Pigment Miniatures Show 2026

Educate. Celebrate. Inspire.

The Pigment Miniatures Show is an art-first convention, dedicated to showcasing the creativity and skill of miniature artists of all disciplines, bringing together artists from around the world to connect, compete, learn, and celebrate our shared passion.

Workshops will be taught by instructors from across the country and around the globe. Our programming provides instruction for beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists. It is a diverse curriculum of painting, sculpting, special effects, and foundational art topics. There will also be hobby events taking place throughout the weekend to enjoy.

The Miniature Art Exhibition displays works submitted by show attendees. Entries of all genres are encouraged. This juried exhibition uses the Open System of Judging to recognize the artistic achievement of submitted works by panels of judges. It is an inclusive system which recognizes artists based on achievement with no fixed number of awards.

This will be a small show during its inaugural year. Don't hesitate to buy your badge and event tickets.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Show runs from 10-12 July, 2026

Badges are your admission pass to attend The Show. Two badge levels will be available:

• The standard Artist badge, which grants
  • Admission to The Show
• Fifty (50) Virtuoso badges, which grant the following benefits
  • Admission to The Show
  • Early access to the room block
  • An exclusive Virtuoso t-shirt
  • More to be announced!

Tickets are your admission passes to workshops, demonstrations, hobby events. Submissions to the Exhibition also require a ticket.

Badges will go on sale Saturday, February 21st at 11AM CDT (16:00 GMT)

To get your badge, click the green Buy Badges and Buy Tickets link to the right, under Registration.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The Show takes place at the Courtyard Austin Pflugerville & Pflugerville Conference Center.

The convention room rate is $139 +tax per night.

Virtuoso badge holders will receive an early room block link via email on March 7th.

The general hotel block will open Saturday, March 14th at 11AM CDT (16:00 GMT). The link will be posted to social media channels and to https://pigmentshow.us

CODE OF CONDUCT

Pigment Miniatures Show is committed to providing a safe environment for its attendees, vendors, volunteers, and staff, and to preventing abusive conduct in any form. All attendees are expected to treat others with respect and courtesy. Harassment and offensive behavior will not be tolerated. Pigment Miniatures Show reserves the right to revoke access badges without refund for non-compliance.

If you feel unsafe or witness misconduct, please notify a staff member, hotel security, or law enforcement immediately.

To preserve the integrity of human creativity, Pigment Miniatures Show does not accept Exhibition entries or vendors offering products created using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including but not limited to AI-generated imagery, AI-assisted editing, or AI-based elements.

Vendors and Sponsors must affirm their product offerings are AI-free. Similarly, all Exhibition entrants must confirm their entry is AI-free upon submission. Suspected AI use may result in disqualification from the Exhibition, or revocation of future vending opportunities, at the staff's discretion.

While the use of AI tools becomes increasingly difficult to identify, we submit this AI policy as a statement of intent.