TATTOO FEST
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON @ HC2012!
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IT'S A HELLABRATION!
Hang out and have fun with Hell City Tattoo Artists, Collectors & Enthusiasts!
PRE-PARTY THURSDAY STARTING AT 8PM
AFTER-PARTIES AT BIG BAR ON 2 - EVERYDAY & Cinco De Mayo!
Please respect the venue once you're drunk, keep the good times great!
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SATURDAY -
*Best Small Color
*Best Small Black & Grey - (includes tribal)
*Best Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Backpiece / Chest Panel
*Worst Tattoo
*Tattoo Of The Day Contest
LIVE @ MAIN STAGE - EVERYDAY
^ Available NOW on the iPhone app store - CLICK HERE TO GET IT ^
Pint Size Paintings is a unique miniature book and exciting visual iPhone app, focusing on amazing paintings done on a very small scale, while still having a large visual impact! Get out your magnifying glasses and focus your eyes on these tiny works of art! The book is a beautiful 224 page hardcover book and is the first publication of it’s kind, focusing on painting on a very small scale while capturing the viewer with pint size powerful imagery. This hard-cover book is displayed in a beautiful art gallery format and the iPhone app feel like you're strolling through a miniature fine art gallery. The app is a smooth, easy viewing pleasure with many social option networking options to show everyone the amazing Pint Size Art!
CELEBRITY TATTOO ARTISTS @ HELL CITY 2012
Come meet today's celebrity tattoo artists from Spike TV's hit show "Ink Master" and Oxygen Network's "Best Ink"! The resurgence of public interest in tattooing has been contributed by the amazing artists of TV Tattoo shows that show the true talent of today's tattoo artist. This year at Hell City in the main ballroom we are joined by many celebrity tattoo artists and musicians. They will be at Hell City tattooing and partyin' with those that attend.
Artists from various television shows will be tattooing all weekend long. Be sure not to miss these talented stars at this years festival! Keep an eye out and don't miss 'em!
Born and bred in the heart of Ohio, Charlie Hustle is a real deal sleaze rock band with riffs dirty enough for the south side of Columbus.
"No gimmicks, no glam, all grime, anytime". Get your "Hustle" on and get to the main stage Friday night to rock out!
LIVE @ MAIN STAGE
Saturday @ 7 pm
Special Events Igniting in the Depths of The Hell City Second Floor
The second floor of Hell City is an amazing addition to the existing energy and excitment of the fest. There are many special events and one of a kind activities going on all weekend long. The second floor is always a nice experience, saturating you with incredible paintings, videos, seminars and more. Be sure to come to the depths of the Hell City second floor to witness all the hellish events!
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@ SEMINAR ROOM
THE WET PAINT PROJECT
HELL CITY LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE STAGES
Step right up to these fine artists and witness amazing paintings being done right in front of you!
All weekend long, painting masters will grace the special events room on the second floor at Hell City!
"The Wet Paint venue looks AMAZING!! Its such a fun event to participate in. Really brings artists together in a non competitive supportive place. This is a great time to be involved in the industries renaissance"! - Caryl Cunningham
The Amazing Giants
Stilt Walkers at Hell City 2012
Amazing Giants- Above and Beyond!
Fun and Funky People Dancing and Breathing So High We Can Almost Touch da' Ceiling!
We like to Dress Up. The Amazing Giants founded in 2011 is a collabaration of stilt- walkers, fire and flow artists and hoop dancers coming together to enhance the environment in a positive way, we know how getting up makes you wanna get down, and we show you how! Bringing smiles across the crowds we are free lance freaks that have many other projects going as well but when we dance and perform together we are all made one AMAZING BEING that's BEAMING!
VARIOUS TIMES ALL WEEKEND!
@ FINE ART GALLERY ROOM - SECOND FLOOR
HELL CITY TATTOO SINEMA
HELL CITY MASCOTS
Keep your eyes peeled for all the fun characters running around this years festival!
Burnie and his minions, Ol' Scratch and Frisky Devil will be in attendance the entire weekend to entertain all the Hellions! Don't miss your chance to meet them all at Hell City!!
