Convention Rules
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| Genre | Convention Rules |
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| Published | EF Issue 2015.4 |
Publication date | Fall 2015 |
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| Pages | 6-7 |
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Once again, each competing artist will be required to agree to the rules and procedures below if they wish to compete. All of the rules and procedures are printed here so that everyone has ample time to read through them before the convention. Please review and contact President Nolan Harris at iscaprez@gmail.com if you have any questions.
REGISTRATION AND BADGES
All Convention attendees will be given a name badge at registration, which must be worn AT ALL TIMES during the week. Each individual’s registration fee must be paid in full before they can receive a name badge. ONLY those individuals with name badges will be allowed into the competition ballroom and seminar rooms during the Convention. There are two (2) types of Convention attendees: PROFESSIONALS and GUESTS. PROFESSIONALS who have registered for the full Convention are assigned a competition number, which allows them to vote on and participate in any (or ALL) of the various competitions. In addition, these individuals are entitled to a free T-shirt and goody bag. Due to space limitations within the competition ballroom, professional artists who have registered on a day-to-day basis will NOT be assigned competition numbers. They also will not receive a T-shirt and goody bag. GUESTS will receive unlimited access to the competition ballroom, and a convention T-shirt. Guest registration does not include goody bag or admission to the workshops/seminars. Guests, along with professional artists who have registered on a day-to-day basis, are more than welcome to create artwork at any time during the Convention, but they are not allowed to compete, vote, or display their artwork anywhere within the competition ballroom.
COMPETITION ROOM SETUP
With the exception of Board Members and certain volunteers, no competing artists or guests will be allowed to enter the competition ballroom before the posted time for opening the room to attendees. Any members or guests who leave any items in the competition room or set up their materials prior to the posted starting time will have their materials removed from the room until all other competing artists have selected their space. Each competing artist will select an area of the competition ballroom to be their work area for the duration of the competition. Space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. All attendees are responsible for their own artwork, supplies and any other belongings they bring into the competition room. The ISCA Board of Directors, its working staff, hotel staff or volunteers are not responsible for any lost or stolen items during the annual Convention. All art supplies, materials, and personal belongings MUST be removed from the competition ballroom by the morning of the Awards Banquet. Any such items left in the room by this time will be removed by the Board Members in a hurried and disorganized fashion.
CREATION OF ARTWORK
ONLY those individuals who have registered for the full Convention as professional artists will be assigned competition numbers and allowed to compete, vote, or display their artwork anywhere within the competition ballroom. This excludes registered guests, professional artists who have registered on a day-to-day basis, paying vendors, and the general public. Any artwork found on display which was created by anyone other than a competing artist will be promptly removed by a Board Member. The awards competition takes place over four days, and all artwork to be considered for judging MUST be created during that time, and inside the designated competition ballroom. Any individual piece of art which is found to have been created outside these parameters will be removed from display and disqualified from the competition. The award winners will be determined by a straight vote, open to all professional attendees who have registered for the full Convention.
COMPETITION NUMBERS
All competing artists will be assigned competition numbers (found on their name badges), and must clearly label all artwork displayed during the competition with their assigned number, as well as labeling each individual piece of artwork with its own number for final competition voting reference. Artists are required to use NUMBERS, rather than LETTERS, to identify each individual piece. Use of letters to identify an individual piece of art will result in the disqualification of that piece. If the ISCA Board finds a certain piece of art to be improperly numbered, the creator of the piece will be notified and given the opportunity to fix it before judging begins.
COMPETITION SPACE
All competing artists are allotted a relatively equal amount of space on the walls of the competition ballroom. In order to allow for easier transporting and shipping, each piece of finished 2-D artwork must not exceed 18 inches (45.72 centimeters) in width or 24 inches (60.96 centimeters) in height in order to be eligible for voting in the competition. Artists must use blue painter’s tape (provided by the ISCA Board) to display pieces on their walls. All 2-D art displayed during the competition MUST be contained within each artist’s allotted competition space. The edges of the artwork are allowed to touch, but not exceed, the blue tape which separates each space. One artist’s use of another artist’s competition space in addition to their own is NOT permitted. 3-D artwork will be displayed on its own designated table. Each piece of finished 3-D artwork cannot exceed 8 cubic feet (0.23 cubic meters) in size. If the ISCA Board finds a certain piece of art to be in violation of space requirements, the creator of the piece will be notified and given the opportunity to either modify or remove it before judging begins.
