FYI- Detroit tradecraft will have a artist table for Detroit Fan-fare- I need to create a 50 word bio for the group- any ideas on what to put in the bio- maybe get a group photo together as well--- okay below is another letter from the organization needing support for their charity sketching events- check it out......
please take a look at the website- their seems to be a lot of activities set up that one may need to pay separately to attend or participate
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ARTIST SKETCHBOOK
Detroit Fanfare will be producing a special themed Artist Sketchbook--- "Re-Imagining Detroit". The theme is to take iconic symbols of the Detroit area and have fun with it in a positive (or at least neutral) manner. To give you an idea, some of the works already in production are:
- Joe Louis' fist as the hand from Hellboy-----The Spirit of Detroit statue as Watchmen's Dr. Manhatten-----Godzilla attacking the RenCen
Some general ideas that could be considered are the Red Wings logo, the fountain in Hart Plaza, the Diego Rivera mural, Ambassador Bridge, the giant tire on 1-94, any of the factories, etc...you get the idea.
The book will be printed by Detroit Fanfare and sold at the convention for as low of a price as we can. We are limiting it to only artists at the convention and with each copy, the purchaser will get a list of all the artists who contributed and their table number at the show. The plan is that the fans will go and get each page signed or to buy a print (or the original piece if you're so inclined) that you might make up.
We would provide a few copies for each artist and make the sketchbook available at cost for anyone that wants to purchase additional copies.
Our suggestion is to take the art piece and make a print or cards or whatever...perhaps put it in color, and have those at your table. The sketchbook is to get the fans to your table and hopefully, if they like the piece, would be interested in buying the print/card that you have on hand.
If you are interested in taking part, we need to know as soon as possible. The spots are reserved on a first come, first served basis and of course, we want to get it done as soon as we can.
Contact Jay Shimko at jayshimko@gmail.com in regards to the Artist Sketchbook.
QUICK SKETCH
This is a charity event with proceeds going to the Scleroderma Foundation. Fans would buy tickets for $1 each (discount for large purchases). All paper and tickets will be supplied.
This will run on Saturday, sometime around noon in the large panel room. Artists will be a table likely on a stage and after a chance to introduce themselves, then the action begins. The fans would shout out ideas for the artists to draw.
The artists can do whatever they want. as the artists complete pieces, they will be walked around the room then set in front of the artists. at about the 40-45 minute mark there will be a last call for tickets to be bought. Then we start randomly picking pieces of art and drawing tickets to see who wins that piece of art. We repeat until all the art is gone.
We’d like to find out as soon as possible who wants to contribute to this and if we get enough feedback, we may extend to having another Quick Sketch on Sunday.
Please contact Erik or Vincent at QuickSketch@live.com for confirmation or questions.
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the awards night ceremony event- Shel Dorf awards
For now, though, this email is focusing on the SHEL DORF AWARDS. First off, hopefully, you voted on the nomination ballots that are still available until August 7 (Sunday). http://www.sheldorfawards.com/submissions
The Shel Dorf Awards will be presented on Saturday from 8-10 at a special dinner ceremony at the Adiamo’s Restaurant inside the Marriott (the con hotel). There will be a cocktail party starting at 7:30 before we all head into the awards.
The Awards will consist of a full course buffet dinner (with 3 different entrees) and an OPEN BAR. The second half will be the presentations of the Shel Dorf Award for the categories listed on the nomination forms. In addition, there will the Legacy Awards which are akin to Lifetime Achievement Awards and this year, we have two attending honorees.
There will be a moderator for the Awards and each of the winners will be announced by one of our comic guests. Presenters lined up so far include Kevin Eastman, Tommy Lee Edwards, J.T. Krul, Ron Marz, Phil Hester, Raven Gregory, Todd Dezago, and others to be announced.
Space is severely limited for this event. We do have our invited guests who will be attending and we will be making seats available for fans who want to purchase tickets to the events.
However, we want to make some seats available for all the creators and vendors attending the show. So, we are offering a chance for you to RESERVE a spot for the dinner. At this time, we are simply taking reservations and we’ll arrange payment later. The cost for creators is $35 for the event and that includes dinner, the open bar, and a gift bag of assorted goodies. This is below Detroit Fanfare’s cost and considering that the price is about what you would pay for a good meal, and a few drinks, works out to be quite a value. After we offer the creators a chance for the discount tickets, they will be made available to fans for the price of $75 so we are providing over 50% in savings.
In addition, we are spreading out the guests and you will have the opportunity to specify which table you want to sit at. This is first come, first served on the reservations. That’s why this email is sent separately…just respond with your intentions, how many tickets you want, and your choice of who to sit with. You can give secondary choices but if you reserve early, you likely wouldn’t have to worry about it. That’s all we’re doing right now…
Here are the following guests/promoters that you can designate to sit next to. They are in alphabetical order and of course, we will be adding more later. We haven't made the final arrangement so there will likely be 2-3 guests at each table. Remember, this is simply a RESERVE and when we get the final tabulation of who is attending and at each table, we will go in order of reserves and finalize their choice and then process the payment. Also, any nominated creator will be invited as our guest.
Carl Lundgren
Craig Rousseau
Dennis Barger
Ebas
Gary Reed
Greg Theakston
J.T. Krul
Kevin Eastman
Nei Ruffio
Phil Hester
Ramona Fradon
Raven Gregory
Ron Marz
Sheldon Moldoff
Steve Scott
Todd Dezago
Tom Orcheckowski
Tommy Lee Edwards
Tony Miello
Tyler Kirkham
We expect to be a great and gala event and provide a chance for all creators to get together to celebrate not only Shel Dorf’s legacy, but the camaraderie of the talent at Detroit Fanfare.
