Competition Date: Friday, September 6th & Saturday, September 7th
Entry Fee: $10.00 - includes admission to Fair on date(s) of competition, tickets will be emailed.
Registration: Online pre-registration is recommended, as there are limited spaces. Pre-registration will end August 28th. Artist may then register in person at the Fine Art Building on August 29th (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), August 30th (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) or August 31st (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) If there is space available, artists may register the morning of September 7th beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Fine Art Building (pick up your admission ticket at the Administration Building prior to entering)
Check-In: Fine Art Building beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day. Approval of images will take place at check-in.
Location: Image creation location(s) will be given at check in.
Judging: Awards announced by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 7th. If an artist is not present, they will be notified if they win an award.
Chalk Art Contest Rules
1. Participants bring their own chalk, shade, water and chairs. There are plenty of food options for purchase at the Fair.
2. Open to FAP - Professional and FAA - Amateur Departments. One or two artists may participate per area. One of the participants must be 18 years or older. The second one may be youth or adult.
3. Area chalked will be 4' x 4' or 6' x 6'. Each artist group will decide and mark off their own square in their designated spot.
4. Artwork may be worked on using one or both days, the artist(s) decide. On September 6th, the artist must leave when the Fair closes at 11:00 p.m. On September 7th, the artist may begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. for judging.
5. White or black washable paint must be applied before the chalk, as an undercoating on the cement. Each group will supply and apply their own paint.
6. Only chalk based pastels are allowed. No oil based pastels, oil based chalk and no fixatives.
7. Subject matter for chalk art is anything related to the Utah State Fair.
8. Images need to be family friendly and approved before the artist begins. We reserve the right to disqualify any artwork that is deemed inappropriate. NO political, religious, advertisement, nudity, explicit images or vulgar language permitted.
9. The Fine Art Department encourages original art images but if derived from other sources, please give them credit.
10. Photos of the completed chalk art may be used by the Utah State Fair for advertising purposes without compensation to the artist.
DIVISION CK - YOUTH CHALK ART
Competition Date: Friday, September 6th & Saturday, September 7th
Entry Fee: $5.00 includes an emailed entry ticket.
Registration: Online pre-registration is recommended, as there are limited spaces. Pre-registration will end August 28th. If there is space available, artists may register the morning of September 6th at the Fine Art Building (pick up your admission ticket at the Administration Building prior to entering)
Check-In: Fine Art Building beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day. Approval of images will take place at check-in.
Location: Image creation location(s) will be given at check in.
Judging: Awards announced by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 7th. If an artist is not present, they will be notified if they win an award.
Youth Chalk Contest Rules
- :Artists must be accompanied by an adult, open to FAY - Young Amateur and FAJ - Junior Amateur departments.
- Participants bring their own chalk, shade, water and chairs. There are plenty of food options for purchase at the Fair.
- Only one artist will be competing in the youth division. The area will be 2’X2’ .
- Subject matter for chalk art is anything related to the Utah State Fair. Images need to be approved at the time of Check In and be family friendly.
- White or black water-based washable paint must be applied before the chalk as an undercoating. Artists will mark off their assigned area and supply and apply their own paint. Only chalk based pastels will be allowed.
- Artwork may be worked on using one or both days. Artists may start at 9:00 am each day and must leave the Fair when it closes at 11:00 p.m.. Artwork must be completed by 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 7th ready to be judged.
- Photos of the completed chalk art may be used by the Utah State Fair for advertising purposes without compensation to the artist.
PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR DIVISION CK - CHALK ART
DEPARTMENT
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1st place
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2nd place
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3rd place
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FAP Professional
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$100
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$75
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$50
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FAA Amateur
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$50
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$30
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$20
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PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR DIVISION CK - YOUTH CHALK ART
DEPARTMENT
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1st place
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2nd place
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3rd place
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FAY Young Amateur
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$30
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$20
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$10
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FAJ Junior Amateur
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$15
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$10
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$5
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DIVISION CK - CHALK ART
CLASS
01. Chalk Art