GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR

GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIRFINE ARTS

ELIGIBILITY1. All exhibitors are required to read and abide by the Georgia National Fair General Rules and Regulations found at https://www.georgianationalfair.com/p/georgialiving/finearts. PLEASE NOTE: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE RULES. If you have questions, you may certainly e-mail us at [email protected]. Please help us prevent entry disqualifications. 2. Open to all Georgia artists whoare 18 years of age or older and nolonger high school students (thosestudents must enter in the Youth ArtCompetition).3. Artistsmayenteruptothreeworksper category of their own original and untutored work. Each piecemustbeanoriginalworkofartandnota replication of another work. Workspreviouslyshowninthisexhibitionmaynot be entered. Works must have been completed within the last three years.4. The size limit for all hanging artworkis5’x5’,includingtheframe.Artshould not extend more than 2” fromthepictureplane.Workmustbeframedand ready for hanging with securehooksandwires.Nosawtoothhangers.Watercolors, graphics, and dry mediamustbecoveredwithglassorPlexiglas.Works on canvas may be unframed,butsidesofcanvas(gallerywrap)mustbepainted.Canvasmustbestretchedon frameandstapledonback,notonsides; sides must be painted with acontinuation of the artwork, or a solidcolor-notwhite.5. Sculptureandfloorpiecesmustfit

withina4’x4’space,befreestanding,andnotweighmorethan150pounds,unless previously approved. Noinstallations,please.6. Accepted work which differs fromthe image submitted for jury will bedisqualified.7. No accepted entry may bewithdrawn prior to the close of theexhibition. Early removal will result inforfeitureofprizesanddisqualificationfromfutureshows.8. Unlike a traditional art gallery, theGeorgia National Fair patrons consistlargelyoffamilieswithchildren.Exhibitsmustbesuitableforfamilyviewing.TheGeorgia National Fair reserves therighttorejectanyexhibitofferedifitisobjectionable.Thisincludes,but isnotlimited to: imagesofnudityorgraphicviolence, profanity, and depictions ofasexuallyexplicitnature.DecisionsoftheGeorgiaNationalFairwillbefinal.

ENTRY PROCESS9. Registration for Fine Art is onlineonly. Online entries will open on July5.Thelinktoonlineregistrationcanbefoundathttps://www.georgianationalfair.com/p/georgialiving/finearts.10.All images will be submittedelectronically along with your entries.One image for each two dimensionalpieceenteredanduptotwoimagesforeach three dimensional piece may besubmitted. If youhavemultipleentries,besure tomatch the image to the titledisplayedwhenyouupload.11.Mostmajorcreditcardsareacceptedforregistrationfees.

ENTRY FEES12.Non-refundable entry fees are$10 per work, payable to the GeorgiaNationalFair,uponentrysubmission.

ACCEPTED WORKS13.Artists will be notified of [email protected].

A separate email will be sent for eachworkentered.14. Artists whose works are acceptedwill receive instructions for shipping ordelivery.Decisionsofthejuror(s)willbefinal.

SALES15.UnlessspecifiedNFS,itisassumedthatallworkisforsale.Pleaseprovideapricewithyourentry.Nocommissionwill be attached to sales. Sold worksother than Purchase Awards will becoordinatedthroughtheartistandmustremain on exhibition until scheduledpickupafterthecloseoftheshow.

LIABILITY16.Every reasonable precautionwill be taken during the receiving,installation, exhibition, and return ofwork,buttheGeorgiaNationalFair,itsemployeesandvolunteers,willassumeno responsibility for loss or damageincurred. Artists should carry theirowninsurance.Workshouldnotbesofragile that shipment or public displayispotentiallyharmfultotheworkortheviewer.

AWARDS17.More than $9,000 in Merit andPurchase Awards are available inadditiontocashprizesofferedforeachcategory.Checkswillbemailedwithin6weeksoftheendofthefair.

PURCHASE AWARDS18.TheGeorgiaNationalFairFineArtsPurchase Awards Program benefitsboth the patron and the artist. Artpatrons pledge to buy art from workssubmittedtotheGeorgiaNationalFairFine Arts Competition and Exhibition.The amount a patron pledges is theminimum they will spend to buy artfrom a single artist. For instance, if apatron pledges $500 and desires aworkpricedat$350,thepatronwillpaytheartistthepledgedamountof$500.

