Kadir Nelson is available for speaking engagements upon request.
If you would like to schedule an appearance with Mr. Nelson, please
contact us at (888) 310-3222. Listed below is a set of required criteria
for scheduling appearances with Kadir Nelson.
Library/Museum/College Visits:
Honorarium plus travel, food and lodging expenses (if necessary)*
Includes up to three presentations per day
Format: PowerPoint/Keynote
Presentation Length: approx. 45 min.
Subjects: Didactic Artistic Development; Picture Book Illustration Process; Applied Education/Becoming a
Professional Artist; Making Your Dreams a Reality.
Requirements: Slide Projector/Data Projector and Screen, Bottled
Water, Microphone
Selected Lectures:
National Book Festival, Washington, D.C.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, MO
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, Washington D.C.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Society of Children's Book Writers and Artist Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Simmons Institute, Boston, MA
L.A. Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles, CA
Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
Virginia State Reading Association, Richmond, VA
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
National Council for Social Studies Convention, San Diego, CA
International Reading Association Conference, Toronto, CA
National Black Storytellers Annual Conference, San Diego, CA