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To all BA-CON friends and family…
We have had the pleasure of serving Bellingham as the premier anime event for the past 7 years, starting as a humble meeting at the local library to an all-day event encompassing an entire college campus. We’ve had nothing short of a blast bringing you the best of events, vendors, and artists this wonderful town has to offer. It’s been a great ride for myself, personally, the staff involved, and for the community of Bellingham.
However, due to personnel and financial issues beyond our control, the BA-CON Board of Directors (myself among them) have decided to close down and cancel the 2018 convention and halt all operations indefinitely. This decision did not come easy or overnight, but through tough deliberation, troubleshooting, and outside consulting to decide the best course of action for BA-CON and that is to close down.Our Staff has been notified and we all believe this is the best course of action but will continue to be active in the community as individuals with a passion for friendship and anime.
Do not lose hope as several projects will be branched off into other production companies and clubs while the Facebook page will remain up for others to share events and showcase their wonderful cosplay. As the Director of Publicity, I will maintain the Facebook page for a while, answer all inquiries and questions, and get all the photos and videos up for all to enjoy.With any luck, we hope to see another anime convention take our place in a few years but, for now, we thank everyone in Bellingham and beyond for the great contribution to what was a very personal event for all of us at BA-CON. We could not have done this without you and, in no way, are any of you responsible for our closing.
May you all find success and happiness in your future endeavors, bring smiles to those you encounter, and in the words of Kenshin Himura, “Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again.”-Tim Rodenberger Director of Publicity Bellingham Anime Convention
Our head of Social Media here at @bellinghamanime with an awesome table for RNW! We have a special $5 off event price for those who sign up at BACON, as well as a great wheel where every spin is a win and some sweet raffle prizes! Come on down and see us today!! 💕✨
Here's the first little round of sketch commissions from Sakura con this weekend! I got so busy I forgot to take pictures of some of them ;___; I'm sorry. Working in finishing the rest from the convention today! I'll post them once I have mailed them out :) Seriously though, what a weekend :) thanks so much to everyone who stopped by even just to chat! You guys made my weekend! It was definitely a whole new experience tabling at Sakura con and I'm so glad that @renegadetrash offered to share a table with me so I could come to it! (You're the best Danie) got lucky enough to be next to other friends from previous cons and got to meet some new artsy friends too! And it was awesome to see some familiar faces who have commissioned me in the past :D ah! It was such a fun weekend n_n can't wait for the next convention! If any of you will be attending the Bellingham anime convention (BA-con) on May 13th I'll be there and the lovely @theathelier will be there with me! :) come say hi!
Bus doodles and Con commissions from Bellingham Anime Con! I'm doing a second set of doodles on the ride back so if anyone has requests feel free to send me them 💕
i’m really excited to be tabling at ba-con tomorrow, so if you’re in the area feel free to stop by!
AMV Contest
We’re proud to announce the 2017 Bellingham Anime Convention Music Video Contest! Show off your love of the genre and editing skills by submitting a 2-4 minute music video of anime and MMORPG’s.
The first five runner ups will have their videos showcased on our website and on the Facebook each week leading up to the convention while the grand winner will have their video open the convention on May 13th.
Rules:
Music and content must be PG (we’re a family friendly event).
Videos cannot be longer than 4 minutes in length.
Must incorporate elements of anime and the MMORPG genre. Can include strictly cut scenes or game play footage but make it good.
Do not include personal intros, calls to subscribe, or company logos in video (we’ll showcase all that online and at the convention).
Music can be from any genre so long as it adheres to the PG rating and relates to the subject matter.
Format needs to be in a non-proprietary format like .mp4 or .avi, 1080p, and 29.97 fps.
Beyond that, go crazy. Please submit your ideas via YouTube or Vimeo links to this post by March 31st. Finalists must be able to submit a physical copy prior to their showcasing.
Have fun and message us if you have any questions.
Having trouble coming up with a character? Need to learn how to register for BACON? Want to meet our new mascot? Check out this helpful, instructional video by the Guy Cave!