Mini A-Kon 3
December 21, 2009 at 7:09 pm 50 comments
Mini A- Kon III
Anime and gaming lovers prepare for Denton Public Library’s third Mini A-Kon event.
When: January 30, 2010, 1 – 5 pm
Where: North Branch Library
In addition to viewing anime, open gaming (DDR and other anime themed games) guest speakers (voice actors, artists, etc.) and a Cosplay Contest, this Mini A-Kon will feature an art contest/gallery show. If you love to draw anime themed characters, fan art or the like, please submit your work to the art contest which will be open for public judging January 30, 2010. Art work must be submitted to your local branch by 1/27/30.
We have great prizes to give away plus, once again, the two, highly coveted, absolutely free, 3 day passes to A-Kon in Dallas, June 4 – 6th!!!
Mini A-Kon III Art Contest
Rules:
- All art submitted will be entered into the Mini A-Kon Art Contest and Gallery.
- Art must be original. Copies of other works are not acceptable.
- Art must be of anime or related theme. Fan art of characters is ok, as well as your own original characters.
- Artwork on notebook paper will not be accepted.
- Each piece turned in should also have a sheet that has the following information:
Artist Name
Name of the piece
Anime/ Character(s) is from/ or Original Character
Age of Artist
- Each piece, when set up at the show, will be clearly marked with the Artist’s Information for all to see.
- All artwork will be displayed at the North Branch Library. Judging will be done through a public voting process which will begin January 30th, 2010 at the Mini A-Kon III. Art will remain on display through Saturday, February 6th, at which point, library personnel will tally the votes to determine the winners. Winners will then be notified and announced to the public through a press release and through the library’s website, Blog and social networking sites.
All submitted art work will be available for pick up at the North Branch, February 10th and must be picked up by March 1st if the artist would like it back. No attempts will be made to remind the artist to pick up their work.
Art contest prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Prizes will include Manga, Anime and art supplies.
Thank you for your submissions!
Art by:
skyaddicter
http://skyaddicter-emiru.deviantart.com/
and
j00nk110
http://j00nk1m110.deviantart.com/
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1.
Denise | January 5, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I was just wondering if there was a particular reason why there isn’t going to be a cosplay contest this year. The past two Mini A-Kon events, I’ve looked forward to the contest, not just so that I can participate, but to see what other people in my area have done.
Is there not a way that there could be both the art contest and the cosplay contest?
2.
dentonpl | January 7, 2010 at 11:23 am
Get your costume ready and spread the word, Denise! We will be having a cosplay contest this year. It was accidentally left out of the description. We apologize for the oversight.
3.
Renai♥Rangers | January 5, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Hello! I’m the leader of a local JPop performance group and we were wondering if you had any openings for performers at Mini A-Kon! We’d love to help out in any way we can, and we’d be happy to do a mini-concert at the event!!
4.
dentonpl | January 7, 2010 at 11:24 am
We would love to have you perform…we will be in touch!
5.
Brady Smith | January 6, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Ok, this A-Kon should be really fun. It’ll be nice to see some original art for once. Good Luck everyone!
6.
dentonpl | January 7, 2010 at 11:24 am
Yes, seeing everyone’s art on display will be an awesome bonus to this Mini A-Kon, tell all your friends to submit by Jan. 27th! The public will decide the winners.
7.
Rachel E. | January 6, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Question!!!
Will the artwork entered in the contest be returned to the artist?
8.
dentonpl | January 7, 2010 at 11:25 am
All submitted art work will be available for pick up February 10th and must be picked up by March 1st if the artist wants it back. We will not call you!
Please be sure all art work includes required identification: Each piece turned in should also have a sheet that has the following information:
Artist Name
Name of the piece
Anime/ Character(s) is from/ or Original Character
Age of Artist
9.
Natalie | January 11, 2010 at 11:32 am
Does the art have to be submitted directly to Denton North Branch Library?
And do you have to be there to receive the awards?
10.
dentonpl | January 13, 2010 at 4:18 pm
You can submit the work to any of the branches of the Denton Public Library and you do not have to be present to win.
Thanks for your comment!
11.
L | January 12, 2010 at 2:36 pm
what are the prizes for the drawing contest??
it was not very specific in the description
(what type of art supplies….?? $50 Hobby Lobby Gift Certificate??)
yeah
12.
dentonpl | January 13, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Thanks for your comment. The prizes are anime DVDs, manga and art supplies. We do not have specifics as of yet.
13.
