Fine Arts Entry

For just $1.00 per entry, any Bremer County resident can enter their Fine Arts project.  Please review the rules outlined in the full article below.

·  Exhibits should arrive at the east door of the (blue) 4-H building at the fairgrounds between 3:00-6:00pm on Monday, August 1st, 2011. NO LATER!

·  No pre-entry is required.

·  Classes in this division are open to anyone who wishes to exhibit with one exception:  4-H’ers cannot enter the same exhibit in both 4-H classes and open classes. Example: if a 4-H’er enters a plate of cookies in the 4-H food class, he or she cannot enter a plate of the same in the open class division. 

·  Entries will be accepted from residents of Bremer County and its school district area.

·  There will be a $1.00 per item entry fee, which goes toward the purchase of prizes and ribbons.

·  There is not a separate division for children under 13 years of age.

·  No more than 2 items per category, but can enter in a number of classes.

·  Exhibits entered in previous years are not eligible for exhibit.

·  Items must have been made with in the last 5 years.

·  Exhibit area will be closed during judging!

Class 1 – Open Fine Arts

If the item is larger than 8x10, the exhibitor must include a method to mount or display with a firm back or support.

A.   Oil Painting

B.    Acrylic Painting

C.    Water Color Painting

D.   Fabric Painting

E.    Drawings (charcoal, pencil and colored pencil) please limit the size of these items

F.    Creative Writing

G.   Scrap booking (must have a page protector, no more than 2 pages per entry)

H.   Holiday novelties

I.      Wreaths

J.     Silk or dried floral arrangements

K.   Ceramics

L.    Small creative items (such as beading)

M.  Other

Class 2 – Open Photography

Entries must be at least 5”x 7” in size and mounted or framed and no larger than an 8x10. No more than 2 per category

Must indicate if picture is 35 mm or digital

A.     Color

B.     Black and White

C.     Digitally Enhanced

Class 3 – Open Woodworking

A.   Turning

B.    Carving

C.    Toys

D.   Scroll work

E.    Furniture

F.    Outdoor

G.   Other

Class 4 – Open Textiles

A. Pillows/Pillowcases

B. Afghan

C. Tablecloths/Runners

D. Embroidery

E. Counted Cross Stitch Embroidery

F. Needlework

G. Needlepoint

H. Quilts

I. Quilt Squares/Quilted items

J. Holiday Sewing

K. Knitting/Crocheting/Tatting

L. Weaving

M. Fabric crafts

N. Serger sewing

O. Rugs

P. Other

Class 5 – Open Clothing

A.   Toddlers

B.    Children

C.    Men’s

D.   Women’s

Open Horticulture Exhibits

Class 6 - Vegetable Classes

All exhibits must be brought on a sturdy paper plate or cardboard and covered with a plastic bag. Limit of one exhibit of each kind of vegetable.

Apples – 3 specimens                                                                Dried Onions – 3 specimens

Melon – 1 specimen                                                                        Green Onions–3 tied together

Asparagus – 10 spears                                                                        Okra – 3

Snap Beans – 6 pods                                                                        Parsley–5 sprigs/clear bottle

Beets – 3 specimens                                                                        Parsnips – 3

Broccoli – 3” head                                                                        Peas – 6 pods

Cabbage – 1 head                                                                        Peppers – 2 specimens

Carrots – 3 specimens                                                                        Potatoes – 3

Cauliflower – 1 head                                                                        Pumpkin – 1 or 3 mini

Celery – 1 bunch                                                                        Rhubarb – 3 stalks, ends cut

Cucumber – 5 pickling or 3 slicing                                                Spinach – 1 plant

Dill – 2 heads tied together                                                            Squash – 1 plant

Eggplant – 1 specimen                                                            Squash – 2 summer

Fruit – Cherries, raspberries, strawberries  - exhibit 1 Cup              Squash – 1 winter

Garlic – 3 specimens                                                                        Sweet corn – 2 ears

Herbs – 3 different kinds, 1 sprig of each in a clear bottle            Tomatoes– 3 or 10 cherries

Kohlrabi – 2 specimens                                                            Turnips – 3 specimens

Leafy Greens – 1 plant in clear bottle                                                Watermelon – 1

Leeks – 2 specimens                                                                       

Lettuce – 1 plant                                                                       

                                                   

Class 7 - Vegetable basket display

It must include 5 or more vegetables attractively displayed in a basket not larger than one-half bushel size.

Class 8 – Fresh Flowers and Flower Arrangements

Garden flower specimen – Use a glass vase, no plastic.

A.   Spike

B.    Stem

C.    Spray

D.  Kitchen Sunshine- Any kind of fresh flowers in a kitchen container.

E.  House plants

F.  Patio Plants

G.  Home grown dried arrangement

H.  Other

Open Home and Family Exhibits

Each item of baked goods will be judged on taste, texture, and presentation. After judging, the items will be displayed and browsers may have a chance to taste items.

All jars must be displayed without rings. No Cream Cheese.

Class 9 – Foods

Ingredients, recipe must be included with the entry

A. Yeast bread – 1 loaf/ rolls – sponsored in part by Red Star Yeast Company

B. Quick breads/fruit and nut breads – 1 loaf, muffins – plate of 7

C. Cookies a plate of 7

D. Candy, 3 or more to be displayed nicely on small plate

E. Jams/Jellies (1 clear sealed jar, not paraffin, labeled with method)

F.  Canned Vegetables/fruits (1 clear sealed jar, labeled with method

G. Canned pickles/Relishes (1 clear sealed jar, with method)

H. Pie (no cream pies)

I. Cake/Cupcakes )1 cake or 4 cupcakes

J. Themed Cakes - "7 Days of Fun" Bremer County Fair 2011. No limits or requirements for themed cakes