Call for Artists Sword and Sorcery
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Call for Artists
Please READ.
The show will be on Friday, December 11th 4:30pm to 7 PM and December 12th 10a to 7p
+++Any art medium is welcome Art should be anything you want that would be appropriate with sword and sorcery concept, all ages please keep appropriate
There is a $10, non-refundable entry hanging fee for the show. Once paid you'll be added to the artist list, event page and show's promotional materials.
Please submit fee to my paypal [email protected] first 20 artists first come first serve
-ART-
Each Artist can enter up to 4 pieces. All art will need to be show ready. No pieces bigger then 16x24 please. No AI art allowed
ALL work must be framed and wired to hang if not a 3D piece. Paintings don't need to be framed as long as the sides of the exposed canvas is painted but must be wired to hang.
No saw-tooth hangers! If saw tooth or not wired will not be accepted.
Art should have a information card for it attached to the back that can be removed and placed next to the piece when displayed.
TITLE
PRICE or NFS (if not for sale)
ARTIST NAME
CONTACT INFO- PHONE # and e-mail
SALES-
Art can be sold. The sale will be between the artist and the buyer. There's no commission taken from the sale of art. Make sure if you are not attending the whole show that you have a way for your buyer to get a hold of and buy your piece from you?
ART PICK UP-
Please take your art with you at the end of the show. Purchased art can leave as sold. Please don't abandon your artwork. I'm not responsible, and neither is EB, for art left behind at the end of the show. If arrangements need to be made talk to me about it before hand.
Sword and sorcery is a subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring rugged, sword-wielding heroes in personal, visceral adventures. Unlike high fantasy, it focuses on intimate stakes—like survival, gold, or revenge—rather than saving the entire world, and treats magic as a dark, dangerous force wielded mostly by villains
Core Characteristics
Low Stakes: Stories center on personal conflicts, heists, or vendettas instead of global catastrophes.
Morally Gray Heroes: Protagonists are often mercenaries, thieves, or outcasts rather than noble knights.
Dangerous Magic: Sorcery is rare, mysterious, and corrupting, usually belonging to evil wizards or ancient monsters.
Fast-Paced & Episodic: Tales are typically punchy short stories or novellas focusing on action and atmospheric grit.
Iconic Works and Creators
Robert E. Howard: Created the genre in the 1930s with Conan the Barbarian.
Fritz Leiber: Coined the term "sword and sorcery" and wrote the tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.
Michael Moorcock: Introduced the tragic, soul-eating-sword-wielding antihero Elric of Melniboné
Please READ.
The show will be on Friday, December 11th 4:30pm to 7 PM and December 12th 10a to 7p
+++Any art medium is welcome Art should be anything you want that would be appropriate with sword and sorcery concept, all ages please keep appropriate
There is a $10, non-refundable entry hanging fee for the show. Once paid you'll be added to the artist list, event page and show's promotional materials.
Please submit fee to my paypal [email protected] first 20 artists first come first serve
-ART-
Each Artist can enter up to 4 pieces. All art will need to be show ready. No pieces bigger then 16x24 please. No AI art allowed
ALL work must be framed and wired to hang if not a 3D piece. Paintings don't need to be framed as long as the sides of the exposed canvas is painted but must be wired to hang.
No saw-tooth hangers! If saw tooth or not wired will not be accepted.
Art should have a information card for it attached to the back that can be removed and placed next to the piece when displayed.
TITLE
PRICE or NFS (if not for sale)
ARTIST NAME
CONTACT INFO- PHONE # and e-mail
SALES-
Art can be sold. The sale will be between the artist and the buyer. There's no commission taken from the sale of art. Make sure if you are not attending the whole show that you have a way for your buyer to get a hold of and buy your piece from you?
ART PICK UP-
Please take your art with you at the end of the show. Purchased art can leave as sold. Please don't abandon your artwork. I'm not responsible, and neither is EB, for art left behind at the end of the show. If arrangements need to be made talk to me about it before hand.
Sword and sorcery is a subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring rugged, sword-wielding heroes in personal, visceral adventures. Unlike high fantasy, it focuses on intimate stakes—like survival, gold, or revenge—rather than saving the entire world, and treats magic as a dark, dangerous force wielded mostly by villains
Core Characteristics
Low Stakes: Stories center on personal conflicts, heists, or vendettas instead of global catastrophes.
Morally Gray Heroes: Protagonists are often mercenaries, thieves, or outcasts rather than noble knights.
Dangerous Magic: Sorcery is rare, mysterious, and corrupting, usually belonging to evil wizards or ancient monsters.
Fast-Paced & Episodic: Tales are typically punchy short stories or novellas focusing on action and atmospheric grit.
Iconic Works and Creators
Robert E. Howard: Created the genre in the 1930s with Conan the Barbarian.
Fritz Leiber: Coined the term "sword and sorcery" and wrote the tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.
Michael Moorcock: Introduced the tragic, soul-eating-sword-wielding antihero Elric of Melniboné
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Where is it happening?
EB at Merle Hay Mall, 3800 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310-1303, United States
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