May K. | January 12, 2010 at 8:54 pm
This sounds like fun. I have 2 questions, though.
Is there an entry fee? And about the Art Contest, do I take my art submission personally to the library because I could do that? I want to know to make sure.
14.
dentonpl | January 13, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Thanks for your comment. The contest is free, and you don’t have to personally bring it to the library, someone else can bring it for you if you are unable to bring it yourself.
15.
Ben C. | January 13, 2010 at 11:02 pm
One question,Is there any specifics on what type of paper it is to be drawn on or sizes of paper?
16.
dentonpl | January 20, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Any paper except notebook is acceptable. All rules can be found on the blog.
17.
M. Padilla | January 14, 2010 at 6:55 pm
How do we submit the artwork? Can we submit it during the con or do we submit before then?
18.
dentonpl | January 20, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Submissions are due before the event, by January 27th.
19.
Mayra | January 17, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Is there a limit to the size of the submitted art work? I’m planning on drawing/painting mine on white poster board.
20.
dentonpl | January 20, 2010 at 12:45 pm
There are no size guidelines for the contest. Thanks for your question!
21.
Rachel B | January 18, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Are the A-kon badges part of the prize list for the art contest or are they being given away in a separate contest?
22.
dentonpl | January 20, 2010 at 12:52 pm
The badges are not art contest prizes. Art contest prizes consist of manga, anime, and art supplies.
Thanks for your question!
23.
Xepherys | January 19, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Is this mini a-Kon thingy free or is there a fee?
24.
dentonpl | January 20, 2010 at 12:39 pm
It’s free!!
25.
Xepherys | January 21, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Im from Ft Worth and happened to find this on th A-Kon site. Since I dont know tha area and all, can someone E-mail me about what to expect? (Silentninja19@gmail.com)
Much thanx
26. Performance Announcement and News « Renai Rangers’ Super-Happy-Fun-Blog! | January 20, 2010 at 1:26 am
[...] Performance Announcement and News We’re pleased to announce our first performance of 2010!! The Renai Rangers will be performing at Mini A-Kon 3, a mini-convention before A-Kon this summer!! The event will be held on Saturday, January 30th at the Denton North Branch Library from 1-5pm! Subunit Yatta! will be performing a short set of songs before the cosplay contest and during the judges’ deliberation! And there will also be other exciting events taking place, such as contests, special guests, and panels!! We hope to see you there!! ♥ For more information, visit here: http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/mini-a-kon-3/ [...]
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Vikki | January 20, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Hi.
My younger sister is 11 and she wants to join the art contest. On a different website, I read that it’s for ages 12 – 18. Can she still join the art contest?
Thanks.
28.
dentonpl | January 26, 2010 at 7:41 pm
I am sorry, the contest is for ages 12-18. Please let your sister know that we are looking forward to seeing her entry at our Mini A-Kon next year!
Thanks for your comment!
29.
mxreeves | January 21, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Couple of Questions:
1. How does the public vote for the drawings? What are the rules?
2. Are there age requirements? Minimum age to enter? Are winners bracketed into age categories?
Thank you for your help!
30.
dentonpl | January 26, 2010 at 7:39 pm
- All artwork will be displayed at the North Branch Library. Judging will be done through a public voting process which will begin January 30th, 2010 at the Mini A-Kon III. Art will remain on display through Saturday, February 6th, at which point, library personnel will tally the votes to determine the winners. Winners will then be notified and announced to the public through a press release and through the library’s website, Blog and social networking sites.
All submitted art work will be available for pick up at the North Branch, February 10th and must be picked up by March 1st if the artist would like it back. No attempts will be made to remind the artist to pick up their work.
The contest is for ages 12-18.
31.
Xepherys | January 21, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Is there a weapons policy on certain props?
32.
dentonpl | January 26, 2010 at 7:37 pm
You cannot bring in anything that violates Federal, State or local weapons laws and you cannot bring in anything that is
larger than these dimensions: 14” W x 17” H x 20” D.
33.
Italia | January 23, 2010 at 1:54 pm
I have a question about the art contest. I was wondering if I had to submit the art piece to the Denton library, because I live in Irving so the drive is kinda far.
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dentonpl | January 26, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Yes, you must submit your work to one of the Denton libraries by January 27.
Thanks for your comment!
35.
Brady Smith | January 25, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Only a few mored days left ti Mini A-Kon 3!
I can’t wait to see all the drawings!
I might even enter one of my own but idk! GOODLUCK EVERY1!
36.
