CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!
April 29, 2023
2:00-4:00 PM
New Castle Building at the DSF
Entries are due April 14
On-Target 4-H Club is hosting the first-ever Kent County 4-H Fine Arts Contest! Current 4-H members, including Cloverbuds, are invited to submit their best artwork to the 4-H office by April 14. Entries will be displayed at the Fairgrounds (New Castle Building) on April 29 from 2-4 pm, with an awards ceremony at 3:30. Rosettes will be awarded to the top 3 entries in each category per age group, with a Best in Show award to the overall top entry in each age category—participation rosettes to Cloverbuds & additional gifts/prizes. Entry information is attached below and available at the Kent County Office.
AWARDS: 1st – 3rd in each category and age group. Best in Show award to the top entry in each age category,
Participation ribbons to Cloverbuds. Awards ceremony to be held at the New Castle Building at the Harrington
Fairgrounds on April 29, 2023, from 2 pm – 4 pm.
CATEGORIES: one entry per member per category, max framed size 18″ x24″ except where noted
____ CLASS #1 Graphite Pencil – completed using a standard graphite pencil (#2 pencil) with the addition of a
standard grading of Graphite pencils (F, H, HB, B, B2-B8)
____ CLASS #2 Oil Painting
____ CLASS #3 Watercolor
___ CLASS #4 Acrylic Painting
____ CLASS #5 Pastel, oil, or chalk
____ CLASS #6 Charcoal
____ CLASS #7 Colored Pencil
____ CLASS #8 Marker
____ CLASS #9 Black Ink Pen
____ CLASS #10 Abstract
____ CLASS #11 Anime/Cartoon characters (any media, no screentone)
____ CLASS #12 Monochrome (any media done in black and white with a grayscale)
____ CLASS #13 Mixed Media – (noncartoon or animated) – at least two media of art, must list media used on
entry form:
____ CLASS #14 Calligraphy or Artistic Lettering (simple saying or quote using calligraphy)
____ CLASS #15 Clay/Sculpture/Pottery (nothing larger than 12 in x 12 in)
____ CLASS #16 4-H theme, any medium including clay/sculpture/pottery (size restrictions still apply)
CLASS #17 Cloverbud Only: Any drawing using graphite pencil, crayon, colored pencil, marker, chalk,
charcoal or black ink pen (includes abstract or mixed media)
CLASS #18 Cloverbud Only: Any painting using oil, watercolor, or acrylic (includes abstract or mixed media)
CLASS #19 Cloverbud Only: Calligraphy or Artistic lettering or Clay/Sculpture/Pottery (no bigger than
12”x12”)
CLASS #20 Cloverbud Only: 4-H theme, any medium listed above, must meet size guidelines
ENTRY RULES:
1. All art must be done using traditional methods, must be entrants’ own work (no copying of famous works), and must be exclusive creations of the
artist. These items are prohibited: NO computer-generated artwork, including AI, NO tracing, NO pre-drawn line art (i.e., coloring pages,
printed canvas, etc.); and NO photocopies.
2. Copyrighted characters/material are allowed but must be made for the artist’s own enjoyment, not for sale or mass production, and must be
an original piece by the artist, not a copy of an existing work. Please leave the artwork unsigned.
3. One entry per contestant per class.
4. No kits, except Class15 and 19 Clay/Sculpture/Pottery
5. All classes, except classes 15, 16, 19, and 20 (if entering a clay/sculpture/pottery item), ideally should be framed or mounted properly for
hanging. Please refer to additional guidelines on mounting and/or framing artwork. No paintings/drawings larger than 18 in x 24 in
(including mounting), though anything larger than 11 in x 17 in (including mounting) can’t be entered in the state fair.
6. Classes or age categories may be split at the discretion of organizers if entries warrant
7. All entries must be received by April 14, 2023, at 4:30 pm at the Kent County Extension Office
8. While we recognize that art is an expression of yourself, we ask that you not enter anything in bad taste or with inappropriate subject matter,
as you represent not just yourself but your club and your county. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that does not
meet the guidelines laid out here.
9. Decision of the Judges is final!
Kent County 4-H Fine Art Show Guidelines and Entry Form (printable PDF)
