Artist Alley Guidelines

• Price and Table Details - The tables in Artist Alley are 8 feet long by 3 feet wide, and are divided into two spaces each. Each space is $25.00 and does not include an admission badge. At this time each Artist is limited to two spaces (an entire table) for $50. Badges must be purchased through Bakuretsu Con’s badge preregistration. All artists are responsible for badge registration separately. All tables will have a skirt around the front to allow for some under table storage.


• Check in and Hours of Operation - When arriving at Artist Alley, you will need to check in at the Artist Alley Registration booth. You will need to provide a copy of your e-mail confirmation and proof of identification, at which point you will be shown to your table. Alley registration will not be available Thursday. On Friday the alley will be open at 9 AM for check in and set up. Only Artists and their assistants will be allowed in until 10 AM. After that you will have to check in during regular hours of operation, which are:
  Friday 10 AM to 6 PM
  Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM
  Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM


• Food and Drink – Food and drink are allowed in the common areas of the convention center only, which includes Artist Alley. All artists are responsible for keeping their area clean. If your area becomes too messy, you will be asked to clean up. Failure to comply and/or repeat offenses will result in your expulsion from Artist Alley without refund.


• Electricity – Electricity is available, however Bakuretsu Con cannot guarantee that your table will be next to an open outlet. If you want power, you will be responsible for providing your own power strips and extension cords. Keep in mind that several tables may have to share a single bank of outlets, so we ask that you try your best to make sure everyone who wants power can have it. Also, you will only be allowed one power strip per outlet (no daisy chaining strips together). This prevents overloads and helps make sure we are allowed to use the Convention Center’s outlets in future years.


• Acceptable Items To Sell - The entire point of Artist Alley is to be able to show case your creative talents, whatever they may be. This does come with certain stipulations however. First, it (whatever IT may happen to be) has to have been made by you. If you can go buy it in a store or the Dealers room, it doesn't belong in Artist Alley. Artist Alley is not an alternative to the Dealers Room. They cater to two different markets and will remain separated. Second, it needs to be something you created. If you can make a perfect copy of someone else's work, that definitely doesn't belong in Artist Alley. This is in no way to discourage you from selling fan art (quite the contrary. Fan art is the backbone of Artist Alley. Why else would we all be at an anime convention if we weren't fans of it?), but rather to discourage would-be plagiarists. We understand that the line between parody/fan work and copyright infringement isn't always the clearest cut, but we ask you to use your best judgment. Bakuretsu Con staff has the final word on whether something is unacceptable or not, and you will be asked to remove anything deemed such. Failure to comply and/or repeat offenses will result in your expulsion from the convention without refund.


• Adult Material - You are certainly welcome to sell artwork of a more adult nature, however this is a family oriented convention and there WILL be small children present. As such we do require all adult themed work (including, but not limited to, anything of a sexual nature, extreme violence/gore, and drug reference) be kept out of plain sight, and ID must be checked before allowing anyone to view it. It is the artist's, or who ever is running your table's responsibility to verify that the person viewing your work is 18+. Failure to do so will result in one warning. After that, any further offenses will result in your expulsion from the convention without refund. A good guideline to follow is to ask if what you want to show would be allowed on basic cable TV between 12 PM and 7 PM. If the answer is no, then it is probably not going to be allowed in plain sight at your table, though Bakuretsu Con Staff has final say in whether something is appropriate or not.

1. Respect the people around you. Everyone is at the convention to have fun and a little common courtesy makes that a lot easier.


2. Music is allowed, but must be kept at a reasonable volume. Other people are in earshot and we ask that you respect any requests to turn down/off anything that is bothering someone else.


3. You are responsible for keeping your area clean. If your area becomes too messy or if it is bothering someone else, you will be asked to clean up.


4. Please keep your merchandise and materials to your area. If your property starts encroaching on your neighbor’s space or there are any complaints, you will be asked to move it back to your area.


5. Any complaints or disputes should be brought to the attention of a member of the Artist Alley staff. They have the final say in all matters involving the Alley or its artists.


6. If you wish to take photos of cosplayers, please do such at a designated photo area only. Attendees’ stopped in the midst of the alley for photographs creates congestion within the convention center that cannot be tolerated.


7. While in Artist Alley all convention, local, state, and federal rules are in affect. Each Vendor is personally responsible for calculating, collecting, and reporting the appropriate Vermont sales tax on items sold. For information on Vermont State sales tax go to http://www.state.vt.us/tax


8. See rule #1.