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Art Show and Auction > | General Information | Artist Guidelines | Art Show Entry Forms | WillyCon is a Science/Science Fiction/Fantasy oriented convention, so please keep this in mind when sending your work. Having said that, if you like it and think it fits our theme, send it in! Art that is not for sale may be entered in the art show. There is a $0.50 per piece hanging fee for art entered in the art show (no charge for WSC students). A name card, business card size, may be placed with your work free of charge. Be prepared to share panels/tables with other artists. All art should be prepared for display - matted and mounted with wire or hanging device. Please use standard sizes so buyers can find frames to fit the art work. We encourage artists to frame their work where possible. There will be a print shop for prints and reproductions submitted by artists. WillyCon does not make the prints for the artist due to the problems with printing on different systems and the variations that may occur. There is no hanging fee for print shop items, only for art displayed in the art show. Print shop items are sold through direct sale, not through bid. As in the Art Show, the Print Shop is run on volunteer labor. If we run low on volunteers, the Print Shop will be closed. As of yet, there is no limit to art entered in the art show. Hanging space will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, especially in the event of limited space. Walk-in artists are accepted and encouraged. Table space for three-dimensional pieces is available on request. One copy of a limited edition print with a run of less than 250 may be hung in the art show. Further copies may be displayed in the print shop. This must be clearly described on the art show and print shop control sheets and bid sheets. Multiple originals, when the medium allows them, may be displayed in the art show. This must be clearly described on the art show and print shop control/bid sheet. WillyCon receives a 10% commission on all art sold through the art show, auction, and print shop. Checks will be mailed to the artists (or their agents if so requested when the art is registered) within three weeks of the convention end date. Mail-in art should be sent to:
Art not sold at the convention may be picked up on Sunday of the convention for attending artists/guests. Mail-in art will be sent back within three weeks after WillyCon. Wherever possible, United Parcel Service (UPS) will be used to return art - it is automatically insured for $100 and the package is traceable. If payment for hanging fees, postage, and any shipping insurance the artist may request is not provided by the artist and is not covered by sales, the Head of the Show will retain the art and contact the artist to make arrangements. Permission to use copyrighted characters, when required, is the responsibility of the artist, not of WillyCon. We will cooperate with legitimate efforts to enforce copyrights. WillyCon staff will provide security while the art show is in session. The room will be locked when not in session. If you have questions not answered by the information above, please contact us. WillyCon has added a "Charity Auction" component to the regular auction. All proceeds will go to Haven House, a local battered women's organization located in Wayne and serving northeast Nebraska. If you you would like to donate a piece of your art to this cause, please include a letter/note stating your interest and clearly define which piece is designated for charity. You will be recognized as a contributer when the donation is given to them... Thank you for reading the Artist Guidelines. We hope you have a good convention and sell everything you submit! NOTE: All art sold at WillyCon, quick sale or
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