Verin Uss | January 28, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Sounds like it’ll be a lot of fun! Look for me there, I’ll be cosplaying as Reno (from FF7 of course).
37.
Charles Mahan | January 30, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Congradulations. Looks like the mini-kon is a success. Being a local collector I couldn’t pass up the oppurtunity to check out an art show in own backyard. There were a number of artists who seem to have a lot of potential and two real standouts. Li C Burr and Kathy Cao, if you see this bring your work to the A-kon Art Show. I really wanted to buy the pieces you sent to this show and would love to see other works.
38.
Li Burr | February 10, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Hi Charles,
I will not be going to Akon Art Show This year, possible in the future. Thank you for leaving me a note. I am interested in selling prints of my art work. Let me Know.
39.
Li Burr | February 10, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Hello Mr. Charles Mahan,
We received your note. We will not be setting up at the Akon Art Show this year. Li can make prints to sell just to you if you like. Let me know, if you’re still interested in both or just one of the pieces. We archive the originals for our art portfolio for submission to Stanford.
Thanks,
Li C. Burr & Kathy Cao
We tried contacting you using your email. It said for us to verify our email. then>> your message was not delivered. You can reply us at
LearnGuZheng@gmail.com
40.
Brady Smith | February 4, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Well that was pretty fun!
Congrats to all winners of Cosplay and to the winners of the A-Kon Tickets! T.T lucky pplz
41.
L | February 4, 2010 at 7:38 pm
I’m kind of surprised that the art contest does not have AKON TICKETS as the prizes
42.
Denise | February 5, 2010 at 12:42 am
This was tons of fun, just like the two before it.
I was wondering, though, if there was a place we could go to look at pictures from the event? I’m always putting images into my cosplay portfolio and of course any photographer would be credited if I put it, say, on my dA or my cosplay.com account.
So yes, pictures would be wonderful. ^_^ Congratulations to the winners of the raffles and the cosplay contest! I loved the award names!
43.
Preston | February 7, 2010 at 1:34 am
This was actually a fun anime convention to go to. I’ve only really been to larger ones, but this was was a rather nice surpise. I was even lucky enough to be one of the cosplayer winners (I was the guy going as Zexion =p). Hmmm, best use of book…… interesting award xD
44.
Amelia S | February 11, 2010 at 1:04 am
Gosh those two art works both together should have won they were breathtaking !!
Seirenes of the Sea by Liyan Burr and
Rydia by Kathy Cao
MY GAWD it was just so expressive with design and color !! I couldn’t take my eyes off of it when I went to go visit.
I was dissapointed and astonished by the fact that the ‘Seirenes’ didn’t win
that was like aammazzzzzing! hmm i wonder why 
? Is it because she was older than the limit?… that’s not fair because it wasn’t posted on this website and she didn’t have a chance to know what age group 
she might have took a long time to draw that and it wasn’t taken…. 
(
I would buy that piece of art work for A LOT of money(I’ll buy some prints
from you guys.. That’s actually one of the best drawings I’ve seen even if i went to the a-kon..wow pure traditional!!!
Rydia won and I was so happy for her
and a bright future awaits both of you because that’s real manga and anime art in traditional style.
she’s a real young talent ^_^
If you see this i wanna tell
Ms. Burr and Ms. Cao to keep getting at your dreams it’s wonderful
SORRY FOR A LONG POST I JUST HAD TOO!!!
45.
Li Burr | February 17, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Goodness. I appreciate your encouraging comment @Amelia S
email me if you want me to make prints for you
LearnGuZheng@gmail.com
46.
dentonpl | March 26, 2010 at 11:51 am
The anime art contest was not a panel-judged competition, but was decided by public vote. The artwork in question received less votes than the artwork that won.
Thanks for your comment!
47.
M. Padilla | March 3, 2010 at 8:54 pm
I have a question, and this is probably going to sound really dumb, but I’m getting worried about it…
I won one of the free passes to A-kon, but i haven’t received an email or any sort of notification at all…. have they sent out anything about it? Whether it be email or anything else?
48.
David | March 22, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Nothing will be sent to you about the passes. At the convention during the pre reg, if you go to the exceptions desk, they have your name on file and will provide you a pass at this time. A-Kon doesn’t mail anyone passes.
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M. Padilla | March 26, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Oh! Thank you so much! I was getting so worried.
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Craig Nance | April 20, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Looks like a lot of fun. Too bad I missed it. I have done a lot of similar stuff though that can be seen at craignance.com.