Best of Show Professional

Beautiful Girls and Boys in a Peacock Cage Augusto Bordelois

FINE ARTS

2016 Exhibition Cox Fine Arts Center STATEWIDE CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Meet the 2016 Jurors pg 2

NEW! A Ceramics Perspective pg 3

New Artist Award pg 3

Important Dates pg 3

Department Notes pg 4-5

5101 pg 6 Amateur Awards 1. 2-Dimensional 2. Installation/Sculpture

5102 pg 7 Professional Awards 1. 2-Dimensional 2. Installation/Sculpture

Ceramics Perspective Awards pg 7 Outdoor Sculpture Call pg 7

5103 Meet the 2016 Film Juror pg 8 Film Awards pg 8 1. Short Film

5104 pg 9 On Site Competition 1. Plein Air Painting

Regional/Individual Awards pg 10

ENTER YOUR WORK IN OHIO'S MOST VISIBLE EXHIBITION! $21,950 IN AWARDS OFFERED

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THE FINE ARTS EXHIBITION IS VIEWED BY MORE THAN 43,000

VISITORS AND RECEIVES MORE THAN 1,500

ENTRIES

2nd Place Professional

A Family of Winter Trees

Marc Lincewicz

2nd Place Amateur

The Dispatch Jessica Wojtasek

Best of Show Amateur The Original Cast

Shelley Bird

2015 Exhibition Awards

5000 Series

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INTRODUCING THE 2016 JURORS

Gwen Heffner has a BA degree in ceramics and printmaking and a Masters degree in ceramics. Her work has been published in nine books and is in numerous museum collections including the Mint Museum and the American Museum of Ceramic Arts. She has marketed her porcelain via both retail and wholesale markets nationwide and was a gallery owner for thirteen years. Gwen’s curatorial work is typified by high caliber shows that are innovative in subject and scope. She has curated national traveling exhibitions for, among others, the Asheville Art Museum, Appalachian Center for Crafts, the Ohio Craft Museum, and the Southern Highland Craft Guild. She is active as a juror throughout the region for competitive exhibitions, serves as a grant panelist around the country, as an arts facilitator, and workshop presenter. Gwen is the curator, PR director and information specialist at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea where she handles all agency PR, curates 2-3 annual exhibitions and directs the center’s events and programming. Gwen is a ceramic artist and a strong arts advocate. She works as an arts consultant and has served on the Boards of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and the Southern Highland Craft Guild. In 2008, Gwen received the Rude Osolnik Award, Kentucky’s highest award for craft. As a practicing artist, gallery owner and now curator at the Kentucky Artisan Center, my love of curatorial work has blossomed as I work with different fine art and craft artists from all around the country.

Gwen Heffner

Alexandra Nicholis Coon is the Executive Director for the Massillon Museum. She received her MA in Art History from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, a BA in Art History from Kent State University, and has a Collections Care certificate from the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation. She has been with Massillon Museum since 2001, and served as Curator for the Museum from 2003-2010. Nicholis Coon was adjunct faculty for Walsh University from 2006 – 2011, having taught art history and museum studies courses, and is a member of the University’s advisory board. She serves on the board of Visit Canton!, the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau for Stark County, City of Massillon’s Community Improvement and Third Century Committees, is Vice President for the Board of the Ohio Museums Association, serves as a trustee for Lighthouse Visions, Inc., and is a committee member for the City of Akron Holocaust Commemoration. In 2011, she was recognized with the YStark! “Twenty Under 40” award, was a 2012 inductee to the Canton YWCA Women’s Hall of Fame, the 2012 recipient of the Massillon Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence in Leadership Award, and a 2013 and 2014 Athena Award finalist for Stark County. Coon serves as a District Secretary for Soroptimist International Midwestern Region, is a member of the Akron Chapter D.A.R., and resides in North Canton, OH with her husband, Joshua, and twin girls Persephone and Myra.

Alexandra Nicholis Coon

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Douglas Max Utter is an exhibiting painter and art critic based in Cleveland Ohio. He was educated in part at Case-Western Reserve University and has taught painting and drawing courses at the University of Akron, Kent State University, and Cleveland Institute of Art. Utter’s work in painting and criticism has been recognized with three Individual Fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council, the Best Painting Award at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s May Show (1987), and journalism awards from the Cleveland Press Club. He has published several hundred reviews, articles, and essays in numerous national and regional publications. In 2011 he received a CPAC Creative Workforce Fellowship, and in 2013 was honored with the Cleveland Art Prize, Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts.

Douglas Max Utter

Please read The Arts Policies and Procedures before continuing.

Important Dates: • May 29 Entry deadline • June 6 Notifications sent from FairJudge • June 6 Films ready for Juror to review • June 17-18 Artwork Delivery 12p-8p • June 19 Artwork Delivery 9a-12p • July 26 Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony 6p-8p • July 27 August 7 Exhibition hours 9a-9p • August 7 Exhibition hours 9a-6p • August 7 Artwork pick-up 7p-9p (carry-out only; entrance to fairgrounds is not permitted after 7p.) • August 8 Artwork pick-up 10a-8p • August 9 Artwork pick-up 10a-2p

• Any artwork not picked up by the above dates will be disposed of by Fair management.

