Millennicon: Millennicon is a local (Dayton-Cincinnati area) SF convention with a focus on written Science Fiction and fantasy. I run the art show for this convention. Follow this link to get information about the Con itself.

MILLENNICON 22 March 14-16, 2008

ART SHOW GUIDELINES

Theme: We would like to display artwork with a science fiction, fantasy, fannish or science related theme or subject. 2D, 3D, Digital, Textiles etc. are all welcome.

Fees: The hanging fee is 25 cents per piece. The art show will take a 10% commission on all sales. This fee structure has allowed the art show to break even in the past and helps cover the cost of forms, correspondence and hanging panels.

Awards: We will be giving awards for the "Best of Show" as judged by the show attendees, as well as awards for the best print/reproduction, 3D and original in SF, Fantasy, Humor and Horror.

Mail-in: We will be accepting mail-in art. Indicate that you will be shipping your artwork when you request bid sheets. We are known for our rapid return of un-sold art and for quick payment of artists, usually within a week after the convention.

Auction: We have one auction on Saturday Night. Three bids are required for a piece to go to auction. Pieces with no more than two bids when the art show closes Saturday will be sold to the higher bidder on the bid sheet. Pieces not sold by close of show on Saturday will be available for sale at Quick Sale Price on Sunday.

Ratings: We reserve the right to remove, or not include, any art that we feel may violate local standards. Artists whose art is not shown for this reason will not be charged a hanging fee for the piece in question. If you have concerns regarding a piece of art you'd like to send, please check with us to clarify. (Important note! We are in Hamilton County, Ohio, an area well known for its narrow rules on public displays. Their blue laws concerning nudity are such that Millennicon will not display art that shows female nipples or male/female frontal crotch. Nor will we display work that shows the obvious sex act. This is to protect the con from litigation and not because the convention itself has any issues with the subject matter.)

General Information

1. Whether you are mailing in art or bringing it in person, please; Write by the date below to get bid sheets and control sheet(s) using the enclosed form. You may make your request via email if you wish, but please make sure you fill out and attach the .PDF form found at the link at the bottom of this page. You can also request a copy of this form via email.

2. The rules for guaranteed space have been altered for clarification. We place your art in a queue based on when we receive your hanging fee. This queue will be used to determine both the order in which your art is hung and the placement of the art. If you are a walk-in artist and have sent your hanging fee in ahead of time your panels or tables will be marked off for you even if you haven't arrived to hang the art yet. Important: Please note that any art you display must fit within the space you requested. We reserve the right to readjust your layout if it does not.

3. We will accept only one copy of a given print for hanging. Any extra copies of a print will not be charged a hanging fee. We reserve the right to determine what constitutes a second copy of a given print. (Note: We will accept bookmarks or the like carrying an image already being showed, but please take care not to overload our system.)

Schedule

March 3, 2008:

Last day to request Control/Bid Sheets via standard Mail. Please note the due date for mail-in artists, as this may not give you enough time to get the art to us.

March 10, 2008:

All Mail-In art must be in by this date. Art arriving after this date will be shown subject to space available.

March 14th-16th, 2007:

Day of show. Walk-in art accepted only.

If you have further questions or need forms write:

Millennicon Art Show
c/o Deborah J. Brown
PMB-122
5818 Wilmington Pike
Centerville, OH 45459

e-mail: kosagi@woh.rr.com

web log: http://www.livejournal.com/community/millenniconart/

(Note: You don't have to be a member to post, but non-member posts are screened.)

NEW!:

forum: http://millennicon.myfreeforum.org/ (The art show has its own category here.)

We now have PDF versions of all the forms you need. Please note, while you can use these forms without contacting me first you must contact me in order to confirm your space. We must receive your hanging fee before you will be placed in the hanging queue.

Agent Form : Use this if you're sending your art in with someone or if someone is acting in your name thru mail-in art.

Artshow Guidelines: This is the same as above, but in the printed format we send in the mailing.

Bid Sheet: This is a set of 4 bid sheets. Copy and cut as needed.

Bid Sheet Instructions: This tells you how to fill out the bid sheets.

Control/Bid Sheet Request: This is the .PDF version of the above .RTF file.

Control Sheet Page 1: This is the first page of the control form. Send it in with your artwork, not with your guarantee check as it creates less confusion.

Control Sheet Page 2: This is the second page of the control form. Copy as needed.

Mail In Instructions: This will tell you how to prepare your mail-in package

Mail In Check List: Use this to make sure you have everything done that we need.

Walk In Instructions: This will tell you what you need to do if you bring your art in.