Kumoricon 2025

Formerly known as Small Press, the Creators' Column welcomes freelance artists and creators by providing space to sell their personal works at the convention. Kumoricon defines the Creators' Column as independently-developed artist businesses featuring original content. This includes companies that focus on fashion apparel, tabletop games, webcomics, plushies, and much more!

Applications for the Kumoricon 2025 Creators' Column will open at 7:00pm Pacific Time on Friday, April 25, 2025, and will close on or before Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Applications may close early if the quantity of applications exceeds the overflow limit. A decision regarding your application will be completed by our selections jury on the week of July 29, 2025.

Application Jury Process
Kumoricon’s 2025 Creators' Column will be juried. The jury process will begin following the close of Creators' Column applications with notifications going out to all applicants (whether accepted, rejected, or waitlisted) by the week of July 15. The jury process will be based on (in order of importance):
- Adhering to the Creators' Column rules and guidelines based on information in the application (incomplete applications are disqualified)
- Variety of products/offerings/artwork (categories of many types)
- Professionalism and completeness of portfolio

Exhibitors should be ready to provide:- Basic contact information, including an up-to-date email address
- Examples of work through photos or videos of booths at prior events (this is highly preferred), DeviantArt/YouTube tutorial/websites with example art, or any online link that gives examples of work.

Sharing a Booth
Up to two creators may share a single booth in the Creators' Column. If you wish to do so, do not apply separately - apply as a single applicant. On the application, be sure to utilize the Secondary Email Address and Portfolio URL questions within the application below for the shared exhibitor. Shared booths will be juried as one applicant with an average score between the two being assigned as the result. While there is no difference in fees between solo and shared Creators' Column booths, bear in mind that there are still only two badges given per table unless additional badges are purchased separately.

Artist Collectives or Groups beyond two individuals are not allowed to share a single booth and must apply separately. Be sure to review our subletting policy on the contract outlined below - the artwork or merchandise of creators/exhibitors not on your original application are not allowed to be sold, distributed, or displayed at your table.

Pricing and Applications
Full Creators' Column spaces include 2 complimentary full weekend memberships (valued at $120–$160), and will have a cost of $450 for standard booths ($400 base fee plus $50 corner value). All Creators' Column booths are “corner” booths, meaning at least two of its four sides are open. Up to two additional badges (for a total of four) may be purchased below, if desired. Creators' Column booths are 10-foot by 10-foot corner booth spaces with 8-foot tables with a 2-foot width and two chairs. Each artist booth comes with 2 full weekend memberships to the convention.

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE APPLYING!
Creators' Column is intended to be a showcase of independent businesses and original art (not fan creations based on industry characters). You may only display, distribute, or sell items which are wholly original creations of the artist(s) at the booth. These original creations may not include, as any element of their design, intellectual property not created by the artist(s) at the booth. If your portfolio or website contains fan art (used for other events or artist alleys that allow it), please acknowledge that, if accepted as a Kumoricon 2025 Creators' Column exhibitor, you will be omitting the fan art in question from sales in the “additional information” section at the bottom of this application. Failure to do so may result in your application being automatically declined.
If you have any questions, please email small.press@kumoricon.org and we will be happy to assist you.

The KumoriMarket Exhibitor Area provides space to retailers and other dealers selling a wide range of goods at the convention.
Applications for the Kumoricon 2025 Exhibitor Area are open as of now and will close on or before Saturday, August 31, at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Applications may close early if all spots are filled.

We will notify applicants as they are accepted throughout the application period, so earlier applicants are given greater consideration. If you have already pre-registered as an exhibitor at Kumoricon 2024, you do not need to apply using this form unless instructed to by KumoriMarket management to do so. If you apply despite being pre-registered, it could cause you to be double-charged.

Parking Passes (I-5 Lot) will not be available for Kumoricon 2025 due to overpass construction. We apologize for the inconvenience!

2025 Booth Rate Options
Similar to previous years, almost all booths are corner booths. A corner booth is defined as having at least two of its four sides open. All booths will come with a single 8-foot table and two chairs:

- $1000 per 10-ft by 10-ft Premium booth. Premium booths are located with the closest proximity to the KumoriMarket entrance/exit, in comparison to all exhibitor booths. [Sold out, but can be requested! ]

- $900 per 10-ft by 10-ft Standard booth. Standard booths are located in the middle sections of the Exhibitor Area, but are not in close proximity to the KumoriMarket entrance/exit or along the back walls.

- $800 per 10-ft by 10-ft Discount booth. Discount booths are located along the back walls of the KumoriMarket and are the furthest from the entrance/exit.

- $50 deduction per inline booth. An inline booth is any booth that has walls on at most three of its four sides. Corner booths converted by you or the decorator on your behalf at-con to be inline booths will not qualify for this deduction.

To comply with legal requirements, all exhibitors are required to have a Portland Business License [https://www.portland.gov/revenue/temporary-business-license]. Temporary registrations are available.

Exhibitors seeking space in the Exhibitor Area should not register as attendees at this time, but instead, apply for Exhibitor booth(s) using the form below.
Please see our updated Exhibitor Application FAQ linked below for answers to frequent questions. If you have any additional questions, please email exhibits@kumoricon.org and we will be happy to assist you.