Section 100 – JURIED ART SHOW
Premiums for Best of Show: $100
Premiums for Best of Class: $100
Entry Fee: $15.00 per entry
Contact: Joyce Itin, 615-791-1855 (w), finearts@williamsoncountyfair.org
Pre-Entry: Friday, July 29 for submitting entry forms
Entry: Wednesday, Aug. 3
Deliver entries to the Arts area on the Arena floor between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Required Pick-up Date: Saturday, Aug. 13 after 9:00 p.m.
or Sunday, Aug. 14 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
RULES & REGULATIONS
1. Residents 18 years of age and older of Williamson County or current member of a Williamson County arts organization are eligible to enter the 2011 Williamson County Fair Juried Arts Competition. All accepted entries must be marked with the exhibitors` name, address, and telephone number, along with the class in which the piece is to be judged, however, signed work will be accepted. Place all information on the artwork out of sight of the judges. All entries must have been completed within the last 2 years prior to the opening of the fair.
Completed entry forms must accompany all applicable fees at the entry time specified. Rules and entry forms are available on the 2011 fair website at www.williamsoncountyfair.org and the Williamson County Cultural Arts Commission (WCCAC) website at www.williamsoncountyarts.org. An entry form is also included in this catalogue.
2. Submit up to 3 eligible works for each class established by the Williamson County Cultural Arts Commission (WCCAC) and described on the entry form. Entrants must select the class for each entry. Artwork must not exceed 72” in any dimension. WCCAC and the Williamson County Fair reserve the right to refuse entries violating the public art exhibit rules as defined by Williamson County and the State of Tennessee. Decisions of the judges in each competition are final. Mail entry fees and forms to:
Williamson County Fair
Juried Art Show Entry
P.O. Box 329
Franklin, TN 37065
All work must be original and produced by the competing artist. COPY WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Art reproduced or rendered from works of masters, from advertisements, materials from published sources or from widely circulated photographs is NOT considered original. The exhibition will remain intact with all works on view from August 5 through August 13, 2011.
Anyone participating in this contest by way of entry hereby agrees and consents to the use of any representation of contestant artwork in any or all publications, TV, publicity, brochure, internet, etc. used for future Williamson County Fair purposes. The artist will receive credit where possible.
Judging Criteria: Originality, Composition, Technique Control of Media
Protests: Judges have been carefully selected. Decisions made by the judges are final.
3. ENTRY FEES: A single non-refundable application fee of $15.00 per piece for up to 3 entries per category, payable to the “Williamson County Fair Association”.
4. DEFINITIONS: The Professional Class includes persons with significant art training and persons who regularly sell their work. The Amateur Class includes persons with limited art training or for whom art is primarily a hobby.
5. AWARDS: Best of Show, Best of Class, 2nd place, 3rd place, and Honorable Mention per class will be used.
6. INSTALLATION: Each winning entry must be prepared for display or framed and wired for hanging. No metal bracket hangers are allowed. All small entries, must be mounted to a display with entry tag securely attached. Stained glass entries over 10 pounds must include a display stand compatible with the show. Special care will be taken to prevent damage, but in no instance will the 2011 Williamson County Fair/WCCAC assume any responsibility for damage or loss that may occur. The Williamson County Fair or WCCAC assumes no responsibility for damage or loss, and all entries are entered at the owner’s risk.
CULTURAL ART CLASSES
PROFESSIONAL:
- Painting (includes oil, acrylic, watercolor, 2 dimension mixed media, etc.)
- Fiber
- Sculpture (includes metal, stone, clay wood, etc.)
- Stained glass
AMATEUR:
5. Painting
6. Fiber
7. Sculpture
8. Stained glass
