The Western Artificer is the West Kingdom Arts and Sciences Champion

Ephemeral Art: An art that will last a short time. This includes a song, dance, food, drink, or anything else consumable.

Materials: The constituent parts of a competition. This includes the parts of a period piece of poetry, the items needed to make a sword, even the processed clay for a cup.  

Permanent Art: Something that is going to be long lasting, like a tool, a garment, a book etc. 

Research: Topics will range based on this years topics. A research paper should be 3-10 pages, with a bibliography.  It should include a premise, supporting facts and a conclusion. We aren't looking for a college thesis but a paper showing you had a question, explored the topic and came to a conclusion.