Artist Market

Artist Market

Every year we welcome hundreds of artists from all over to our Artist Market - SMASH!’s pride and joy! Whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional artist, the SMASH! Artist Market is a great place to exhibit, sell, and showcase your talent and creativity.

 

Based on feedback from artists and attendees, we will be continuing with a juried system for the SMASH! 2022 Artist Market. All submitted applications will be evaluated with final judgments based on a set criteria that is fair for all. Early submission of an application will not guarantee a table spot.

We believe in being open about the criteria of our juried selection process. The most important factors in the evaluation of applications include:

  • Adherence to SMASH! Artist Market Rules and Guidelines, with removal of any incomplete or duplicate applications.
  • Diversity of product offerings, merchandise, and mediums. We believe a variety of media within the population of artists will benefit both attendees and artists. 
  • Professionalism. Your application should exhibit a level of care that assures the jurors that you will bring quality content to SMASH!
  • Relevance to SMASH! as a family-friendly anime and manga convention. Rather than relevance to our theme for the year, it is regarding relevance to our target audience.
  • Quality of portfolio. This does not refer to having a unique artistic style but rather the clarity and completedness of your portfolio. Jurors are looking to see if your art meets the minimum technical skill for selling in a professional arena.

Applications for the SMASH! 2022 Artist Market will be open from Tuesday 15th March 2022 to Thursday 7rd April 2022 at 11:59pm (AEST). It is the applicant's responsibility to take time in filling out the form and ensure it is submitted in the most complete and error-free manner possible. Careful attention should be paid to the email and social media fields to make sure there are no misspellings.

Once the application period is closed, applicants can expect to receive table offers or waiting list notifications via email by May 2022.

For any questions, please email us at artists@smash.org.au.

 

All applicants must provide an online portfolio of at least 10 recent and completed artworks via a personal website, Pixiv, Tumblr, Deviantart, Instagram OR ArtStation. Please do not include unnecessary materials (e.g. works in progress, personal photos, blog posts, rough sketches or doodles) in your portfolio. Photos of booths and tables at prior events are also appreciated.

Please do not use your Facebook, Twitter, Etsy as your online portfolio as it will be disregarded.


  Please see the Artist Market Terms & Conditions for full breakdown of rules and regulations.  

To keep our Artist Market community safe while delivering SMASH!, only Full Tables packages will be offered for 2022. The Full Table package ($350) comes with two passes included, one for the Artist and one for a Helper or second Artist (if sharing the table).

 

Frequently asked Questions

Artist Market - General

Artist Market - Portfolio Advice

     
Artist market applications for 2022 SMASH! are now closed!