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Art Department

FAIR OFFICE, SUPERINTENDENT

ON-LINE ENTRIES CLOSE SUNDAY, AUGUST 2^nd at 3:00 pm If any questions please contact our office at 503-842-2272Non-Perishable Exhibits [Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Photography and Textile] will be accepted starting July 29^th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm till August 2^nd from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

ELIGIBILITY
The Art Department encourages all Tillamook County residents to submit their BEST works. The emphasis is on ORIGINALITY and SKILL. No photocopies, Original computer-generated work may be entered in Division: Drawing & Other Media, Class #12.
ENTRY RULES
1. Exhibitors may enter up to 4 art works and/or 4 poetry entries. Only one 1ST, 2ND, and 3RD place premium will be awarded in each division.
2. Adult entries must be framed and wired for hanging. Youth work may be framed and wired, matted, or mounted.

Choose your Division and Class No for each entry
Divisions: Paintings on Paper (e.g. Watercolor, Acrylic)
100 Adult – Amateur
101 Adult – Professional
102 Adult – Senior (ages 60+)
103 Fair Buddies – 3-5
104 Youth – ages 06-10
105 Youth – ages 11-13
106 Youth – ages 14-18

Divisions: Paintings on Panels (e.g. Oil, Acrylic, Encaustic)
107 Adult – Amateur
108 Adult – Professional
109 Adult – Senior (ages 60+)
110 Fair Buddies – 3-5
111 Youth – ages 06-10
112 Youth – ages 11-13
113 Youth – ages 14-18

Class No. & Class Description
1. Abstract
2. Animals, Wildlife
3. Cityscape
4. Fantasy
5. Floral
6. Landscape
7. Marine Scene
8. Portrait, Human Subject
9. Seascape
10. Still Life
11. Tillamook County Historical Site or Theme

Divisions: Drawings & Other Media
114 Adult – Amateur
115 Adult – Professional
116 Adult – Senior (ages 60+)
117 Fair Buddies – 3-5
118 Youth – ages 06-10
119 Youth – ages 11-13
120 Youth – ages 14-18

Class No. & Class Description
1. Abstract
2. Animals, Wildlife
3. Cityscape
4. Fantasy
5. Floral
6. Landscape
7. Marine Scene
8. Portrait, Human Subject
9. Seascape
10. Still Life
11. Tillamook County Historical Site or Theme
12. Cartooning or original computer art
13. Collage, mixed media, calligraphy
14. Pencil, charcoal, or ink drawing (monochrome)
15. Pencil, pastel, ink drawing (color)
16. Printmaking

Divisions: Literary Arts 121 Adult – Amateur
122 Adult – Professional
123 Adult – Senior (ages 60+)
124 Fair Buddies – 3-5
125 Youth – ages 06-10
126 Youth – ages 11-13
127 Youth – ages 14-18

Class No. & Class Description

1. Poetry : Poems must be original and unpublished.

(Awards will be given for quality of expression in rhyme and free verse. Submit two (2) typed copies, 12-14 pt. plain font, 8 ½” x 11”, with name in lower left corner. NO frames, mats, or illustrations. Copies will not be returned.)

*** SPECIAL AWARDS ***

Your Community Supports the Arts!

Superintendent’s Award - $10 and a Special Award Ribbon will be given to an outstanding work depicting the fair theme, Let the Good Times Grow.
Joe Champion Award - $10 will be given by the Fair Board to a work depicting a historical event or place in Tillamook County.
Coast Printing & Stationery Award - $15 certificate for art materials for an outstanding amateur work in any media.
Steven Did It Award - $25 for best use of framing and/or matting to compliment a work of art.
KTIL Award - $10 to an outstanding work in youth divisions Fair Buddies (age 5), Youth ages 6-11.
Headlight-Herald Award - $10 to an outstanding work by a junior high student.
Nestucca Valley Artisans Award - $50 award for the exhibit named Best of Show.
The Barton Family Award - $25 will be given by Tammy Barton & Family to an outstanding work by youth age 14-18.
Steven Robert Heine Award - $20 to an outstanding poem, that most conveys the spirit of Tillamook County.
Agriculture Art Award - $100 will be given by Golden Mist Dairy to the exhibit in any class that best relates to agriculture.
Thinking Outside The Box Award - $10 will be given by Sherryl Klingelhofer to an entry in any Youth Division for the most creative thinking in the exhibitor’s art work.
My Fair Favorite Award - $10 will be given by Randy Klingelhofer to an entry in Youth Divisions Fair Buddies to Youth ages 6-10 for the best picture of kids depicting their favorite thing to do at the fair.
Mother Nature’s Child Award - $10 will be given by Randy Klingelhofer who has the best nature based art work in Youth Divisions Fair Buddies to Youth ages 6-10.
Eye Voltage Award - $10 will be given by Sherryl Klingelhofer to someone whose art work visually catches your eye from a distance in Fair Buddies and Youth ages 6-18.