Our goal with TuftCon is to provide an inclusive education and community-focused experience for all kinds of artists and tufters. Most conferences like this are either supported by large institutions or run on student volunteer or underpaid work. We do not want TuftCon to be produced by exploiting the labor of artists or our own staff.We set our price in order to pay the speakers, teachers, guests and workers competitively for their time and talent. In addition, those who are able to pay full price are directly supporting our ability to offer student discounts, and a number of free tickets for people who cannot otherwise afford to come. We are also thrilled to support, by way of location rental, the Asian Arts Initiative, a multidisciplinary arts center focused on the power of art and community.