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 The fifth annual IlluXCon symposium will take place in Altoona, PA on November 8-11, 2012.

As the only convention exclusively dedicated to fantastic art, IlluXCon welcomes artists, students, collectors, and fans to a four-day celebration of the field.

IlluXCon features the largest gathering of fantastic art and artists in the world. The 2012 show will feature nearly 60 artists in the main exhibition, with many more included in the IlluXCon Showcase. Several hundred original paintings and drawings will be on display at the show, along with demonstrations, lectures, round tables, art director portfolio reviews, and small group workshops. 

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Create an IlluXCon user account to purchase tickets and stay up-to-date on key items and info. about this year's show that are most pertinent to you!

IlluXCon 2012 Showcase Tables are SOLD OUT! Member and Student Ticket Sales are Live!


Hello everyone - the Showcase tables for the 2012 IlluXCon show sold out in an hour, so they are no longer available and have been removed from the registration form.

If you missed a Showcase table and would like to get on the waiting list, please email us at info@illuxcon.com.

IlluXConcepts 3 Available for Sale - Limited Quantities!


IlluXConcepts 3, the extremely limited edition art book that we do for IlluXCon each year, is now available for sale over the web. Each volume is limited to 100 numbered copies - we have about 15 copies of Vol. 3 left on hand. IlluXConcepts 3 is 8.5 x 11, perfect bound, 132 pages (plus covers) on high-quality 100 lb glossy interior stock, full color. Each IlluXCon artist has a double-page spread, so nearly 60 artists are represented in the book with over 175 images.

IlluxConcepts 3 is $45 plus $10 shipping (in the US). To purchase, email info@illuxcon.com.

We also have a very limited stock of IlluXConcepts 2 remaining (about 5 copies), which are 128 pages on 80 lb stock. They are $40 plus $10 shipping. (Shipping is, of course, combined on multi-book purchases.)

 

Art Renewal Center Salon Competition Open!


Deadline: February 1, 2012

Art Renewal Center 2011/2012 International Salon Competition    (www.artrenewal.org)

ARC is a 501 (C)( 3) Educational foundation dedicated to the renewal of classical training in the arts. In addition to scholarships and hosting the largest online museum dedicated to traditional painting, we hold one of the most prestigious competitions for living artists who paint in the realist tradition. This year we are offering $50,000 in cash awards including $10,000 for Best in Show. Participants can compete in 6 categories: Figurative, Landscape, Animals, Still life, Sculpture, and Drawing. This year we are also introducing five new awards designed to encourage creativity and ambition in the arts: Most Creative, Best Social Commentary, Best Portrait, Most Ambitious Work, and Best Trompe L'oeil. Award winners and finalists will be featured on the Art Renewal Center's website which is tracking at 500,000,000 hits a year from 5,000,000 yearly visitors as well as in our full color Catalog. For more information and to enter please visit http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/Salon/SalonProspectus.php .   

Illie Award Finalist Voting Begins! (October 1st, 2011)


The five finalists for the 2011 Illie Award have been posted, and voting is now live. Cast your votes here!

The voting is open to all registered members of the IlluXCon.com website - you do NOT need to be attending this year's show to vote; you just need to be registered here on the website.

Voting ends at midnight on October 31st, so don't delay!

A big congratulations to the five finalists: Donato Giancola, E.M. Gist, Didier Graffet, Matt Stewart and Michael Whelan!

2011 Illie Award Trophy Unveiled!


At long last, here it is . . . fresh from Tom Kuebler, pics of the 2011 Illie Award trophy. This original, one-off sculpture by Tom measures a whopping 17" high and will be given the winner of the 2011 Illie Award for the best traditionally created piece of the year.

The initial nomination period ends AUGUST 31st, after which we'll be posting the semi-finalists here on this very web site for voting - so get ready!

Now taking nominations for the 2011 Illie Awards!


Each year, the Association of Fantastic Art presents the Illie Award, given to the single best traditionally created piece of the preceding year. (“Traditionally created” means painted, drawn, or sculpted with traditional media.)

The Illie is awarded in a three-step process. First, nominations are made by artists and members of the IlluXCon and Illustration Exchange websites. These nominations are whittled down by the AFA to the top 25, which are then posted on the IlluXCon website.

Website members vote on the 25 nominees, and the top 5 works become the finalists. These 5 pieces are posted, and website members vote again to determine the final winner of the Illie Award, which will be announced at IlluXCon 4 on November 5th, 2011.

The inaugural Illie was given in 2010 to Mark Zug for his piece “Helium.” Fitting with the AFA’s belief that art should be honored with art, that year’s trophy was an original one-off bronze sculpture by Vincent Villafranca. Keeping with that tradition, the 2011 Illie trophy will be an original, one-off sculpture by Tom Kuebler.

The Illie Award nominations are now open. Registered members of the IlluXCon/Illustration Exchange websites can submit a nomination for the work of their choice by emailing it to info@illuxcon.com. All works submitted must have been CREATED in 2010—publication is irrelevant.

The nominations will continue until AUGUST 31st, 2011, at which point the 25 top nominees will be posted and voting will commence.

So drop us a line and let us know what piece you think deserves the award!

 

Congratulations to the 2011 IlluXCon Scholarship Winners!


We are delighted to announce the three winners of the 2011 IlluXCon scholarships:

ANNA DITTMANN,  LINO AZEVEDO,  and  ALLA BARTOSHCHUK 

IlluXCon 2011 Video Trailer!


The video trailer for IlluXCon 4 (featuring footage from last year's IlluXCon 3) is now live!

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