Apatronmaybuymorethanonepiecefrom the same artist for the pledgedamount if the works are priced withinthat amount. A patron may increasetheircommitmentinordertopurchaseafavoredpiece.Becausenocommissionischargedandbecausepatronstakeariskinmakingapledgetobuy,we ask the artists to submit a reduced price for the Art Patron Purchase Awards along with a regular price to the general public.19. Pre-sold works or commissioned works are not eligible for the purchase awards program.

Best of Show Awards $500 Amateur

$2000 Open/Professional

AMATEUR DIVISION For the beginner or the exhibitor with limited experience who has yet to reach an accomplished level of the art. An artist who accumulates 10 first place ribbons or wins Best of Show more than once will be required to move up to the Open/Professional Division. Judges reserve the right to move works from Amateur to Professional if quality of the work merits.

1st2nd3rd$200$100$75

OPEN/PROFESSIONALDIVISION

For the exhibitor (professional or amateur) whose work is competitive at the highest level of his/her art. Professionals are those people who teach fine art, have a degree in fine arts, and/or receive income from their art.

1st2nd3rd$300$200$100

CATEGORIES

FINE CRAFTS (consistingofasinglemedium)DIV. 20101 AmateurDIV. 20103 Open/Professional

1 Basketry; coiling, mold woven,traditional and non-traditionalweaving.2 Fiber; rugs, silk screen, wallhangings, etc., of original design (Handspinningandweavingshouldbe entered in the Spinning andWeavingShow).3 Gourd Art4 Metal Smithing;jewelryandartmetalcraft.5 Mixed Media; (3-D pieces)Includes stained glass; must be anoriginaldesign.6 Pottery and Glass; includesfunctionalandartpiecesnotsuitableforthesculpturecategory7 Wood; includes fine objectssuch as hand hewn bowls, folk art,etc. (Traditional wood carving andWoodTurning should be entered intheirrespectiveshows).

MINIATURES (consistingofasinglemedium)DIV. 20201 AmateurDIV. 20203 Open/Professional All Miniatures must be a small scale rendering of life-size subjects (usually 1/10 or smaller). Limited to 4x6 inches for Paintings and 4x4x4 inches for 3-D works.

1 Miniature 2-D; painting, drawing,originalprint(woodcuts,etching,silkscreen,etc.Artistmusthavecreatedplates;printsofexistingartworkare

notacceptable.)Nonumberedprintsaccepted.2 Miniature 3-D

PAINTINGSDIV. 20301 AmateurDIV. 20303 Open/Professional

1 Painting on canvas or panel; oil,acrylic,encaustic,tempera.2 Painting on paper or watercolor canvas; water media (painting onYUPOisconsideredmixedmedia)3 Other two dimensional; mixedmedia, drawing, pastels, originalprint(woodcuts,etching,silkscreen,etc.Artistmusthavecreatedplates;prints of existing artwork are notacceptable.) No numbered printsaccepted.

SCULPTURE (consistingofasinglemedium)

DIV. 20401 AmateurDIV. 20403 Open/Professional

1 Metal or Wood 2 Clay or Stone

SPECIAL CATEGORIESThese categories will be juried separately from other categories. First place winners will be eligible for the Department Best of Show Award.


1 Georgia National Fair; worksdepictinganyrecognizableaspectoftheGeorgiaNationalFair2 The Livestock Show; worksdepictingdomesticanimalstypically

Fine Arts SuperintendentDianaMcClarnon,Perry

The 30th annual juried competitionof Fine Arts, presented during theGeorgiaNationalFair,October3-13,2019, provides an opportunity forGeorgia artists to exhibit their workbefore an audience of more than500,000peoplewhoattendtheFair.Theexhibitionwill be located in theMiller-Murphy-HowardBuilding.

