Silent Charity Auction and Art Show
Every year, the Kumoricon community dedicates time, effort, goods, services, and significant funds towards bettering the lives of locals in the vicinity of our convention through charitable donations.
Kumoricon is proud to continue to support Doernbecher Children's Hospital through our Silent Charity Auction and Art Show. This year, attendees can make a difference for children fighting heroic battles against cancer and life-threatening illness in two ways. First, bidding on the many amazing items (including the highly coveted "VIP Badge #1") in our silent auction. These items have been donated by members of the industry, guests, staff. and businesses in the Japanese culture community. Second, Kumoricon attendees have the unique opportunity to acquire one-of-a-kind dolls and beautiful artwork created by members of our Kumoricon family, including artists featured in our Artist Alley! The bidding process is easy, and the art is incredible.
Both options are a great way to help the community that makes Kumoricon great because 100% of all purchases go to Doernbecher. Help Kumoricon make this year's charity donation be the biggest ever!
Art Show and Charity Auction Rules for Bidders
Hours
- Friday, Oct 28: 1:00pm-6:00pm (12:00pm for VIP and hotel bonus holders)
- Saturday, Oct 29: 10:00am-6:00pm
- Sunday, Oct 30: 10:00am-1:00pm
Bidding Rules
Please write legibly, and use your full name so we can contact you, if necessary.
Attendees are not allowed in the Art Show or Charity Auction before opening or after closing, even if the doors are open.
No cameras of any sort are allowed in the Art Show, except for supervised press or staff.
Art Show
All artwork will be displayed with an art tag listing the title, lot number, and the type of media, which is signed by the artist on the back. A bid sheet listing the lot number, minimum starting bid, and a "Buy it Now" price will also be included.
- Buy it Now—As long as the highest bid is lower than the Buy it Now price, a bidder may opt to purchase the item. Once purchased, you and a staff member will sign the art tag, pay immediately, and the art will become available for pickup starting Sunday 3:00pm.
- Place a bid—An attendee can place a bid on an item by entering their bid and badge number on the bid sheet. All bids must be in whole dollar increments, and must be greater than the minimum bid price set by the artist.
- Winning an item—The last bid must be completed by 1:00pm on Sunday.
Charity Auction
All items will be displayed with bid sheet listing the title, lot number, item description, and minimum starting bid.
- Place a bid—An attendee can place a bid on an item by entering their bid and badge number on the bid sheet. All bids must be in whole dollar increments, and must be greater than the minimum bid price set by the Charity Auction staff.
- Winning an item—The last bid must be completed by 1:00pm on Sunday.
In the event of dispute over payment, the art tag will act as a receipt.
Item Pick-Up
All items from the Art Show and the Charity Auction will be available for pick-up in Workshop 2. Cash or credit card will be accepted.
- 2:00pm-3:00pm—Highest bidders can claim and purchase the item.
- 3:30pm-5:00pm—Remaining items will be priced at the "Buy it Now" price or the highest bid, whichever is lower. The first person to agree to this price can purchase the item.
If the bidder does not pick up their item, they will be noted in our database as a Delinquent Bidder, and may incur the fee of shipping the item the following year when registering for Kumoricon.
Thank you,
Kumoricon 2016 Art Show and Charity Auction Staff
Credit: Rules derived from Anime Boston Art Show rules.
