Art Show

Necronomicon 2025 Gallery Art Show

This is a gallery style art show, where the artists are not present and the art show staff are responsible for sales throughout the weekend. If you want to have your own table to sell from for the weekend, please purchase space in the Artists Alley.

There will be mainly science fiction and fantasy items in many forms such as paintings, drawings, 3-D art, 3-D printing, jewelry, and more. Everything should be available for immediate purchase, and artists may also decide to have their items participate in the Silent Auction which ends on Saturday night of the convention. All prices are set by the artist. 

All convention attendees are welcome to visit the Art Show, which is open on Friday and Saturday at the convention. Sunday will be for paying for and picking up items won in the silent auction, and purchasing items at the post-auction pricing. Artist pickup will be on Sunday afternoon after the Art Show closes.

Display Space

Art Show space is available in units of panels or tables. A panel is 4’ wide by 5’ high. Materials for hanging artwork will be provided by the convention. Table space is approximately 6’ long by 2.5’ deep, the size of a standard hotel table.

Each unit of Art Show space is $25.00. Requests for more than two (2) tables or four (4) panels must be cleared with the Art Show Director in advance. Reproductions are allowed. AI art is not allowed in the regular Art Show, but can be sold in the Print Shop. All artwork hung on the reserved panels should be clearly labeled for immediate sale, for the silent auction, or Not for Sale. It is up to each artist to set their prices.

A 10% commission will be assessed on items sold in the Art Show, which goes to Kids and Canines, the charity the convention supports.

Print Shop

Necronomicon will have a Print Shop. The Print Shop will be located inside the Art Gallery. This area features limited edition prints and small items in bulk (stickers, pins, etc.). Table space is limited to no more than a half table per artist, and the Art Show Director reserves the right to limit the number of items by a single artist, or to request the items be placed in the regular Art Show.

All Print Shop items are available for immediate sale, and are not part of the Silent Auction. There is no fee to enter items in the Print Shop, but there will be a 20% commission assessed on items sold in the Print Shop, which goes to Kids and Canines, the charity the convention supports.

Displaying Your Art

All artwork must be able to withstand reasonable, careful handling by the Art Show Staff. We want your work to go home with the buyer in perfect condition. Please help us by not sending fragile artwork! If you do send fragile work, then please observe the shipper packing guidelines, and use lots of bubble wrap. Bringing the fragile artwork yourself is acceptable, but please provide a way for the buyer to get it home safely (bubble wrap, box, etc.).

Two-dimensional works (including prints for the print shop) must be matted, mounted, or framed to aid in hanging. Stick-on plastic hangars on unmatted work are not acceptable. If they are not matted, they must be in a clear envelope of some sort. Hanging pieces of paper will not be permitted.

Labeling Your Art Work

All artwork, whether in the Art Show or the Print Shop, must be clearly labeled. Forms will be provided to all artists prior to the convention for attaching to each piece of art entered in the show. Please include the title of the piece, the item number, and Artist Name.

Artists are responsible for their own insurance. Check your homeowners or renters’ policy - you may already have the appropriate coverage. We will take care of your artwork as best as possible while it is in the show, but the convention will not acquire the extra insurance for the Art Show.

Once entered in the show, the conditions of sale (minimum bid, Not For Sale, etc.) may not be changed. No artwork may be withdrawn from the Art Show until after the Art Show closes on Sunday without prior permission from the Art Show Director.

No Photography Allowed

There will be no photography or video recording of any kind allowed in the Art Show unless cleared by the Art Show Director in advance. The artist or agent must be present and consent to any photography or recording.

For Prospective Artists: Money Matters

Necronomicon will accept all orders for art show display units electronically via an online form, while space is still available.

As noted above, Art Show Fees are $25.00 per unit of Art Show. A unit is either a panel or a table. 

All Art Show fees must be paid in advance.

A 10% commission will be collected on all Art Show sales, and 20% on all Print Shop sales

We would prefer to not pay artists at the convention. Payments will be sent as soon as possible, approximately 14 days after the convention. If you would like to be paid at the end of the convention, you must make arrangements with the Art Show Director prior to the convention.

Mail-In Art

We charge a $25.00 return shipping and insurance deposit, which will be waived if the artist provides a pre-paid return shipping label when mailing in your work. We highly recommend using a pre-paid label. 

For those without a pre-paid return label, we will use the $25 toward returning your artwork, making up the difference either from your sales or, if the shipping cost is lower than the $25, returning the excess to you. We will default to USPS for return shipping, unless we are requested otherwise. The artwork of artists who have insufficient sales to cover return shipping and have not sent return postage money will not be returned until shipping funds have been provided.

Please pack your artwork securely. We want the piece to get to the show in perfect condition, to attract buyers and higher bids. If the contents of the box shifts when it is shaken, please add more packing material, such as crumpled newspapers, more bubble wrap, etc. 

You will be given the address to send your items to after signing up. Your items must arrive at least one week prior to the convention; this will give us time to process your artwork. Packages may be sent by the delivery service of your choice. Please do not require a signature! This may delay delivery.

Artwork being returned will be shipped within a week after the convention. If you want the shipment insured above the minimum provided by the shipper, please discuss that with the Art Show Director. Payment for artwork sold, and a refund of excess shipping funds will be provided separately.

Contacting the Necronomicon Art Show

We welcome queries or questions from participating or prospective Necronomicon Art Show artists; you may contact the Art Show coordinators at either artshow@stonehill.org or necro.guidebook@gmail.com.