We Create x Awesome Con

We’re excited to announce the return of We Create at Awesome Con!

Once again, we’ve joined forces with the ineffable Tracie Ching and her We Create program to offer aspiring artists and visual creators free, on-site mentoring. The We Create suite of programs gives hands-on guidance to help new talent grow. From tabling in Artist Alley to freelancer business basics, We Create has you covered!

On-site Mentoring

Booth Review

Book a visit with a We Create mentor! Tracie Ching will visit your table to answer your questions about your table display and art presentation. Get ready to improve the visual quality of your table!

Portfolio Review

Submit your portfolio in advance or share your work at your table. Tracie Ching will meet with you there to review your work and discuss art fundamentals. Show us what you got!

Reserve Your Spot Now!

Panels & Events

Art of the Movie Poster

From concept to process to release; a behind-the-scenes look into the art behind your favorite movie!

Join acclaimed artist Tracie Ching as she breaks down how movie posters are imagined, designed, and transformed into the iconic visuals that define a film long before it hits the screen.

If you’re an aspiring or developing creator looking to break into entertainment art, key art, or publishing, this is a must-attend session. Learn from someone who has built a career across industries, influenced national conversations, and consistently created art that moves culture. Gain insights you won’t find in any tutorial—and walk away inspired, informed, and ready to elevate your own creative journey.

From concept to process to release; a behind the scenes look into the art behind your favorite movies.

Drawing from the Well – Sourcing Inspiration

Struggling to get or stay inspired? Wondering how professional artists find ideas, fuel their creativity, and translate that spark into compelling client work? Join We Create mentor and acclaimed artist Tracie Ching for a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration behind some of her most celebrated and recent pieces.

In this session, Tracie will share how she continually “refills the well”—finding new inspiration, staying creatively resilient, and maintaining artistic momentum as a full-time professional. Whether you’re an emerging artist or a seasoned creative seeking fresh perspective, you’ll gain practical insights you can apply to your own practice.

Presentation to be followed by an open Q&A, offering attendees the chance to dive deeper into process, inspiration, and career-building in the arts.

The Mentors

We Create Founder & Mentor

Tracie Ching is an artist and illustrator working in Washington, DC. Largely self-taught, she became known for her highly graphic cross-hatching style. Ching made her home in pop-culture creating alternative movie posters for cult classics and showing in galleries such as Spoke Art in San Francisco. She has since grown her portfolio to include commercial art for Hasbro and Penguin Random House, covers for TIME and Newsweek and key art for Disney, Netflix, Lucasfilm, and Marvel Studios.

Ching is also known for her political work such as the official inaugural poster for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, viral KavaNope poster and voting initiatives like Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote. She is often engaged on social justice and welfare campaigns like PSAs for Smokey the Bear, the Equal Rights Amendment campaign and National Geographic’s Campaign for Nature.

Ching’s work has been shown in the Getty Museum and Design Museum in London and in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Library of Congress, and Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. She is founder and principal mentor of the biennial We Create Mentorship program

Find out more about Tracie here!

Find out more about We Create