OPEN EXHIBIT OF ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY — $1500.00
Superintendent — Gale Kladitis, 301-539-3905
Assistant Superintendent — Cindi Barnhart, 301-609-9949
Fine Arts Committee
Bill Cassidy, Sue Cassidy, Judy Crawford,
Jackie Kersey, Dianne Shisler, Gina Durgin
Assistance provided by the Charles County Arts
Alliance, who is celebrating their 33rd year of service

Easy Fine Arts Entry Rules

  1. All Fine Arts submissions must be
    wired and suitable for hanging.
  2. Entries are limited to original creative works
    which have been completed since the last
    Charles County Fair, except in Section 10.
  3. All entries must be the work of the person in whose
    name the entry is made.
  4. If there are too few entries in any one class, prizes
    will be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
  5. Adults are limited to TWO (2) ENTRIES
    PER SECTION. Youth are limited to ONE (1)
    ENTRY PER SECTION.
  6. Exhibits accepted on Wednesday from1-8 p.m. only.


ADULT DIVISION — AGE 18 and OLDER


Premiums for Sections 1-8
1ST $10.00, 2ND $8.00, 3RD $6.00, 4th Ribbon

SECTION 1 — OIL — Any work framed as an oil
painting or otherwise suitable for hanging, whether
on canvas, Masonite, wood, etc.

Classes

  1. Portraits 6. Floral
  2. People 7. Abstract
  3. Land/Seascapes 8. Other
  4. Still Life 9. Copied Work
  5. Animals/Wildlife

SECTION 2 — ACRYLICS — Any work framed
as an acrylic painting or otherwise suitable for
hanging, whether on canvas, Masonite, wood, etc.
Classes

  1. Portraits 6. Floral
  2. People 7. Abstract
  3. Land/Seascapes 8. Other
  4. Still Life 9. Copied Work
  5. Animals/Wildlife

SECTION 3 — WATERCOLORS and TEMPERA — Any
framed watercolor or tempera painting under glass.
Classes

  1. Portraits 6. Floral
  2. People 7. Abstract
  3. Land/Seascapes 8. Other
  4. Still Life 9. Copied Work
  5. Animals/Wildlife

SECTION 4 — DRAWING — Pencil, charcoal,
Conte crayon, ink, marker, crayon, pastel, oil pastel.
Classes

  1. Black & White (monochrome) 2. Color

SECTION 5 — PRINTMAKING — Silkscreen,
etching, linoleum or wood block prints, etc.
Classes

  1. Black & White (monochrome) 2. Color

SECTION 6 — MIXED MEDIA — Any
artwork which is created in combinations
of three (3) or more art mediums. Collage
will also be included in this section.
Classes

  1. Mixed Media 2. Collage

SECTION 7 — SCULPTURE — Any 3-D Medium
Classes

  1. Wood 2. Metal/Wire 3. Clay
  2. Other (sculpey/fimo, plastercraft,
    foam, papier-mâché, etc.)

SECTION 8 — POTTERY and
CERAMICS — No molds
Classes

  1. Hand-built 2. Potter’s Wheel

YOUTH DIVISION — AGES 17 and Under
Premiums for Section 9
1ST $8.00, 2ND $6.00, 3RD $4.00, 4th Ribbon

SECTION 9 —YOUTH 2-D and 3-D FINE ARTS
In the Youth Category, Judges consier age of the exhibitor
and can award multiple ribbons for each Class.
Classes

  1. Oil Painting and Acrylics
  2. Watercolors and Tempera
  3. Color Drawings, any medium (color pencil, pastels,
    etc.)
  4. Black and White Drawings, any medium (pencil,
    charcoal, etc.)
  5. Pottery/Ceramics (no molds) and sculpture
  6. Mixed media (collage), other

SPECIAL DIVISION — CHARLES COUNTY
HERITAGE — OPEN TO ALL EXHIBITORS
— ALL AGES — 2-D FINE ARTS AND PHOTO
MEDIA — ENTRIES ARE EXHIBITORS’ CHOICE
Premiums for Section 10
1ST $8.00, 2ND $6.00, 3RD $4.00, 4th Ribbon

