2010 ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 1

FINE ART DEPARTMENT

located in the Cantey Building

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"A person who works with his hands is a laborer.  A person who works with his hands and his mind is a craftsman.  But a person who works with his hands, mind and his heart is an artist." 

- Louis Nizer

South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition

TOP Awards:

Best of Show - Professional - $6,500

Best of Show - Amateur - $2,250

PLEASE NOTE:

  • The TOP Awards (two art exhibits selected by the judge as the Best of Show) will become the property of the South Carolina State Fair. The exhibitor will receive a rosette and the division premium award listed above.

  • Any winning art work submitted without the Exhibitor Social Security number or listed "Not for Sale" will receive an award ribbon and is not eligible for the TOP awards, merit awards, or Purchase Patron Awards.

 

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

Show Chairman

Division 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 Gallery Schedule

ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIODS

2010 OPEN ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 1

NO ENTRY FEE

2010 OPEN ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

SEPTEMBER 2 - 10

$25 ENTRY FEE

The Entry Registration Periods open at 12:01 am and close at 12 midnight.
Show Chairman

Wanda Phillips

WDandDKPhillips@aol.com

Mr. Larry M. Walker

Link to Juror Biography

DIVISIONS

(Click on the division links below to view classifications)

or

CANTEY BUILDING

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 26 --  1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, September 27 -- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, September 28 -- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Entry tags are not mailed to Fine Art Exhibitors. Entry tags will be affixed to the artwork upon delivery by Fine Art Staff.

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

Artwork must be registered during either the Open Entry Registration Period or the Late Entry Registration Period using one of the following methods:

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

  2. Postal Mail, download a 2010 Official SC State Fair Fine Art entry form available at http://www.scstatefair.org and mail...must be received by Closing Date in the Entry Office during business hours.

  3. Hand deliver a 2010 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 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 works in either 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 artist 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 3' x 2 1/2' (30") (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.

Plesase be advised 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.

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: Any art work listed "Not for Sale" is not eligible for the TOP Awards. Also, art entries submitted without the exhibitor Social Security number are not eligible for merit awards, Purchase Patron Awards, or TOP Awards.

JURIED OUT ENTRIES
NOTIFICATION...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 6, 2010. From the home page in the "Right Now" box, click on Judging Results.  This information will not be released by any other means. RELEASE...artwork that has been juried out of the exhibit will remain in a secure area of the Cantey Building until the Release Dates on Monday, October 25 and Tuesday, October 26, 2010.
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 6, 2010. Award winners without an e-mail address on entry form will be contacted by telephone.
FINE ART PREVIEW & AWARDS RECEPTION

Sunday, October 10, 2010 ~ 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 Americraft-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. This information is available only when the art work is claimed after the Fair. If your art work is marked with a red dot on the entry tag, ask to see the Sales Register after claiming your art work. Please note: 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 25 or Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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 must be removed from the Cantey Building immediately following these dates. Unclaimed art remaining after Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 6:00 PM (SHARP) will be donated to charity. NO EXCEPTIONS!

 
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