Comments on: Anthrocon 2006 Artists Alley/Con Store Report

By: woofwoofarf

woofwoofarf — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:23:10 +0000

In reply to ramalion. We thought about ya! And hey, you missed the fun of us getting used to our surroundings. Next year, there's plenty more fun to be had!

By: woofwoofarf

woofwoofarf — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:21:19 +0000

In reply to tabbiewolf.

One thought I had: Since we’ve already taken the artists’ names at signup, what if we just assign them a receipt book as they walk out the door? I think that would streamline the process a good bit. Also, the artists can show the Dorsai their receipt book as proof that they can be let in to set up.
And thank you for helping to make Artists Alley such a popular part of the convention!

By: woofwoofarf

woofwoofarf — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:18:55 +0000

In reply to artyskox.

(yeah, it’s taking me forever to get back on some of the replies – sorry!)
I may well have plagarized myself on the first line of the post. I have a tendancy to do that 🙂
My intention for the message board was to take it back over to the hotel and put it by the main message boards in the hotel on Sunday night. Unfortunately, in the mad rush to pack everything up it got unceremoniously stripped and put into the trash. Next year I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again.
I agree that we need to promote Con Store’s wares a bit better. I also want to revisit the Con Store and maybe look into adding a few more things that would benefit attendees and artists alike. Th big question is whether I can sell Kage on making the investment in materials to be sold. Time will tell!
Thanks, and I’m glad to hear you enjoyed Artists Alley. I hope that we can continue to keep it the success I feel it was this year.

By: lupine_fox

lupine_fox — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:31:09 +0000

Thanks
As an attendee I just wanted to say how much I you and all the other directors, staff and volunteers working so hard to make the con so great for the rest of us. People may nit-pick about little things but frankly I was amazed with how well things ran given the size of the new venue.

By: ramalion

ramalion — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:21:04 +0000

Glad you survived. Wish I could have made it, I’m sure I would have had more fun there then staring at the walls in my hotel room here in Biloxi 🙂

By: tabbiewolf

tabbiewolf — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:04:54 +0000

Random passerby to the journal (yay Friends of Friends list and boredom), was an artist in Artists’ Alley on Friday and Saturday. Just wanted to say that you and everyone who worked the Alley did an awesome job — it was my first convention and my first time doing something like this, and whatever problems there may have been I didn’t notice them (which is the mark of something being done well, I’d say). I also purchased a few things from Artists’ Alley on Sunday, and setup and payment for the items was quick and easy.
I would agree with the Dorsai needing something to show that the artists were actually artists (although I didn’t suffer any problems with that, it probably annoyed them more than the artists) — perhaps a button or ribbon or something for the artists to wear, distributed at sign-up?
Thank you for running a great event =)

By: artyskox

artyskox — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:18:39 +0000

Said artist is having a heck of an odd time contacting people >.< I had mentioned if she can't find me.. DBruin is my boyfriend and she actually contacted him.. but won't seem to reply to my messages or his (when his says.. hey.. mail him).
Ah well.. I’ll get it eventually so it’s not something I’m really worried about, I’m actually more anxious just because they’re a pretty good artist. If I was a new fur.. first badge at a con, I’d be pissed though.
Maybe next year, what happened to that messageboard after the AA was closed? Could it be brought to join the other messageboard in the hotel?
That first line in your post.. did you post that exact thing before? It’s total deja vu for me.
As for the con store… it might be useful to show off some of those random items or include a – hey we’re selling this- in the dealers packets. DBruin was surprised by the $1 old style AC badges when I told him about it on Sunday.. he (nor I bet most dealers) bought from the store so he had no clue.
Overall I think you guys did a great job. I think AA felt a hell of a lot nicer in an open area rather than packed into the old room it was in. I’m personally starting to like AA more than the dealers room because I know the artists there are most likely free and actually WANT to draw rather than maybe just sell CDs or possibly are full up on commissions.

By: donaldson

donaldson — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:58:53 +0000

I just wanted to say that I really liked the way the Alley was run this year. The last time I was at AC in 2003 or 2004, I think, waking up at 5am only to find there was already a line sort of sucked. While the lottery doesn’t garuntee a spot, it does save a load of time and sanity, which I think is way more important.
You guys did an incredible job. I look forward to it next time.