Competition Classes
Adult Class Descriptions:
Class A: 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 artwork for a portion of their income.
Class B: 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 that career.
Class C Advanced Amateur
Advanced Amateur is one who will be consistently painting, striving for a
quality of workmanship, creativity, and originality that placed them above amateur.
Class D: Amateur
An amateur is one who is frequently taking classes and/or studying with more experienced painters, or uses artwork as a hobby.
Tips for taking photos/scanning your work:
- To avoid glare, remove glass or shrink wrap from your artwork before taking a photo.
- Lay artwork flat on the floor and take photo from above or hang it at a height where the middle of your piece will be parallel to your camera.
- With photos and scans, digitally crop any background so that only the artwork (with or without a frame) is visible.
- Use a tripod or set camera on a level surface to steady it,
- Set camera’s timer to 3-4 seconds so that pressing the shutter button doesn’t create a shake in your image.
- If scanning, use a good quality scanner with clean glass. Make sure artwork is pressed flat against the glass.
Voting:
- Public voting will take place from August 25th - August 27th
- Vote by going to Facebook – facebook.com/BEC-Fair-Fine-Arts
- Voters may vote for their 3 favorite entries in each of the 9 classes
- To vote, simply "LIKE" a photo.
- Only 1 vote per entry will be allowed.
- If voters cannot access Facebook, they may email their selections to the corresponding email addresses above or contact a director
Winner’s Instructions:
- Winners will be announced on Facebook on August 28th
- Securely frame your artwork and secure with hook eyes and wire
- Deliver your artwork to the Home Arts building on August 24th between 1-8:00 pm
- If you are not able to deliver or pick up, please make arrangements for someone to do it for you. Thank you!