Fine Arts Department

Tamara Zollinger, Poetry and Literature
435-257-7696

FINE ARTS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Aug. 24
Exhibits accepted……1 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug 28
Exhibits released….9:30 – 10:30 p.m.

“We wish to extend a special thanks to our many volunteers and to Feldman’s for their very generous donations.”
Box Elder County Fair Fine Arts Committee

RULES AND REGULATIONS - Department 006

REQUIREMENTS

·         Entries must be delivered to the registrars in the Home Arts Building at the fairgrounds during specific entry time listed above. Please do not bring them early.

·         In order to display the entries to their best advantage and avoid overcrowding, exhibitors will be allowed one entry in each category to be judged.

·         Work should be completed within the past three years. Work entered in previous fairs cannot be entered again.

·         Classes A – F pictures must be ready to hang: securely framed and equipped with screw eyes and wire or shrink-wrapped and equipped with plastic hangers. Artwork (except children’s) is hung on large hooks, therefore, must be equipped with some way to be hung. Due to damage of artwork falling in past years we cannot make exceptions. 

·         Paints just freshly painted with paint still wet will be rejected.

·         Entries and display items are restricted to residents of Box Elder County.

·         Artwork is entered in the fair at the owner’s risk. The utmost care will be made to secure all artwork, but we cannot be responsible for loss or damage of art.

·         Entries that are inappropriate for family viewing will be rejected.

·         Class work and work copies will be allowed, but not considered for the Sweepstakes
Award.

·         All work MUST be entirely the work of the artist – no paint by numbers, etc. will be allowed.

·         Judging will be on Wednesday. Exhibit closed to the public until 6:00 p.m. New judges (Classes A – F) are chosen every year.  Judge’s decisions are final.

·         Premiums may be picked up on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday in the Home Arts Building.

·         Artwork will be released between 9:30 – 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. No exceptions. If artwork cannot be picked up at this time, make arrangements for someone to pick it up for you. Any unclaimed items will be moved to the south end of the building available for pickup on Monday morning. We are not responsible for any unclaimed items after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Sweepstakes

      Only original works will be eligible. Sweepstakes is awarded to the judge’s favorite piece overall. No class work, or work copies from other artist’s works, will be considered. A person can be named Sweepstakes winner every third year. Sweepstakes award includes all divisions and will receive a ribbon, $ 6.00 premium, and a Feldman’s Gift Certificate.

People’s Choice

      Awards will be given to the artists who are voted “People’s Choice” by the viewing public. The adult winner and the winning artist, 18 years or younger, will each receive a plaque and a Feldman’s Gift Certificate. 
      People’s Choice voting will end at 10:00 p.m. on Friday in order to display the winning artwork all day on Saturday.

Special Merit

      Eight “Special Merit” Award ribbons and five dollar premiums (1 each in Classes A – G and 1 in Class J) will be awarded to the pieces the judges feel are outstanding in the division. These pieces by the judge’s decision, are the best pieces in all medias for that division. 

CLASSES A – J
Lot 1 for all entries.

CATEGORIES

1. Oil
2. Acrylic
3. Watercolor
4. Drawing Media: Pencil, Ink, Colored Pencil, Charcoal, Scratchboard
5. Pastel
6. Printmaking: Woodblock, Etching, Screen Print
7. Sculpture
8. Pottery
9. Miscellaneous

CLASSES A – C
      All entries must compete in the highest division that they have ever competed in. All judging will be competitive having reached a quality of work that places them a class above amateur. A total of four ribbons may be given in each classification: 1^st place - $ 4.00, 2^nd place - $ 3.00, 3^rd place - $ 2.50, 4^th place - $ 2.00. In the event there is only one entry in a class and no competition, prize money and ribbons may not be awarded unless judges feel the artwork merits an award.

CLASS A (Age 19 and up)
PROFESSIONAL – A professional is one who is actively engaged in the art field in his or her occupation or one who teaches classes or sells art work for a portion of their income.

CLASS B (Age 19 and up)
SEMI-PROFESSIONAL – A Semi-Professional is one who has reached a degree of professional quality in their work. This classification is a matter of ability and attitude more than career.

CLASS C (Age 19 and up)
ADVANCED AMATEUR – An Advanced Amateur is one who will be consistently painting, striving for a quality of workmanship, creativity, and originality that placed them above amateur. 

CLASSES D – F

      All judging will be based on individual merit, enabling the artist to improve in the areas where they are weak and strengthen the quality of their work. These artists are beginning to occasional painters who are working to improve their abilities and gain mastery of their media. Ribbons will be awarded as follows: 1^st place - $ 2.00, 2^nd place - $ 1.50 , 3^rd place - $ 1.00.

CLASS D (Ages 19 and up)
AMATEUR – An amateur is one who is frequently taking classes and/or studying with more experienced painters, or used artwork as a hobby.

CLASS E (Ages 15 – 18)
YOUNG AMATEUR – Class or school work will be accepted.

CLASS F (Ages 11 – 14)
YOUTH – Class or school work will be accepted.

CLASS H (Ages 5 and under)
CHILDREN’S ART
Entries must be original. No coloring book pages or paint-by-numbers allowed. Only one entry per child. Entries will not be judged but will receive a purple participation ribbon. All medias accepted (i.e. paint, crayon, colored pencil, pencil, marker, sculpture, etc.) Artwork need not be framed unless desired. All entries will receive a $ 1.00 premium.

CLASS I
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE (Ages 7 – 18)
Literature must be original, with original illustrations. Entries may be typed or neatly handwritten, with illustrations done in any type of media. Books must be bound, but need not be professionally done, however, presentation is considered in the judging. Cover page and author page is required. Only one entry per exhibitor will be allowed. Ribbons will be awarded as follows: 1^st place - $ 2.00, 2^nd place - $ 1.50, and 3^rd place - $ 1.00.

CLASS J

POETRY (All Ages)
Poetry entries must be original and may be typed or neatly handwritten. Poetry may be presented in sheet protectors or framed and ready to hang. Only one entry per exhibitor will be allowed. Ribbons will be awarded as follows: Special Merit Five dolars, 1^st place  - $ 2.00, 2^nd place - $ 1.50, 3^rd place -$ 1.00.