Nerdy Xmas

Bunka Hashi hosted their very own virtual artist alley and vendors hall last July 24th!

‘Nerdy Christmas in July’ is a quirky way to bring fans of art, anime, cosplay, video games and other nerdy things together to celebrate… well nerdy things.

Artist Alley & Vendors Hall is now closed. Thank you for all the attendees, artists, vendors, and speakers who participated with us in the event!

We will be streaming the event on Youtube. Please use the following link: https://youtu.be/AHRdRVGP0GE
To be eligible for door prizes please register your contact information here: https://bit.ly/3ruJuuq
To be eligible for Trivia prizes please register your contact information here: https://forms.gle/2LseHkX8QQhssEky6
To join our Discord server to participate in the Draw With Us! event: https://discord.gg/bCfBGgq

Please find our schedule below. A description of the panels will be provided in the discussion section.

Timezone: GMT-6

1:30PM – 2:00PM : Welcome to Nerdy Christmas!
2:00PM – 2:15PM : Studio Visit with Erin Shuttleworth: Tips, Tricks and Advice
2:15PM – 2:30PM : Trivia round 1 – Kahoot
2:30PM – 3:25PM : Local Artist Q&A
3:25PM – 3:27PM : How to Make Your Own Scrunchie with CygnusPost
3:27PM – 3:45PM : Trivia round 2 – Kahoot
3:45PM – 3:52PM : Japanese Wanderer by Oriental Motion
3:52PM – 4:00PM : Announcements
4:00PM – 4:30PM : Draw with us!
4:30-5:30: International Illustrators Panel (manga artists!)
5:30PM -6:15PM : Closing Remarks and Prizes

We plan the Draw With Us to start at 4pm and go for 30mins. As indicated during the test the schedule might shift by a few minutes. If there are any last minute changes we will let you know.

Thanks!

Speakers

Join the fun as an Artist a Vendor a Volunteer an Attendee !

Artist

Show us your artwork and share your experience and your struggles in reaching your dreams!

Vendor

Showcase and sell your different creations from pins, charms, clothes, figurines, fan arts, comics, and/or more!

Volunteer

Your responsibilities may include monitoring chat channels, providing technical support, and/or general support.

Attendee

Learn from the artists and the vendors. Support their dreams and get inspired!

We are also looking for streaming content for the day of. Please let us know if you would be interested in hosting a Q&A session, a live or pre-recorded example of your artistic process, an unboxing type video, or any other type of content you can think of that can be streamed during the event. We will provide technical support as needed.

Bunka Hashi will be giving away prizes provided by some of our artists and vendors!

To increase your chances at winning prizes, you can:

  • Register using the form below,

  • Participate in our trivias,

  • Join our discord and react to #giveaways channel, and

  • Be active in our YouTube livestream chats.

You can choose to do one or all of the options above!