Pigment Miniatures Show 2026 announced as art-first convention July 10-12

Pigment Miniatures Show 2026 bills itself as an "art-first convention" dedicated to miniature artists of all disciplines and will stage its inaugural, small-scale weekend at the Courtyard Austin Pflugerville & Pflugerville Conference Center. Tabletop.Events lists the Show as running 10-12 July, 2026, and organizers have set badge sales to begin Saturday, February 28th at 7PM CDT; Fifty (50) Virtuoso badges are reserved with early access to a limited convention-exclusive figure and an exclusive Virtuoso t-shirt.

Event scheduling currently shows conflicting July dates across public listings. Tabletop.Events gives the dates 10-12 July, 2026, while a separate BoardGameGeek events extract lists Pigment Miniatures Show as Jul 17-19, 2026. Instagram confirms only "July, 2026" and the post reads in part, "We're excited to announce our first Pigment Miniatures Show, taking place in Austin, Texas in July, 2026. Join us for... ✨ An art-only" but the social snippet is truncated. Verify final dates with show organizers before booking travel.

Programming for the Show is described in detail on the event page. "Workshops will be taught by instructors from across the country and around the globe," and "Our programming provides instruction for beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists." The curriculum promises "a diverse curriculum of painting, sculpting, special effects, and foundational art topics," and hobby events will run throughout the weekend. Tickets are required for workshops, demonstrations, and hobby events.

The Miniature Art Exhibition will display works submitted by attendees, and "Entries of all genres are encouraged." The exhibition is juried and "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." Note that submissions to the Exhibition require a ticket.

Badges are explicitly framed as admission passes: the standard Artist badge grants "Admission to The Show," while the Fifty (50) Virtuoso badges grant admission plus the early figure access and t-shirt. The Tabletop.Events listing also instructs registration users: "To get your badge, click the green Buy Badges and Buy Tickets link to the right, under Registration." The event block lists a convention room rate of $139 +tax per night at the Courtyard Austin Pflugerville.

Organizers frame the Show with the tagline "Educate. Celebrate. Inspire." and emphasize a boutique, art-first approach: "This will be a small show during its inaugural year. Don't hesitate to buy your badge and event tickets." For context within the wider miniatures art calendar, Amerifolk gallery is presenting "2026: The 22nd Annual Miniatures Show!" on view February 6th through February 25th, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, February 6th from 5-8PM and sales handled at 828-281-2134.