The 2026 Visual SciComm Conference will offer participants a weekend of presentations and panel discussions from leaders and new voices across scientific and medical illustration, data visualization, paleoart, education, and more. We'll learn what visual science communication can offer to its practitioners and our communities in our ever-changing world.

Core Conference Dates: July 18 - 19, 2026

Optional workshops will be run on several weekends from July 25 through August 23. Registration for workshops is handled separately and will open shortly.

See all programming and schedules here: https://www.gnsi.org/conference/2026-virtual-program#gsc.tab=0 

One seat for our core conference (July 18 - 19) and networking social evening (July 17).

*GNSI MEMBERS: A promo code for member pricing ($95) was sent to your email. Please email conference@gnsi.org if you require the code.

Core Conference

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Professional Month

2026 GNSI Visual SciComm Conference

Principled Design: An Ethics of Data Graphics

PANEL: Self-Employment in Today's Market

GNSI Highlights: JNSI & Chapters

Our Window into Other Worlds

Communicating Science Through Visual Metaphor

Illustrating for Wingspan

Closing Remarks

Learning in the Field: Collaborative Outdoor Science Illustration with the Georgia DNR

Beyond the Poster: Designing for the Built Environment

Art as a Way to Popularize Science: The Potential of Drawing in Talking about the Biodiversity Crisis

How “Color Philippine Natural History by Number” Shapes Learning: Survey Highlights from National Museum of the Philippines

Day's Announcements

The Art of Time Travel

The Power of Science + Art and the Importance of Anatomy and Paleontology to Animation and Its History

Field Notes at Full Scale: A New Community Mural

PANEL: Artists' Rights in the Face of AI

Connecting with the Research Community as an Artist: A Practical Case Study

Welcome Address