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#1
Greetings Artists and Helpers!

It's just under two weeks and we're looking forward to seeing all of you soon in Artist's Alley.

Doors will open for Artist check-in at 11am. We open to the public at 2pm. If you line up in advance outside Exhibit Hall 1, do not block any door or aisle way. You may be asked to move or disburse if any line is determined to be a fire hazard or crowd issue. It will help the flow of check-in if you do NOT bring all of your stuff, but check in first and then go get all of your wares. If you bring any such goods with you, be aware that you may NOT put things at your table before you check in. While we are providing your seating table number in advance, you MUST check in first before you go to your table. Anyone who puts items at their table without first checking in will be given their first warning and will not be allowed to sell on Friday.

You will need to have in your hands the following:

1. Membership Badge - You and any other Artists/Helpers at your table MUST pick up your badge(s) BEFORE checking in to Artist Alley.

2. Two (2) copies of your California Seller's Permit. One copy is for our records and one for you to keep at your table with you at all times (this is California law). If you have a sub-permit, we will also need one copy of that.

3. A valid form of ID (such as a State ID, Drivers License or Passport). Student IDs, library cards, etc. are NOT a valid form of ID

4. Your Artist Alley Account Number

5. If you or anyone in your group that is selling or helping will be under the age of 18 (but no younger than 16) at the time of the Convention, please note the following:
  a. The minor's parent or legal guardian will need to physically check them in at the Artist Alley registration. A note will NOT be acceptable.  Being checked in by the primary artist (unless they are your parent/guardian) also will not be acceptable.
  b. The minor's parent or legal guardian will need to be present at ALL times when the minor is present/selling.
  c. If there is a legal guardian being assigned just for the duration of Fanime through a Power of Attorney, a copy must be provided at check-in.

ONLY the Primary Artist may check in their table, unless they have made arrangements ahead of time with us. All those present on the account must check-in as a group. If one of your Artists/Helpers will not arrive until the next day, or during public hours on Friday, the Primary Artist must bring them up and check them in as soon as they arrive. They may not begin selling/helping until they are checked in. Violation of this will forfeit the table for all parties.

We plan to have even more check-in lines this year. These will be broken up by Account Number, so know your account number!

Artist Alley check-in will last from 11 am on Friday to 12 noon on Saturday. IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT BY SATURDAY AT NOON YOU NEED TO E-MAIL US TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS!! If you are not there by Saturday at noon and you have not made arrangements with us then your table will be forfeited and made available for on-the-spot selling.  We will be available by email until Wednesday, May 23rd at Noon.  If you have not made arrangements by that time we cannot guarantee we will receive any messages.

There will be stickers for the Artist Alley again this year. These stickers will allow you to come in before the Alley opens and stay after the Alley closes to the general public. These stickers are the ONLY thing that will allow you in or out. The stickers are basically meant to allow for access to do setup/cleanup only and will be provided only to those who are registered on the accounts. Anyone who is found wandering/shopping in the Artist Alley outside of Public Hours will have their sticker confiscated. Exception requests will be considered by Marc on Saturday after the open tables are sold.

Remember everyone already has been assigned a table/seat. You don't have to worry about being the first person in the doors. You already have a table and that won't change. If you are not happy with your  table and want to swap, we as staff are OK with that. To swap tables you can go up to the artists sitting at the table you want to be sitting at and ask them nicely if they would mind swapping tables with you. If they say yes, then both Primary Artists need to come up to the Staff tables, but not until AFTER we finish the first round of check-in, and get our OK.

If you have any questions, please send an email ([email protected]) including your account number in the Subject line.

