Art Show 2024

Show Us Your Art!  Your Entries Are Welcome!

Venus de Rat - ClemensBubonicon 55’s Art Show will be open to Professionals, Amateurs and Youths in grades K-12. We charge a small registration fee per person (waived if you attend the con, so consider joining us), and then a minimal hanging fee per piece.  Since we charge by the piece, we don’t sell panel or table space!

All types/formats of art are eligible!  We’ve had original pen & ink drawings, oil paintings, offset press and silk-screened prints, stained glass, jewelry, scarves, computer-produced laser prints, sculptures, fountains, and much, much more!

SPECIAL 2024 ART SHOW EVENTS — To be announced. Hopefully one or two docent tours!

STILL IN THE FUTURE — We’ve Brought Silent Bidding Back!

The pandemic is over, so we’ve returned to having a “silent auction.”  The highest bid on a piece at the time the Art Show closes  on Sunday of the convention gets the art item (unless you make a Quick Sale purchase before any bids are written in)!  Artists should price their lowest accepted bid and Quick Sale amounts appropriately.)

We will accept mail-in artwork through End of Day (5:00 pm) Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

Artists bringing their artwork to the con should plan for load-in at 3:00 pm Friday, August 23, 2024.

Art Show PDF Information and Instructions Will Be Up in Early July 2024!

  • Art Show Entry Information – How to enter, the rules, and other useful information.
  • Instructions For Forms – Need help filling out the control sheet(s) and bidding forms?   They may be in a .zip file to download, but these detailed instructions from 2019 still might help once you open them!

Art Show Interactive PDF Form Files Below in a .zip file (to be active early July 2024) for DOWNLOADING!

* PLEASE NOTE: All Bubonicon Art Show forms Must Be Filled Out Electronically!
* These Interactive Forms are in a .zip file!  You will need to download it to your computer and then open/unzip it with an app like WinZip or 7zip (both have free versions) to access the forms.
Please Note that the PDF reader provided by Apple for their computers will not read these interactive forms!  Everyone will need to download and install the FREE Acrobat reader from Adobe to be able to fill out these forms!.
Filling out our interactive Control Sheets will automatically transfer all relevant data to the appropriate label/bid sheets, saving you time and cutting down on transcription errors.
If you encounter any problems, please contact us via the Art Show email and we’ll do our best to help you sort things out.
  • ALL Art Show Forms * – Registration Form, Displayed Art Control Sheet, and Print Shop Control Sheet are all here in a .Zip File to be downloaded.

2023 Award Winners – Best of Show: Professional to Brenna Deutchman, Amateur to Rachael Mayo, Student to Tristan Sinatra-McCracken, and Beast of Show (use of Theme) to Alan Beck.
Basic 2023 Stats – Total Sales of $15,939.  42 artists displayed their works.  47.6% of all artwork entered (for sale) was sold.

2022 Award Winners – Best of Show: Professional to Lucy A. Synk, Amateur to Victor Saenz, Student to Meara Ensminger, and Beast of Show (use of Theme) to Sarah Clemens.
Basic 2022 Stats – Total Sales of $9,576.  35 artists displayed their works.  42.7% of all artwork entered (for sale) was sold.

2019 Award Winners – Best of Show: Professional to Chaz Kemp, Amateur to Ellis Bray, Student to Gracie Cooper, and Beast of Show (use of Theme) to Lannie Pihajlic.
Basic 2019 StatsTotal Sales of $13,752.  53 artists displayed their works.

2018 Award Winners – Best of Show: Professional to Elizabeth Leggett, Amateur to Rebecca Hewett, Student to Roberta Ice-Johnson, and Beast of Show (use of Theme) to Aubrey Elise Snellings.
Basic 2018 StatsTotal Sales of $14,655.  44.5% of all artwork entered (for sale) was sold, 63 artists displayed their works.

2017 Award Winners – Best of Show: Professional to Elizabeth Leggett, Amateur to Kaade Roberts, Student to TBA, and Beast of Show (use of Theme) to Ursula Vernon.
Basic 2017 StatsTotal Sales of $13,948.  47.4% of all artwork entered (for sale) was sold, 54 artists displayed their works.

2016 Award Winners – Best of Show: Professional to Peri Charlifu, Amateur to Kaade Roberts, Student to Jonathan Hernandez, and Beast of Show (use of Theme) to Maia Saunders.
Basic 2016 Stats – Total Sales of $12,829.  32.1% of all artwork entered (for sale) was sold, 54 artists displayed their works.

