Hours of Operation
Friday: 4 pm - 10 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm
Charity/Art Auction: 7 pm Saturday
Sunday: 9 am - 12 pm
Artist Check-In and Check-Out
Artist Check-In: Friday 1 pm - 4 pm
Artist Check-Out: Sunday 1 pm - 3 pm
Come to the Art Show and Print Shop for a Science Fiction and Fantasy wonderland! Along with John Kovalic, our Artist Guest of Honor, the following artists are setting the table with a visual feast. Please be sure to drop in, sit a spell, and enjoy the offerings. See something you like and want to take home? Many of these works will be for sale as either original works of art or prints.
Since LibertyCon’s inception, it has had an Art Show. Every year, a call for entries is sent out, and every year, the Art Show is filled with the work of outstanding artists.
Attendees must have their LibertyCon badge worn on display while in the Art Show.
Here is a list of the outstanding artists who will have work for display and sale in the LibertyCon 38 Art Show.
Artist Guest of Honor
John Kovalic
Additional Artists
Amy Brewer-Davenport
Peri Charlifu
Abranda Flaminio
Melissa Gay
Kendra Irwin
Bryan Jones
Carolyn Kemp
Alexandra Klimek
Madolyn Locke
Kayla Martin
Theresa Mather
Kara Metz
Morgan Metz
Anita Moore
Lori Morrow
Besty Mott
Danny Parsons
Leia Powell
Star Roberts
Maggie Schill
Raymond VanTilburg
James Ward
Robert Zielke
Friday Night: Art Show Walk with the AGoHs
This is the Art Show Walk with the Artist Guest of Honor. This is a great chance to hear this year's Artist Guest of Honor talk about their pieces and the pieces the other artists are displaying in the show.
Saturday Afternoon: Charity Art Jam
LibertyCon Art Show hosts this several-hour event and invites a few of our attending artists to create an original piece of art at the convention during this time. The final pieces will be available for auction at the Charity & Art Auction later in the evening.
Awards
LibertyCon has several awards presented to artists and their works. The award presentations and announcements are made during the Art Charity Auction on Saturday evening.
Polly Freas Award
The Polly Freas Award is the Best of Show LibertyCon Art Show award. It is selected by all the attendees of the convention by secret ballot.
Pauline Harriet (Polly) Freas was the first wife of science fiction artist Frank Kelly Freas (married 1952) with whom she had three children. She was a much-loved figure in mid-Atlantic fandom. She graced this planet with her presence from 1918 to 1987. We honor her memory and everything she meant to us by naming our Best of Show LibertyCon Art Show award after her.
Darrell Osborne Humor Award
This award is in memory of Darrell Osborne and the joy he brought to many of the attendees and guests of LibertyCon. It is awarded to the most humorous piece in the show.
Children's Choice Award
This award is determined through a secret ballot vote by all the children who attend LibertyCon.
Best Digital
This is awarded to the best digital computer-generated image in the show.
Best 3-D
This is awarded to the best three-dimensional piece in the show which is not computer-generated.
Best 2-D
This is awarded to the best two-dimensional piece in the show which is not computer-generated.
Purchasing Artwork
Attendees can purchase any piece of art at the Art Show if it is for sale (some pieces are only on display and will say Not For Sale or NFS). A bid sheet for a piece of artwork will be attached to or near the piece on display. This sheet is where a bid is made for purchasing the work; the highest bid wins.
If any given piece receives more than two bids, then the piece will enter the Charity and Art Auction on Saturday evening. In short, three bids send the piece to the Charity and Art Auction. Typically, there is also a direct sale option for pieces that have not yet been bid upon.
The LibertyCon Art Show cashiers will process all purchases. Pieces can be picked up and paid for on Sunday morning.
