Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 West Texas Tattoo Convention

Rosanna Fraire, San Angelo Standard-Times
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West Texas Tattoo Convention organizer Alex Trufant, right, gets some work done by Ami James, left, during the event at the Foster Coliseum on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
West Texas Tattoo Convention organizer Alex Trufant, right, gets some work done by Ami James, left, during the event at the Foster Coliseum on Saturday, March 27, 2021.

SAN ANGELO — Are you scared of needles? Then you need to avoid this event in San Angelo that leaves a mark.

The 13th Annual West Texas Tattoo Convention, hosted by Trufant Bros. Tattoo, brings tattoo artists and vendors from all over the world to Foster Communication Coliseum, 50 E. 43rd St.

The convention will be held from Feb. 25-27 and is for people 18 and over. Times vary per day. Weekend passes are currently on sale for $41.50, and day passes can be purchased for $21.50 online at Stubwire.

According to the convention's Facebook, Oliver Peck will be headlining the event.

Peck is well known as a judge of the TV show "Ink Master," for 13 seasons, before parting with the show in early 2020.

Tattoo artist Oliver Peck works on a client during the West Texas Tattoo Convention at the Foster Coliseum on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
Tattoo artist Oliver Peck works on a client during the West Texas Tattoo Convention at the Foster Coliseum on Saturday, March 27, 2021.

The convention's Instagram posts images of the participating artists' work with their names and pages tagged.

If you are interested in a particular artist, you can send a direct message to them to see if they have openings at the event or if they take walk-ups.

Call 325-655-6500 for more information.

This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: What to know about the 2022 West Texas Tattoo Convention in San Angelo