Artists

2018 Artist Auction

Interested in submitting a one-of-a-kind art piece to the 2018 Artist Auction? You don’t have to be registered as a 2018 Ai-Kon artist to do so! More information here!

If you have any questions please email the Marketplace Assistant at lroberts@ai-kon.org!

Ai-Kon 2018 Artists

We have an amazing group of artists attending Ai-Kon 2018! Please see map and table below for the list of artists you’ll see at Ai-Kon this July!

Table #	Artist Name	Website	Partner Name	Website
K1	Mogstomp	https://www.instagram.com/mogstomp/	Stellarcore	http://www.stellarcore.com/create/ Instagram: sogen_no_ume
K2	klaeia	http://klaeia.com
K3	Linda Y	https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Brownrabbits
K4	chande	http://vespilure.tumblr.com/
K5	SugahStixx	https://sugah-stixx.deviantart.com/
K6	Hikazio	http://hikazio.carbonmade.com
K7	Shaebud		Nicholas C
K8	Tracy R		Stephanie A
L1	Sloan	http://designsbysloan.com/	Johbee	http://www.johbee.deviantart.com
L2	Dash of Creativity	dashofcreativity.net
L3	CWilock	cwilock.tictail.com
L4	JellyDoll	https://jellydoll.deviantart.com/
L4	Clivenzu	https://www.instagram.com/clivenzu/?hl=en
L5	The Standee People	http://www.squiresword.com
L6	manreeree	artstation.com/artist/manreeree	Matthew B
L7	zearyu	https://zearyu.deviantart.com/
L8	Colleen’s Ami Critters	http://www.facebook.com/ColleensAmiCritters
M1	ila	https://www.instagram.com/mozza_rel_la/
M2	mangokappu
M3	Kie-Kay	http://www.deviantart.com/kie-kay http://www.instagram.com/kaylins_artwork	BubbleBabu	http://www.twitter.com/mirumirubabu
M4	Honey Bears
M5	bramblebee designs	etsy.com/shop/bramblebeedesigns	Sam F
M6	Vee’s Cubees	https://www.instagram.com/veescubees
M7	jamie_dna		Taylor A
M8a	Rebecca H
M8b	Inali Grimalkin	https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/InaliGrimalkin
N1	Richy T	http://r-trigger.deviantart.com
N2	Little Wish Gifts
N3	Lothlenan	www.lothlenan.com
N4	resubee	https://www.instagram.com/resubee/
N5	Kiran-Freak	http://instagram.com/kiranfreak
N6	Punklette Originals	https://punkletteoriginals.etsy.com	Stephen C
N7	Kathloo
N8	LunaPri	https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/LunaPri
O1	milkyvenus	http://www.milky-venus.tumblr.com
O2	reirei18	https://reirei18.com
O3	Jonaleepuff	www.etsy.com/shop/JonaleepuffStudios	Stephanie A
O4	Kyuriin	http://kyuriin.deviantart.com/gallery/
O5	Kinosthetic	www.kinosthetic.tumblr.com
O6	Stephan (i.e) Black	www.instagram.com/BlacksSideshow
O7	Tenta.co!	Tenta.co
O8	S.M. Beiko	www.smbeiko.com
P1	Sara G	https://www.facebook.com/avissecretgarden/	Alison L-B
P2	Raysdrawlings	https://www.instagram.com/raysdrawlings/
P3	nayukidraws and YanimatorART	www.nayukidraws.com
P4	LonelyCloud Miniatures and Art	http://www.gloriajoeart.etsy.com
P5a	GeeYelps	animejanice.devaintart.com
P5b	Derokun Studio	https://www.facebook.com/DeroKunStudio
P6	Alejandra B	alejandrabarraza.com
P7	Amymja	amymja.artstation.com	Graeme B	sketch.graemeborland.com
P8	Morphozephyr		Kat M
Q1	Dandizette Cosmetics	www.dandizettecosmetics.com
Q2	Morbidprince	morbidprince.deviantart.com
Q3	shaina773	shaina773.deviantart.com
Q4	bokchoi	www.bokchoi.ca
Q5	Deanna H
Q6	Phynix Caskey		Lita B
Q7	By BlackBird Designs	byblackbirddesigns.com
Q8	ZeroPercentFruit	instagram.com/zeropercentfruit	Cyanide Lemons	cyanidelemons.com
R1	Atha	https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=3367474
R2	Ira G	iraguevarra.com	Wil S.
R3	BHBehemoth
R4	Version 1.0.1
R5	Studio HAZUKI	https://www.freelanced.com/asukahazuki	David W
R6	Otogiri	https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=660507
R7	Forever Miracles
R8	Rin Claymore Arts	https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/RinClaymore	Kendra D
S1	Lazy Leopard Fursuits	lazyleopard.ca
S2	Huzzah Creations
S3	zzyzzyy	zzyzzyy.deviantart.com
S4	Stellar Evolution Designs	www.stellarevolutiondesigns.com
S5	Beeker	https://www.facebook.com/WFSBeastHRSKreep/	PJ
T1 and T2	Nani
T3	Paperbeatsrock	paperbeatsrock.bigcartel.com
T4	Daniel H	https://www.instagram.com/tigerturtle6/
T5	Brenna Kun	https://www.facebook.com/brennakunarts/	Robert W
U1	MiscMarion	https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MiscMarion
U2	To Tell Stories	https://www.totellstories.com
U3	Meagan R		Tess M
U4	The Procraftinators
U5	Justin Genghis Krahn	GenghisKrahn.deviantart.com