OTHER COMPETITIONS
Besides the Main Competition, the only other competitions to which rules regarding size and creation of artwork are applicable are the STUDIO and LIKENESS Competitions. For the STUDIO COMPETITION, artwork must be no larger than 14 inches (35.56 centimeters) in width or 18 inches (45.72 centimeters) in height. 2-D submissions for this competition MUST be reproductions–no original artwork, please! If submitting a 3-D piece for the Studio Competition, then original artwork is perfectly acceptable.” (For the LIKENESS COMPETITION, the size should also be no larger than 14 inches (35.56 centimeters) in width or 18 inches (45.72 centimeters) in height, and should be rendered ONLY in black and white (with shades of grey, if desired). Artists participating in the Likeness Competition are prohibited from adding bodies/gags to their drawings. Head and shoulders ONLY. The focus of this particular competition is getting really great LIKENESS. For the SPEED COMPETITION: Paper should be no smaller than 5½ x 8 inches (14 x 20 cm). And for the PORTFOLIO COMPETITION: Portfolios should be no larger than 16 x 22 inches (40 x 55 cm).
CONTENT OF ARTWORK
All caricatures on display in the competition ballroom must use Convention attendees or their guests as subjects (no celebrities, please). While the ISCA Board encourages the creation of humorous, thought-provoking, insightful, and inventive artwork, we ask that each competing artist refrain from excessive use of adult language, pornography, or subject matter which could be considered vulgar, lewd, profane or highly offensive to any individual ISCA member or to the group as a whole. In other words, please keep it reasonably clean, and please keep editorial comments about your models in good taste. The ISCA Board Members reserve the right to determine whether or not any piece of artwork on display is inappropriate or in poor taste. Such caricatures are not to be placed on the competition walls, posted elsewhere, or be distributed for viewing by the Convention attendees or the public. If the ISCA Board deems a certain piece of art inappropriate or in poor taste, the creator of the piece will be notified and given the opportunity to either modify or remove it before judging begins.
JUDGING OF ARTWORK
All art supplies and materials must be moved away from the walls of the competition ballroom by no later than one hour prior to the judging of artwork. It is not necessary to put everything away completely; items just need to be away from the walls. This will make it much easier for everyone to walk along the perimeter and move freely about the room while voting. All competing artists are responsible for moving their own materials. Any art supplies which are too close to the walls at one hour prior to judging will be moved by the Board Members in a hurried and disorganized fashion. All competing artists must also leave the competition ballroom by this time, with the exception of ISCA Board Members and a select Survey Committee, who will then inspect the displayed artwork in search of any possible violations. Artists who are found to have artwork displayed which violate any of the rules stated above will then be notified and given the opportunity to either modify or remove their artwork before judging begins.
SELLING OF MERCHANDISE
Anyone wishing to sell merchandise during the Convention must pay for a vendor table, which may be purchased prior to the Convention, or at the registration table. The term “merchandise” refers to items like art materials, books, or electronic items (in amounts greater than 5 units). Individual sales transactions out of a large bag or suitcase within the competition room are NOT permitted. Any Convention attendees caught selling merchandise without having purchased a vendor table will be required to pay a minimum fine of $50.00 USD.
GENERAL CONDUCT
All competing artists who attend the ISCA Annual Convention want to be free to work on their caricatures within a uniquely creative atmosphere. For this reason, we ask everyone to please be courteous of their fellow artists throughout the week while inside the competition ballroom. As this event grows larger and larger every year, excessive noise or unruly conduct by one or several individuals can really ruin the whole experience for the rest of the group. If you are listening to music, please either use headphones or keep it at a reasonable volume so as not to disturb others who might be sharing your working area. Consumption of alcohol is not prohibited or discouraged, but it can very easily get out of hand. If you have had too much to drink, please remain outside the competition room so as not to disturb the other artists who are working there. Any alcoholic beverages consumed within the competition ballroom should not be in plain sight, and should be quickly and cleanly disposed of afterwards. Any Convention attendee who is found to be in violation of these rules of conduct will first be given a single warning by an ISCA Board Member, and then escorted from the competition ballroom if unruly behavior is not corrected.
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