Documentation
1) Documentation may not exceed five (5) written pages in length, not including bibliography or illustrations. Exceptions can be made at the discretion of the Event Steward.
2) Documentation is not required for entry, but it does factor into the judging process.
Display
3) Display of items related to the entry may be exhibited together as long as apparent and obvious clarification is given as to which item is being entered. Items being entered should be independent and removable from the other items in the display.
Example: A hat pin has been entered and is displayed upon a hat. Documentation and judging sheets should clearly state that only the hat pin is under consideration and to be judged. It must also be able to be removed from the hat for inspection.
4) Entry & Display space is limited! If your items take up room larger than half a table, it is highly suggested that you provide your own table. Please request space for your entry or display HERE.
Choosing a Category
5) Choices concerning placement of entries should be made depending on which overall aspect(s) of an entry are to be judged. In some cases, instructions or suggestions for placement have been put in the Category and/or Subcategory explanations. In other cases, single items may be placed into alternate categories.
Example 1: A decorated leather belt, complete with buckle, strap ends, and other attached decorations, would be best placed in “Clothing—Accessories.” Any of the decorative metal elements themselves would be more appropriately placed in “Metalwork,” and the leather belt strip (without buckle or added decorative pieces), if tooled and/or decorated using strictly leatherworking techniques, might be better placed in “Leatherwork.” If the completed belt were placed in “Leatherwork,” only the leatherwork itself would be the focus of judging. If items cannot be disassembled and placed in the different categories, please place the entire entry in the best one single category.
Example 2: A wooden box, covered with highly tooled and decorated leather and decorated metal overlays and handmade hinges, could easily be entered in the “Leatherwork,” “Woodworking,” “Metalwork,” or “Camping & Homesteading” categories. If the most complex and visible portion was the leatherwork and the rest of the elements were not as well done, Leatherwork might be the category of choice. In “Woodworking,” only the woodwork portion of the box (here mostly structural) would be the focus of judging—this situation might be similar for “Metalwork.” For the finished item (i.e., the box itself including all of the decorative work) to be critiqued, the most appropriate category might be “Camping & Homesteading,” entering the box as a household item.
6) Entries may only be entered into one (1) Category and/or Subcategory.
Restrictions
7) Entered items may not have won first (1st) place in any other A&S Competition.
8) Entered items must have been created within the past two years (based on the completion date, not the start date of the project).
9) You must be present to enter the competition, although you may still display via proxy (not eligible for prizes).
Time Deadlines
10) Static A&S entries & Displays must be signed in and set up by 11 am. Note: Even displays must be signed in. Performing Arts entries must still be signed in by 11 am but performances do not begin until 2:00 PM.
11) Entries & Displays must be picked up no later than 4:00 PM.