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Arts & Crafts

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Class 66 – Arts & Crafts: Adults

Chairperson: Merrie Day 519-776-8663

Located in the Arts & Crafts Building North Side
Exhibits must be in position by 9:00 pm Wednesday.
All pictures, sec 1-13,19,21, must be framed or gallery wrapped and ready to hang and dry.
All articles must be handmade by exhibitor (no prints).
Articles must never have been exhibited at the Harrow Fair in any prior year.
Limit one entry per artist for any section in class 66, otherwise not accepted.
Due to space restrictions – No article larger than 1 metre (40”) permitted.
Prizes: 1st $6.00, 2nd $4.00, 3rd $3.00

**Please Note: Section Numbers Have Changed **

Art – Advanced

Advanced Artist (non professional) – only compete in sections 1 & 2
1. Acrylic or oil painting – advanced artist – any subject
2. Water colour painting – advanced artist – any subject

Art – Amateur

Amateur: A hobby artist who does not show or sell works in galleries or professional art festivals, does not teach art, is not, or was not employed in a commercial art field

3. Acrylic or oil painting – still life, flowers
4. Acrylic or oil painting – still life, any subject
5. Acrylic or oil painting – landscape
6. Acrylic or oil painting – marine
7. Acrylic or oil painting – portrait of life – human
8. Acrylic or oil painting – portrait of life – misc
9. Acrylic or oil painting – any subject not listed
10. Watercolour – still life
11. Watercolour – landscape or seascape
12. Watercolour – portrait of life – human
13. Watercolour – portrait of life – misc

14. Collage / mixed media
15. Pencil sketch
16. Coloured pencil sketch
17. Pen and ink sketch
18. Charcoal sketch
19. Abstract picture
20. Abstract sculpture
21. Painting – any media, fair theme
22. Sketch – any media, fair theme
23. Painting on rock, wood, etc.
24. “Paint Night” art

Crafts

25. Indigenous craft
26. Ceramics – just one piece (no parts, no sets)
27. Stenciling
28. Hand molded clay – just one piece
29. Calligraphy – beginners (1st year only)
30. Calligraphy – advanced
31. Stained glass
32. Garden sign, max 30×60 cm
33. Garden stone, max 30×30 cm
34. Origami
35. Arrangement of artificial flowers
36. Article made of natural material (nuts, shells, etc) – fair theme
37. Soap making – handmade
38. Decorated swag or wreath
39. Fairy Garden, max 30cm

40. Article made of clay pots, fair theme
41. Dream catcher or wind chimes
42. Greeting card – handmade (no computers)
43. Candle making – candle judged not holder
44. Tin can lantern – hammer & nail design w/candle
45. Article made from recycled material
46. Scrapbook page
47. Article of papermache
48. Article of jewellery – sets ok
49. Article of jewelry – fair theme **NEW **
50. Duct tape article
51. Handmade basket
52. Article made by a “Ranger”, age 18
53. Article made by a “Venturer”, age 18
54. Barn quilt block painted on 61x61cm plywood

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Wood

For Sections 52-65: Articles no larger than 60 cm wide, 1 m long. Accepted on first come basis due to space limitations.

55. Woodcarving – relief
56. Woodcarving – chip
57. Woodcarving – in the round
58. Cabinet making – one piece – basic
59. Cabinet making – one piece – advanced
60. Children’s wooden toy – small, less than 30 cm
61. Children’s wooden toy – large, 30 cm – 1 m

62. Wood turning
63. Woodwork
64. Wood burning
65. Woodcraft – one piece made from kit
66. Best use of recycled wood
67. Intarsia
68. Scroll saw

Separate Entries

69. By Homecraft Directors
Decorate a plain purchased gift bag using the fair theme … 1st $6.00, 2nd $4.00, 3rd $3.00

70. By Marylin Sartisohn Hemphill
Best Traditionally Decorated Pinecone Christmas Wreath … $20

71. By Bernardin SNAP Lid
Mason Jar Creative Award
Best decorative or functional homemade craft made using a Bernardin mason jar(s) and/or 2 piece SNAP Lid … $20 Gift Certificate

Specials – Class 66

By Carr’s Auto Service & Sales, Harrow
Best Children’s Wooden Toy – Small (sec 60) … Oil Change

In Memory of Marie Tomek
Best Acrylic or Oil Painting (sec 3-9) … Trophy

By Marilyn McLean, Harrow
Best Portrait of Life – Any Media
(sec 7, 8, 12, 13) … $50.00

By Merrie Day & Pat Conrad
Best Hallowe’en Art (Class 66, any section) … $10

By Marilyn McLean, Harrow
Best Pencil or Coloured Pencil Sketch
(sec 15, 16) … $25

By Harrow News, Harrow
Most Prizes in Class 66
1 yr. subscriptionBy

Sharon Johnson, Harrow
Best in depicting or theme Diamonds and Denim
Judges Choice in Artwork (not craft)
Avon Products Gift Bag

ENFORCED for 2022:

Exhibitors that register by the deadlines will receive a FREE WEEKEND PASS when bringing in their entries.

Exhibitors that register after the deadlines will receive a DAY PASS ONLY when bringing in their entries.

(Note: The Fair Board reserves the right to refuse any entry form.)

Entry Form & Prize Book

Entry forms and prize lists will be updated soon. Check back here for more information.

ADMISSION:

Adults: $10.00
Children 12 and under: FREE

PASSES: Available at Office for $25.00 (unlimited admission to the grounds for the duration of the Fair)

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NO DOGS ALLOWED ON GROUNDS

Fair Themes

2022 Theme
Bushels, Bales & Tails

2023 Theme
Sew It, Grow It, Show It!

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