DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
CLASS M — Fine Arts Division
CINDY RIFFLE, Superintendent
Nancy Foureman, Secretary
Phone: (937) 548-1764
• Assisted by •
Greenville Art Guild
Darje County Photo Club
JUDGING on Thursday, August 20, 2009, 2:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Department Opens to the Public Friday, August 21, 2008, 10:00 A.M.
This department is interested in the purely “AESTHETIC” endeavor, as distinguished from the “Useful” arts.
It includes: Fine Art painting, drawing, photography, pottery, sculpture, and wood carving.
ENTRIES ACCEPTED Wednesday, August 19, 20089 12:00 noon to 8:00 P.M. and Thursday, August 20, 2009, 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 PM
A panel of judges will judge & jury on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. Any exhibit or other property not claimed in 30 days becomes the property of the Darke County Fair Board. JUDGING STARTS SHARPLY AT 2:00 P.M. Exhibition OPENS August 21, 2009 , 10:00 a.m. ALL 3-DIMENSIONAL WORK AND MINIATURES WILL BE BEHIND GLASS AND LOCKED.
All articles must be claimed between 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Saturday, August 22, 2009. Come in Gate 2 for pick up. Have your fair ticket stamped on the back when you submitentries. Photographs of the winners for the newspaper will be taken on the first Saturday at 1:00 P.M. in the Fine Arts Building. All articles must stay on exhibit until the official check out time.Not complying with this rule may result in not being allowed to enter, premiums being withheld or both.
1. FAIR TICKETS — all persons must present their week fair tickets when entering exhibits.You may buy your 
fair ticket in the Fine Arts Building when you enter.
2. Entries must not have been shown at the Darke County Fair in previous years.
3. Each exhibitor may have 4 Paintings, 3 Photographs and/or 3 Slide entries, 3-JH, 3,SH, 3 Children
4. ORIGINAL — All entries must be original. Original being: never having occurred or existed before, given to inventing or creating something new; NOT COPIED. Copies include any material that has been published or reproduced in magazines, cards, calendars, album covers, Disney characters, and similar material. However, personal photos and clips may be used. The Art Guild reserves the right to disqualify any entry not complying with this rule. The entries must be in the name of the artist. All entries must comply with the Ohio Department of Agriculture Administrative Code Rules. Materials exhibited at the discretion of the Darke County Fair Board.
5. FRAMING — All entries will require framing (except 3-dimensional and C-Children division). Children’s work must be matted or mounted on poster board. Photo frames are acceptable, if suitable for pegboard hanging. THE WIRE AND HANGERS MUST BE SECURELY ATTACHED TO FRAME. Framing includes proper hanging device (eyelets and wire); paperclips, bobbypins, string and similar devices are not acceptable. Oil paintings and acrylics painted like oil may be framed without glass. We suggest watercolor, pastels, drawing, prints, and photography be placed under glass for protection. Presentation will carry a significant importance. 6. PAINTING AND DRAWING — Emphasis in this category is two-dimensional rather than three-dimensional.
7. POTTERY AND SCULPTURE — Must be hand thrown or molded; no greenware or commercial molds.
8. JEWELRY-All components must be produced by the artist; except chains.
9. PHOTOGRAPHY — It is not required for the entrant to do his own printing. Printing may be done by a commercial printing house. ONLY ONE PHOTO PER FRAME. Write name at bottom of each slide; write “Top” at the top front edge of each slide; write professional or amateur on each slide. AMATEURS should not be involved in a photography business.
SIZE REQUIREMENT — Maximum 16 x 20, Minimum 8 x 10
We suggest if framing is impossible or inconvenient, to consider the slide divisions P11, A11, Student 3.
(35 mm slides only; a digital photo can be made into a slide).
10. PRICING-May be put on registration tags. Business cards can be put on professional entries.
1. Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
2. Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
3. Acrylic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
4. Pastel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
5. Drawing (Colored Pencil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.00 15.00 10.00
6. Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.00 15.00 10.00
7. Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.00 15.00 10.00
8. Mixed Media (Batik, Collage etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
9.. Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
10. Sculpture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
11. Stained Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
12. Wood Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
13. Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
14. Enameling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
15. Miniatures (4 x 6 of smaller--must be smaller than reality). . 20.00 15.00 10.00
Does not include the frame
1. Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
2. Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
3. Acrylic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
4. Pastel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
5. Drawing (Colored Pencil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
6. Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
7. Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
8. Mixed Media (Batik, Collage etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
9.. Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
10. Sculpture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
11. Stained Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
12. Wood Carving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
13. Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
14. Enameling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
15. Miniatures (4 x 6 or smaller- --must be smaller than reality). . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
Does not include the frame
SH - — JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISON (GRADES 7-8)
1. Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
2. Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
3. Acrylic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
4. Pastel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
5. Drawing (Colored Pencil, Ink, Prints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
6. Mixed Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
7. Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
8. Sculpture 10.00 7.00 5.00
JH — SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISON (GRADES 9-12)
1. Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
2. Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
3. Acrylic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
4. Pastel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
5. Drawing (Colored Pencil, Ink, Prints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
6. Mixed Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
7. Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
8. Sculpture 10.00 7.00 5.00
CA — CHILDREN DIVISON (0 TO GRADE 3)
A child under 12 yrs. of age may enter on his/her parent's ticket number.
` All work must be matted on poster board.
-PREMIUMS 1st 2nd 3rd
1. Mixed Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
2. Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
3. Acrylic (Tempera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
4. Pastel (Chalk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
5. Drawing (Colored Pencil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
6. Crayon, Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
7. Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
8. Sculpture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
CB—CHILDREN DIVISON (GRADES 4, 5, 6)
A child under 12 years of age may enter on his/her parent's ticket number.
All work must be matted or mounted on poster board.
1. Mixed Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
2. Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
3. Acrylic (Tempera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
4. Pastel (Chalk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
5. Drawing (Colored Pencil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
6. Crayon, Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
7. Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
8. Sculpture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 4.00 3.00
COLOR:
1. Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
2. Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
3. Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
4. Photo-Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
5. Domestic Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
6. Nature and Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
7. Enhanced (Infrared, Hand Coloring, Computer, Special Effects) 20.00 15.00 10.00
8. Flora-Nature................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
9. Unclassified , Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
10 Slides (35 mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
BLACK AND WHITE:
1. Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
2. Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
3. Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
4. Photo-Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
5. Domestic Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 20.00 15.00 10.00
6. Nature and Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
7. Enhanced (Infrared, Hand Coloring, Computer, Special Effects) 20.00 15.00 10.00
8. Flora-Nature................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
9. Unclassified, Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00
COLOR: 1st 2nd 3rd
1. Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
2. Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
3. Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
4. Photo-Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
5. Domestic Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
6. Nature and Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
7. Enhanced (Infrared, Hand Coloring, Computer, Special Effects) . 10.00 7.00 5.00
8. Flora-Nature................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
9. Unclassified, Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
10.Slides (35 mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
BLACK AND WHITE:
1. Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
2. Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
3. Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
4. Photo-Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
5. Domestic Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
6. Nature and Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
7. Enhanced (Infrared, Hand Coloring, Computer, Special Effects) 10.00 7.00 5.00
8. Flora-Nature................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.00 7.00 5.00
9. Unclassified, Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
S — STUDENT (GRADES 1-12)
1. Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00 7.00 5.00
2. Black and White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
3. Slides (35 mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 7.00 5.00
