Credit: Emanuel Wallace
Back for the third year, Villain Arts’ Cleveland Tattoo Arts Convention brings together hundreds of tattoo artists and vendors from Cleveland and across the country for a weekend filled with tattoo sessions, entertainment, seminars, competitions and more at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.

Special guests include Cleen Rock One from Ink Master Season 9, James Vaughn from Ink Master Season 7 and Alli Baker from Best Ink.

The convention takes place from 2 p.m. to midnight today, from 11 a.m. to midnight tomorrow, and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are $20 per day or $40 for a three-day pass. For more information, visit the website.

This article appears in Jan 17-23, 2018.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.