Salons

The 2006 Convention is proud to present a full range of cave art salons. These salons draw artists and photographers from all over the world in a first class display of creativity. Information on participating in these Salons is available on the NSS Salons Pages listed To the right. Or just join us in Bellingham and enjoy!

Slide, Multimedia and Video Salons
The Thursday evening Slide and Video Salon will be held in Bellingham's Mt. Baker Theater, 2.2 miles from the Western Washington University Campground. Join us in air-conditioned comfort for an amazing evening of cave slides, multi-media progams, and videos.

Cave Ballad Salon
Cave ballads come in an eclectic mix of forms and styles; whether it's new words for existing songs, original words and music, or avant-garde; whether it's pop, rock, folk, country, blues, classical, or new age, the Caves Ballad Salon draws them all. Attend the awards session to hear this year's entries and winners. Or drop by the listening room later in the week and relax to both old and new.

Fine Arts
Exhibition of drawings, paintings, sculpture, and other art forms not covered in the other salons.  The Fine Arts Salon brings together artists from around the country and the world to display their art.  This year we will be presenting the fine art salon at the Western Gallery.

Print Salon
The photographic print offers a different viewing experience from that provided by slides. These prints come in photographic color, digital color, and black and white. Spend as much time as you want on each. Discuss them with your friends. Think about how you would have taken the same picture. The Print Salon will be here for you to enjoy at the Western Gallery.

Cover Art Salon
Newsletter editors continuously hound their friends for cover material. This gentle harassment often produces wonderful photographic, non-photographic, and computer enhanced images. The Cover Art Salon will feature newsletter covers from NSS affiliated organizations.

T-Shirt Salon
Cavers often wear their passion for caves on their chests. The T-Shirt Salon will display t-shirts from caving organizations, camps, and expeditions throughout the world. 

Symbolic Emblem Salon
Pins, patches, decals, and other devices identify a caver's affiliations and interests, as well as providing yet another outlet for unbounded creativity. They'll all be on display in the Symbolic Emblem Salon.

Cartographic Salon
Survey and cartography have always been a major focus of the NSS. Long hours underground in cramped and uncomfortable positions are followed by long hours hunched over computer and drafting table. Both art and tool, the cave map combines useful and accurate information with the artistry of presentation. The Cartography Salon will feature the finest in cave and karst maps, presented in the Huxley Map Library.