@ VARIOUS LOCATIONS
HELL CITY GEAR BOOTH
Clothing That Will Set Your Soul On Fire!
Don't miss the chance to "cover your carcas" with authentic Hell City Clothing while you're enjoying the festivities at Hell City!
Swing by the HC Gear Booth to check out tons of comfortable mens & womens shirtsstickers and tons more!!
@ HC GEAR BOOTH - NEXT TO ADMISSIONS
Crazy Philadelphia Eddie
Mi Vida Loca - Book Signing @ HCKIL12
Mi Vida Loca - Book Signing
Crazy Philadelphia Eddie paved the way for tattooers today and his career spans almost six decades. He tattooed in New York, Hawaii, Chicago and Philadelphia where he spent 40 years tattooing. Eddie has seen the changes from the sponge-and-bucket days to the dawn of the sterilization era and beyond. He started one of the first tattoo clubs, owned supply companies and even ran tattoo conventions. In a career as long as Eddie’s the adventures were abundant, and he is still having them today…
Since his retirement, Eddie has recently stepped back into the tattoo world in full-force with the release of his book, Tattooing – The Life and Times of Crazy Philadelphia Eddie – Mi Vida Loca
@ HELLYWOOD - LOCATED IN FOYER
@ SUICIDE GIRL BOOTH & MAIN STAGE
The "EVIL EASEL"
THE HYATT REGENCY DOWNTOWN
Be sure to book your rooms at the Hyatt Regency to stay for all the festivities! Discover all the fun and exciting things to do while visiting Columbus, the capital of Ohio and stay at Hyatt Regency Downtown Columbus.
Dine at Market Stand Café or enjoy a refreshing beverage at The Big Bar on 2. Utilize the newly renovated fitness room or enjoy yoga in the comfort of your room and stay healthy while on vacation.
The Hyatt Regency, a landmark downtown hotel is within walking distance of Columbus’ best attractions. It is also connected to the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The Hyatt Regency Columbus' $12 million transformation is complete just in time for Hell City! They have updated and refreshed all the hotel’s corridors and guestrooms to make your Hell City stay the best ever!
Unwind over a cocktail at The Hyatt's aptly-named “Big Bar on 2” lounge, featuring a 53 foot bar beautifully accented in cherry finish and black granite. Offering everything from local brews to the finest wines by the glass, their Columbus bar is a gathering spot for hotel guests and locals alike. Enjoy panoramic views of the downtown skyline while savoring daily happy drink specials and casual fare, including the can’t miss “Shufflin’ off to Buffalo” chicken tenders or the sweet-tooth satisfying ice cream “nachos” with dulce de leche ice cream.
BE SURE TO CELEBRATE *CINCO DE MAYO* AT HELL CITY TATTOO FEST 2012!
SHORT NORTH ARTS DISTRICT
The Hyatt Regency and Hell City are located right downtown in the Arts District of Columbus, Ohio.
Stroll along High Street in Columbus' popular Short North Arts & Entertainment District and also in the trendy Arena District.
In the Short North, you can visit the many art galleries and relax in the Arena District at one of Columbus’ many popular restaurants and bars!
FULLY INTERACTIVE QR HELL CITY EXPERIENCE
HELL CITY LIVE WEB EVENTS
Every day of Hell City, certain live events and art performances will be broadcast LIVE through the Hell City USTREAM Channel.
Stay posted to our social networks or just click the banner above during the days of Hell City to "Watch All The Sin Begin"!
Adrian Dominic's "SmileTrain" DVD Charity Presentation
DONATE HERE TODAY - CLICK HERE!
"Smile Pinki" is an Academy Award winning documentary short produced by Smile Train to increase awareness of clefts and what this organization is about. This is a story about a brave little girl who waited six years for a life-changing surgery. When she was born with a severe cleft, everyone in her village thought it was a curse from God. With no education and unable to read or write, Pinki's parents had no idea that her cleft could be fixed. Even if they did, with a household income of less than a dollar a day, they could never afford the surgery their daughter so desperately needed. Not allowed to attend school, tormented by other children who threw rocks and called her "Cut Lip", Pinki faced a long and difficult life filled with pain and heartache. But one day, a social worker told them of a free cleft surgery for the poor. Pinki and her father set off on foot, to find the Smile Train partner hospital in Benares, India, that would give Pinki not just a new smile, but a second chance at life."
