Archon 30 Art Show
october 5-8, 2006
Contact:
Susan Bolhafner
The Art
Show staff will be at the Convention Center:
Artist check in: Thursday Noon to Friday
8 PM
Thursday
Setup
Noon to 10 PM
Thursday
show
opens
5 PM
Artists'
Reception
8 PM
Friday
Noon to 8 PM
Saturday
10 AM to 4:30 PM;
end of auction +
1 hour
Saturday
auction
5 PM to end
Sunday
10 AM to
Noon
Sunday
artist check-out*
Noon to 3 PM
* No early birds please
Fees:
Panel:
$15 full, $7.50 half
Table:
$15 full, $7.50 half
Print
shop: $7 per artist attending
Juvenile/Junior:
no charge (1/2 table or panel, maximum)
Floor
Space: Same fee for a
full table or all panels that can be fit into the floor space desired [table or
panel depends on if you want space in the center of the floor (panel) or
against the wall (table).] A detailed description follows below.
Reservation
Fees:
Payment
must be received by September 1st. Make check or money order payable to ARCHON,
and send to: Susan Bolhafner,
Control
& Bid Sheets:
Archon
uses 2-part carbonless forms. These are the only types of forms that will
be accepted for submissions. No photocopies will be accepted. (I
realized that everyone hates filling out paperwork, but it allows for instant
receipts for purchased art.)
► Archon is not a juried-for-participation art
show. The art show
staff reserves the right to refuse art that does not live up to the standards
we would like to encourage at Archon.
Refunds
and Cancellations:
o Cancellations must be received by NOON on Friday of the
Convention, and will entitle you to a refund or credit for next year's show.
o No shows and failure to cancel by deadline will forfeit refund or
credit.
Commission: Archon will take 10% commission from all
artwork sold, including Junior/Juvenile sales
Sizes:
o Panels are grids that are approximately 4' wide by 7' tall.
o Tables are 6 feet by 30 inches.
o No more than a combined total of 3 panels and tables will be sold
to each artist or agent.
o Attending artists may purchase additional panels at the discretion
of the Art Show Staff.
o Floor space: An artist may elect to
purchase space equal to the cost of the table (minimum of 1) or panels (minimum
of 4) that are being replaced in order to display artwork such as free standing
sculpture, personal art panels, bins etc.
Re-Sale
Artwork:
What is
it? This is artwork purchased by an individual at a previous convention but who
would now like to sell it to someone else.
o Re-sale art is for direct sale only. There is no bidding on this
art.
o Fees: Panel or table fees are the same as the regular art show,
and the 10% commission rate applies.
Types
of Art:
o All art submitted must be of a science
fiction, fantasy, fannish or humorous nature and must
not solely have a s/f or fantasy title attached to it.
o All art must be original or prints of your own original. Original
does not include mold (greenware) ceramics, purchased
kits or purchased patterns. (Limited exceptions may be made to this rule, but
call or write to ask first.)
o Computer Generated Art: See print & print shop guidelines.
o The art show staff reserves the right to
refuse art that does not fall into these categories or that does not live up to
the standards we would like to encourage at Archon.
**New
Exhibitors and Veteran Artists: Please Note the Definitions:
o Minimum bid: The lowest price you are willing to sell the item for
o Direct Sales: The selling price you will accept without the item
being submitted to auction. This price can only be offered by an initial bidder
who does not want to lose the piece due to a higher bid before or during the
auction.
o Prices: There will be no reduction of prices after the auction.
After auction, the item is sold for the direct sale price only.
o Bid sheet: A small, 2 part carbon-less form on which potential
buyers fill in their bids. Also used a buyer's receipt.
