Displaying Your Art
All art brought to the show must be finished.
- Gluing your art together or adding a few extra paint strokes to your masterpiece while setting up your display is not acceptable!
Every piece of art submitted to the Dragon*Con Art Show - whether for the Print Shop, 2D Gallery or 3D Table and whether for sale or display only - MUST have a Dragon*Con 2008 issued bar code directly attached to the piece and an accompanying Piece ID sheet.
- PDF files of your bar code labels will be e-mailed to you by Dragon*Con after we receive your e-mailed control sheets.
- Bar codes should be printed in black ink on Avery labels style #5160.
It is a requirement that you MUST use the bar codes from Dragon*Con for identifying your artwork.
- No other bar code stickers are allowed on the art work.
If the sticky label from the bar code would damage your artwork:
- put your artwork in some type of plastic and then put the label on the plastic.
OR
- attach the bar code to a piece of paper, cut the paper to size and affix to the piece using a string.
- Be careful not to hole punch through the bar code!!
Do not modify the bar code or Piece ID sheet in any way.
Use only the current bar code from this year
- Bar codes issued in previous years will not contain valid information for the 2008 Art Show
Make sure that you adhere the Piece ID sheet to the art piece so that it does not easily come off, yet not so hard as to prevent a buyer from removing the Piece ID Bid Sheet after they purchase the artwork.
Fill in all fields on the Piece ID sheet.
If there are blank fields on the Piece ID sheet (other than the blanks for bidding), it will invalidate the piece from being sold.
If a piece is not for sale, write the words "Not For Sale" on the accompanying Piece ID sheet in the blanks available for pricing.
If you put a print in the Art Gallery, you still use an Art Gallery Piece ID but in the "medium" field record the medium of the original and add the word "Print" in bold letters in the "Title" field. You must annotate why the print is unique. It is important that customers know exactly what they are purchasing.
When planning your display, be sure to allow enough room for Piece ID Bid Sheets.
- The bid sheets are 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches.
- Bid sheets should be displayed in such a way as to be clear as to which piece the customer is bidding on.
When it is not possible to attach the bid sheet directly to the piece itself (such as when displaying items in a locked display case), the bar codes for each piece must be clearly visible to the bidders, so they can match the bar code number with the piece ID number.
- Use of other identifiers, such as displaying the piece name on the piece itself, is also recommended, so that bidders can be sure they are bidding on the right item.
Artists and Agents must hang their own art in the Art Gallery.
We will be supplying pegboard, hooks, and bulldog clips at the show.
Artists must attach a hanging device to the back of any piece which is intended to be hung and is too large to be secured with a bulldog clip.
All artwork information must be accurately labeled on the art piece.
The title, artist's name and contact address must be on the back of each piece or print.
- This can be accomplished with a return address label or business card.
All two-dimensional artwork should be matted, mounted, or framed.
Framed artwork must be ready to hang.
Artwork should not be displayed in such a manner as to interfere with the flow of traffic.
Pieces should not be placed over the edge of a table or beyond the side edges of the panels.
Art displayed on the panels may hang below the bottom of the panel provided the following conditions are met:
- Pieces should not infringe on the display space of the artist on the other side of the panel.
- The reverse side of any low-hanging pieces should be neat and not show any visible art. Anything on the back of your low-hanging item(s) may distract from the presentation of your neighbor.
If a table cloth, drapery or other decorative materials are used in the display of the art, they should be firmly secured during the set-up of the show, so as not to come loose during the course of the weekend.
Pieces should NOT be placed on the floor unless previously approved by the Art Show Directors.
Pieces which receive approval to be set on the floor should be displayed in such a manner as to prevent customers from stepping on the pieces and either damaging the art or hurting themselves.
- SUGGESTION: Ropes can be useful to keep attendees off your floor-standing art, provided that both the ropes and the artwork on display fit inside your assigned area.
- Pieces on the floor must still have appropriate bar codes attached and Piece ID sheets either attached or prominently displayed and obviously associated with the appropriate piece
Those artists who were approved for mail-in, artwork must include a diagram of how the art is to be displayed in their reserved space.
Small 3-D items like jewelry or miniatures need be displayed in a lockable closed display case.
- The key must be given to the Art Show Directors during the convention for any Art Gallery items.
Small items without a case must be securely fastened to a large display board or other secure means.
Each artist presenting small items is required to provide the appropriate securing means.