Artist Application

Welcome to the Anime Milwaukee! Please look through our application and let us know if you have any questions.
 
Artist spaces are juried and notifications will be sent once jurying is complete regarding your application. 

Notification of Acceptance

Anime Milwaukee will aim to notify every artist of their acceptance status by September 1st, 2025. 

Payment for Tables

All payments will be charged on September 15th. If you are accepted and your payment does not process on September 15th, you will be given 3 days to update the card on file (or contact us to make other arrangements). If you do not update the card on file or contact us to make other arrangements after September 18th, your acceptance will be forfeit and we will move to someone else on the waitlist.
 
Table Prices
Artist spaces are $225 per 6'x5' table space. Premium tables are available at a cost of $450 and are two 6' tables in your choice of corner or inline space. We only allow one space per artist.
 
Location Assignments
Artist Alley table locations will be assigned. Artist Alley location preferences will be considered when assigning locations but cannot be guaranteed.
 
Table Add-Ons
Additional badges may be purchased via this application. Pipe & drape and any other requests can be purchased via the Valley Expo exhibitor portal.
 
Artificially Generated / Edited (AI) Artwork

Anime Milwaukee appreciates the creativity and talents of individual artists. Our goal is to support artists and their content. Taking this into consideration, the sale of all AI-generated art is prohibited within all areas of the AMKE Exhibit Hall, including Artist Alley. This includes but is not limited to AI-assisted, AI-generated, and retraced/overdrawn AI works. Due to the potential copyright infringing inclusion of work from many artists in AI modeling, this work will be treated under our bootleg policy if identified. Artists and/or vendors with questionable items will be asked to remove them from the hall. Failure to remove any item when requested by AMKE staff will result in ejection from the exhibit hall and forfeiture of the exhibit space without refund.

Helpful Jurying Tips / Information

When preparing to apply for AMKE’s Artist Alley, please be ready to submit a link to an online portfolio that showcases the best and most recent examples of your work. This can be a website, Etsy shop, Instagram, Facebook page, DeviantArt gallery, or similar platform—just make sure it includes clear, up-to-date images.

Your portfolio should highlight both the quality and variety of your art. A couple of pictures is helpful, but if you have a wide range of designs and products, we encourage you to include as much as possible so we can get a full sense of what you offer. The jury reviews each application based on several factors: overall design and craftsmanship, originality (especially for fanart), diversity of products (we aim to avoid oversaturating the Alley with one type of item), booth presentation (for premium applicants), general appeal to AMKE attendees, and compliance with our policies. We also take note of how current your artwork is, since more recent pieces give a clearer sense of your present style and skill level.

If you are applying for a premium artist table, it is extremely important to include a photo of your booth setup. Not doing so will significantly affect your jury score. We share this to help you succeed—please don’t accidentally self-sabotage by leaving it out. If you are applying as a studio, make sure to provide links for every participating artist, clearly labeled so we know which portfolio belongs to whom.