Dragon*Con 2002 Art Show is open for business!!
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Calling all science fiction, fantasy, horror, media, and astronomical
Artists and Fans!
We would like to cordially invite you to be a part of the Dragon*Con
2002 Art Show. Dragon*Con is one of the largest annual Science Fiction
and Fantasy theme conventions in the world with an average attendance
of 20,000 people. This year the Art Show, Artist Bazaar, Print Shop,
and Digital Art Section will be located in the Atlanta Marriott
Marquis. This location not only puts the Art Show in the middle of the
convention but we are on the same floor as the exhibitor's room and
the celebrity autographs. With this location the Art Show should get
all of the convention attendees. Our area is spacious, elegant, and
well lit. The Dragon*Con 2002 Art Show is a very large and diverse
event. It is a very active and exciting function. Art is all about
capturing new ideas in one form or another. We will also have our
first convention inside a convention. Dragon*Con is proud to host the
First Annual Renderosity convention!
We are planning many exciting events for the Dragon*Con 2002 Art Show
including the 2nd annual Iron Artist contest, a large canvas that all
the artists can work on (which will be sold at auction), an art jam,
demos, how-to's, and other wonderful items. 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. The
programming room for all Art Show programs is right next to the main
entrance to the main Art Show room. This location puts the Art Show
programming room near the middle of the main convention level for all
convention attendees to see while keeping an intimate environment
inside. This will almost certainly guarantee high attendance to every
program item.
Last year, the Dragon*Con 2001 Art Show was a huge success. The Art
Show sold out 1 month before the start of the convention. We had some
amazing pieces from over 160 artists. Artists from countries such as
Austria, Australia, United Kingdom, and The Peoples Republic of China
displayed artwork, elevating it to world-class status. The main Art
Show was in a 16,500 sq. ft chandeliered ballroom. The Art Show
programming did very well. In a room that, seats 70 people; we had 24
different Art Show program items. From live demos to hands on
participation people were captivated with what they saw. Some of the
program events filled to capacity even before the events started.
Another Art Show program event was called Iron Artist. This was held
in a large meeting room at the Hyatt, which was close to 1,400 people.
Iron Artist is based on the popular TV show Iron Chef. Harlan Ellison
and Peter David hosted the show. The Iron Artist this year was Don
Bluth and the challenger was Larry Elmore. The artists were given 45
minutes, oil pastels, colored pencils, and 24" x 18" canvas to create
something. In the end, Iron Artist Don Bluth won. We had 78 items go
to auction and had over 400 attendees register for bid numbers. We
have made full use of the Internet and other media to advertise the
2002 Art Show and Dragon*Con. This coupled with the excellent location
should maximize the sales for all artwork in the 2002 show.
The Dragon*Con 2002 Artist Guest of Honor is Alex Grey! (
http://www.alexgrey.com ) Grey has an expansive audience outside of
the traditional art world. His work has been included in the album art
of such popular rock groups as Nirvana and the Beastie Boys and a book
of songs by the Talking Heads. The underground Techno Rave culture has
extensively sampled Grey's art, using it to promote all-night dance
events. The Chairman of the Department of Alternative Medicine at the
National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C., who uses it in his
international slide lectures, has used Grey's vision of the human
psychic anatomy. Healers, body workers and "new age" figures including
Matthew Fox, Joan Borysenko and Deepak Chopra have all used his work
to describe the dimensions of body, mind and spirit. Grey's artwork
has been exhibited worldwide, including Stux Gallery and the New
Museum in NYC, the Grand Palais in Paris, the Sao Paulo Biennial in
Brazil, the Centro Culturale Zittele in Venice, Italy, University
Galleries of the University of Illinois, and La Luz de Jesus Gallery
in Los Angeles. A major exhibition of Grey's work was held at the San
Diego Museum of Contemporary Art in the spring of 1999.
Concert in the Art Show! Dubbed "Guitarist of 1000 Ideas" by The New
York Times, Gary Lucas is moving beyond his reputation as one of the
most innovative guitarists in the world today to firmly establish
himself as a composer and Grammy-nominated songwriter. Gary Lucas
recently played a month-long club residency in Tokyo, Japan, which
earned a rave review in The Japan Times ("His playing lends new
meaning to the term tour de force"). In 1998 he opened the 7th New
York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center with a sold-out
performance of his original live score for the silent German
expressionist film classic "The Golem," accompanying a screening of
the film, and then he repeated his triumph two days later with a
sold-out performance in Ljubljana. Gary recently performed "The Golem"
in Washington D.C. in front of a sold-out crowd, as well as in San
Francisco, Amsterdam, Palermo, Chicago, Prague, Miami, Tucson, Berlin
and elsewhere -- in 14 countries around the world, most recently in
London at the Royal Festival Hall for the Meltdown Festival. On
Sunday, September 1, Gary will perform Space Guitar Fantasia to
accompany a Science Fiction Art presentation in the main Art Show
ballroom.
New! DIGITAL ART Department: To present art in all it's native forms,
we created the Digital Art department. This is an additional type of
space within the art show. Artists are welcome to enter art in all the
types of space we have. In this area, artists will be able to upload
their entered artwork to our own FTP site or mail it to our Digital
Art Section Manager on CD-ROM. The artwork can be animation as well as
still artwork. At the show, computer stations will be located in the
main Art Show ballroom. Some of these stations will carry work that
can be purchased via print, and one station will just show "display
only" work. We will have catalogs next to the display computers so
attendees can browse through the work that can be purchased. If an
attendee wants to purchase a print of one of the images in the show,
they can have it printed "on demand," by an on-site, professional
printer and even have a selection of not only image size, but print
type: watercolor paper base, or canvas in either loose or stretch
frame-mounted form. (Stretched frame-mounted--Not to be confused with
'framed' the canvas is stretched on a frame and stapled taught, as
opposed to framed with glass and ready to hang.) Please see the
Dragon*Con 2002 Art Show rules for details if you would are interested
in submitting your digital art. You can also contact the Art Show
Digital Manager Audre Vysniauskas (au...@chartermi.net).