Use one bid sheet per item entered (except for print shop), do not separate,
and attach each to your artwork. When sending or setting up art, please
remember in your arrangement plan that the bid sheets may overlap your mats and
damage them when written on. Bid sheets must be attached to your art when
shipped.
o Control sheet: 8 1/2 x 11, 2-part carbon-less form on which the
artist lists the items submitted to the art show. Also used as artist's
receipt. Do not separate.
o Attending artists: To help a smooth running of our operations,
artists attending the convention may request time & an area to personalize
purchased pieces or to work on pieces. Due to increased activities in the art
show room, please request this through the art show director to coordinate with
activities. We will be happy to generate a notice what hours you are available.
o Net sales checks will be issued within 4 to 6 weeks after the
convention. No checks will be issued at the convention.
Juvenile
& Junior Art: The
art show will have a section reserved for Juvenile and Junior Art.
o Archon considers Juvenile & Junior
art to be that of a science fiction, fantasy, fannish
or humorous nature, created by an artist under 13 years old (Juvenile) or
between 13 & 17 years old (Junior).
o Fee: J/J artists are limited to 1/2 panel or 1/2 table per artist:
This space is free.
o The 10% commission rate applies to any sales of J/J artwork.
o Persons 17 and under may put art in the
main art show, but will then have to pay full price for space and must have
adult-quality work.
o All Juvenile art created at the convention must be hung no later
than 1PM Saturday to be considered for prize judging.
Prints
and Computer Generated Art
o A print shall be defined as a copy of an original work, the copies
having been reproduced by mechanical means, such as: photo offset, commercial
printing, photographic reproduction, copying machine, or home printer.
o Hand colored prints are considered to be original works of art and
may, at the artist's or agent's discretion, be displayed in the art show or the
print shop, following the guidelines below for Print Shop.
o Each print in the show must have the artist's signature, the print
number, the number of prints per run, the run number (if more than one) and the
date of the work in a visible area on the print.
o Computer Generated Art are considered
prints, and may be included in the art show if it has A) The Artist's
signature; B) the print number, C) the number of prints per run; D) the date
and if applicable, E) the run number, if more than one.
o The Artist may hang a signed/numbered print in the Print Shop OR
the Art show, but not both.
Print
Shop:
o Artists/agents may register as many pieces of work, and as many
copies of each piece, as they wish.
o Fee: $7 per artist entered
o Commission: 10% will be charged on total print shop sales.
o The price of the print may be affixed to the front or the back.
o To be included in the print shop, the artist or agent must
be attending the convention. We will not accept prints for the print shop by
mail, as we have no place for high volume storage.
o Inventory will be checked at registration.
o Prints may not be removed from the print shop during the show
unless being purchased or withdrawn from display.
o Prints may not be replenished during the show.
o Multiple artists may be placed in the print shop bins.
o If you wish to hang prints in the art show:
a. Prints
must be numbered and not part of an open-ended run;
b. The
Artist may hang only one copy of each print;
c. The Artist may hang a signed/numbered print in the Print Shop OR the Art
show,
but not both.
Auction:
o There will be 4 bids to auction. The only exception will be Art
Show Award winners. They will be included in the auction regardless of the
number of bids received.
o Items not sold at auction will be offered for sale on Sunday for
the direct sale price if it has received no bids prior to the auction.
o If an item receives one to four bids, then the high bidder (after
close on Saturday) will get the item at that price.
o After the art show closing, but before the auction, the art show
staff will mark (close out) each bid sheet accordingly.
o One bid (at least) sells the piece.
Mail-In
Art:
o All mailed-in art must be insured
o All mailed in art must have adequate
return postage and insurance included in shipment
o All mailed-in art must include a UPS or U.S. Postal Service return
shipment address label.
o All mailed-in art must have completely filled out control AND bid
sheets. If your paperwork is not complete, YOUR ART WILL NOT HANG!
No exceptions!
o Mailed-in art should be mailed to: Archon Art Show, Susan Bolhafner,
o No mail-in art will be accepted after September 27, 2006 without
calling me first!
o We will make every effort to return your art as soon as possible after the convention.
Last update: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 by Rich Zellich