Art Show & Registration
The 2nd Annual MiDFur Art Show aims to present quality original art of all kinds. Artists may either just display their works, or place it up for sale or auction.
Applying for the Art Show involves both an online registration and a bit of paperwork.
- This year we will be charging a registration fee $15 for each panel space, but NO commission on sales. Panel spaces are 45cm wide x 90cm high. Table space for 3D art will be classed as a panel space. You may combine them if the total would not exceed one standard panel space.
- Click here to download the Control Form (PDF).
These you print and fill out and bring two copies with you to the convention along with your artwork. This is used for keeping track of any sales and ensuring that your art is safely checked in and out of the Art Show. - Click here to download the Bid Sheet (PDF).
See below for full details on the Bid Sheet. Again, this is a form you print and fill out and bring with you to the convention along with your artwork. This is hung with your art and allows people to see if you're showing, selling or auctioning and make a bid if you are auctioning - Click here register online
The reason for having an online registration separate from the paper forms is so that you can register yourself as an artist for the Art Show right away and create the art you will display later. We will have copies of the paper forms available at the convention, but filling in the forms beforehand will save all of us time, and give you more time to go off and enjoy the convention.
Please make sure you read all of the following information.
Checking In
The art show begins at 3pm on Thursday, December 2nd and ends at 4pm on Sunday, December 5th.
On the first day (Thursday, December 2nd), please check in your art first thing when the convention opens at 2pm so we can have the art show open and running by 3pm.
Aside from Thursday, the art show opens at 10:30 each day. Art may be checked in the hour before the art show opens.
- Please bring the following:
- All your art pieces
- A separate Bid Sheet for every piece of art
- Two copies of the Control Form
Just come to the art show control desk and a staff member will process the paperwork and check in your art. Then you can hang your art on your allocated panel. Only registered MiDFur attendees may display art in the show, so your MF12 badge will be required to confirm this.
Checking Out
All unsold art MUST be picked up at the close of show from 4:00pm on Sunday until 6:00pm. This is also the time period in which winning bidders and buyers will pick up their art. Any unclaimed art will be removed and taken to the convention operations room located on the Ground Level in the Faraday Room.
You may only remove art from the display panels after the close of show unless specially arranged otherwise with the Art Show Coordinator. Take all your artworks, the Bid Sheets, and your Control Form to the art show control desk and they will be checked out if unsold, or recorded and set aside for buyers to collect if sold.
Payment
While we will attempt to pay artists for their sold art with cash at the time of check-out, we can only do so if buyers pay up beforehand, so we cannot guarantee this. If you are not paid in cash on the day, we will send you a cheque in the mail. It is therefore important that the address which you provided on the application form is accurate and up-to-date.
The Bid Sheet
Each piece of art that you put into the show must have a bid sheet attached to it even if you're just displaying art, because then the bid sheet will tell people that it's display-only.
The bid sheet can be downloaded here.
The bid sheet asks for an artist code, which is your MiDFur registration number followed by the item number. For example, if your registration number is 345, you would put MF12-345-1 on the first piece listed on your Control Form, the next item will then be MF12-345-2, and so forth.
Select one of the following alternatives:
- Display only – If you just want to show off your art and not sell it, tick this box.
- Direct sale – If you have a fixed price for this piece, tick this box and fill in the price. This will sell to the first person who bids on it.
- Silent auction – If you would like to take the chance of getting people to bid up your art, tick this box and fill in the minimum starting bid. Last bid on the sheet will win the piece. There will not be a voice auction if the bid sheet fills up. That option will be considered for future art shows.
Ratings
The Art Show allows for b oth general art and adult art. The adult art will be sectioned off. Please use common sense in categorising whether your art is suitable for a general or adult audience. The Art Show Coordinator has the final say on whether an art piece is to be considered general or adult and will move your art to the appropriate section if necessary. If you're unsure what category your art falls under, feel free to run it by the Art Show Coordinator.
Preparing the art
ll art should be suitably mounted, preferably in a mat or frame, but at the very least some sort of supporting board. Not only does proper framing/matting make your art look nicer, but it protects the art from accidental damage. The MiDFur staff takes no responsibility for accidental damage caused by inadequate mounting. The display panels are pegboard, and hooks and clips will be provided for hanging the artworks. Click here for a sample art panel. Note that this sample is afull 90 x 90cm panel which is two standard 45 x 90cm panel spaces.
Enquiries
For all enquiries in regards to the Art Show, please contact -artshow@midfur.com.au