IDEA Phase 2026
Join AIGA Baltimore for IDEA Phase, our annual event focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in design!
This in-person program will feature guided conversations and hands-on activities that help attendees apply DEIA principles to their creative work. You will also have time to meet others in Baltimore’s design community and share ideas.
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Towson University Center for the Arts
- 10–10:30am – Check-in & Refreshments
- 10:30–10:40am – Welcome & Opening Remarks (AIGA Baltimore, CFA, CSD)
- 10:40–11:40am – The Art of Making Space: Building Together and Designing the Conditions for Belonging, Maureen Nicole
- 11:45am–12:45pm – Cultural Memory in Creative Practice, Joan Cox
- 12:45–1:45pm – Lunch Break
- 1:45–2:45pm – Memories from the future: Designing the Next Chapter, Ismael Carrillo
- 2:50–3:50pm – Designing for Stewardship: How Design Builds Community Belonging and Collective Action, Inna Alesina (Workshop)
- 3:50–4:00pm – Closing Remarks
Designers and creative professionals at every career stage are welcome.
Parking: Free parking is available in the Union Garage directly across from the Center for the Arts building.