Immersed in Ink Tattoo and Arts Festival runs Friday through Sunday

BY JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Thursday, August 30, 2012
8/30/12 at 4:27 AM

The Immersed in Ink Tattoo and Arts Festival returns Friday through Sunday at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, 6808 S. 107th East Ave.

The alternative arts festival runs 2-10 p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $20 for a day pass and $35 for a weekend pass. Children age 12 and younger get in free. Cash only at the door.

The event hosts more than 100 tattoo artists from across the globe and is open to the public for live tattooing, sideshows and more. Visitors also may enter their own tattoos in more than 20 contest categories.

Vendors will also showcase items including clothing, tattoo supplies and hand-crafted art.

Live entertainment includes comedy and magic from John Shaw and the Original Synners; suspension, burlesque and belly dancers; and a bounce house for kids, according to the event website.

Immersed in Ink Magazine will cover all three days of the event.

Attending artists include tattooists from American Gypsy Tattoo from Texas, Arch Angel Tattoo in Iowa, Big Easy Tattoo from Missouri, Bloodline Elite from Oklahoma, Hard Knox Tattoo from New York, L.A. Inkspot from California and many others.

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Jennifer Chancellor 918-581-8346
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