Apply for your guest license to practice at the Villain Arts Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Festival before Dec. 14

Apply for your guest license to practice at the Villain Arts Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Festival before Dec. 14

Guest artists will be coming from across the U.S. and around the world to the Villain Arts Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Festival, which is scheduled for Jan. 6 to 8, 2023. 

For artists interested in practicing at the Villain Arts Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Convention, artists must complete the online application for a guest license before Dec. 14 to ensure there is enough to time process your application and practice at the festival. All guest artist license applications and payments must be completed online. Paper applications are not accepted.

MDH cannot guarantee that guest artist technician applications received on or after Dec. 14, 2022, will be processed in time for the festival.

What you need to know about being a guest technician:

• All guest technicians must have a current Minnesota-licensed body artist to act as the sponsor.
• The license will allow you to work up to 30 days in the state and will expire Dec. 31, 2023. You must be approved for a guest technician license at each event that you plan to work in Minnesota.
• The fee is $140 and is not prorated.
• You must print your license in advance, bring it with you to the festival, and have it prominently displayed while at the event.
• Additional information and guest technician requirements can be found on the Body Art Technician Licensing page.
  

Have you had a guest artist technician license in the state of Minnesota in the past six years?

• Renew your guest artist technician license in Body Art Technician Licensing System. To renew your license, you may need to claim your previous license before you can renew. Follow these steps if you need to claim your previous guest artist technician license:
  • Log into the Body Art Technician Licensing System.
  • Select “Claim License.”
  • Enter your Minnesota guest artist technician license number and social security number.
  • Select “Claim License.”
  • Select “Home” to view your dashboard.
  • Click the “Renew” button and follow steps outline in the Body Art Technician Licensing System.

Never had a guest artist license in the state of Minnesota OR your license expired more than six years ago?

• Apply for a new guest technician license through the Body Art Technician Licensing System. Follow the instructions in the Body Art Technician Licensing System New Applicant Training: Guest Technician License (PDF) to apply for a new/initial guest technician license.
• If you are from another country and are applying for a guest technician license, follow the instructions in the Body Art Technician Licensing System New Applicant Training: International Guest Technician License (PDF) to apply for a guest technician license.

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