IDEA Phase 2026: Virtual Event
Join AIGA Baltimore online for IDEA Phase, our annual event focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in design!
The virtual program will include guided conversations and interactive activities that help attendees explore DEIA in their work. Participants will have space to contribute ideas and learn from creatives beyond Baltimore.
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Agenda:
- 10–10:15am – Welcome & Opening Remarks
- 10:15–11:15am – Design Culture Circles, Fred Van Amstel
- 11:15am–12:00pm – Online Lunch Break
- 12:00–1:00pm – Creativity as a Path to Healing: Lessons from Nature and Emerging Cultures, Karina and Hilvert Timmer
- 1:00–1:15pm – Short Break
- 1:15–2:15pm – What Sustains Creativity in a World That Never Stops?, Emmi Salonen
- 2:15–2:30pm – Closing Remarks
Designers and creative professionals at every career stage are welcome.