Artists' Alley

Welcome back to the Anime Boston Artists' Alley for 2010!

Announcement (12/14/09):
We're very sorry to announce that both the Letter of Intent phase and Phase 2 are completed for signups. The Alley is Full. We can put you on the waiting list if you are so inclined, but the waiting list is already quite long.

As usual, if there are cancelations, or any space openings before the con, we will go through the waiting list. At con spots can be bought on friday if the cancellations happen too close to the con to hit the waiting list, or on saturday morning if people have failed to check in, leaving an empty table.

Thank you all very much for your interest in this years Artists Alley!

There will be a few changes going on this year, but our location and prices will not be changing! A few restrictions on what is allowed in the Alley have been updated - please check the FAQ and RULES for more information on that and any other changes!

Last year's new table registration system worked out rather well - we have been spending the time trying to work out the kinks with it and actually get us up earlier than usual so we're not rushing at the end of the year to get everything done. It looks like we're about ready, so keep checking back here for details and updates!

General Information:

Changes:

Special Convention badge Pickup
We will not be offering this service. We tested this out last year in response to the long registration lines from 2008. Due to a lot of confusion (including, but not restricted to people not carefully reading instructions) the Customer Service line had to deal with a lot of people who didn't need to be there. In fact, the Customer Service line was often times LONGER than the regular registration line once all the registration lines got moving on both Thursday and Friday.

Convention Badge Discounts
Artists' Alley has been offering the ability to get registrations at a discount for artists, because the registration prices had gone up before Alley registration was open. We also understand that there are artists who are not going to buy badges until their space in the Alley is confirmed. We've integrated a bit more of the Alley into the entire convention's Registration system this year, so we're actually starting earlier than normal this year. We no longer need to worry about a discounted rate - the prices will already be at the lowest Registration rate available online when we are filling the Alley.

ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE FINDING SOMETHING?

Please make sure to review the rest of the information and rules on this site, no matter how familiar you feel you already are. There are always changes, no matter how minor they may seem, and these changes will invariably affect other things.

There are several links with all the information you could need below. While we encourage you to read through everything, we also understand if your time is precious. Conveniently, many web browsers allow you to look for something specific by holding down the "ctrl" and "f" keys at the same time. A little search window will open. Go ahead - try it now! Type what you are looking for in there (be careful of spelling errors, and try variations of different words) and it will then automatically bring you to each instance that word is used, going to the closest one first (click find next to keep going on to the next one). These things may require a few clicks, but we're confident you're up to the task. We've heard you're good at clicking.

Please remember that the Artists' Alley is not the same as the Art Show (though we'll be in the same location) and is not run by the same people.

If you have any questions, please contact Nikki O'Shea Bean, Artists' Alley Manager or Kathryn Lawton, the Art Track Coordinator via the contact form.