Starting on August 18th and ending on September 8th, Vancoufur: Tails and Treasures will be accepting applications for our Dealers Den. We’re calling for any artists, makers, and furry merch stores to put their best paw forward and submit an application to vend at next year’s convention!
Some friendly reminders and additional information for any prospective vendor applicants. When submitting your materials in a portfolio, please have your works in a single easily accessible place, like a Google Drive, Dropbox, or Portfolio Website. We will not be accepting portfolios that are hosted on social media, or require a login to get access to. We know that all of you amazing creators are looking forward to vending at Vancoufur, and to make sure you have the best shot at being accepted, some of the few things you can do to stand out are;
- Include recent, and even ongoing works in your portfolio, strive to include your very best examples!
- Provide some placeholder examples of merchandise and pricing.
- Table setup pictures are GREAT but not a requirement so long as we have some idea of how your store layout will be. (Price Boards, graphics, etc.)
- Make sure to follow the full rules and guidelines located on the submission page and adjust your portfolio accordingly.
Once applications close, we will be reviewing your work and reaching out to the vendors who’ve been selected for next year’s convention. Any and all additional information regarding rules in terms of setup and content will be provided to you. When applying you’re allowed to use adult content within your portfolio, it is however, recommended that if you intend to vend mostly adult content that you apply for our After Dark Bazaar.
What happens after all of the dealers are selected and contacted?
We’ll be opening up applications for our Artist Alley and After Dark Bazaar. There will be more info posted once we get closer to opening up applications for those, but for right now we do have some updates on our schedule that have changed since VF2024, which includes a whole second night for the After Dark Bazaar!
This year, we will be adding an additional night of the After Dark Bazaar, where we let vendors who wish to sell adult content to con guests will be allowed to sell their art, apparel and other 18+ merchandise.
What’s happening to the Night Market?
To add some clarity between the Night Market and the After Dark Bazaar we’ve decided to remove the Night Market from our programming.. While we understand this may be sad for some to hear, we hope our added amenities from our new location will help enhance the Dealers Den and Artist Alley experience, for both vendors and attendees alike. As always,We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful amazing artwork and magical merchandise. With this year amping up to be one of our biggest yet, so keep your peepers glued to our website for updates on upcoming event applications as well as news on charity, Guests of Hhonour, and so much more.
Let’s set sail for Tails and Treasures!