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FINE ART DEPARTMENT

AMATEUR DIVISION

SECTION 0103

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Amateur Division - Section 0103, Classes 0301-0308
Amateur Division Merit Awards

AMATEUR FAIR & MERIT AWARDS

SECTION 0103, CLASSES 0301-0308
SUBMIT ORIGINAL ARTWORK ONLY

BEST OF SHOW --- $2,250

Please note: In order to be considered for BEST OF SHOW, art work must be offered for sale to the public. Art work selected as BEST OF SHOW will become the property of First Citizens Bank and will be displayed in South Carolina First Citizens Bank branches. No additional compensation will be paid for purchase of the art work.

Class No.
1st 2nd 3rd
0301.

Painting on Canvas, Wood, or Masonite

(oil, acrylic, encaustic, tempera)

  • Must be framed or have finished edges;
  • No enhanced photography (see Class #0304).
200 150 100
0302.

Painting on Paper, Watercolor Board, or Masonite

(aqua media, watercolor, gouache, acrylic)

  • Must be framed under glass or plexiglas.
  • EXCEPTION: 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; however the SC State Fair will not be responsible in event of damage to artwork not under glass;
  • No enhanced photography (see Class #0304).
200 150 100
0303.

Drawing

(pastel, pencil, ink, charcoal)

  • Must be framed under glass or plexiglas.
200 150 100
0304.

Mixed Media

(two-dimensional work using collage or combination of media, and enhanced photography)

  • Must be framed under glass or plexiglas).
200 150 100
0305.

Prints

(original etching, lithograph, block print, mono print, serigraph and collograph)

  • Must be framed under glass or plexiglas;
  • No digitally-altered or computer-generated prints allowed (see Class #0306).
200 150 100
0306.

Photography

(black & white, color, hand-tinted, digitally-altered photographs and computer generated/digitally-altered prints)

  • Must be framed under glass or plexiglas;
  • EXCEPTION: Photography printed on canvas must be framed but glass is optional and left to the discretion of the artist: however, the SC State Fair will not be responsible in event of damage to artwork not under glass.
200 150 100
0307.

Open Media

(ceramics, glass, fibers, constructions, jewelry) (All items in this section are in a roped off area)

  • Must not require special assembly;
  • Must not exceed 48 inches in any dimension;
  • No wearable art other than jewelry;
  • Any sharp or hazardous object(s) must be under glass or plexiglas
200 150 100
0308.

Sculpture

(size limitation: 8' x 3' x 2 1/2')

  • Must be freestanding;
  • Must be portable, requiring only one person to move;
  • No sharp or hazardous objects.
200 150 100
OFFICE USE ONLY

AWARD OF MERIT - AMATEUR DIVISION

INITIAL YEAR  OF AWARD

PREMIUM

0309.
Jennie J. Branham Award of Merit
1991
$130
0310.
Toni M. Elkins Award of Merit
1992

$130

0311.
Meg McLean Award of Merit
1993

$130

0312.
Helen Mendel Award of Merit
1994

$130

0313.
Hal P. Moore Award of Merit
1995

$130

0314.
Dr. John J. O'Neil Award of Merit
1996

$130

0315.
Dorothy W. Ryall Award of Merit
1997

$130

0316.
Marjorie & Joe Ross Award of Merit
1998

$130

0317.
Guy F. Lipscomb, Jr. Award of Merit
1999

$120

0318.
David K. Phillips Award of Merit
2000

$120

0319.
Jackie C. Brantley Award of Merit
2001

$120

0320.
Niles Storrs Award of Merit
2002

$120

0321.
Donna Lynn Gore Award of Merit
2003

$120

0322.
Reuben Gambrell Award of Merit
2004

$120

0323.
Anne Hightower-Patterson Award of Merit
2005

$120

0324.
Jim Finch Award of Merit
2006

$120

0325.
Michael J. Slattery Award of Merit
2007
$100
0326.
Michel McNinch Award of Merit
2008
$100
0327.
SC State Fair Award of Merit
-
$100
0328.
SC State Fair Award of Merit
-
$100
0329.
SC State Fair Award of Merit
-
$100
0330.
SC State Fair Award of Merit
-
$100
0331.
SC State Fair Award of Merit
-
$100
0332.
SC State Fair Award of Merit
-
$100