Artist Alley

The Kumoricon Artist Alley welcomes amateur and professional artists to showcase their work and original merchandise. Artist Alley merchandise traditionally includes fan art prints, manga, models, paintings, and novelty crafts, but is limited only by your imagination.

Applications for the Kumoricon 2025 Artist Alley are closed.

A decision regarding your application will be completed by our selections jury on the week of July 15, 2025.

Application jury process

  1. Adhering to the Artist Alley rules and guidelines based on information in the application (incomplete applications are disqualified)
  2. Variety of products/offerings/artwork (categories of many types)
  3. Professionalism and completeness of portfolio

Artists should be ready to provide:

  • Basic contact information, including an up-to-date email address
  • Examples of work through photos of booths at prior events (this is highly preferred), DeviantArt/YouTube tutorial/websites with example art, or any online link that gives examples of at least 10 pieces of work.*

*Note: If your examples display violations described in the Artist Alley contract, your application will be denied, unless you mention in the "additional information" field that that piece is excluded.

Sharing a table

Up to two artists may share a single table in the Artist Alley. If you wish to do so, do not apply separately—apply as a single applicant. On the application, be sure to utilize the secondary email address and portfolio URL questions within the application below for the shared artist. Shared artist tables will be juried as one artist with an average score between the two being assigned as the result. While there is no difference in fees between solo and shared Artist Alley tables, bear in mind that there are still only two badges given per table unless additional badges are purchased separately.

Artist collectives or groups beyond two individuals are not allowed to share a single table and must apply separately. Be sure to review our subletting policy on the contract outlined below—the artwork or merchandise of artists not on your original application are not allowed to be sold, distributed, or displayed at your table.

Pricing and applications: Full Artist Alley spaces typically include 2 full weekend memberships. Costs for Kumoricon 2025 Artist Alley are to be announced.

Artist Alley tables are 6-foot tables with a 2-foot width and two chairs. Each artist table typically includes 2 weekend memberships to the convention.

Please see our updated Artist Alley Application FAQ for answers to frequent questions. If you have any additional requests, please email artists@kumoricon.org and we will be happy to assist you.