The Dragon*Con 2005 Art Show Sept. 2-5, 2005
We would like to cordially invite you to apply to be a part of the Dragon*Con 2005 Art Show. Dragon*Con is one of the largest annual Science Fiction, surreal, horror, new age and Fantasy theme conventions in the world with an attendance of over 20,000 people. This year the Art Show, Artist Bazaar, Print Shop, One-of-a-kind Doll Dept. and Art on Demand Dept. will be located in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. This location puts the Art Show in the middle of the convention and on the same floor as the exhibitor's room and the autographs. The Dragon*Con 2005 Art Show is a very large and diverse event. Thousands of art buyers from around the country and around the world come to the show every year to buy the great works exhibited. It is a very active, exciting function with dynamic programming which gives the participating artist a high potential for large sales. We believe art is all about capturing new ideas in one form or another and showing the world the awesome creativity within these works. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (www.ajc.com) is one of the largest newspapers in the country with millions of subscribers all over the Southeast U.S.. There are 2.3 million subscribers in the metro Atlnata area alone. In 2004 the Atlanta Journal-Constitution picked the Dragon*Con Art Show as one of THE headline arts event for the summer of 2004. You can read the article at http://www.accessatlanta.com/arts/content/arts/0504/16altart.html Many other publications such as The Creative Loafing (www.creativeloafing.com), The Gainesville Times, Renderosity, and Polymer Cafe' have also heralded the Dragon*Con Art Show as one of the best art shows in the art community. We are planning many exciting events for the Dragon*Con 2005 Art Show including the 5th annual Iron Artist contest, a large canvas on which all the artists can work (which will be sold at auction immediately following the competition for MDA), an art salon, making art with live models, live music, demos, how-to's, and other wonderful events. We will be hosting our annual Artists Reception on Friday night of the convention. Panel discussions and demonstrations are very important to the Art Show as well and the programming room for all Art Show programs is next to the main entrance of the Art Show. We have a lot of room for many artists this year and we will get most of the 20,000 attendees of Dragon*Con to come into our show. Any artist looking for exposure and sales will want to have work in our show. You can also get all the information you need about the artshow from our web page. Just go to http://www.artshow.dragoncon.net If you scroll down this page you will see a link to the Art Show registration form which is in PDF format (there is a link to the reader if you don't already have it installed on your computer). We are a juried art show and we will have two jury opportunities; Feb, 1, 2005 and May 1, 2005. You just need to pass one of them to be in the show. Please fill out the form and send in the fee payment with your jury samples. The registration form tells us how many bid and control sheets to send you. It's that simple. If you have any problems using the web page you can send me your mailing address and we will send you an art show info pack. If you have any other questions let me know. You can also get information about the Dragon*Con art show on the Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Space art shows Yahoo group at. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiFantasyHorrorSpace_ArtShows/ for all the announcements about the Art Show. We always make full use of the Internet and other media to advertise the Dragon*Con Art Show. There are many different sections to the Dragon*Con Art Show. The following is a quick orientation. Artists are welcome to enter art in all the different types of space we have available. New One-of-a-kind Doll department! Every year the Dragon*Con Art Show continues to expand into new areas. This year we are announcing the newest section of the Art Show, one-of-a-kind-dolls. Each doll is a one-of-a-kind created by hand by some of the master doll makers in the industry. These creations bring to life many amazing characters. Art Gallery: The Art Gallery has many types of space available to display your artwork. We use a standard 4-ft. x 4-ft. pegboard for hanging space. We have many combinations of Art Gallery space listed on the Art Show application form. We have 6 ft. tables available, as well as floor space. There is a 10% commission charged on all artwork sold in the Art Gallery. Print Shop: The Art Show has a large area to display prints. There is a 15% commission charged on all artwork sold in the Print Shop. Only Professionals and Amateurs can exhibit work in the Print Shop. Artists' Bazaar Tables: These tables located in the main Art Show room are discounted sales tables for artists. All items for sale on these tables are either made by the artist or from the artist's designs. The Artists Bazaar is a special area for Professional artists to present merchandise related to their art and is located in the main art exhibition room. Bazaar pieces range from the unusual to the exotic. Membership is not included with the bazaar table. Only professional artists exhibiting in the Art Gallery, Print Shop, or Art on Demand departments are eligible for an Artist Bazaar table. Art on Demand Department: The Digital Art department is changing its name to the Art on Demand department and expanding to include any artwork that can be