Tables will be available for purchase Saturday April 14 at 12:00pm (noon)
There are 51 art tables available for purchase.
Tables cost $52 for a full table and $26 for a half table.
Weekend passes must be purchased separately.
Before I get into the details, there are a couple of changes this year.
Payment: This year artists are granted the option of selecting their own seating, based on when payments are received. You will be e-mailed a map of the layout with your available choices based on the postmark of your payment. Those who send in their payments and registration earliest will receive the best selection. (mascot contest winners will have first choice)
Weekend pass: I have been very lenient about passes in the past, but you must purchase your Ai-Kon weekend pass before the convention or you will not admitted to the artist fair.
Artist Fair Rules
Artwork and Merchandise
- Artwork sold at Ai-Kon must be anime or of Japanese/Asian inspiration and may be done in any medium with the exclusion of food.
- Artwork for sale must be produced only by the individuals signing this agreement.
- Fanart is acceptable, so long as you credit the series or creator.
- No reproductions of existing works are permitted.
- Second hand merchandise or trademark items may not be sold.
- Hentai, sexually explicit or explicitly violent artwork may not be openly displayed. This will be at the discretion of Ai-Kon staff. Such artwork may be sold discreetly, but may not be viewed or purchased by any person under the age of 18.
Room Policies
- We share a room with the Vendors
- Artists must abide by Art/Vendor room hours.
- Food IS allowed in the Artist's room for the artists and vendors only. At the end of each day of the convention, all food items not in bags or backpacks will be thrown in the garbage as part of a cleaning routine... and food can only be purchased from Winnipeg Convention Centre vendors.
- All drinks in the Artist's room must be contained in re-sealable containers.
- Personal items are to be kept underneath art tables (not behind) to ensure a safe walking space.
- Artwork is not permitted on the walls of the Winnipeg Convention Centre; please utilize your table space.
Purchasing Guidelines
- Forms and payments must be mailed by June 2nd, unless other arrangements have been made with the Artroom Coordinator. Payments and registration forms not received by June 2nd will have forfeited their table. June 2nd is the last acceptable postmark date.
- Cancellations after June 16th are not entitled to a refund due to the difficulty of arranging for another artist to take that position.
- Unless special arrangements are made, all artists are required to sign in for their table on the first day of the convention or it may be considered forfeit.
How to apply
E-mail your interest in purchasing an art table to art@ai-kon.org
In the subject line, please state Art Table
Your e-mail should include your:
- full legal name
- phone number with area code
- postal code
- desired table size
If you will have a table partner please include your table partner's name and their contact information.
Time: Send your e-mail at or after 12:00pm CDT, April 14th. Applications sent prior to 12pm April 14th will not receive a table. (I try my best to e-mail everyone who sends early, but I may miss those of you who send at 11:55-11:59. The time is based on the e-mail time stamp)
Responses to applications will be issued April 15th, to ensure their are no e-mail time stamp issues or errors. Please remember Winnipeg, MB, CAN's time zone is CDT (central daylight time) e-mails sent prior to noon can be addressed, however e-mails sent late due to time zone differences cannot be remedied on that basis. For example if you send an e-mail at 1pm and tables have sold out, there is nothing I can do to help you in this regard. This may not be the case, but it is a caution that it is not impossible.
If you have any questions please e-mail me (Amy) at art@ai-kon.org
