Dragon*Con jury rarghs.

[ellenmillion]

Huh.

The Dragon*Con jury is back open, and now that I'm actually GOING to DragonCon, I was thinking about applying.

They want 7 pieces that have been done in the last 2 years. YIKES. Considering it took me 2 bloody months to do Storybook, and FOUR YEARS to do the Roses piece, that doesn't leave a lot for me to choose from. And I have to fill out the *$#%* control sheets NOW, deciding how many of which priced pieces I want. That's... ridiculous. And I have to send a check before I even know if I'm in!

And to be honest, most of what I want to bring to sell will be older than 2 years. I was going to bring the original of Freedom, and Summer Bubbles, and maybe Aurora Borealis.

Comments

[amanda-now.livejournal.com]

Screw their art show. If I could go back in time I would have done an art table or a table in the marketplace, whatever it was called.

Sorry, Dragon con evokes a violent reaction in me.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I have no violent reactions like amanda_now does, but I'm inclined to say "screw it" too. :)

[jasminetoad.livejournal.com]

Um, aren't the control sheets due in July as always?

[astein142.livejournal.com]

I did the DragonCon show twice. The first year I was juried in, I did well enough to call it good. The second year, I had to do backflips to meet their requirements, sent more art than I normally keep on hand, and got most of it sent back unsold. Not gonna do it ever again. Your mileage may vary, but if it's a hardship, think twice before committing.

[natsunekko.livejournal.com]

I'd say just send them your best work. Unless they are already fan of your work and have been following it for years, they don't know when you painted any particular picture. And if they're already a fan, you don't need to worry about the jury anyway!

I "did" Dragoncon for four years, and am taking this year off. I'm basically not in the mood to deal with the hassle. For me, the con was a little better than break even. I made between $300 - $500 every year, but it cost between $200 - $400 to enter the show (including postage and fees).

The one thing I did learn (THANK YOU THERESA MATHER for pointing it out): most of the audience is there to bargain shop. I always sent a lot of originals (4 or 5), but only sold the little cheap ones (I still kick myself for selling Aoi-chan for $35. It made me a little over $800 in prints, but some guy at DC got the original for $35!--the frame it was in was worth more than that!). It's good to bring originals because they help the audience to stop and look at your panel, but make sure to bring a LOT of little cheap prints. Put your quick sale price near your minimum bid price, because there isn't a lot of bidding up.

[natsunekko.livejournal.com]

Oh. One other thing: you will make it in. You are good. Send your best work, write out your check, and then start planning your panels. You WILL be accepted by the jury.

Don't stress over the jury too much.

[yan-mei.livejournal.com]

I'm with Jas, unless they've changed something for 2nd round the control sheets aren't due until July.
I honestly don't think they'll know if your work is more than two years old. The stuff you send to jury does not have to be what you plan to sell. You can take completely different stuff.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're right! That's one stress less. :)

[jasminetoad.livejournal.com]

Oh good, eek - that scared me for a sec! I still think July is pretty darned early. Basically I just kind of make up titles of paintings I'm planning to do between July and September and guess at what price I'd want, lol - then I go through and paint them off the list!