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Art Show Rules

All Balticon Members are expected to follow our policies, so we can have a fun, safe convention together.

General Guidelines

  • Previous buyers are not permitted to resell works.

  • Art sales do not include reproduction rights.

Guidelines for Accepted Art

The following media are acceptable for the MAIN ART SHOW

  • Paintings: acrylics, watercolor, oil

  • Drawings: chalk, ink, crayon, pencil, dye

  • Jewelry: all forms

  • Sculpture: wood, stone, metal, clay, acrylics, glass, fabric

  • Weaving and Textile: all hand forms and non-commercially produced

  • Ceramics: hand and thrown ware; self‐created molded items limited to runs of 100, marked item# / run#

  • Decorative Crafts: leather, metal, wood, glass, stone, plastic

  • Fine Art Photography and Computer Generated Art: They must fit within the following guidelines and be labeled.

    • Unique Image – Data Files Erased / Negative Destroyed, or Data / Negative Archived, or

    • Limited Edition Print – Data Files Erased / Negative Destroyed, or Data / Negative Archived

  • True Limited Editions / Multiple Original Category (With a print run of 250 or less):  All hand-pulled prints, serigraphs, photographs, silk‐screens, etchings, lithographs, woodblocks must have the following clearly visible information written or printed on the print itself.

    • Artist’s signature

    • Title of the piece, Date

    • Print# / Run#

  • If you work in a medium not listed above, please reach out to artshowadmin@bsfs.com for more information.

The Main Art Show will NOT accept the following

  • AI-generated art.

  • Commercial multi‐lithographic copies, unlimited photoprints or photocopies of any kind, hand-colored or remarked prints.

  • Commercial ceramic molds, painted commercially cast pieces, kits of any kind.

The Print Shop WILL accept the following

  • Commercial multi‐lithographic copies, unlimited photoprints or photocopies of any kind, hand-colored or remarked prints.

Items using patterns or designs by others must credit the second part

Items that violate copyrights or which are judged to have libelous content in regard to known persons or well‐known characters will not be permitted.

All decisions by the Art Show Directors on the eligibility of artwork are final. 


Please reach out to artshowadmin@bsfs.com if you have any questions.

How to Register

  1. Be sure to read all of the Art Show Artist Guidelines to be fully informed on our process.

  2. Registration begins January 1st.

  3. Create a new account using the Artist Portal (available January 1st!)

    • Artist Portal is our online site for artists and vendors to register for the Art Show.  Through it, you can manage your personal information and fill out important documents like your control sheets and bid sheets.

      • If you are a first time artist, please either include a URL to your website, Etsy, etc. or send photos of your art to artshow@balticon.org. 

      • If you are a returning artist, please ensure your personal information is up to date.

      • If you are interested in mailing in your art rather than attending in person, please create your account as a MAIL-IN ARTIST.

  4. Decide how much space you would like

    • Balticon uses a space-based hanging fee system.  Space is available on Panels and Tables.

    • Tables are 6 feet long by 18 inches deep.  For Tables, a Space is one quarter of a Table: 18 inches by 18 inches.  Artists can reserve a whole Table or part of a Table in increments of Spaces.

    • Panels are 6 feet wide by 4 feet high.  Art Show panels and Print Shop panels are the same size.  For Panels, a Space is one-third of a Panel; divided vertically: 24 inches wide by 4 feet high.  Artists can reserve a whole Panel or part of a Panel in increments of Spaces.

    • SPACE IS LIMITED:

      • Attending artists can register for a maximum of 9 spaces, which can be a combination of tables, art show panels, and print shop panels.

      • MAIL-IN ARTISTS can register for a maximum of 4 spaces, which can be a combination of tables, art show panels, and print shop panels.

      • There is a maximum of 75 pieces per artist.

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