Decorative Painting

Traditional tole painted objects; painted “found” objects, floor cloths, fabric or clothing items; stenciled or faux painted objects; painted wood cut outs, lawn ornaments, figurines or other hand-made wood items whose primary interest is in its painted treatment; painted slate or other natural materials. 

Fiber Arts & Leather Basketry

quilts; knit or crocheted items; tatting or other needlework; handmade paper items; items sewn or otherwise pieced together from fabric or other natural materials such as leather or wool, including garments, handbags, accessories, etc.; weaving and tapestry; felted items including garments, accessories, or sculptures, etc. ·

Floral Design

Bouquets, wreaths, garlands, or other arrangements or decorative objects incorporating dried, pressed or silk florals. 

Woodworking

Furniture, carved sculpture, wooden vessels, intarsia or other pieces whose primary medium is wood. Artists whose wood products hold interest primarily in being painted should consider applying in the decorative painting category. 

Jewelry  

Metal

Furniture, sculpture, lawn ornaments, wall hangings; any metalwork other than jewelry. ·

Painting/
Drawing/
Graphics

Pencil, pastel, pen and ink, ink wash, acrylic, oil, collage, hand-pulled prints, mixed media, or other works on two dimensional surfaces such as canvas or paper.

Photography

Pottery/Ceramics

Sculptures, vessels or other items made from clay (No commercial molds). ·

Glass

Molded, slumped, fused, blown or stained glass items other than jewelry. Painted glass items, unless handmade by exhibitor, should be entered into the Decorative Painting category. ·

Miscellaneous / Mixed Media or Other

This category includes objects which incorporate more than one medium, such as assemblage. It also includes items which can not be placed comfortably in any other category. As well, it includes applicants who have more than one primary medium and wish to apply in a more general category (please state which is your primary product in your application statement, and include samples of all with your images)