NEW to this year's Art Show is Renderosity. We are very pleased to
announce Renderosity.com (the largest 2D and 3D digital art site on
the Internet) as one of our very special Art Show participants. In
fact, they will be hosting their First Annual, Renderosity Convention
at Dragon*Con, and will be putting on some very cool presentations as
part of this year's Art Show! Renderosity.com has over 80,000 members
(1,000 new members per week), membership in 134 countries, 4,200 total
free stuff items are available on the web site (100's of items added
each week) which has 50 million hits per month and 10 million page
views per month, 58,700 art images in the online gallery with 875
images added each week, cutting edge information & interviews by key
figures in the entire 2D/3D graphic artist industry, and a grand total
of 30 gigabytes of information served each day. Renderosity.com is
helping us celebrate a first-time event of our own, the launch of our
Digital Art Department. All Dragon*Con 2002 guests and attendees are
invited to attend the Renderosity Convention for free which will be on
the same floor in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis as the Dragon*Con Art
Show.
There are many different sections to the Dragon*Con Art Show. The
following is a quick orientation:
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 registration form. We have 6' 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 called the
Print Shop. There is a Print Shop fee of $5 for attending artists or
agented art. There is no limit on number of prints, however, be aware
that even though we can display a large number of prints, there is a
limited amount of space. A 15% commission is charged on each piece
sold in the Print Shop.
New! DIGITAL ART Department: To present art in all it's native forms,
we created the Digital Art department. This is an additional type of
space within the art show. Artists are welcome to enter art in all the
types of space we have. In this area, artists will be able to upload
their entered artwork to our own FTP site or mail it to our Digital
Art Section Manager on CD-ROM. The artwork can be animation as well as
still artwork. At the show, computer stations will be located in the
main Art Show ballroom. Some of these stations will carry work that
can be purchased via print, and one station will just show "display
only" work. We will have catalogs next to the display computers so
attendees can browse through the work that can be purchased. If an
attendee wants to purchase a print of one of the images in the show,
they can have it printed "on demand," by an on-site, professional
printer and even have a selection of not only image size, but print
type: watercolor paper base, or canvas in either loose or stretch
frame-mounted form. (Stretched frame-mounted--Not to be confused with
'framed' the canvas is stretched on a frame and stapled taught, as
opposed to framed with glass and ready to hang.) Basic entrance fee is
$20.
ARTISTS' BAZAAR TABLES: These tables are discounted sales tables for
the artists, located in the art room. 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 artists to present merchandise
related to their art and is located in the main art exhibition room.
The pieces range from unusual and exotic original jewelry to
hand-thrown prints.
MAIL-IN ART: We will be accepting a limited amount of mail-in art.
Please see rules for details if you would are interested in being a
mail-in artist.
DISCUSSIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS: 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 programming,
please let us know by June 15, 2002. The sooner, we know your talents
or ideas the more likely they are to be included. We will have a slide
projector to show artwork. Please don't assume that your desired
equipment will be readily available. Please coordinate any equipment
or other needs with Art Show Director by the June 15th deadline and we
will do our best to provide any supporting resources.
The convention members will vote on the art awards. Award categories
will include Best in Show, Color, 3-D, B & W, Photography, & Mixed
Media for both Professional and Amateur Artists.
To reserve your space just go to
look on the left side of the web page and you will see an index with
Art Show in the middle, Click on Art Show, this will bring you to the
Art Show section of the Dragoncon web page. If you scroll down this
page you will see a link to the Art Show registration form which is in
PDF format (If you need a PDF viewer to open this file you can go to
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
Please fill out the form and send the completed Printable Dragon*Con
2002 Art Show Reservation Form and payment to the Dragon*Con address
below.
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.
We have also posted the entire Dragon*Con 2002 Art Show registration
package on this Yahoo Group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiFantasyHorrorSpace_ArtShows/
Once you log into the site look on the left side of the screen and you
will see an index with the link Files. Click on Files and you will see
a listing of files. Look for the file
Dragoncon 2002 Art Show info and registration.pdf
Click on it to open it up of you can download it to your computer. You
will need the PDF viewer to open the file. If you have any problems
with this please let me know.
If you have any problem with this form please send the art director an
email (gt0...@cad.gatech.edu) or call the Dragon*Con main office
(770) 909-0115 and we will send you a Dragon*Con 2002 Art Show
Registration package in the regular mail immediately.
For other information, the art director can be reached at (404)
894-6696, by e-mail (be sure to include your snail mail address) at:
gt0...@cad.gatech.edu (we will not be accepting any reservations via
e-mail) or use our Dragon*Con mailing address at:
Dragon*Con
Attn: Dragon*Con Art show
P.O. BOX 16459
Atlanta, GA 30321-9998
We hope you will decide to join us for the excitement at Dragon*Con
2002. The 2002 Art Show is shaping up to be the most exciting show
yet, and one you really don't want to miss!
Patrick Roberts
Dragon*Con
Art Show Director
(404) 894-6696
gt0...@cad.gatech.edu