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ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD AUGUST 1 - 31

FINE ART DEPARTMENT

INDEX

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South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition

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TOP Awards offered by First Citizens Bank:

Best of Show - Professional - $6,500

Best of Show - Amateur - $2,250

PLEASE NOTE: Art work selected as Best of Show automatically becomes the property of First Citizens Bank to be displayed around the State of South Carolina First Citizens Bank branches. No additional compensation will be paid for the purchase of the artwork.

Due to this agreement, all art work registered as "Not for Sale" will be excluded from consideration for the "Best of Show" award.

Total premiums offered by SC State Fair to Fine Art Exhibitors ~ $29,750

(this figure does not include Purchase Patron Awards which historically range from $15,000 - $25,000)

ON THIS PAGE...

Entry Registration Periods

SC State Fair Fine Art Personnel

Divisions & Special Award Links
Fine Art Rules & Regulations

Delivery Dates

Juried Out Entries

Award Winner Notification

Awards Reception
Public Sales Register

Release Dates

LINKS TO OTHER FINE ART PAGES:

Juror & Biography

Gazebo Schedule

ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIODS

OPEN ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

AUGUST 1-31

ENTRY PERIOD OPENS & CLOSES AT 12:00 NOON

NO ENTRY FEE

LATE ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 4

ENTRY PERIOD OPENS AT 12:01 PM & CLOSES AT 12:00 NOON

$25 LATE ENTRY FEE

Show Chairman

Wanda Phillips

WDandDKPhillips@aol.com

Purchase Patron Program

Lib Carswell

Mr. Sinisa Saratlic

Jacksonville FL

Link to Juror Biography

DIVISIONS

(Click on the division links below to view classifications)

or

Enter Fairgrounds at North Gate on Rosewood Drive; deliver art to Cantey Building (right side door entrance).

Only registered art work will be received on the following dates and times:
Sunday, September 21 --  1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, September 22 -- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, September 23 -- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

1.
The South Carolina State Fair General Rules and Regulations shall apply.
2.

OPEN ENTRY REGISTRATION begins at 12 Noon on August 1, 2008 and entries must be received by Noon on August 31, 2008. Exhibitors may register one of three ways:

  1. Electronically, using the Online Entry System at http://www.scstatefair.org;

  2. Postal Mail, download a 2008 Official SC State Fair Fine Art entry form available at http://www.scstatefair.org and mail to arrive in the Entry Office by Noon of the Closing Date;

  3. Hand deliver a 2008 Official SC State Fair Fine Art entry form Monday - Friday to the Dowling Building Administrative Office during regular office hours of 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

LATE ENTRY REGISTRATIONS will be received from 12:01 PM on August 31 through 12:00 Noon on September 4, 2008 and must be accompanied by a Late Fee of $25 per exhibitor. Absolutely no Fine Art registrations will be accepted following the close of the Fine Art Late Registration Period.

3.

ENTRY REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION ~

  • Online entry registrations are automatically confirmed at time of submission.
  • Exhibitors who postal mail their entry registrations must include a self-addressed and stamped envelope in order to receive confirmation that their entry registration has been received. Please do not telephone the Fair or Entry Office.
4.

ELIGIBILTY ~

  • Exhibitor must be a resident of South Carolina or student attending a college in South Carolina;
  • Only High school students nineteen or older are eligible to enter in the Fine Art Department;
  • Preschool - Grade 12 students (public, private, & home school) must enter in Student Art Department;
  • Artwork must be original and completed in last two (2) years.
5.

DIVISIONS ~

  • Professional
  • Amateur

[The Exhibitor must declare on the entry registration form whether he/she is an Amateur or Professional artist. An exhibitor may register a maximum of two art works in either the Professional or Amateur Division, but not both. The Fine Art Committee allows each artist the discretion of determining whether to enter as a Professional or an Amateur; however, once the Amateur exhibitor declares to be a Professional, he/she may not enter this show in future years as an Amateur.]

6.

SPECIFICATIONS ~

  • Maximum of two (2) entries per exhibitor;
  • Entries must be of permanent materials requiring no special installation;
  • (MAXIMUM SIZE 48"X48") Largest frames must not exceed 48" in length and 48" in width;
  • (MINIMUM SIZE 16"x16") Smallest frames must measure at least 16" in length and 16" in width;
  • Classes requiring frames with glass or plexiglas are: *0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, *0206, *0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, and *0306;
    [Exceptions (*) Classes 0202 and 0302 Painting on Watercolor Board that has been sprayed with sealant must be framed but glass is optional and left to the discretion of the artist. Also, Classes 0206 and 0306 Photography printed on canvas must be framed but glass is optional and left to the discretion of the artist.]
  • Metal frames must use plexiglas;
  • Framed works must be wired with appropriate hanging devices;
  • 3-D pieces must be free-standing;
  • Sculpture size is limited to 8' x 2' 1/2"(exhibitor must provide own dolly).
7.

UNACCEPTABLE ~

  • Art work that has been entered or exhibited in any previous SCSF Fine Art Exhibition;
  • Art work with saw tooth hangers;
  • Classroom art work;
  • Step-by-step art work;
  • Uniframes or frames with exposed glass edges;
  • Wet art work;
  • Diptychs or multiples are not accepted as one piece;
  • Collaborative work.
8.

PRICING ART WORK ~

The exhibitor (artist) must state on the entry form in whole dollars the Public Price, Purchase Patron Price (same or lower than Public Price), or NFS (Not for Sale). PLEASE NOTE: Art work listed "Not for Sale" will not be eligible for a Top Award.

JURIED OUT ENTRIES
Art work 'juried out' of the exhibit will be listed by entry number on the SC State Fair web site by midnight of Wednesday, October 1, 2008. From the home page in the "Right Now" box, click on Competive Exhibits Judging Results.  This information will not be released by any other means. The SC State Fair management reserves the right to remove any art work deemed inappropriate for this type exhibit and to interpret any rule or regulation and determine all matters pertaining thereto.
AWARD NOTIFICATION
Fine Art Award winners will be listed by entry number on the web site at http://www.scstatefair.org by midnight of Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Award winners without an e-mail address on entry form will be contacted by telephone.
FINE ART PREVIEW & AWARDS RECEPTION

Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Award winners and artists whose work is juried into the exhibit are invited to the Fine Art Premiere Preview Reception in the Cantey Building. Please respect the invitation to this reception as to the Invitee and one (1) guest. Enter Fairgrounds at Gate 6 and proceed to Cantey Building.

PUBLIC SALES REGISTER

(or frequently asked question, "What's that RED Dot for?)

During the Fair, there is a "Sales Register" to record persons names, and their contact information, who are interested in purchasing art work in the exhibit. It is the responsibility of the artist to check his art for sales interest during the Fair. If your art work is marked with a red dot on the entry tag, ask to see the Sales Register. The SC State Fair Fine Art Department Staff only negotiates purchases for the Purchase Patron Program and is not responsible or liable for any personal transactions.

Enter Fairgrounds at Gate 6, proceed to Cantey Building (side door)
Monday, October 20 or Tuesday, October 21, 2008
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Artwork will be released upon presentation of Claim Receipt(s). If you cannot claim your art work on these dates, please make prior arrangements with another person to claim your art work on the dates designated above. Art work not claimed on these dates become the property of the SC State Fair. The art work will be removed from the Cantey Building following these dates and donated to charity. NO EXCEPTIONS!