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Section 78 - ART
Chairperson - Susan Pede 519-647-9951

Primary and Junior Art

RULES AND REGULATIONS - PRIMARY and JUNIOR CLASSES.

A. TO BE ACCEPTED, ALL PRIMARY AND JUNIOR ART MUST BE FRAMED
    OR MOUNTED, DRY AND  READY TO HANG ON A PEGBOARD. 
    ANY ARTWORK THAT DOES NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA MAY BE
     DISQUALIFIED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE.
B. Work submitted in the category of "ORIGINAL ART" must be
     the EXHIBITOR'S OWN COMPOSITION designed from life,
     still life or an imaginative CONCEPT FROM HIS OWN EXPERIENCES.
C. Any Art previously shown at Rockton Fair will not be accepted.
D. An exhibitor may show only one entry in each class.
E. Each entry must have exhibitor's pink tag securely fastened,
    on lower right corner and age indicated.
F. Each exhibitor must conceal any signature on Art.
G. Any Art exhibitor wishing to sell a piece of Art, please inform the Art Committee
     on the day the Art is submitted.
H. Refer to "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS" regarding entry deadlines.
I.   No Paint by Numbers

                            
   PRIMARY ART

PLEASE NOTE ALL RULES ABOVE.
OPEN TO ANYONE BORN IN 1999-2008 INCLUSIVE.
STATE YOUR AGE ON YOUR ENTRY FORM AND ALL EXHIBITOR'S TAGS
Original Drawing - Any Medium (NOTE RULE B)
Prizes: 1st, $5.00; 2nd, $4.00; 3rd, $3.00
1. Adventure in Colour
2. On the Farm
3. Any Subject
4. Animal or Bird - Class sponsored by the Rockton Lions Club
    Special for best Original Drawing Class 1-4
    Additional $10 by the Rockton Lions Club

Original Painting - Any Medium (NOTE RULE B)

Prizes: 1st, $5.00; 2nd, $4.00; 3rd, $3.00; 4th, $2.00.
5. Flower(s) or Garden
6. Handprints, [design a picture using your handprint(s)]
7. Any Subject
Primary Art Sponsored by D.B. Hunt Excavating and the D. B. Hunt Family

                               JUNIOR ART

PLEASE NOTE ALL RULES ABOVE.
OPEN TO ANYONE BORN IN 1992-1998 INCLUSIVE
STATE YOUR AGE ON YOUR ENTRY FORM AND ALL EXHIBITOR'S TAGS
Original Paintings - Any Medium (NOTE RULE B)
Prizes: 1st, $8.00; 2nd, $6.00; 3rd, $5.00; 4th, $2.00
  8. Animal(s)
  9. Any Subject
10. Landscape

ORIGINAL DRAWINGS (NOTE RULE B)
Charcoal, Ink, Wax Crayon, Pencil, Pastel
Prizes: 1st, $8.00; 2nd, $6.00; 3rd, $5.00
11. New Exhibitor - Any Subject
     Additional 1st. Prize $10 by Dena Gillies
12. Animal(s) or Bird(s)
13. Original Cartoon Character
14. "On the Farm"
      Additional 1st prize $25 merchandise Gift Certificate
       by Will's Christmas Village Store & Tree Farm, Lynden
15. Favourite Farm Machinery/Implement
16. Imaginative Creature
Special: For Best Original Drawing in Classes 11-16
             $10 by Phil Woods, in memory of Doug Woods.
Special: For Best Of Show in Original Art from Classes 1- 16,
             $60 by
Varicon Productions Inc., London

PLEASE NOTE RULES REGARDING FRAMING, READY TO HANG - WIRED, AND EXHIBITOR TAGS

                        
PAINTINGS - Any Medium
                             
  (May be Copies)
Prizes: 1st, $6.00; 2nd, $4.00; 3rd, $3.00
17. Rural Setting
18. Any Subject
Special: For most points in Classes 1-18,
            $25 by Terri Mand in Memory of Trevor Chamberlain.
Special: There is to be a trophy awarded to the Exhibitor with the most points in classes 1-18 (not Including Specials).


OPEN ART

RULES AND REGULATIONS - OPEN ART CLASSES

A. TO BE ACCEPTED, ALL ART MUST BE FRAMED DRY AND  READY TO HANG ON A PEGBOARD.  ANY ARTWORK THAT DOES NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA MAY BE DISQUALIFIED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE.
B. Work submitted in the category of "ORIGINAL ART" must be the EXHIBITOR'S OWN COMPOSITION designed from life, still life or an imaginative CONCEPT FROM THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES.
C. Any Art previously shown at Rockton Fair will not be accepted.
D. An exhibitor may show only one entry in each class.
E. Each entry must have exhibitor's tag securely fastened, on lower right corner.
F. Each exhibitor must conceal any signature on Art.
G. Any Art exhibitor wishing to sell a piece of Art, please inform the Art Committee
     on the day the Art is submitted.
H. Refer to "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS" regarding entry deadlines.
I.   No Paint by Numbers.

                         OPEN ART CLASSES
      Original Paintings (NOTE RULE B)
        
Oil, Acrylic
      
Prizes: 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $8.00; 3rd, $6.00
        
Please note: Rules and Regulations A - I
        19. A Country Scene
        20. Shoreline or Seascape
        21. Animal(s) or Bird(s)
        22. A Portrait
        23. Flower(s)
        24. Heritage Building
        25. Still Life
        26. Any Subject
        Special For Best Original Art in Classes 19-26
        Additional Prize $10 by
Susan Pede

        Original Paintings (NOTE RULE B)
       
Watercolour
       
Prizes: 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $8.00; 3rd, $6.00
        27. An Autumn Adventure
        28. Shoreline or Seascape
        29. Animal(s) or Bird(s)
        30. A Country Scene
        31. Flower(s)
        32. Rural Setting
        33. Portrait (Person)
        34. Any Subject
        Special For Best Original Art in Classes 27-34 
        Additional
Prize $10 by
Rockton Berry Farm

      
Original Drawings (NOTE RULE B)
        
Charcoal, Ink, Wax Crayon, Pencil, Conté
       
Prizes: 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $8.00; 3rd, $6.00
        35. Portrait (Person)
        36. A Country Scene
        37. Heritage Building
        38. Any Subject
        39. Farm Machinery
        Special For Best Original Drawing in Classes 35-39
        Additional Prize $10 by
Rockton Lions Club

      Original Paintings (NOTE RULE B)

        Pastel

        Prizes: 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $8.00; 3rd, $6.00

       40. Any Subject

      Paintings (May be Copies)
      
Any Medium
      
Prizes: 1st, $8.00; 2nd $6.00; 3rd, $5.00
        41. Portrait
        42. Rural Setting
        43. Any Subject
        44. Landscape
        45. Sunrise/Sunset
        46. Flower(s)
        47. Animal(s) or Bird(s)
        48. Abstract
        49. A Painting from a copy, any source, any subject, any medium, copy to be included
              1st Prize:  $30 by Curry's Art Store, 610 King St. W., Hamilton
             
2nd Prize: $20 by Curry's Art Store, 610 King St. W., Hamilton
            
 3rd Prize: $10 by the Ladies of the Fair

         Special: For Most Points in Open Classes 19-49
         Additional
$15 by the Ladies of the Fair
         Special: Janet Shellard Trophy - Awarded for most points in Open Art
         Special: For the Best of Show in Open Art Class - Original Art, any medium
                        $60 by
Varicon Productions Inc., London