** Tentative Topic list — subject to change without notice **

ART001  See I Really Do Play Well With Others.

4 Pieces Collaboration – pieces for sale at Charity Auction:  Artists get a time to work on piece and add their style while speaking to fans about whatever they want.  (Ink and Pencil only)

ART002  How Did I Come Up With That Amazing Book Cover?

Group discussion of published artists about their amazing works.

ART003  Can I Do Art Full-Time Or Do I Really Have To Have A Real Job Too?

Business Survival Skills for Artists. What new artist can learn from the self-supporting artists in the field?

ART004  Fanzines, Comics, And Covers  Oh My!

How good am I?  What art critics and publishers look for in SF and Fantasy art?

ART005  Yes, It Really Is Fun And Games!

Gaming Art:  Role of art in gaming, board games, card games and 3-D miniature gaming, how it makes us gotta have it. General discussion from companies and artist on how they pick and publish artwork for their games.

ART006  Gaming Miniatures Workshop

Miniature workshop for your game pieces.  Get the scoop on the hottest techniques for your game pieces, while working on your piece, from the best in the field!

ART007  All Those Beautiful Babes

Painting those women we love on our walls. Artists talk about how they come up with their fantasy women.

ART008  Multi-Media Art

Across the board nothing is off limits. Artists use different mediums to give us even more choices of style and vision in the form of Art.

ART009  The Photographer As Artist

A look at how photography has become another art form today through the eyes of the camera, the mind of an artist.

ART010  Social Networks And The Art Of Promoting Your Art

Open discussion on the pros and cons.

ART011  In The Mind Of Brad Foster

Spend some time with our Artist Guest of Honor.

ART012  Artist Apps For Smartphones

Panel discussion about art oriented applications for iPhones, BlackBerrys, and other smartphones many of us carry and use.

ART013  Questions And Answers With Artists

With attending artists who wish to sign up for this.

ART014  On-Line Art Sales

How is the Internet changing the way artists do business? Will the Art show become obsolete?

ART015  Animation And The New 3-D Revolution

Animated movies are very popular and Avatar has pushed 3-D into the mainstream. How will this change the movie and television industry?

ART016  Blue/Green Screen Of Death

Is the art of set design becoming obsolete?

ART017  Will The Graphic Artist Pre-empt The Live Actor? Or Will The Actor Become Digital Art?

Recent movies have shown how animation can replace live actors for portions of a movie or TV show. With Avatar weve seen how live actors can be used for dynamic animation of on-screen characters. Will this become the norm, used periodically or rarely in the future?

ART018  Digital Art

Is the medium the message or the message the medium? Why do some artists embrace it and others curse it? What about art directors?

ART019  The Art Of The Sculpture

Artists discuss this art form and its unique details.

ART020  Computers And The Art Of The Possible

Latest Trends in Graphics Cards, Graphic Arts Software and Screen Resolution.

ART021  Animes New Cachet In The American Mainstream

From fringe to mainstream anime has entered the American psyche. How did this evolve? Where will it go from here?

ART022  Kiki Vs Bambi Should Disney really be taking over Anime?

Panelists will discuss Disneys buying the rights to Manga and how this may affect the industry.

ART023  Anime:  World Art Or Japanese Aberration?

Discussion about animes influence in the art world with a focus on North America.

ART024  Artistic License:  Overseas Copyright Infringement Of Artistic Works

How have copyright issues around the world affected art? Does infringement in China allow artists in America to pursue their rights?

ART025  Will The Google Books Concept Lead To Google Art?

What artists think about Google’s attempt to store works of art online.

ART026  Art Noir:  The Graphic Novel Goes Mainstream

Graphic novels are more and more popular. Panelists will discuss how they have changed and where they are going.

ART027  Classical Influences On Modern Science Fiction Art

ART028  Classical Influences On Modern Fantasy Art

ART029  What/Who Is Your Muse?

Artists discuss how their muse affects their artwork.

ART030  Follow Your Bliss?

As an artist can you really?

ART031  Who Is The Leading Modern Influence On Science Fiction Art?

A debate.

ART032  Who Is The Leading Modern Influence On Fantasy Art?

A debate.

ART033  Influences Of Post-Modernism On Science Fiction Art?

A debate.

ART034  Science Fiction/Fantasy Art And The Oscars/Movies Science Fiction and Fantasy in Hollywood

Talk about costumes, movies, and the future.

ART035  Cartooning  Humor In Art

Cartoonings influence in modern culture.

ART036  Meet The Artists Panel

A round table discussion with artists.

ART037  Artist Autograph Session

Chance to get all that cool artwork signed and personalized, let the Artist know how much they are appreciated!

ART038  Authors, Artists And Aliens

How well does the current crop of artists instantiate the authors vision of the Little Green Man?

ART039  A Visit With… Artists

Artists sign up for a spotlight on their work and themselves.

ART040  A Walk Through The Art Show

A discussion of what works and how it is done, while being surrounded by our great works of art. Professional docent/guided tour.

ART041  So You Want To Run An Art Show?

Round table discussion with Art Directors on the running of Art Shows in Fandom with trade secrets and helpful hints.

ART042  Astronomical Art Panel

A get-together of Artists who make the stars & planets come alive for us.

ART043  Pages To Screen

Comic Art has become movies. Why do some translate well and others dont? Should Hollywood leave well enough alone?

ART044  The Illustrious Art Of Illustration

Illustrators talk about their art.

ART045  On Your Mark

Artists are given a story idea and then one hour to illustrate/?sketch/?draw their interpretation. Multiple artists may work on one piece or standalone pieces. To be auctioned for Charity.

ART046  Demonstrations

Any of the following would be great:  Glass, wood, slate, sand, airbrush, any medium that an Artist would like to sign up and do a panel would be great!

ART047  Slideshow/Presentation

Artists may select this to show off samples of their work.

ART048  Three-Way Art-Off

3 artists needed to work on a theme chosen by the audience then the artists switch to work on each others canvasses.  Paintings will be sold for charity in the art show or art auction.

ART049  Alien Foregrounds/Middlegrounds

Alien backgrounds with ringed planets in the sky or multiple suns or moons are quite common.  But how does one compose a good foreground or middle ground?

ART050  Print To Art

See how artists take the contents of a book and create art from it. Pieces will go to the Charity Auction.

ART051 So You Want To Mail In Art To A Convention

What To Do and Expect?

ART052 Preparing a Portfolio and How to Get into Galleries

ART053 The Best Animated Films of the Past Few Years

ART054 Two Way Street

There’s a synergy between art, music and speculative fiction.  Artists and writers talk about what inspires them? And how they inspire each other.