CALENDARAugust 8 - Deadline for images and fees to arrive.August 30-Notificationofaccepted/unacceptedworksbyemail.September 13-14, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.- Hand delivery of accepted works.Artworkwillnotbeacceptedoutsideofscheduledhours.October 3, 3 p.m.-October 13, 10 p.m. - Exhibitionopen.October 15-Artpickup,12 noon - 8 p.m.October 16-Artpickup,10 a.m. - 4 p.m. October 21-Beginreturnofshippedworks.WORK NOT PICKED UP BY OCT. 19 WILL BECOME PROPERTY OF THE FAIR.

raised on a farm; does not includepets such as cats, dogs, birds, etc.Works will be judged on accuratedepictionofthesubject.3 Wildlife; worksdepictinganimalsfoundinthewild.Workswillbejudgedonaccuratedepictionofthespecies.

2019 SELECTED FEATURE:

FAMILIESTheSpecialFeaturewillchangeeachyear.The2020SelectedFeaturewillbePaintPouring.The Selected Feature will be juried separately from other categories. First place winners eligible for the Department Best of Show Award.Amateur and Open/Professional Divisions with category prize money set forth above will apply.

Forthiscategory,a“Family”isdefinedas “a group of things related bycommon characteristics” (Merriam-WebsterDictionary.)


1 2-D People2 2-D Animals3 2-D Other Family Groups 4 3-D People5 3-D Animals6 3-D Other Family Groups

Cover artwork:“Things I Love!”

by Karen Burnett, Townsend

2018 Georgia National Fair Purchase Award

$1,000 GeorgiaNationalFair$500 ReithofferShows$500 PruettA/CHOT!$450 Frito-Lay,Inc$350 Tim&LindaGerard$310 Mike&SallieJaros$300 Diane&DavisCosey$300 David&LynnMorley$300 Jim&SueLay$150 Tom&LoraArledge$150 J.T.Davenport$150 Jim&DianaMcClarnon$150 Joy&KenRaynor,MD$150 Ted&KathiWilson

BettyArnold,JulietteJoAnnCamp,GreenvilleKristineDavenport,WarnerRobinsMikkiRootDillon,LilburnEdnaGarrett,PerryTim&LindaGerard,Marshallville

LamarHolland,LilburnJimMitchell,WarwickDianeCoxOsborne,ColumbusRockyWade,BuenaVistaJaniceWilliams,PerryChrisWilson,Marietta

2019 GEORGIA ARTISTS FOR ART

$700 GeorgiaArtistsforArt (Seven$100Awards)$300 Tom&LoraArledge (Three$100Awards)$150 MicahGoguen (Two$75Awards)$100 InMemoryofFrankW.“Bill”Jaros$100 Paul&JillHarman$100 Ed&PeggyVesely$100 JamesYawn$100 LannyandKarenBurnett (Two$50Awards)$100 BelindaLindsey (Two$50Awards)

$100 AmandaDargan$100 DebraDennis$100 InMemoryofNancyStewart$100 Larry&EdnaGarrett$100 MicahGoguen$100 AliIkner$100 NiallMathieson$100 WarnerRobinsENTAssociates$50 InMemoryofTamiandJess$50 John&JenniferGarlock$50 Wesley&BreanaGarlock$50 Lee&MelanieHyatt$50 SandyKusuda

PURCHASE AWARDS 2019*

ADDITIONAL MERIT AWARDS 2019

$100 InMemoryofPatMadison (Two$50Awards)$100 WarnerRobinsENTAssociates (Two$50Awards)$70 JackT.Davenport$50 Sam&ChrisBrown$50 Ethel&NeilCullinan$50 RonDawes$50 Larry&EdnaGarrett$50 Mr.&Mrs.LarryGuerine$50 InMemoryofPennieSunderman$50 ThePaintedDoorArtGallery$50 ArnoldSmith

*Pre-soldworksorcommissionedworksarenoteligibleforthePurchaseAwardsprogram.

