Meigs County Fair



DEPARTMENT X – PAINTING

Sponsored by Rutland Bottle Gas Company

Rutland Bottle Gas Building

Saturday, August 10, 2019 – 2:00 p.m.

Superintendent –Tara Roberts

Jane Fitch

ENTRY FEE:               Season or Membership Ticket.

All exhibits must be in place by Saturday, August 10, 12:00 noon.  Entries must be registered August 2 and 3 from 8 am-4 p.m. at the Secretary’s Office.  Closed judging will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Only one entry per class is permitted.

AMATEUR PAINTING RULES:

1. JUNIOR is any artist under the age of 18 years.

2. ADULT is any artist 18 years of age and older.

3. Only one entry per artist in each class.

4. Each painting must be the original work of the artist.

5. Each painting must not have been shown at the Fair before.

6. No tube or number painting.

7. All entries must have an entry tag attached to painting and be ready to hang or they will not be accepted.

8. Any person selling or charging for their services are only eligible for the experienced class

10. Paintings are limited to 16 x 20 including frames. Frames can be used or displayed without frame, but must come prepared to be displayed from an S hook.

11. The Fair Committee is not responsible for loss or damage.

12. Exhibits may ONLY be removed between 9:00 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2019, if picked up earlier all premium money will be forfeited.

13. Any items not picked up by 1 pm on August 18, will be disposed.

14. Paintings need to be clean and free of any dust.

15. No Glass Frames

Best of Show – Junior/Adult:                         $5.00       

Reserve Best of Show – Junior/Adult:         $4.00

Best of Show – Experienced:                        $5.00

Reserve Best of Show – Experienced:        $4.00

 FIRST                           SECOND                      THIRD

$ 5.00                             $4.00                              $3.00

DIVISION 001 – JUNIOR (JUNIOR is any artist 17 or younger)

______      Class 1 – Oil Painting - Landscape

______      Class 2 – Oil Painting – Animal Study

______      Class 3 – Oil Painting - Floral Study

______      Class 4 – Oil Painting - Miscellaneous

______      Class 5 – Acrylic Painting – Landscape

______      Class 6 – Acrylic Painting – Animal Study

______      Class 7 – Acrylic Painting – Floral Study

______      Class 8 – Acrylic Painting – Miscellaneous

______      Class 9 – Water Color – Landscape

______      Class 10 – Water Color – Animal Study

______      Class 11 – Water Color – Floral Study

______      Class 12 – Water Color – Miscellaneous

______      Class 13 – Other Media – Pencil, Pen or Crayon

______      Class 14 – Other Media – Computer Graphics

DIVISION 002 – ADULT PAINTING – (ADULT is any artist 18 or older)

______      Class 15 – Oil Painting – Landscape

______      Class 16 – Oil Painting – Animal Study

______      Class 17 – Oil Painting – Floral Study

______      Class 18 – Oil Painting – Miscellaneous

______      Class 19 – Acrylic Painting – Landscape

______      Class 20 – Acrylic Painting – Animal Study

______      Class 21 – Acrylic Painting – Floral Study

______      Class 22 – Acrylic Painting – Miscellaneous

______      Class 23 – Water Color – Landscape

______      Class 24 – Water Color – Animal Study

______      Class 25 – Water Color – Floral Study

______      Class 26 – Water Color – Miscellaneous

______      Class 27 – Other Media – Pencil, Pen or Crayon

______      Class 28 – Other Media – Computer Graphics

DIVISION 003 – ADULT PAINTING – EXPERIENCED

(Anyone who has taught classes, exhibited and/or sold a painting)

Only ONE Entry per class.

______      Class 29 – Oil Painting

______      Class 30– Acrylic Painting

______      Class 31 – Water Color –

______      Class 32 – Other Media –



DEPARTMENT XI – PHOTOGRAPHY

Sponsored by Rutland Bottle Gas Company

Rutland Bottle Gas Building

August 10, 2019 Saturday 1:00 p.m.

