Origami Convention in 2012
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CenterFold Convention is the upcoming origami convention to be held in Columbus, Ohio. We are planning some wonderful things with which I'm sure all you who attend will be pleased. The convention is Thursday August 16th through Sunday the 19th, 2012. After careful consideration of a variety of locations and services we have decided to hold the event at The Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 7007 North High street, Worthington Ohio 43068. . Their numbers are 1-614-436-0700, 1 888 HOLIDAY and FAX 1-614-436-1208 .
We have a room block at $79.00 per night, so please mention that you are with the CenterFold Origami Convention when reserving rooms.
The hotel is on Rt 23 (high Street) just south of I-270 on the north side of the Columbus metro area. Attendees from out of town should fly into Port Columbus Internation Airport (CMH). Shuttles are available from the airport to the hotel.
Note that unlike last year's hotel, this one is surrounded by restaurants and shops as well as sporting a very nice bar, restaurant, pool etc.
Guests of Honor:
Richard Alexander, Michael LaFosse and Bernie Peyton
. Please check out the links below to visit their individual web sites.
Origamido Studio (the Way of Folded Paper)
Origamido How to Materials
Bernie Peyton Origami
Convention Notes
- We listened to the complaints about the hotel - it was a bit...grubby last year. We have moved to a much nicer and slightly more expensive hotel in a very nice area of the city. Everything is on one floor (no slow elevtators), and the hotel underwent a full remodeling in 2009. Good food, clean pool, nice rooms and spacious meeting space all in one block.
- Registration will go online March 1st, 2012, followed shortly by class/model information.
- As in prior years, the primary program of classes will run Friday 2:00 PM through Sunday 5:00 PM.
- Thursday the 16th will consist of special workshops, including a trip to the Paper Circle in Nelsonville, Ohio to learn to make paper. Other workshops will include PMC jewelry making. (PMC stands for Precious Metal Clay, which is a brand name of crafting medium. This kind of medium is made with a water-based precious metal ( i.e. silver, gold) powder and an organic binder that, once fired, burns off, leaving only the metal along with a non-toxic powder which is then polished away.) The reason it appeals to origami enthusiasts is the material can be folded and manipulated like paper. Pre-registration is required. The workshops have attendance restrictions based on space, materials and teacher requirements.
- We will be offering two, three hour, beginner workshops on Friday, the 17th, 9 - noon and 2pm - 5pm. Pre-registration is required.
- We will have a secure on site exhibit space, so bring your work for display.
- The Paper Circle is organizing a juried origami exhibit. Robert Lang has agreed to judge. I don't have all the details at this time, but I will provide them as soon as possible.
- There will be a folding challenge, like the hat folding contest we did last year. Materials will be made available to those who wish to participate. You'll have from the time of your arrival, until Saturday evening to complete your creation. You can work individually or in teams. Works will be display and judged Saturday evening.
- ATC exchange will be Sunday morning. You must be present to participate, or send someone in your place. We'll use the same guidelines we have the past couple of years. Details will be posted before the convention.
- We'll hold a Silent Auction again this year; please bring any items you would care to donate to the auction. Items must be paid for by closing on Sunday.
- This year's convention book is to be a beginners (basic, simple) collection of models which we're going to donate to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. Our local group works regularly with the hospital and they've wanted easy models for the children but also for the staff (to learn) so they could teach the children. We're asking folders for model contributions for the volume. If you have models you could provide please contact us.
- The past few years we've elicited the assistance of the convention attendees with the making of origami kits for the childrens hospital. We'll be doing that again but we're going to also ask for your help in our holiday ornament donation program. We fold small (no larger than 5 inches maximum) models from pretty paper and string them. We donate them to the hospital in December. The children use them on their beds, IV poles, windows, etc.; some of them take them home. The children (and staff) enjoy them and it's a pleasure to be able to do this for them. This past December we donated 16 dozen ornaments. We'd like to bowl them over this coming year and with your help we could do that.
Please note that if you register after July 31st we can not guarantee availability of convention shirts, tote bags, etc., as we will be ordering based on registrations plus some extras on July 31st. Also note that we are giving a large early registration discount for anyone who registered before April 1st.
Aug 1 to
At the DoorJune 1 to
July 31April 1 to
May 31March 1 to
March 31Full 4 day convention with classes $220.00 $190.00 $175.00 $150.00 Friday only with classes 65.00 65.00 60.00 55.00 Saturday only with classes 90.00 90.00 85.00 80.00 Sunday only with classes 80.00 80.00 75.00 70.00 Thursday Workshops Precious Metal Clay PMC TBA TBA TBA TBA Friday Beginners Workshop AM/PM 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 Those who purchase the convention registration receive the materials package as part of their registration. (Material package includes: tote bag, t-shirt, and paper assortment for classes.) Beginners workshop registrants will not receive a materials package. Thursday Workshop program fees are in addition to convention registration fees.