Creative Arts

2023 Creative Arts Department

Supervisor: Sparkie Dibble

Entry Information

Entries Received

Date	Time
Thursday, Aug 31st	10 am - 5 pm
Friday, Sept. 1st	10 am - 7 pm
Saturday, Sept. 2nd	10 am - 5 pm

Entries Released

Date	Time
Monday, Sept. 18th	10 am - 7 pm
Tuesday, Sept. 19th	10 am - 2 pm

Judging Date: Tuesday, Sept. 5th

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Entry Fee (per entry)

Professional	CA1	$4.00
Advanced	CA2	$3.00
Amateur	CA3	$2.50
Senior Citizen (Age 62 & over)	CA4	$2.00
Junior (Ages 12-18)	CA5	$2.00
Children (Ages 11 & under)	CA6	$2.00
Disabled*	CA7	$2.00
Special Group	CA8	no charge

*Disability must be declared and relevant to the entry

PREMIUMS

An exhibitor cannot receive more than one award in any lot. The following awards will be made in each division.

Department	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place
Professional - CA1	$10	$7	$4	Ribbon	Ribbon
Advanced - CA2	$8	$5	$3	Ribbon	Ribbon
Amateur - CA3	$3	$2	$1	Ribbon	Ribbon
Sr. Citizen (age 62 & over) - CA4	$3	$2	$1	Ribbon	Ribbon
Junior (ages 12-18) - CA5	$3	$2	$1	Ribbon	Ribbon
Children (age 11 & under) - CA6	$3	$2	$1	Ribbon	Ribbon
Disabled - CA7	$3	$2	$1	Ribbon	Ribbon
Special Group Display* - CA8	$15 & ribbons will be awarded to each group
*For groups such as Primary Children's Medical Center, Shriner's Childrens Hospital, Veteren's Hospital, Senior Centers, Care Facilities, Group Homes, & other similar groups.

BEST IN SHOW AWARDS

Best in Show winners must forfeit the 1st place prize money on their Best in Show entry.
One award offered in each class – except three awards offered in scrapbooks (one in FA, one in FB, and one in FC) and two in Miscellaneous classes for the following divisions:

Professional - $25 & a special award
Advanced - $20 & a special award
Amateur - $15 & a special award
Senior Citizen - $15 & special award

Judges may select up to ten awards in the Junior Division and one in the Children and Disabled Division (all classes competing):

Junior - $10 & a special award
Children - $10 & a special award
Disabled - $10 & a special award

SPECIAL AWARDS

Grand Prize Award - $60, Rosette & a Special Award- Awarded to the best exhibit in entire show, selected from the various Best In Show awards. Selection to be made by the judges and the department supervisor. This award will be in addition to the Best In Show award.
People’s Choice - $25, Rosette & a Special Award- Voting will take place September 8th through the 13th and the award will be placed on September 14th.
Theme Award – Rosette & a Special Award
Supervisor’s Choice – Rosette & a Special Award

ENTRIES

Exhibitors must read and abide by Living Arts General Rules.

An entry fee will be charged in all divisions except Special Groups. A fee will also be charged for “display only” entries.
Entry Limit – Limit two (2) entries per exhibitor per lot number, however, exhibitors may not receive more than one ribbon or prize or prize money per lot. If an exhibit consists of a set, it will be considered one exhibit.
Commercial and professional exhibitors will be allowed to enter in all classes.
Craft exhibits made from kits must be declared as a kit.
The Fair will not be responsible for exhibits left after September 20th.
Large exhibit items will be accepted only if there is sufficient exhibit space. Prior arrangement should be made with the Department Supervisor.
Every article which is to be hung must be securely mounted and ready to be hung with wire or hanger attached. All items entered in Paper Arts must be framed or mounted on foam core board for display. This also includes children and junior entries. All paintings, drawings, photos, etc. MUST be entered in Fine Arts or Photography Departments.
Articles entered for competition MUST BE THE COMPLETE WORK OF THE EXHIBITOR AND NOT PREVIOUSLY ENTERED IN THE UTAH STATE FAIR.
All items must be clean & in like new condition. Soiled items will be disqualified.
Any exhibit which would qualify for entry in any other Department will not be accepted in the Creative Arts Dept. Any item entered which would be competently judged in another Department will be transferred to that Department and appropriate entry fee must be paid prior to judging. If that exhibitor submitted a similar entry already in that Department, their second entry may be refused or disqualified and entry fees will not be refunded.
No written works – poetry, journals, stories, music, etc. – will be accepted in the Creative Arts Department.
The Miscellaneous lot in classes can only be used for an entry which does not, cannot, or will not fit in any other lot in that or any other class or in any other Department.

JUDGING

The judge is instructed not to award premiums unless the articles are deemed worthy of merit. If no competition exists and an article is not worthy of first premium, the judge may award second or third premium according to his judgment.
All articles entered in any of the miscellaneous lots will be judged against each other and only one first place, one second place, and one third place will be given, if deemed worthy by the judge.
Judges will make sure not to award ties in any lot.
All judging will be done by the American System.
The right is reserved to reject any entry deemed unsuitable for exhibition, or infringes on copyright.
All articles will be subject to approval before entry by the department supervisor.
Any modification of entry rules due to unusual circumstances will be approved only by the Board of Directors.

GENERAL

The management will use the utmost care to secure the safety of articles after their arrival and placement.
It is NOT necessary for exhibitors to have entered in a county fair before entering into the State Fair.
Supervisors and department workers will be allowed to enter exhibits for display only. Judges may enter only in areas where they are not judging.
The right is reserved to reject any entry deemed unsuitable for exhibition, or infringes on copyrights.
All articles will be subject to approval before entry by the department supervisor.

CLASSES

To find the Lot Number for each class, please click the appropriate link below

CLASS A - LEATHERWORK
CLASS B - WOODWORK
CLASS C - WOOD CARVING
CLASS D - MODELS
CLASS E - METAL WORK
CLASS F - SCRAPBOOKING & PAPER CRAFTS
CLASS G - BEADWORK
CLASS H - DOLLS
CLASS J - JEWELERY
CLASS K - DECORATIVE PAINTING
CLASS K-A- FLUID ART
CLASS L - WREATHS
CLASS M - FLOWERS
CLASS N - FIBER ARTS
CLASS O - GLASS WORK
CLASS P - COLLECTIONS
CLASS Q - CERAMICS
CLASS R - CONTEMPORARY BISQUE & PLASTER
CLASS S - POTTERY & HAND MODELED CLAY (KILN FIRED)
CLASS T - TERRA COTTA/STONEWARE
CLASS U - SCULPTURE/STONE
CLASS V - FINE ART CHINA PAINTING/PORCELAIN
CLASS W - MISC
CLASS WA - DIGITAL ART