Event Schedule
2026 AMFS show schedule:
Please note all times as tentative due to room availability and set up.
THURSDAY FEB. 19 TH
8am – 5pm: Jim Rice painting workshop, featuring fundamental techniques in directional lighting, volumes, textures and NMM. Register at Sabotminiatures.com
FRIDAY FEB. 20 TH
8AM – 5PM: Jim Rice workshop continues.
2PM – Show opens (please note new start time) Vendor room open for business show registration and general admission begin.
7PM – Judges meeting (location TBD)
9PM – Show closes for the night.
SATURDAY FEB. 21ST
9AM – Show opens
9AM – Silent auction begins
10AM – Face painting seminar with Steve Kansa designed for beginners and intermediate painters. Limited space. $25 registration
11AM – show registration closes for judging competition. General Admission still open.
5-6PM – Silent Auction ends. Each piece will be removed from the auction individually at the Auctioneer’s discretion.
9PM-show closes for the night
SUNDAY FEB. 22 ND
9AM – Vendor Room open
11AM – Awards Ceremony
12 Noon – Show Closes
Silent Auction
The 2026 Show will again feature a silent auction of painted figures. Contributing artists will range from widely acknowledged Grand Masters to accomplished, but not necessarily” recognized” painters.
The auction will open at 9:00 AM on Saturday of the Show and each figure will be closed out, individually, at the Auctioneer’s discretion between 5:00 and 6:00 on Saturday afternoon.
Winners must be p
resent to claim their figure(s) or have someone who will do so in their stead. (The AMFS will not be responsible for delivery or shipment.)