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	By Monica1978 at Sun Nov 18 09:08:37 2007 IlluXCon, taking place November 6-9, 2008 in Altoona, PA, is the first and only convention dedicated to fantastic illustration. The show will feature one of the largest displays of fantastic art ever mounted, and will be the largest gathering of illustrators of any show in recent history, including many artists rarely seen on the convention circuit. IluXCon will aim to serve as more of a professional symposium than a traditional conventionâ€¹a place where artists, collectors, and students of the genre can gather to discuss, explore, and create. During the course of the show there will be myriad demonstrations (painting both traditional and digital as well as sculpture), lectures, and symposia-type round table discussions. Artists who have already agreed to do demonstrations include Jon Foster, Doug Beekman, Daniel Horne, Charles Vess and Bob Eggleton, among others. Currently, IlluXCon has over 40 confirmed professional artist guests, not including those who have made tentative commitments, with more to come. These guests include Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Rick Berry, John Jude Palencar, Dan Dos Santos, Jon Foster, Bob Eggleton, Stephen Hickman, and Michael William Kaluta, to name just a few. Each artist attending IlluXCon will bring original works with them for display and sale at the show. In addition, pieces culled from some of the finest collections of fantastic illustration in the world will be on display. To allow for the proper level of interaction between artists and attendees, there will be only 200 four day Member passes sold for IlluXCon. Up to 100 college or art school-level students will be admitted on November 7/8 for free, and the show will be open to the public with single day ticket sales on November 9. Details of ticket purchase, as well as show logistics, a complete list of guests, and other information is available on the IlluXCon website at www.illuxcon.com