Designer Con 2019 in Anaheim is a week away!

DESIGNERCON 2019 GROWS INTO THE LARGEST CELEBRATION OF ART AND TOYS IN THE US, NOVEMBER 22-24

CONVENTION DATES

The expanded programming offered at this year’s convention has transformed DCON into the largest toy fair in the United States.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse AR Tunnel, a collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation and Sutu

Grossing over $350 million worldwide and bringing home the Oscar® for Best Animated Feature, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse made one of the biggest impacts on popular culture of any movie in the past year. For 2019, DesignerCon has partnered with Sony Pictures Animation and famed AR and comic book artist Sutu to showcase an augmented reality glitch art tunnel drawing attendees into the Spider-Verse themselves, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at original art and animation from the groundbreaking film in stunning AR.

Exclusive Bearbricks By MEDICOM, Benefitting the Andy Warhol Foundation

Returning for the second year in a row, MEDICOM will immerse attendees in a jaw-dropping array of merch hard to find outside of Japan. The company will be providing VIPs with an exclusive and limited-edition Bearbrick of the DesignerCon mascot. Artists Luke Chueh, Joe Ledbedder, Tristan Eaton, Kano, Scott Tolleson, and Steven Harrington are also teaming up with MEDICOM to release custom-designed Bearbricks exclusively available at the convention on a first come, first serve basis. Sales of the exclusive Bearbricks will benefit the Andy Warhol Foundation. 

Hamilltoon: The Many Voices of Mark Hamill — A Fan Art Show

A themed art show this year will honor the Jedi Master himself, Mark Hamill, with an art show curated by Carman Acosta aka Jane Dope, titled Hamilltoon: The Many Voices of Mark Hamill. Mark Hamill is scheduled to appear to check-out the art and celebrate the release of the DesignerCon exclusive Mark Hamill Funko Pop ONLY available at DesignerCon.

Beyond Eden: A New Showcase of Lowbrow, Pop Surrealist & Outsider Art

On the heels of Littletopia that drew crowds at the LA Art Show, Beyond Eden is spearheaded by Thinkspace Projects founder Andrew Hosner, as a way to connect DesignerCon attendees directly to the larger art world. Many artists who are prominent in the designer toy realm also have thriving fine art careers. Picking up where Greg Escalante’s Littletopia left off, Hosner’s Beyond Eden will be exhibiting many of the artists DCON attendees already know and love, plus the galleries who rep them, and other artists in their repertoire.

The inaugural archway welcoming attendees into the new section will be designed by Carlos Ramirez, formerly of The Date Farmers artist collective. Galleries that will be part of this year’s programming include: Thinkspace Projects, La Luz De Jesus, KP Projects, Dark Art Emporium, Modern Eden Gallery, and the Tierra Del Sol Foundation.

Beloved pop surrealist artist Camille Rose Garcia will release her long-awaited book, The Cabinet of Dr. Deekay, at this year’s convention, along with book signings and limited edition prints. The vivid colors that animate her cute but macabre visuals have anointed her as one of the most distinct voices in the pop surrealist movement, alongside titans like Mark Ryden, iconic pop surrealist, and the surrealist painter Lenora Carrington. Following its debut, the book will be available on Amazon.com, at Barnes & Noble, and at CamilleRoseGarcia.com.