![]() ![]() As a result, people sought it out with the intent to spend. But having a curated alley makes a huge difference- all of the work you see is quality (I felt honored to be included amongst these amazing artists no joke), and thus the Artist Alley became a destination. This alley was juried- this is a HUGE deal to me! It seems like more and more conventions are turning to lottery and FCFS, which in my opinion is irresponsible and lazy (you heard me!). Instead I’ll use this section to comment on my overall impression and whether I recommend this convention specifically. I think I could have done better with a bit more prep and, of course, if I’d not been a little out of it mentally as well as literally out of the center for most of the biggest day!Īgain, I can’t comment much- I did see the dealer’s room, it was pretty dope, but I didn’t get to explore any other programming (though reading thru the pamphlets, it all seemed dope too). I paid for the table, cabs to and from, and of course all the fabric I always have to buy. ![]() So, again, having missed most of Saturday for personal reasons out of anyone’s control (literally no alcohol for once!) I don’t really want to comment on this, but I will say that this was my highest net profit con for the year, by a small margin- this is mostly due to the low overhead for a con that is literally in the same city as me. (I did get to wear my new Lief dress which I am obsessed with- I now want to wear enormous headbows every single day) Also, it was a tad cramped behind the tables, but I’ve had full-on problems with this at some cons, but it really was no big deal for ANYC. I didn’t see it impacting traffic negatively, personally, but it’s a legitimate concern. It was shaped like a big T, with a big gap separating the bottom from the top- I think this was disorienting for buyers, and some sellers seemed to not like this. I MIGHT say that the alley layout was not ~*ideal*~. Even my boyfriend was surprised by how competent and efficient all the staff and volunteers seemed to be, having experienced some cons and heard horror stories of others. I’ve decided to break down categorically the issues one may encounter while setting up for Artist Alley and attach a corresponding number that denotes the amount of ~*difficulty*~ I had with each category: Maybe having unionized security/staff for the convention center helped (they are unionized, correct?) but even the volunteer staff knew exactly where to direct me. Then, when setting up the next morning, I kid you not I have never dealt with a more competent, efficient, and helpful staff. Well, it took me like 30 minutes to get over to the Javits center but y’know whatever. I run errands in the city almost every day so I picked up my badge Thursday before the convention- this took me literally 30 seconds. Ya’ll, God bless- that’s all I have to say. That definitely limits my ability to generalize about the con and should provide a grain of salt to any readers, but I’ve done enough conventions at this point that I think I got a feel for it as a seller! I missed a lot of Saturday (I wasn’t drunk for once!!!) and my helper was out of commission, so unfortunately I didn’t get to experience this con very much outside the artist alley. Though I don’t often try out first-year cons for obvious reasons, I was super pleased with my experience at Anime NYC and I’m really glad I took the smol risk! Are you sick of seeing my table set up yet?
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