DEPARTMENT 19 - ARTS AND CRAFTS
Send ENTRIES to General Exhibit Committee,
Jefferson County Fair Authority
PO Box 213, Brockway, PA 15824
Phone (814) 715-2904
Email:
[email protected]
ONLINE Entries may be done from website www.jeffcofair.com
MAJOR CHANGE IMPLEMENTED IN 2019: The committee has removed the requirement for photographs being framed and have standardized to one size. This was based upon feedback from exhibitors who expressed a change was needed. The photos will be placed in plastic sleeves at the time of entry for display.
SECTION 1 - FINE ARTS Premiums: $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 Paintings must be originals by exhibitor. "Original" means "Not Copied".
CLASS
1 Oil or Acrylic Painting 2 Water Color
3 Crayon Drawing 4 Pencil Drawing 5 Pen & Ink Drawing
6 Charcoal Drawing 7 Pastel 8 Mixed Media 9 Colored Pencil 10 Silk Screen 11 Calligraphy 12 Sculpture, Wood 13 Sculpture, Other 14 Computer Art, Black &
White
15 Computer Art, Color 16 Etchings, Any Surface 17 Metal Repousse
PHOTOGRAPHY
NOTE: A “PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER” IS A PERSON WHO CONTRACTS OR SELLS PHOTOS THEY HAVE TAKEN. AN “AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER” IS A PERSON WHO TAKES PHOTOS FOR PLEASURE TO RECORD AN EVENT, EMOTION, PLACE OR THING.
NEW FROM 2019 – ALL PHOTOS MUST BE 8” X 10” AND NO FRAMING OR MATTING. PLACE NAME & ADDRESS IN UPPER RIGHT BACK CORNER (LABEL OR HANDWRITTEN)
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHS, BLACK AND WHITE 8” x 10” 26 People 27 Animals, Domestic 28 Sunset-Sunrise 29 Night Lighting 30 Building(s) 31 Flowers 32 Landscape/Scenery 33 Any Other 34 Animal, Wild 35 Fair Photo
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHS, COLOR 8” x 10” 42 People 43 Animals, Domestic 44 Sunset-Sunrise 45 Night Lighting 46 Building(s) 47 Flowers 48 Landscape/Scenery 49 Any Other 50 Animal, Wild 51 Fair Photo
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS, BLACK AND WHITE 8” x 10” 52 People 53 Animals, Domestic 54 Sunset-Sunrise 55 Night Lighting 56 Building(s) 57 Flowers 58 Landscape/Scenery 59 Any Other 60 Animal, Wild 61 Fair Photo
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS, COLOR 8” x 10” 74 People 75 Animals, Domestic 76 Sunset-Sunrise 77 Night Lighting 78 Building(s) 79 Flowers 80 Landscape/Scenery 81 Any Other 82 Animal, Wild 83 Fair Photo ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 2 - HANDICRAFTS Premiums: $8.00 $6.00 $4.00
All exhibits must have been made by the exhibitor. No commercial articles accepted. Ceramic articles should have identification marks to indicate that they are originals. Only one entry per class unless reasonable grouping or set.
CLASS
1 Beadwork 2 Hand Dying, Batik 3 Cone and Nut Work
Jewelry Making 4 Pendant 5 Necklace 6 Bracelet 7 Earrings 8 Rings 9 Other
Creative and Traditional Dolls
10 Ceramic 11 Cloth 12 Other
Creative Christmas Articles 13 Wreaths
14 Tree
15 Ornament
16 Other Christmas Items
Decorative Scrapbook 17 Cover
18 Rubber Stamp Art
Creative Flowers 19 Natural
20 Other
21 Design in Straw Work
22 Pottery, Hand Thrown or Hand Built 23 Handwoven Piece, Large
24 Jewelry, Hand Wrought 25 Leatherwork 26 Seed Work 27 Cornhusk Article Woodwork 28 Wood Carving 29 Whittling 30 Toys 31 Wood Burning 32 Novelty Item 33 Stenciling Wood
34 Refinishing Wood Item 35 Other, Not Furniture
Ceramic 36 Glazed 37 Stained
MISCELLANEOUS 38 Wax Creations
39 Needlepoint Articles 40 Articles from Yarn 41 String Art
42 Toys, Other than Sew
43 Small Quilted Items, No Pillows 44 Handwoven Purse or Item, Small 45 Collage
46 Feather Work 47 Soft Sculpture
Basketry, No Wooden Base
48 Natural Materials such as reed, oak, grasses, vines, etc. 49 Other
MACRAME 50 Chair 51 Other 150 Wall Hanging 151 Plant Holder 152 Jewelry ________________________________________________________________________________________________
52 Stained Glass Item 75 Diamond Painting 5”x7” & under 53 Metal Work, Other than Repousse 76 Diamond Painting 8”x10” & over 54 Decoupage
55 Painting on Textiles
Painting done on Wood, Slate or Metal
56 Tole 57 Stenciled 58 Others
Design on Paper
59 Quilling 60 Cutwork 61 Folded Work
62 Other, No Duplicate Entries
T-SHIRTS OR SWEATSHIRTS 63 Outline Painted
64 Iron-On
65 Textile Painted 66 Counted Cross Stitch
67 Other
Creative Wedding Items
(not flowers – see Department 17 for wedding floral entries)
68 Centerpiece 69 Card Repository 70. Chalkboard 71. Other
SECTION 3 – HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS Premiums: $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 1
Caning, No Machine Woven 2 Curtains or Draperies 3 Refinishing Furniture 4 Slip Covers, Bring Chair 5 Upholstery, Bring Chair 6 New Wood Chair 7 New Lawn Furniture 8 New Swing
9 New Table
10 Woodcraft, Large Furniture 11 Woodcraft, Small Furniture 12 Woodcraft Miscellaneous 13 Household Accessories, Wooden 14 Lathe Work
15 Other
SECTION 4 – Special Contests
Premiums: $20.00 $15.00 $10.00
1 Broom Contest
Any type of broom can be used. Commercial or homemade. Contestants will dress
the broom. This can be done with scarves, hats, string, gloves, mops, vines, leaves,
sunglasses, clothes, etc; just to name a few. The broom must be free standing and no
taller than 6’ and no wider than 3’.
2 Tree Decorating Contest
2021 Theme - “Sports”
Use an artificial tree to decorate with your favorite Sports theme.
Maximum tree size Height - 6.5 feet
No extension cords provided if lights are used
2022 Theme - “Down On The Farm”
2023 Theme - “Night at the Movies”
2024 Theme - “Show Your School Spirit”
SECTION 5 – Re-purposed Creations
$8.00 $6.00 $4.00
Wood Pallet Creations
27. Painted Pallet
2. Decorated Pallet
3.
Furniture made from Pallets
Recycled Items
4.
Socks
5.
Mittens/Gloves
6. Plastic Bottles
7.
Plastic Bags
8.
Books
9. T-shirts/Clothing
10. Jug Head Creation – use a 1 gallon milk jug to create a planter – decorations a plus.
SECTION 6
Jazzy Jars
Premiums
1
st-$8.00
2
nd- $6.00
3
rd- $4.00
A quart jar can be decorated on the inside or the outside. Use your imagination with paint,
decoupage, ribbon, jute, etc. It can be decorated on the top, inside and/or outside. A ring and top
must be on the jar. NOTHING electrical can be attached to the jar.
Refer to General Exhibit Rules for details as to entering the jar at the fair in July.
Class 1
Jazzy Jar
