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Wiscon or WisCon, is often called the world's leading
feminist-oriented science fiction convention and conference. It was first held
in Madison, Wisconsin in February 1977, and is held
annually throughout the four day weekend of Memorial Day. Sponsored by the
Society for the Furtherance and Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction or (SF)³,
WisCon gathers together women and men: fans, writers, editors, publishers,
scholars and artists from around the world to discuss science fiction and fantasy,
with emphasis on issues of feminism, gender, race, and class.
We believe that Art is an important aspect of SF, and that an
exciting Art Show is an important part of any convention. We strive to
make the WisCon Art Show a continuing success by integrating the art
show with the rest of the convention.
We are doing things a little different this year. In order to
include more new artists, we are requiring all artists to submit an
application and photos of their work to the Art Show Staff by February 29 of this year. We will start sorting through the applications then and will notify the applicants of their status around Match 18.
The Art Show Application page may be found at http://www.wiscon.info/artshow.php .
Art show focus:
- Work by women artists
- Work by regional artists
- Work with feminist themes, whatever that may be
We don't plan to define feminist themes. That's up to you. We do,
though, plan to continue to have popular awards for the Most Feminist
and Most Outrageous items in the Art Show, as have for the past several
years. We are interested in original work by the artist, which may
include one copy of limited edition reproductions. For additional print
sales, you are welcome to participate in the WisCon Dealers Room, or
make an arrangement with one of the dealers. We also have a small print
shop for items with fixed sale prices; let us know if you are interested
in participating, since space will be limited.
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