Ai-Kon 2018 Art Table Sales

Currently, all our artist tables for 2018 are sold out. All information regarding art table sales is available at the “Becoming an Artist” page!

Winners: Ai-Kon 2018 Mini Mascot Contest

We have our winners for our 2018 Mascot Contest!

First place goes to zearyu for her lovely depiction of Aiko!

Second place goes to Designs by Sloan for her cute and neko-themed Aiko!

Third place goes to Linda Y. (brownrabbits) for her serene and watercolour-inspired goddess Aiko!

The Ai-Kon Committee would like to sincerely thank all the artists who took time to design and draw Aiko for the contest. We received a large amount of gorgeous entries this year and really enjoyed looking at each of them as we discussed voting. Thank you for your time, innovation and creativity! Our 2018 mascot gallery can be viewed here! We are looking forward to seeing you at Ai-Kon.

Ai-Kon 2018 art table sales will be announced in the new year!

Winner: Winterfest 2018 Mini Mascot Contest

Congratulations to Vania C. for her dynamic depiction of our adorable (and mischievous) Doug for Winterfest! Vania will be present at Winterfest selling her artwork.

Thank you to all the artists for their wonderful Doug entries – we were all very pleased and excited with all the variations of Doug and delicious foods! All entries can be viewed in our mascot gallery. See you all at Winterfest!!

Winterfest 2018 Art Table Sale Date

Please read full artist information package and rules here: Winterfest 2018 Artist Info Package

Winterfest art tables are currently SOLD OUT! To apply for the waiting list, please submit the form located here: Winterfest 2018 Art Table Application.

Please email art@ai-kon.org with any questions!

AI-KON 2018 MASCOT CONTEST

The Ai-Kon 2018 Mascot Contest is now closed!

The sound of bells and prayers is in the air! It’s festival time and this year we are celebrating the festival of Aiko, our beloved and benevolent kami. Aiko has bestowed a harmonious and bountiful year for Ai-Kon and she will appear before her adoring followers at these annual celebrations! At the deity’s matsuri, priestesses and shrine maidens gather to send their hopes and wishes for a happy 2018. As she appears, the masses grow silent in wonder. This year’s theme is Kami/Matsuri Aiko.

Generally, Aiko is a cheerful, stylish, energetic anime girl with pink hair and blue eyes. Please keep the eye and hair colour but feel free to change the attitude to suit the theme. Also remember that Ai-Kon is a family friendly convention.

What is a kami? A kami is a Japanese god/goddess, divinity, deity or spirit. While kami traditionally possess both positive and negative traits, this year’s theme will focus on a benevolent Aiko in all her glory. A matsuri is a Japanese festival or festive occasion. You may also choose to design Aiko not as a kami, but as a human attending a festival – this may include shrine maidens, priestesses, or general festival attendee in yukata or furisode.

When choosing an Aiko, the Ai-Kon committee considers many aspects, including relevance to the theme, colour palette, pose, lines, anatomy, and overall effect. We favour entries that appropriately represent Aiko in age, physical attributes, and personality and that will represent Aiko well to our audience. In addition, we look for an entry’s ability to be placed on promotional media, including the badges, posters, and t-shirts.

Prizes

The winner will receive: a free art table, two (2) artist weekend admissions to Ai-Kon 2018, and an Ai-Kon 2018 t-shirt. The winning entry will be used for Ai-Kon 2018 promotional materials and merchandise.
The two runners-up will receive: A free half art table at and an artist weekend admission to Ai-Kon 2018!

WINTERFEST MINI MASCOT CONTEST

The Winterfest Mini Mascot Contest is now closed as of November 25, 2017!

All entries to past years’ Mascot Contests can be found here.

Ai-Kon

July 27–29, 2018

RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave., Winnipeg