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 comaradarie 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.
SOCIALS AT J GOUGHS RESUME ON SECOND TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS JAN 13, FEB 10, MAR 10, APR 14, MAY 12, 2026 6:30-9:30pm
Second Tuesday socials will resume the second Tuesdays of the month at J. Gough's, 4213 Murray Avenue PGH PA 15217 in Squirrel Hill. Socials at J Gough's start at 6:30pm.
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.
Appetizers are provided gratis by PSI as individuals pay for their own beverages.
All reminders will be announced on our Basecamp site and on this website as they are confirmed. READ MORE
Upcoming Events
Heinz History Center MY AMERICA: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPERIENCE PSI 30th Anniversary Show now open!
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.
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 will help 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 will commence after New Year's.
THURSDAY JANUARY 22, 2026. MY AMERICA: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPERIENCE Donors Reception 5-8pm. The top donors to the HHC, exhibitors, jurors, and donors over $100 to PSI have been invited to this reception. This reception is important for exhibitors to meet the donors of HHC and encourage sales and commissions. Gallery tours, awards presentation, remarks from HHC board, PSI Board, Jurors. Hors d'ouerves and beverages served.
PROGRAMS FOR ALL FULL AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Programs for 2025 are completed and planning has begun for 2026. All our members need to consider what programs and speakers we need to present in 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. Program ideas could be: a speaker (a PSI member or talent from out-of-town), a program about a trade topic (marketing, retail ideas, etc), or a panel on an aspect of our industry (narrative realism, social media, online usage, pricing, negotiating, etc). Come one come all! We need your input READ MORE