2019 Awards JurorSamCollinsisanativeofCincinnati,Ohio.Aftergraduatingfromhigh school Sam studied art and biology at the University ofCincinnati.HecontinuedhisstudieswithaMaster’sofScienceDegreeinMedicalIllustrationfromtheMedicalCollegeofGeorgia.Samhasspentthemajorityofhisprofessionalcareerillustratingthe intricaciesof thehumanbody,creatingcellular landscapes,and explaining scientific concepts through pictures. He is aCertifiedMedical Illustrator and a Fellow of theAssociation of

MedicalIllustrators.Aftertwenty-fiveyearsofsuchspecializedartwork,Samiscreatingimagesthatevolvefromroadsidearchitecture.Theimagesarereminiscentofdaysspentonfamilyroadtripswhenhewasaboy.Sam’sloveofpopartcombineswithhisfascinationofsigns,storefronts,advertising,imageryandeventsfromthemid20thcentury.“Iwanttotakesomethingfromanothertimeandpresentitinanewway.Itrytocreateimagesthatrecycleandtellanewstoryfromoldmaterial.”Samdescribesthehisworkas“AndyWarholmeetsEdwardHopper.”Hedescrinesafewofhisprocesseshere:TheDigitalImageProcess:Sam begins by taking digital and traditional photographs. The images are thenmanipulated,altered,andpainteddigitallytoarriveatthefinalimage.Oncecompleted,thefinalartworkisprintedonarchivalpaperorcanvas.Thefinalprintedpieceliessomewherebetweenaphotographandadigitalpainting.MixedMediaProcess:Sam combines his manipulated and altered images with acrylic paint and othermaterialstocreateaoneofakindpiece.Sam'sartworkworkhasbeenexhibitedinshowsandgalleriesinAlabama.Hehaswonawardsforhisphoto/digitalworks.Youcanviewhisartworkatsamsdiner.us

ABOUT THE ART PATRON MERIT AND PURCHASE AWARDS

TheGeorgiaNationalFairFineArtsMeritAwardsProgramgivesthepatrontheopportunitytorewardanartistforapiecethatmaynothaveplaced,butthepatronfeelshasmerit.Thepatronpledgesacertainamountwhichisawardedtotheartist,buttheartistretainspossessionofthepiece.ArtistsforArtMeritAwardsarefundedthroughcontributionsbyGeorgiaArtists.

For more information, or to make a Merit or Purchase Award Pledge, contact the Georgia Living Department at [email protected] or (478) 988-6555.

2018 AWARD WINNERS

MichaelGibson,HoschtonSharonPeters,TownsendBrendaPitts,ThomastonNormanT.Smith,Woodland

DavidWarner,KathleenShandaWilson,PerryRuthAnnYax,AtlantaMarianZielinski,Macon

Fine Art Purchase Awards:

GeorgiaNationalFairPurchaseAward.................................................KarenBurnett,TownsendReithofferShowsPurchaseAward............................................................ChrisWilson,MariettaElinor Crane PurchaseAward..........................................................Sue Carlton, Douglasville

AliIknerPurchaseAward.........................................................................RobertPedrotti,MilnerAmandaDarganPurchaseAward.........................................................RockwellDavis,BonaireAshleyBuckPurchaseAward.......................................................................RandyMarek,GriffinDavid & Lynn Morley PurchaseAward...................................................Joy Raynor, BonaireDavis&DianeCoseyPurchaseAward......................................................ChrisWilson,MariettaDebraDennisPurchaseAward...............................................................DeborahEidam,MaconEllingtonPurchaseAward................................................................................BillBulloch,GriffinFrito-Lay,Inc.PurchaseAward..................................................DollyAlexander,FloweryBranchHoratioV.Cabasares,M.D.,P.C.PurchaseAward................................KeithPetersen,AmericusJMAArchitecture, Inc.PurchaseAward......................................................CarolPope,MaconJ.T.DavenportPurchaseAward..........................................NicholausCrawford,WarnerRobinsJim&DianaMcClarnonPurchaseAward........................................NancyLucas,ManchesterJim & Sue Lay PurchaseAward..................................................Pat DeVane Burns, ForsythJim & Sue Lay PurchaseAward..................................................Johnny Johnson, TheRockJohn&JenniferGarlockPurchaseAward..........................ChristineReynolds,WarnerRobinsJoy&KenRaynor,MDPurchaseAward......................................SyraHanson,PowderSpringsKathi&TedWilsonPurchaseAward....................................................MichaelGibson,HoschtonLarry&EdnaGarrettPurchaseAward............................................................JimMitchell,WarwickLoriDreizenGarrettPurchaseAward........................................RobertDetamore,BarnesvilleMicahGoguenPurchaseAward........................................................WesJones,LawrencevilleMichael&JanetRasherPurchaseAward........................................................BillBulloch,GriffinMike&Sallie JarosPurchaseAward ..........................................PatDeVaneBurns,ForsythNiallMathiesonPurchaseAward............................................................MarciaManning,CochranPruettA/CHot!PurchaseAward............................................................CyndiMarble,LoganvilleSandyKusudaPurchaseAward................................................................MichaelMoore,MilnerSpecial Times Purchase Award..............................................................Joy Raynor, BonaireTim&LindaGerardPurchaseAward...........................................CameronHampton,MadisonTom&LoraArledgePurchaseAward.................................................NancyLucas,ManchesterVicki&BillAndrewsPurchaseAward..................................................NancyLucas,ManchesterWarnerRobinsENTAssociatesPurchaseAward.....................NancySuffolkGuerine,KennesawWesley&BreanaGarlockPurchaseAward................................................JimMitchell,Warwick

