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Artist Alley Application Process

Updated

 

**NOTE: The Artist Alley Application for AnimeNEXT 2023 was available from Monday, January 30th, 2023 until end of day Monday, February 13th.

The 2023 Artist Alley application is now CLOSED.

*For any questions related to rolled/deferred applications, please direct all questions to our Artist Alley team at: artist@animenext.org


All tables and booths are sold via Screened Lottery. See the section Screened Lottery section for more information.

  1. STEP ONE: Apply for a table or booth by filling out the application. The application will only be available for 30 days after the application is open. Please see the Screened Lottery section for more information on what you will need to include in your application.
    • Once the application period ends, no additional applications will be accepted under any circumstances.
  2. STEP TWO:  Applicants who are accepted will receive an email, including an invoice for your table or booth
    • You will be given five (5) days to pay for your space.
    • Should you not make your payment within the deadline, you will forfeit your space.

Please note: You must be 18 years of age to apply to the AnimeNEXT Artist Alley.



REMAINING SPACE: Once the Artist Alley is full, a mass email will be sent out to the remaining artists. If any spaces become available, artists on the waitlist will be notified and given five (5) days to pay for your space.

 

Screened Lottery

Gallery Requirements

  1. AnimeNEXT requires all applications to be submitted with a link to a gallery. 
    • Any applications submitted without gallery information will be rejected from the lottery pool.
  2. Galleries may be on any website (Personal website, Deviantart, Etsy, etc.). If using a site like Tumblr please provide a link to a tag or post specifically made for the application.
    • Your example images must be easy to view or we will be forced to reject your application.
  3. A minimum of 10 images are required in the gallery and must showcase a range of examples of what you intend to sell at the con.
  4. At least 50% of all images must be original artwork.
    • Sketches / rough drafts/prototypes are acceptable, but can only account for a maximum of 30% of the images within the gallery.
    • Photos of previous Artist Alley setups are gladly accepted in addition to your gallery photos.

Lottery Pool

  1. Each artist or studio that applies and is accepted will have ONE ENTRY into the lottery pool. Any duplicates will be consolidated into one single entry.
  2. Any artist found to be applying under multiple names will be immediately rejected from the lottery pool and may be banned from exhibiting at future events

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