My name is Adrian Dominic, and I am a tattooer and a painter. Thank you for taking the time to read this message, I know how valuable all of our time is. If you are a veteran of the Hell City Tattoo Conventions, we may have ran into each other, had a beer and some fun after a good days tattooing. If this is your first year participating, let me be the first to congratulate you, as Hell City is, in my honest opinion, one of the best conventions an artist can participate in. I will be at Hell City again this year, but my role this year will be substantially different. My role is to make all of us tattooers at the show aware of a human condition that we can directly have an immediate changing impact on. If you are at all like me, I can tell you're already interested. I will be in charge of organizing and collecting a fundraiser at this year's show. The charity I am supporting is called SmileTrain. Now I won't try to pull your heart strings and do the whole "bleeding heart" thing, but I really believe in this one. Here's why:
SmileTrain is an organization who, in a nutshell, takes financial donations, matched those donations by sending and training local physicians to perform cleft and lip palate surgeries in impoverish areas for children. Literally, it takes $250 to fix. You may know someone with a cleft palette, have had one and got it surgically fixed, or even have a child with this condition. Here in the states, it's a relatively simple procedure to locate and have performed. However, not only is it difficult to impossible in some of the less than fortunate parts of our planet, it places a heavy burden on the afflicted in all aspects of life from social, education, professional, romantic... Everything is affected, even the ability to consume food.
Now, my challenge to you is this. We tattooers of the Hell City shows are all fairly established and work most if not the entire time there. My perspective is that we are fortunate enough to modify bodies for cosmetic luxury, as personal or impersonal as the messages may be, and make a LOT of money doing it. I challenge you to donate 1 hour of that income to this cause. As body modifiers, what's one hour of your income to modify a body that is both physically and socially in need? As a human being, it just feels like the right thing to do. If you feel so inclined, challenge your clients, too.
Again, thanks for taking the time to read this. I will be periodically spamming all of the people working Hell City this year with emails concerning and reminding you of this. If you have any doubts, concerns, and/or suspicions as to whether or not this charity is legit, I encourage you to research them yourself, call them, even ask for a dollar for dollar breakdown. I think its one of the best and impacting charities I've ever encountered, and in the most lasting way possible. These children can be helped for life. THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
With as many issues that plague the world these days, it's refreshing and exciting to know there are areas we can actually make a positive difference, regardless of our different social, political, and even spiritual (or lack thereof, ha) perspectives. As tattooed humans... Let's help some other humans that need us. If you would like some info, I can send you a packet with a dvd and some literature, just shoot me an address to send it to.
Thanks for your time, and I will see you. Hell City, during the year of the great shift, 2012. I love all of you,
Adrian Dominic / www.AdrianDominic.com
Here's a link to the SmileTrain website: http://www.smiletrain.org/
DONATE HERE TODAY - CLICK HERE!
For more information on cleft palate conditions please visit: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002046/
Showing everyday 6pm - 7pm @ HC Sinema - 2nd floor
"A Decade Of Sin"!
Hell City 10 Year Anniversary
May 4th - 6th, 2012 - Killumbus, Ohio
Hyatt Regency Downtown
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*Thursday*
SATURDAY COMPS:
*Best Small Color
*Best Small Black & Grey - (includes tribal)
*Best Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Backpiece / Chest Panel
*Worst Tattoo
*Tattoo Of The Day Contest
SUNDAY COMPS:
HELL CITY 2013
HELL CITY 2013 - KILLUMBUS,OH
April 19th - 21st, 2013
HELL CITY 2014
HELL CITY 2015
Hell City 2015 - KILLUMBUS,OH
Hell City 2015 - PHOENIX, AZ
August 28th - 30th, 2015
ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST...HELL CITY IS EXORCISED!
