Flashback Weekend is pleased to announce the Second Annual Flashback Weekend Horror and Dark Art Show. Arranged and directed by veteran dark artist Chad Savage, the Art Show will feature drawings, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, dolls and other creative products of dark and morbid minds.

This is a juried show. The same jury that presides over the annual World Horror Convention Art Show and spookyART.com's Gallery will review samples from artists wishing to participate in the Flashback Weekend Horror and Dark Art Show to ensure that attendees of Flashback Weekend will be met with a quality showing of horror, haunted, Halloween, gothic, dark fantasy and otherwise dark art.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

If you'd like to exhibit your work at Flashback Weekend 2007, please read the following guidelines and follow the instructions provided.

To be kept up-to-date on the Flashback Weekend Horror and Dark Art Show, join the Art Show Mailing List.

By purchasing Art Show panels, tables or Print Shop space, you indicate that you have read and agree with these guidelines and rules.

The Art Show Rules & Guidelines are subject to modification/revision as necessary. Artists are encouraged to check back periodically for updates.

FLASHBACK WEEKEND HORROR AND DARK ART SHOW RULES & GUIDELINES

The Jury Process

Artists who wish to participate in the Flashback Weekend Horror and Dark Art Show must submit their work for jurying prior to the convention. Submission does NOT guarantee acceptance. Artwork should be of general interest to the horror/dark fantasy community, and must display a reasonable degree of skill and ability. All traditional media are acceptable; unusual art forms, art that requires a power supply, art that is large/heavy, or art that may present a risk to Flashback Weekend (FBW) attendees will be considered and reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Acceptance into the Art Show puts the accepted artist under absolutely no obligation. If an accepted artist decides not to show, s/he may simply not register once the registration phase of a given convention begins. Artists need only be juried once, ever - once passed, artists are welcome to show at any FBW Horror and Dark Art Show in the future.

3 WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR ART

1. Email a link to your images, web site or online gallery to Chad Savage <<< THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.
   Please make sure your links are accurate - dead links won't be investigated.
   
   DO NOT SEND A LINK TO A MYSPACE.COM PAGE, PLEASE. MySpace is not equipped to display your artwork to non-members and, frankly, you can do better. We recommend http://www.deviantart.com.
2. Email no less than 3 and no more than 10 image files to Chad Savage.
   • Image files should be no larger than 600 pixels in width or height, 72 dpi, and should not exceed 150K each.
   • .GIF, .JPG, .TIF, .PNG, .PSD or .EPS files are acceptable.
   • Images may be sent in a .ZIP or .SIT file
   • MAC USERS: Make sure your files have the proper .XXX file extension for PC-based viewing
   • If you send a virus with your images, you will be blacklisted from future submissions. So be careful.
3. If you need to send actual, physical examples of your work, email Chad Savage for instructions. Please mention in your email that you wish to mail physical samples.

When sending email, please be sure to indicate the convention about which you are inquiring (Flashback Weekend ).

Paperwork

Paperwork for the FBW Horror & Dark Art Show will be posted closer to the show.

General Info

• Participating in the Art Show does not grant artists entry into FBW. Artists who wish to attend the convention must purchase passes.
• FBW is a convention geared toward a dark aesthetic and, obviously, horror theme. Artwork shown in the art show should reflect that aesthetic.
  CLARIFICATION: After a stack of submissions featuring dragons, unicorns, fairies, cats and space ships, let's get clear --
  HORROR CONVENTION. HORROR. Not fantasy and not sci-fi, unless it's dark fantasy and big ugly mutants.
• Blatantly pornographic, racist or other hate-oriented artwork will not be permitted to hang.
• Space will be portioned out on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Photography will be permitted inside the Art Show room. If this is an issue for you, please advise IN ADVANCE.
• There will be no smoking, food, beverages, or bags in the Art Show Room. You will be able to check your bags at the door.
• FBW assumes NO LIABILITY FOR ARTWORK SHOWN. FBW will take every possible precaution to protect each artist's work, but in the unlikely event of theft, damage, etc., by participating in the Art Show, you do so at your own risk.
• IMPORTANT! Due to the complex legal issues surrounding copyrights and intellectual property rights, the Flashback Weekend Horror & Dark Art Show will NOT accept artwork containing renderings and images of characters from movies, TV shows, etc. We don't want to get sued, and neither do you. You may have a great painting of Michael Myers or Captain Spaulding, but you don't own the rights to that image - the movie studio that paid the make-up guy to create them does (or, the make-up guy himself does). If you're not sure, ask.

Fees

• There is a $25 hanging fee per panel. Panel size TBA [most likely 4' x 4']. Limit 4 panels per artist; this limit may be removed as the convention draws near.
• There is a $25 fee per half-table [for sculptural / 3D work]: 2 1/2' x 3'.. Limit 1 full table per artist; this limit may be removed as the convention draws near.

Mail-Ins

• Mail-in artwork will be accepted at FBW. Artists who wish to mail their artwork or prints must include sufficient information and postage for return of unsold work. Artists who do not do so will have 30 days from the close of FBW to provide said information/postage to secure the return of their unsold work. Artists who have not provided necessary information/postage after 30 days of the close of FBW FORFEIT CLAIM TO UNSOLD ARTWORK/PRINTS.
• Artists who are shipping their work and wish to have it insured when shipped back must include funds to do so. It is also possible to have shipping labels, complete with postage and pre-paid insurance, created and shipped in the package with your work. Check with your shipping provider of choice for details.
• The FBW Art Show shipping address will be posted closer to the show.

Sales, Pricing & Commission

• There will be a 15% commission collected for all art sold through the FBW Art Show.
• You are not required to offer your work for sale (except for work placed in the Print Shop). Any or all of your artwork may be marked "NFS" (Not For Sale).
• Artwork will be sold via Silent Auction. Each piece will have a Bid Sheet. Attendees who wish to bid/purchase will log their bids on the Bid Sheet. The highest bidder at the close of the Art Show will be the winner and may purchase the artwork immediately. Each Bid Sheet will have a QuickSale price (similar to eBay's "Buy It Now" system) which may be used if no bids have been placed and an attendee wants to secure the piece. However, artists are NOT required to include a QuickSale price, if they don't wish to.
• Payments for sales of artwork and prints will be mailed via check within 30 days after FBW.

Presentation

• Artwork must be presented in a professional manner. Flat work should be matted, framed or both. We will provide low-tack artist tape with which to attach bid sheets to each piece. Your work will be hung from hooks; please be sure that your work has a means by which it may be hung PRIOR TO BRINGING IT TO THE SHOW.
• Artwork must be original work or limited-edition prints. Artwork that violates copyright laws, trademarks or other intellectual property rights will not be permitted to hang.
• All artwork should have artist's name, title and contact information somewhere on the back, independent of any FBW labeling. If an artist fails to properly label his/her work, FBW cannot be held responsible should it become lost or improperly credited.
• Each piece of artwork must be individually hung - placing several pieces into one frame is not acceptable.

The Print Shop

• There will be a Print Shop for artists to sell prints of their work (50 prints maximum). FBW will charge a 15% commission for prints sold through the print shop, and a $5.00 placement fee per artist. Please label your prints clearly on the back, including price. Failure to do so may result in incorrect accounting of your sales.

Schedule

• The Art Show will be open the same hours as the Dealers Room.

 

 

 

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