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ARTJAM 2000: SEATTLE'S ANNUAL ILLUSTRATION-FEST
A Smashing Success
ARTJAM 2000, the Graphic Artists Guild's 4th Annual
Northwest Illustrators Show, was a huge success. Held on the
evening of Wed., Nov. 15th, in the Pacific Ballroom of the
Seattle Hilton Hotel, ARTJAM 2000 brought together an ideal
combination of a first-rate venue and facilities, plus
impressive illustration talent from all over the Northwest
(including Oregon and Canada), and a large enthusiastic
crowd of attending art buyers, representing much of the
Northwest's top illustration clientele (design firms,
advertising agencies and corporate clients).
ARTJAM 2000 showcased the most artists and artists'
representatives, as well as the greatest number of
participating sponsors to date, in the event's 4-year
history. The resulting variety and quality of art styles and
mediums, plus services and products on display, was
stunning. Just a few (of many) examples of the top local
veterans showing their artwork, were such established names
as Fred Hilliard, Jere Smith, Leslie Newman, Ron Bomba and
Henk Dawson. Artists' representatives Pat Hackett, Susan
Trimpe, Tiffany (Represents) LoRe and Christine Prapas added
their considerable stables of talented illustrators to the
mix, as did the local artists' agency, ArtSource, Inc.
The doors to ARTJAM 2000 opened at 5:00 pm, and the show was
consistently well-attended until the 9:00 pm closing time.
The overall attendance of invited art buyers was estimated
at approximately 400 to 500 people. The show's grand finale
was the exciting ARTJAM Raffle, emcee'd by illustrator Jesse
Doquilo and artists' representative Jerry Jaz. Major raffle
prizes were given away, some worth as much as $1,500
(generously donated by the show's Sponsors).
The SPGA/Seattle Chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild has
established an annual tradition with ARTJAM, of staging a
first-rate regional illustration show in the Northwest, and
one not to be missed.
The Graphic Artists Guild thanks its ARTJAM 2000 Sponsors:
Adobe Systems Inc., Alchemedia Technologies Inc., American
Showcase, The Black Book, The Computer Store NW, Pat Hackett
Artist Representative, Media Inc. Magazine, Neenah Paper,
Nikko Media Center, Serbin Communications, Stella Color, and
The Workbook.
Thanks as well to the ARTJAM 2000 Supporting Vendors:
A&A Printing, AdInfonitum, Anderson Paper & Packaging,
Applied Digital Imaging, Evergreen Quality Press, and
Marketing Magazine.
The Guild salutes all of the above companies' invaluable
support of the illustration industry, and looks forward to
working with them again, in 2001 and beyond.
Dan Ballard
PR Chair/ARTJAM 2000 Co-Chair
SPGA/Seattle Chapter
Graphic Artists Guild
Lisa Shaftel
SPGA/Seattle Chapter President
Graphic Artists Guild
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