2018 AWARD WINNERS

Fine Art Merit Awards:

ArnoldSmithMeritAward....................................................................MontyB.Shuman,DublinAtlantaWoodcarversClubMeritAward....................................NelsonCruthirds,LawrencevilleBelindaLindseyMeritAward.........................................................LindaGraves,WarnerRobinsBelindaLindseyMeritAward...................................................................WendyHerubin,DallasDesignsbyGwenMeritAward................................................................ChrisBrown,KathleenDesignsbyGwenMeritAward................................................................VestaShoup,KathleenEdward&PeggyVeselyMeritAward..........................................................AnnClark,CentervilleEthelCullinanMeritAward....................................................ChristineReynolds,WarnerRobinsFallenLeavesStudioMeritAward......................................................MikailaGuerra,KathleenFallenLeavesStudioMeritAward..................................................NiallMathieson,BarnesvilleFineArtSocietyofMiddleGAMeritAward.........................................KeithLambert,BonaireInMemoryofF.W.“Bill”JarosMeritAward.............................................JuanitaBarrow,FortsonIn Memory of Pat Madison Merit Award................................................Ron Dawes, BonaireMemory of Pennie Sunderman MeritAward........................................Melanie Handy, GriffinJ.T.DavenportMeritAward....................................................DebbieNicoletti,WarnerRobinsJamesYawnMeritAward................................................................MiriamRowell,ThomastonJim&MickeyHutchinsonWoodTurningMeritAward............................BenAndrews,ForsythJim&MickeyHutchinsonWoodTurningMeritAward......................WesJones,LawrencevilleJim&MickeyHutchinsonWoodTurningMeritAward..............................RandyMarek,GriffinJim&MickeyHutchinsonWoodTurningMeritAward.....................WilliamMcWhirter,FortsonJim&MickeyHutchinsonWoodTurningMeritAward.......................ChipNasworthy,JacksonJim&MickeyHutchinsonWoodTurningMeritAward.....................BillThomsen,BrookhavenLeeWoodallMeritAward.................................................................VirginiaGramling,ColumbusMicahGoguenArtMeritAward...............................................................SusanVerrochi,PerryMicahGoguenArtMeritAward..................................................................GwenWalker,PerryMr.&Mrs.LarryE.GarrettMeritAward................................................AvaBlazi,WarnerRobinsRonDawesMeritAward............................................................................MaryThomas,MilnerSam&ChrisBrownMeritAward..............................................................GwenWalker,PerrySpecialTimesMeritAward.................................................KristineDavenport,WarnerRobinsSt.FrancisArtsCenterMeritAward................................................................PamBrown,LizellaThePaintedDoorArtGalleryMeritAward..................................DouglasCross,WarnerRobinsTom&LoraArledgeMeritAward..........................................................KarinAnderson,ByronTom&LoraArledgeMeritAward.............................................................BenHolliday,MaconTom&LoraArledgeMeritAward.......................................DelBentleyPounds,MilledgevilleWarnerRobinsENTAssociatesMeritAward....................NicholausCrawford,WarnerRobinsWarnerRobinsENTAssociatesMeritAward.................................LynnMorley,WarnerRobins

GeorgiaNationalFairBestofShow,Open/Professional50/50 Self Portrait”

CameronHampton,Madison

GeorgiaNationalFairBestofShow,AmateurPond-ering

KennethWalker,Kathleen

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