made into a computer file. This can include artwork created completely on computer to scans of originals. This department will display all of these art entries on full color prints, which will be located in the main Art Show ballroom. These prints will enable attendees to preview this art and make selections to purchase prints via our printing service. Artists will be able to upload their entered artwork to our own FTP site or if need be; we can receive their entries via snail mail on CD-ROM. If an attendee wants to purchase a print of one of the images, they can have it printed "On Demand" by our professional printer and even have a selection of not only print size, but print type: Canvas (either loose or stretch frame-mounted), Glossy Premium Archive Grade Lightjet Paper, Matte Premium Archive Grade Lightjet Paper, Watercolor Paper, or Metallic Premium Archive Grade Lightjet Paper, high quality, and canvas tote bag. All of the art purchased in this department is shipped to the customer after the show. Each artist enrolled in this department will have the option of an add-on service in which one of their Art Show entries will be printed at the 22" x 28" print size on Glossy, Metallic Glossy Lightjet paper, or Watercolor Paper and displayed in addition to the 8" x 10" catalog prints of their entries. These larger samples are an excellent way to show customers how good these works look when printed. For an additional cost, you can have this print shipped to you after the close of the convention. In our continuing effort to expand our services to artists, we are extending the Art on Demand department to the web. The Dragon*Con Art Show � Art on Demand department will allow attendees to purchase art on demand products throughout the year. This service dramatically extends the value of the Art on Demand department and provides an extremely cost effective way for artists to gain international exposure while allowing them to sell more art. Mail-In Art: We accept mail-in artwork on a case-by-case basis only. Please see the rules for all the details. Discussions and Demonstrations: An excellent way to promote yourself is to share some of your experience in one of our Art Panels. If you are interested in doing a demonstration, to be included on programming or panel discussions, do a slide show, or just have some great ideas for Art Show programming, let us know by July 1, 2005. The sooner, we know your talents or ideas the more likely they are to be included. Although we have access to many types of equipment to show artwork, do not assume that your desired equipment will be readily available. We will make every effort possible to supply all equipment needs, so coordinate any equipment requests or other needs with Art Show Director. The deadline for equipment requests is May 1st. Awards: The Art Show guests' artist determines most of our awards; but convention attendees will vote on a portion of the art awards. Attending artists will choose the Artist Choice Award. Award categories will include but are not limited to Best In Show, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, 2-D, 3-D, Photography, & Mixed Media for both Professional and Amateur Artists. There are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for student entrees. Free promotion for art galleries and Colleges with art programs. In keeping with our mission statement of promoting great artwork and getting involved with all aspects of creating art; we offer free promotional space to art galleries and colleges with art programs in the Art Show. This is a unique opportunity for galleries and colleges can promote to over 20,000 attendees for free. We have tables for display of promotional literature. There are many attendees that would like to know more about art galleries in the area. College and art school representatives may have a free promotional table (you will have to purchase your Dragon*Con memberships) that must be staffed to actively promote your program. Many of the artists and attendees at Dragon*Con are in the process of determining, which college to attend for their first or second degree. Space is limited so don't delay contacting the Art Show Director about this great opportunity to reach a targeted audience. Jury deadlines: The Dragon*Con Art Show is a juried show. We have two jury opportunities. The deadline for jury opportunity 1 is Feb. 1, 2005 and the deadline for jury opportunity 2 is May 1, 2005. You only need to pass one of the jury opportunities to get in the show. See the rules for more details. To reserve your space, send the completed application form in this package, jury images (if required) and space payment to the Dragon*Con main office. For other information, the Art Show Director can be reached at (be sure to include your snail mail address) at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (we will not be accepting any reservations via e-mail), the Dragon*Con web page at http://www.dragoncon.org or the Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror/Space Art Shows Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiFantasyHorrorSpace_ArtShows/ We hope you will decide to join us for the excitement at Dragon*Con 2005. The 2005 Art Show is shaping up to be the most exciting show yet, and one you really don't want to miss! Please pass this invite to any and all artists you think might be interested in the Dragon*Con 2005 Art Show. Thanks. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/snDrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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