Sincerely,
AA Staff.
#2
Attention Artists and Helpers,

Seating assignments are complete.  See the Artist Alley page on the FanimeCon site for the map to find your location in the Artist Alley.

http://www.fanime.com/exhibits/artist-alley/

- Artist Alley Staff
#3
Greetings,

To those who were unable to get a table this year in Artist Alley and plan to try to purchase on on Saturday the 26th, please note the following:

- A line for purchasing a table will begin no sooner that the start of PUBLIC hours for Artist Alley. Do NOT line up before the doors open. Such lines pose fire hazards and will be disbursed. When the line forms it will be inside the exhibit hall to one side of the Artist Alley Staff table. Please ask us if you are not sure where the line is.
- Any unclaimed tables will be sold starting at Noon to those in line, in the order of the line.
- Purchase price is $75 (3 days x $25/day). Your table purchase is for the rest of the convention, not just one day at a time.
- Each artist may only purchase ONE table. If you are sharing a table, the maximum of two artists per table still applies.
- You must have CASH (exact change will really help!)
- You MUST have a California Seller's Permit with you, and one additional copy for Artist Alley.
- You MUST have a valid legal ID (school ID's are not valid)
- You will have to agree to abide by the Table Agreement.
- If you are a Minor (16 or 17), your Parent must accompany you AND remain with you while you sell through the remainder of the convention.
- If you already have a table in Artist Alley you may not purchase a second table.

Sincerely,
AA Staff.
#4
Live Programming and Events / Artist Alley Now Full
April 16, 2012, 09:38:54 PM
FanimeCon 2012 Artist Alley is now FULL!

Those on the waitlist will remain so in their current order until May 1st. If we receive cancellations we will contact the next artist by email for the available table.

After May 1st any tables which become available will be sold on Saturday starting at Noon. The current waitlist will no longer be in effect.

Sincerely,
Marc, Bree and the rest of AA Staff
#5
Live Programming and Events / Artist Alley Signups URL
January 27, 2012, 09:33:54 PM
Table signups go live tomorrow (Saturday) at 12 noon Pacific time!  Here's the URL: http://apps.fanime.com/2012/artist/

You'll be asked to create a new account.  Keep in mind that no accounts carry over from last year!  You have to create a new account to begin your table request submission.

Good Luck!
Marc Dell'Erba
Artist Alley
#6
Dear all,

While we are preparing for signup day this Saturday, we've just released the Artist Alley FAQ at http://www.fanime.com/exhibits/artist-alley/artist-alley-faq/ 

- Marc Dell'Erba
FanimeCon Artist Alley
#7
Greetings and hope your 2012 has started well for you.  We have news you've been patiently asking about and waiting for:

Table Signups for FanimeCon will begin on the official FanimeCon website at 12 noon (Pacific time) on Saturday, January 28th.

This has been in the works for weeks and we're happy to finally deliver some information more insightful than "stay tuned" (check's in the mail too you know - just kidding!)

We have an updated Table Agreement which you can see at http://www.fanime.com/exhibits/artist-alley/  In the coming days we'll have a brand new FAQ posted there as well detailing on this year's signup system.  

Just some quick notes here:

* Due to last year's tremendous demand for tables, individual artists will only be able to signup for one table (instead of two from previous years).  Artists may still have a second person (artist or helper) with them at their table (same as before).
* What about groups?  Groups will be handled as seating requests.  Many of you reminded us which groups you were part of in your seating requests last year. Since we were able to make seating work very well, we will handle the gathering of groups in this manner this year.
* Signup fee will be $75 for a table for the length of the convention.
* The signup process will be completely first come-first serve with a waiting list for overflow signups.  Otherwise, the process will have the same two phase structure as last year.

We are thankful to both you, our esteemed artists and to my fellow staffers for making the signup process happen right in this new year.

Marc Dell'Erba and Bree Arnett
FanimeCon 2012 Artist Alley
#8
Greetings again!

Hope your summer was fun.  The Artist Alley group in Facebook has been renamed for 2012: https://www.facebook.com/groups/198025690228018/

I'm posing a question I posted over there:  Should artists be permitted to display their works facing behind and outside their table space? I'm real curious to read what you think because this issue seems to have split the artist community down the middle.

- Marc Dell'Erba
FanimeCon Artist Alley 2012