 10:55am:
Lucy Ruth Cummins, Art Director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
5 minute break
11am to 11:40am:
Mary Claire Cruz, Senior Art Director, Penguin Workshop
10 min break
11:50am to 12:30pm
Patti Ann Harris, Creative Director, Scholastic
Lunch 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Participants are on their own for lunch.
1:30 pm to 2:10pm
Martha Rago, Executive Creative Director, Random House Children’s Books
10 min break
2:20pm to 3:00pm
Q&A with all speakers, moderated by Pat Cummings
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Mixer with all attendees, faculty, and speakers
Intensive Speakers
