Artist Spotlight 2026

Bagels Art 'n Things

Charles, aka Bagels Art 'n Things, is the spotlight artist for Lincoln Nerd Fest 2026!  Specializing in commission work, Charles is creating some custom characters for the Nerd Fest shirts, bags and vinyl stickers!    

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Entertainment Spotlight

Sisi's Levity

Sisi's Levity is a professional stilt walker from the group Sky Cirque and Parkour!  She is the unofficial mascot of Lincoln Nerd Fest who brought the Minecraft build area to life! 

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Common Ground Collectables

Come play Cardfight Vanguard, Hololive, Shadowverse Evolve and Weis Schwarz with Common Ground Collectables!  They host weekly meet ups!   They will also be hosting several prized tournaments during Nerd Fest!

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501st Legion

The 501st Legion is an international costuming organization dedicated to celebrating STAR WARS™ through the creation and use of quality costumes that portray the villainous, morally ambiguous, or non-partisan characters from the STAR WARS™ universe. The Legion contributes to the local community through costumed charity and volunteer work.

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Vendor Spotlight

Get in contact with your favorite artists before the convention! Social and Website links provided! 

Shubie Art

Pixel art recreations of video game, anime, and pop culture characters! I have prints, stickers, pins, keychains, standees, and the infamous butter sweatshirt!

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Melting Point Creations

 Jodee has a love of fuse bead artwork, and has passed that down to her kids and nephew. They are all always working on a new project, and would love to chat with you about what fuse bead artwork you need in your life!

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James W. Berg - Author

Author James W. Berg was born in Kearney, NE and calls Lincoln, NE home. He's been creating stories since the moment he put crayon to paper. He is the author of the Books of Bergonia fantasy series as well as branching over to horror with Don't Break the Rules and Murder & Magic: A Collection of Short Stories.He has always loved writing and now enjoys the ability to share his stories with the world. 

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Handmade Sunshine

I do hand-burned pyrography (no lasers at all!) designs on various woods, though largely on bamboo. I do cutting boards, serving platters, keychains, ornaments, coasters, etc. I have a wide range of designs, targeting niche audiences including fans of: Assassin's Creed, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Borderlands, D&D, Fallout, Harry Potter, Zelda, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, One Piece, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Star Wars, Stranger Things, and Super Mario.

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Jdelgado!

Illustrator selling 11x17 prints, stickers, mini prints with top loaders, metal bookmarks and metal tumblers. He also take on the spot commissions for comic book cover art and traditional art.  He has a self published comic book!

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Captain Wells Studios

We are a family of crafters, I create fine art that I put on stickers, prints, and other items, my husband works with wood and puts my art on custom journals and sometimes creates other things such as dice towers, pins, and magnets, My oldest creates crochet items and handmade cards, and my youngest creates resin items such as bookmarks and earrings. 

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Birdy's Doodles

Birdy's Doodles sells original artwork of various cartoons, anime, and video games in the form of stickers, pins, prints, and bookmarks. Aside from fan work, Birdy's Doodles also sells physical graphic novel versions of her webcomic, "Chimera Heart," which Sophia has been writing and illustrating herself for over 7 years.

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Bwapin Arts

I sell a variety of colorful, detailed posters, stickers and keychains of fan art from various shows, anime, and games!

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Vanity Projects

Each available item features a surreal portrait drawn digitally by the artist Van Williams. Prints in multiple sizes with framing options available, keychains with custom colored hardware, unique earrings with designs encased in acrylic charms, and more!

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What the Cat Made

I sell wooden puzzles, chainmail jewelry, tiny swords (not sharp), fidget spinners, nerdy pins, and whatever other creative things strike my fancy. I do not tend to have things other artists/vendors have, when it comes to the personally creative things.

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Hippocorn Designs

Hey there! I’m a self taught crocheter and have been selling my handmade wares for 6 years. I specialize in crochet critters including: opossums, rats, spiders, toads, a variety of different characters and so much more.

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AppleZaira Art & Slime

AppleZaira Art & Slime create bold and cute pop culture influenced art and homemade scented play/sensory slime. Their art will be found as prints, stickers, pinback buttons, magnets, keychains, mousepads, air fresheners, wall hangers, tote bags, and messenger bags.

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Donor Spotlight