Superintendent – Tara Roberts

Maxine Rose, Jane Fitch

1.    Entries must be registered on August 2 and 3 from 8 am-4:00 p.m.  at the Secretary’s Office, Meigs County Fairgrounds. ENTRY FEE: Season or Membership Ticket

2.    All exhibits must be in place by 12:00 noon Saturday, August 10.  Closed judging at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10.

3.  Any photos entered in wrong class will not be judged, but may be displayed

4.  Any person selling or charging for their services are only eligible for enter Class 107.

5.  All pictures may be HDR/Digitally Enhanced. Any size photo must be mounted on card stock or mat like backing, (no construction paper mountings or frames to be used). The mounting must not exceed 2 in. on any side of the photo.  6.  Photos must come prepared to be hung from an S-hook for display with a piece of string or fishing line attached to back.  Any photo not meeting the above requirements will not be accepted for judging but may be exhibited. 7.  Only one entry per class is permitted. 

8.  Exhibits can ONLY be removed between 9:00 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019.

9.  Items picked up early will forfeit any premium money and any items not picked up by 1pm on August 18 will be disposed of.

FIRST                           SECOND                      THIRD

$5.00                              $4.00                              $3.00

BEST OF SHOW: Will be judged from first place entries in all classes

Best of Show:                                                                           $7.00

Reserve Best of Show:                                                          $5.00

DIVISION 101 – PEOPLE (4x6up to 5x7 color photo)

______      Class 1 -     Individual Portrait                          

______      Class 2 -     Self Portrait                 

______      Class 3 -   Real Candid Moment

______      Class 4 -     Friends Having Fun   

______      Class 5 -     Sports or Action Shot

DIVISION 102 – LANDSCAPE/STILL LIFE (4x6 up to 5x7 color photo)

______      Class 6 -     Plants and Flowers     

______      Class 7 -     Water

______      Class 8 -     Morning/Evening (Sunrise, Foggy Morning etc.)

______      Class 9 -     Animals/Insects                              

______      Class 10 – Architecture                                     

______      Class 11 – Drone Photography                                          

______      Class 12 – Life on the Farm

DIVISION 103 – MEIGS COUNTY PROUD/MEIGS COUNTY FAIR

                               (4x6 up to 5x7 color photo)

______      Class 13 – History

______      Class 14 – Pomeroy

______      Class 15 – Middleport

______      Class 16 -  Rutland                                                                

______      Class 17 -  Chester

______      Class 18 -  Racine

______      Class 19 -  Reedsville

______      Class 20 – Tuppers Plains

______      Class 21 -  Syracuse

______      Class 22 – Meigs County Fairgrounds

______      Class 23 -  Photo showing what the County Fair is to you

DIVISION 104 – ABSTRACT/FINE ART (4x6 up to 5x7 color photo)

______      Class 24 - Macro/Micro

______      Class 25 - Textures & Patterns

______      Class 26 - Single Color (feature one single color)

______      Class 27-   Weird Fashions

______      Class 28 -  Freestyle (anything you want)

______      Class 29 -  Fine Art Portrait

DIVISION 105 – MOOD (4x6 up to 5x7 color photo)

______      Class 30 -  Joy

______      Class 31 - Melancholy

______      Class 32 – Determined

______      Class 33 – Heartbreak/Loss

______      Class 34 – Victory

DIVISION 106 – TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY (4X6 UP TO 5X7 COLOR PHOTO

______      Class 35 – Photo Showing Trick Photography

DIVISION 107 – ADVANCED PRO/SEMI PRO (5X7 UP TO 8X10 Color/Black & White

Pro/Semi Pro: Have you ever made money taking pictures?  Do you have a photography Facebook page or Logo?  This Class is for you

______      Class 36 – People

______      Class 37 – Landscapes

DIVISON 108 – YOUTH (Age 14 & younger ONLY up to 4x6 size

______      Class 38 – Landscapes

______      Class 39 – Picture Showing Fun

______      Class 40 – Around the Farm