CLASS TEN - ART

CLASS 10 - ART

Director: Sylvie Verwaayen

Rules & Regulations:

  1. Entries will be received in the Community Centre Wednesday & Thursday before the fair from 6-8 pm or Friday between 9 and 11am. All articles on exhibit in the Community Centre must not be removed until 4:30 pm on Sunday and must be removed no later than 5:30 pm.
  2. All entries in this competition must be original and created by the exhibitor. There is no time limit as to when the piece of art was created, just that it has not been entered in the Thorndale Fair in any previous year.
  3. Exhibitors may only show one article in each section.
  4. Exhibitors must show receipt when picking up entry. Directors are not responsible for any exhibit left at the show.
  5. Art must be framed and ready to hang OR IT WILL NOT BE JUDGED. Acceptable methods of hanging include wiring on the back, sawtooth/alligator tooth, and pre-made frame with metal hooks (not cardboard).
  6. Canvas pieces should be painted on the edges. Graphite art should be sprayed with a fixatif (found at art stores) or placed behind glass. Watercolour pieces need to be matted and behind glass.

***If you wish to have your art professionally hung please inquire at Art East in London at 1020 Princess Ave., 519-319-8429 at least one month before the fair. Art East provides the certificate prizes for the fair and we thank them very much for their support!***

Prizes: 1st: $20, 2nd: $15, 3rd: $10

Special prizes:

Best in Show Winner receives a $100 gift certificate from Art East

People's Choice (voted by public) Winner receives a $50 gift certificate from Art East Please visit the Art Display starting Saturday at 10am to cast your vote for your favourite entry.

Judges' Choice Award Winner receives a ribbon. The Judges' Choice Ribbon is awarded to the one entry out of all entries in the class that personally stands out to that judge. The purpose of the Judges' Choice is to recognize unique qualities or achievements that may not be captured by the standard scoring systems.

ANY MEDIUM:

1.

Portrait - person or animal

2.

Architecture

3.

Scene - landscape/seascape

4.

Still Life

5.

"Where Farm Meets Fun"

AT LEAST 2 MEDIUMS:

6.

Abstract/Collage - original

DIGITAL:

7.

Digital Art - digital manipulation of photos, work must be printed and framed, ready to hang