Art Show

Showcase your work for appreciative buyers and industry professionals at the 2006 Origins Art Show!

When you book space in the Art Show, your work gets the exposure it deserves. At the Origins Art Show, your pieces hangs among the best examples of our industry’s visual presentation. Whether your themes lean toward fantasy, history, modern time, horror, science fiction, or the supernatural, there’s an audience waiting for you and your work at the Origins Art Show.

To put your work in front of more people and build solid industry credentials at the same time, consider submitting an image to go with one of the Origins event tracks. If your work gets selected, it becomes the face of that track. It appears on the Origins website, in Origins brochures, and in both the pre-registration book and the on-site event catalog. Both books also include your biography and web address, which give potential customers a chance to see even more of your work contact you directly for purchases and commissions.

Join your fellow professionals at the game industry’s premiere art exhibit. There’s a space at the 2006 Origins Art Show waiting for you!

Get your registration form here!

Art can be mailed to:    Origins Art Show
                                     280 N High St Suite 230
                                     Columbus, OH 43201
 
Download the 2006 Origins Art Show Registration Form (requires Adobe Acrobat)  And here's the Rules and Procedures!

Show your work to the world through the Origins International Game Expo!

Origins offers two unique opportunities for artists: submitting work for use in the Origins pre-registration and on-site books, and taking part in the annual Origins Art Show.

This page includes the details and deadlines for both the books and the Art Show, along with all of the formst that you need to include your work in the action.

Put your best work on display to more than 15,000 customers and industry insiders at Origins 2006! 

Showcase your work to the gaming world by submitting pieces for the Origins pre-registration and on-site books!

Thousands of players and professionals in the game industry peruse the pages of the Origins pre-registration book. Thousands more carry the Origins on-site book throughout the four-day show and then take it home as a souvenir of the convention. Put your artwork in front of them all by submitting pieces for the Origins books!

Covers 

* Pre-Registration Cover
A Family-friendly image that goes to 40,000 homes. Theme should revolve around adventure, exploration and discovery.

* Onsite Cover
Can be darker in theme and feel with similar adventure, discovery feel.

Section Fronts

* General Information

* Special Events

* Collectable Card Games

* Live Action Role Playing

* Miniatures

* Role Playing Games

* Tabletop Games

* Super Heroes

* New Worlds to Explore

* Horror and Twisted reality, through the glass darkly, shadows

* Military History

You keep all rights to your work!

You retain full control of your image! GAMA use will include the pre-registration and onsite catalogs, onsite signage, Website art, Origins advertising campaigns. Artist biographies and contact information will appear in the pre-registration and onsite books.

Submitting your work for the Origins books

To submit artwork for the Origins books, send an email to Christine Brucker (marketing@gama.org) with the subject "Origins 2006 art submission".

In the email, please include the following information and attachments:

* Name of the work

* Original media of the work

* Your name and contact info (including your email address and website)

* Attach an image of the work in 300 dpi, CMYK jpeg or tiff formats

Extended! The book artwork submission deadline is December 1, 2005.

If you have any questions about putting your artwork in the Origins books, please email Christine at marketing@gama.org and ask. She's glad to help!

Want some extra publicity for your work? Make a personal appearance at Origins! All artists who make plans to attend the show get advance publicity. It's a great way to promote your artwork!

If your piece is used for an interior section front, you will receive two badges to Origins (a $120 value). If your piece is selected for either cover, you will receive a two-panel booth for free (a $240 value) and two badges.

Please contact Matthew Ragsdale sales@gama.org with any questions about the Art Show. We look forward to working with you in 2006!