Welcome to ASFA
News & Announcements
ASFA will have a booth at the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! Show in Kansas City, MO at the downtown Convention Center. Your President, Secretary and Central Directors will be on-hand for the show.
Dates and Hours:
Friday, May 18th: 3:00pm–7:00pm
(with an after-hours party on-site from 8pm-11pm open to all!)
Saturday, May 19th: 10:00am–7:00pm
(Spectrum Awards Show at the Midland 8:00pm–11:00pm, limited seating, open to 3-day membership holders only)
Sunday, May 20th: 10:00am–4:00pm
Preparations are now being made for the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention and the upcoming Chesley Awards and of course, our traditional ASFA Suite run again this year by our fabulous host and Director-At-Large, Cary Condor, who ran last year's suite in Reno. Thank you Cary!
Your Nominations are now due for the Chesley Awards
The suggestions list and nomination ballots have been mailed to the current membership. If you believe you are a member in good standing and did not receive a packet, please contact our secretary to rectify the oversight. You can now find gallery links to the current suggestions on the Chesley Awards - Current page.
The next step is for you, our members, to submit your actual nominations! Remember, it takes two nominations from members to make the final ballot. So, Please nominate liberally!
Please don't forget that you cannot nominate your own work, nor may Art Directors nominate an artist's work they oversaw.
New Officers have been elected
The new officers for the 2012-2014 term have been posted on our Officers Page. Congratulations to Catherine McCormick, our new Secretary, and Sara Felix, our new Central Director.
We would also like to thank our returning Officers for your dedication to ASFA and all of your continued hard work.
Finally, we would like to thank the outgoing Secretary, Jean Goddin and outgoing Central Director and previous President, Mike Willmoth. You both have put a tremendous amount of time and effort into maintaining ASFA though some very difficult transitions. Thank you both and good luck with wherever your next endeavors take you.
Thank you for your help
We would like to thank the Rogers family: Nan, Joan, Pam and Melissa, their spouses and kids for the kind donation of $100 in memory of Donald Dale Douglas. Mr. Douglas was an illustrator in the 1950's, 60's and 70's.
Don't forget, we have made several changes to ASFA
- We have new membership categories: Basic and Family;
- We have eliminated both the Associate & Foreign categories;
- The new category rates have been lowered;
- We are building a new forums and community network for our membership;
- New membership packets have been developed for everyone - existing members and new sign-ups alike;
- The new packets contain a certificate of membership, new membership cards, a lapel pin and a small ASFA sign for artists to hang on their show panels.
The new membership cards are your key to unlocking new and upcoming member benefits we are working to establish...
We still have a joint membership program with the Illustration Exchange. During the 2010-2012 calendar years, new sign-ups and renewals for the Illustration Exchange Premium membership will also receive an ASFA membership and visa-versa. Get access to the Illustration Exchange's listings of original art, their galleries, forums and sales pages along with your ASFA membership. Now really is the best time to join!
The ASFA Community Network
You may have seen mentions of the "ASFA Community," "New Membership Forums," "ASFA Ning Site," or assorted variations thereof... these are all in reference to what is now officially called the ASFA Community Network.
In order to maintain a members-only area, here is how it works-
Go to the link on the left and click the Sign Up text in the top right box. Create a user name, password and enter your date of birth. You will also have to solve a captcha. You will then be sent an email as verification, and you will need to respond to that email.
When you respond, you will be directed to fill out your profile. There are a few required questions including your membership number (it can be found on your new membership card, certificate or packet envelope), your membership type (Basic, Family, Lifetime or Business), and your location. Anything else you want to add is up to you. Your membership number will remain secret to all but administrators.
You will not get into the community right away; you will have to be approved by an administrator who will check your membership number against your name and number in our database.
Once that is done, you can upload pictures, video, create a blog, participate in forums, list things for sale... and much more as we move forward and create our new ASFA community together!
Please stay tuned for more as we make this new ASFA a reality!