CALIFORNIA FINE ART
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Juried Show
All California residents age 18 and over are invited to enter the juried art show of the California State Fair. Artworks accepted by the jury will be exhibited and eligible for over $20,000 in awards.
Entry Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Entry Fee: $20.00 per artwork
Ø The 2009 California Fine Art entry materials are available on the Web. Access the Competitions page of the State Fair Website,
http://www.bigfun.org/ and download the Fine Art competition handbook, quick reference guide and the entry form. On-line entry available in early April.
QUESTIONS – CONTACT:
Ø CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION & STATE FAIR
P.O. Box 15649. Sacramento, CA 95852
Entry Divisions & Classes
Painting – oils, acrylics, watercolor, plein air
Other 2-D Artworks – drawing, pastels, color pencil, printmaking, collage, mixed media, digital art
Sculpture – Single medium, mixed media, assemblage, installation
Photography – Black & white, color, alternative process
Fine Craft – ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber/textiles, wood turning & carving
Themes – Equine & Western Art, the Art of
Culture, the Art of Wine, Recycle Art, Weird, Wild & Wacky California
2009 California Fine Art Calendar
May 29 -- Entry Deadline.
June 3-- On-line entry Signature Acquisition Form Due
June 17--Judging for acceptance into the exhibit
July 10--Shipped accepted artworks due
July 10 --Deliver artworks, noon. - 6:00 p.m, Cal Expo, Building 7
July 11-- Deliver artworks, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Cal Expo, Building 7
July 11--Artists’ statements due
July 15--Confirmation Judging
August 20--Awards Ceremony
August 21--2009 California State Fair opens
September 7 --2009 California State Fair closes
September 11--Pickup artworks, noon - 6:00 p.m, Cal Expo, Building 7
September 12--Pickup artworks, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Cal Expo, Building 7
September 14--Shipped artwork will be returned