Arts and Crafts Showcase Rules:
- Entries must be submitted by July 17, 2020
- All artwork must be created between June 1, 2020 and July 17, 2020.
- All artwork must be original work and must be created with minimal adult assistance. Acceptable assistance includes: acquiring materials, safety precautions, choosing a feasible project.
- Participants must be enrolled in 4-H and be between the ages of 5 and 18 (4-H age).
- Artwork must be accompanied by a brief narrative describing the work, the materials and tools used, the process of creating the artwork (how long did it take to make or how was it made, etc.), why the you chose to create this particular piece of art/craft, and how the four H’s (head, heart, hands, health) were used in the process.
- Participants may submit 1 piece of artwork for each category (see categories below).
Arts and Crafts Showcase Submission Instructions:
- All entries must be emailed to Sadee Mehuren at sadee.mehuren@maine.edu by July 17th.
- Emails should contain an image of the artwork as well as the artists name, age, title of the art piece and narrative describing the artwork.
- Entries should be submitted as a JPEG image of the original artwork. Sculpture entries may have 2-3 images, showing multiple sides of the artwork if necessary.
- Narratives should be a JPEG image of a neatly handwritten page or typed into an attached word document.
- All entries will be showcased on the Waldo County 4-H website and Facebook page.
Arts and Crafts Showcase Categories:
- Fiber arts (knitting, crocheting, sewing, etc.)
- Fine Arts (drawing, painting)
- Sculpture (clay, woodworking, welding)
- Non-traditional (sculptures or collages using materials not typically used in making art – plastic bottles, newspaper, toilet paper rolls, tin foil, etc.)