Wanna buy some art from Bubonicon artists? We were virtual in 2021, so we have these links to to their websites for contact info and pieces for sale!

Alan F. Beck (B-Con 45 Artist Guest) – www.alanfbeck.com
Peri Charlifu (B-Con 41 Artist Guest) – www.Aegeangoods.com
Alan Clark – https://ifdpublishing.com/
Sarah Clemens (B-Con 42 Artist Guest) – www.clemensart.com
Carolyn E. Cooper – www.cooperpottery.com
Daniel Cortopassi – www.danielcortopassi.com
Brenna Deutchman – www.whimsicalwhiskers.com
Krister Eide – www.kristereide.com
Theresa Halbert – www.dragonragz.com
Darla Hallmark (B-Con 46 Artist Guest) – www.unseengallery.com
Sarah Hofrichter – www.ellisbray.wordpress.com
Kat Huddleston – www.facebook.com/FusedGlassByKathie
Jim Humble – www.humblestudios.com
Chaz Kemp (B-Con 52 Artist Guest) – www.chazkemp.com
Elizabeth Leggett (B-Con 49 Artist Guest) – www.archwayportico.com
Theresa Mather – www.RockFeatherScizzors.com
Michael McAfee – www.deviantart.com/mcafee2000
April Robinson – www.Facebook.com/aprilsvisions
Mark Roland – www.rolandscapes.com
Catherine Roop –http://www.catherineroop.com/
San Le – www.greybodies.com/art.html
Jon Sanchez – www.jonsanchezcreative.com
Aubrey Elise Snellings – www.etsy.com/shop/oddlyaubreycreations
Lisa Snellings – www.welovepoppets.com
Megan Speck – www.etsy.com/shop/SpeckledArrow
Melanie Unruh – www.facebook.com/handwerks.arts
Ursula Vernon (B-Con 44 Artist Guest) – www.redwombatstudio.com
Lubov Yegudin – www.lubov.net
Rubiee Hayes – www.dryadtea.com
Hannah Epstein – www.nmstreettaste.com
Laura Givens – www.lauragivens-Artist.com
Margaret Carspecken – www.ozfoxes.com
Blair Bartlett – www.Facebook.com/AlternateRealitiesPhotography
Lee Moyer (B-Con 48 Artist Guest) – www.leemoyer.com
Rachael Mayo – http://rachaelm5.deviantart.com
Tabitha Ladin – www.TabithaLadin.com
Kaade – www.kaade.net
Julian Wolf – www.julianwolf.net
Luis Prieto-Wilmot (aka Soto) – www.zombieBAD.com
Eric Velhagen (B-Con 50 Artist Guest) – https://ericvelhagen.carbonmade.com/
John Sumrow – www.johnsumrow.com
Karen Roop – https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/karenroop/
Vanessa Price www.skelelegs.tumblr.com
John Michael Poling – www.dosguerroscomics.com
David Lee Pancake – www.davidleepancake.com

Past B-Con Artist Guests of Honor:
B-Con 23: Alan Gutierrez – https://www.deviantart.com/alangutierrezart
B-Con 24: Dell Harris – https://www.facebook.com/atomicdogstudio/
B-Con 26: Liz Danforth – http://www.lizdanforth.com/
B-Con 27: Martin Cameron – http://www.dogbrainstudios.com/
B-Con 28: Snail Scott – http://www.snailscott.net/
B-Con 30: David Martin: https://artbydavidmartin.com/
B-Con 33 : Lee Anne Seed – https://www.artwanted.com/laseed/store/
B-Con 34: Joe Tucciarone – http://www.joetucciarone.com/
B-Con 35: Charles Vess: – https://greenmanpress.com/
B-Con 36: David B. Mattingly – https://davidmattingly.com/
B-Con 37: Mark Ferrari – http://www.markferrari.com/
B-Con 38: Kat Lowe – https://www.deviantart.com/wenchworks
B-Con 39: William Stout – https://www.williamstout.com/
B-Con 40: Bob Eggleton – http://www.bobeggleton.com/
B-Con 43: John Picacio – https://johnpicacio.com/
B-Con 47: Ruth Sanderson – http://goldenwoodstudio.com/
B-Con 51: Greg Spalenka – https://www.spalenka.com/
B-Con 52: Take Two: Chaz Kemp – www.chazkemp.com
B-Con 53: Chaz Kemp – www.chazkemp.com