SECTION 10 — ANYTHING THAT
REFLECTS THE ESSENCE, LANDMARKS
AND CULTURE OF CHARLES COUNTY
Classes

  1. 2-D Fine Arts
  2. Vintage and Modern Photos

SECTION 10 — ANYTHING THAT
REFLECTS THE ESSENCE, LANDMARKS
AND CULTURE OF CHARLES COUNTY
Classes

  1. 2-D Fine Arts
  2. Vintage and Modern Photos

Easy Photography Entry Rules
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! EXCITING CHANGES

TO DIVISION CATEGORIES, SECTIONS, CLASSES,
AGE CLASSIFICATIONS & ENTRY RULES! HAVE FUN!
Check age parameters for each Division.
Exhibitors may enter a Divisoin with older exhibitors
(for example, a Teen may enter the Open
Division) and so will be competing with Adults as
well as Teens. However, Exhibitors may not enter
a Division with younger Exhibitors (for example,
a Teen may not enter a Children’s Division).
Exhibitor’s Choice as to which Division, Section
and Class to enter (as long as they do not enter
a Division in a younger age group). Judges may
award multiple ribbons in each Section and Class.

  1. Entries are limited to original creative works
    which have been completed since the last
    Charles County Fair, except in Section 10.
  2. All entries must be the work of the person in whose
    name the entry is made.
  3. Exhibitors limited to SIX (6) TOTAL ENTRIES.
    Exhibitors limited to TWO (2) ENTRIES PER
    SECTION.
  4. If there are too few entries in any one class, prizes
    will be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
  5. All photos must be individually mounted on a mat
    board (gator board, photo mount board, etc.) no larger
    than 11 inches by 14 inches and no smaller than 5
    inches by 7 inches. Matted prints are acceptable. No
    framed photos accepted except in Sections 10 and 14.
  6. Only individual photos will be accepted
    — no multiple photos on a single
    board except in Sections 10 and 14.
  7. All photos must accurately reflect the subject as it
    appeared through the viewfinder. Normal processing
    of image files, including minor dodging & burning,
    adjustments to color and contrast, cropping, HDR and
    focus stacking are permitted.
  8. Exhibits accepted on Wednesday, from 1-8 pm only.

OPEN DIVISION — (Formerly Adult Division)
OPEN TO ALL AGES
Premiums for Sections 11-14
1ST $8.00, 2ND $6.00, 3RD $4.00, 4th Ribbon

SECTION 11 — BLACK and WHITE
PHOTOGRAPHY — DIGITAL OR
FILM TO INCLUDE SEPIA
Classes

  1. People
  2. Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes and Architecture
  3. Still Life
  4. Mammals 7. Floral (all plant life)
  5. Birds 8. Abstracts
  6. Other Animals 9. Other

SECTION 12 — COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
— DIGITAL OR FILM

Classes

  1. People
  2. Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes and Architecture
  3. Still Life
  4. Mammals 7. Floral (all plant life)
  5. Birds 8. Abstracts
  6. Other Animals 9. Other

SECTION 13 — DIGITALLY
MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY
Classes

  1. Original digitally manipulated photograph

SECTION 14 — ANYTHING GOES
ALL PHOTO MEDIA! ALL AGES!
Classes

  1. Anything Goes!

TEEN DIVISION — OPEN TO ALL
EXHIBITORS AGED 17 AND YOUNGER
Premiums for Sections 15-17
1ST $6.00, 2ND $4.00, 3RD $2.00, 4TH Ribbon

SECTION 15 — BLACK and WHITE
PHOTOGRAPHY — DIGITAL OR
FILM TO INCLUDE SEPIA

Classes

  1. People
  2. Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes and Architecture
  3. Still Life
  4. Mammals 7. Floral (all plant life)
  5. Birds 8. Abstracts
  6. Other Animals 9. Other

SECTION 16 — COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
— DIGITAL OR FILM
Classes

  1. People
  2. Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes and Architecture
  3. Still Life
  4. Mammals 7. Floral (all plant life)
  5. Birds 8. Abstracts
  6. Other Animals 9. Other

SECTION 17 — DIGITALLY
MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY
Classes

  1. Original digitally manipulated photograph

CHILDREN’S DIVISION — OPEN TO ALL
EXHIBITORS AGED 12 AND YOUNGER
Premiums for Sections 18
1ST $6.00, 2ND $4.00, 3RD $2.00, 4TH Ribbon

SECTION 18 — COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
— DIGITAL OR FILM
Classes

  1. Animals
  2. People
  3. Scenic
  4. Action