Total Awards Offered $21,950

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Amateur .................................. Div. 5101 Professional ............................ Div. 5102 Film ......................................... Div. 5103 On Site Competition ............... Div. 5104

Award Sponsors: Ohio Expositions Commission

Ohio Arts Council

Mayco Colors

Greater Columbus Arts Council

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center Of Worthington

Sherrie Gallerie

Bareclay Studios

Creative Arts Of Women

Westbridge Camera Club

Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative

Bill & Sheila Riat

City Of Upper Arlington

Collage Of Women Artists

Connie Layne Memorial

Hazen - Taft

Hayley Gallery

Dept. 5100 Cox Fine Arts Center

Entry Deadline: May 29 Delivery: June 17 & 18 (12p-8p)

June 19 (9a-12p)

A CERAMICS PERSPECTIVE focus on artists working in ceramics

To encourage and promote ceramic entries to this year's exhibition 12 awards have been designated to highlight this discipline for 2016. Additional support for the awards is provided by the Ohio Arts Council, Mayco Colors, Sherrie Gallerie and Bareclay Studios.

See page 7 for details.

Our 2017 Exhibition will feature... A FIBER PERSPECTIVE

focus on artists working in fiber

NEW ARTIST AWARD Supported by the Ohio Arts Council

Attention Artists! If you have never entered the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, or have not had work accepted into the exhibition in the past, we encourage you to enter this year! Two new artists will each receive an

award of $250. See page 6-7 for details

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Selling Your Art Work • The Ohio State Fair provides artists an opportunity to sell their work during the exhibition. You must provide

sale information during the on-line entry process. • The Ohio State Fair receives a 30% commission on all artwork sold. Patrons will be responsible for picking up

purchased artwork. General Notes • Artist must be 17 years of age or older and an Ohio resident unless you are entering the Film Division. • The director will make the final decision regarding proper artwork condition and placement of each piece. • Exhibition space is not climate controlled. • The Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony is an invitation only event. Each invitation admits two; additional tickets are available for $5 each. Parking is free for this event. • Please refer to the Arts General Policy and Procedure Guidelines and specific division notes for important

information. Uploaded Image Specifications • Artwork must be photographed on a solid background. • One image per 2‒D entry. • One to two images per 3‒D entry. Image(s) must be named after the title of the work it represents. For example

if the title of your piece(s) is elephant, then the title of your image file would be elephant1 and the detail shot would be elephant2.

• Artist name must NOT appear on uploaded images. • Uploaded image size requirements: 1024 x 768 pixels or smaller (width x height) - less than 6MB and saved as

a JPEG, GIF, BMP or PNG formats only. • If your total image file size is greater than 6 MB, you will need to use a photo editing program to “re-size the

photo image”. Free programs available: Microsoft Image Resizer, Microsoft Photo Editor, Picasa, Irfanview, Photoscape and others.

• Your images must be RGB color format; CMYK files will not upload properly. • It may be helpful to move entry images to your desktop (for ease in uploading).

For Professional and Amateur Entries:

Class 1 - 2-Dimensional (UPLOAD ONLY ONE IMAGE) Class 2 - Installation/Sculpture (UPLOAD UP TO 2 IMAGES)

Entry Instructions Be sure you have updated your browser to the 2016 Ohio State Fair website • First time users may find it helpful to review the Online Entry Tutorial. • A valid email address is crucial for future communications, including acceptance/non-acceptance notifications

and entry confirmation. Please check spam/junk mail if you haven't received expected notifications. • Enter Online and follow instructions as the system walks you through the entry process. • NEW FOR 2016! During the entry process you now have the option to include one or two galleries (space is

limited) representing your work. If you include this information, it will be printed on the tag displayed next to work accepted into the exhibition.

• You can process only one entry at a time. • Sessions expire after 20 minutes of inactivity; “save to the cart” if you plan on leaving your computer for more

than 20 minutes. • After successfully uploading an image, a photo thumbnail will appear on the right side of the screen. • If you make a mistake, log back into “My Account”. Remember to submit digital images at time of registration. • Refer entry questions to Entry Dept. b.prince@expo.state.oh.us or 614-644-4052.

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Department Notes

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Department Notes Continued

Delivery to Cox Fine Arts Center: June 17-18, 12p-8p June 19, 9a-12p Delivery drop-off and shipping address for accepted artwork:

Ohio State Fair Cox Fine Arts Center 717 East 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43211-2698

If you plan to ship your work use the above address. If you plan to hand deliver artwork, see map below for drop off location and directions. The artist is responsible for all shipping costs and in-transit insurance. Shipped artwork must be sent prepaid and in a substantial reusable container. Special shipping instructions and prepaid shipping label must accompany each piece of delivered artwork if it is to be shipped back to artist after Fair. The Ohio State Fair will not be responsible for an insufficient prepaid shipping label and will not pay any difference.

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Special Thanks! To the Ohio Grape

Industries Committee for providing a special

selection of Ohio wines available for tasting at the

Opening Reception Tuesday, July 26.

Amateur $4,050 Awards Offered Div. #5101

Entry Deadline: May 29 Delivery: June 17-18, 12-8p June 19, 9a-12p Fees: $10 processing plus $5/entry

• Must be an Ohio resident and 17 years of age or older. • Unlimited entries. • Awards will not be announced until the Awards Ceremony. • Only original artwork may be entered (reproductions, copies, or work that has been created through the

instruction of another artist is ineligible). • Artwork must have been completed in the last four years and must be visibly dated (suggested on the back). • Artwork previously shown in this exhibition may not be re-entered. • Instructions to print entry tags will be e-mailed upon acceptance. Print two tags for each entry accepted into

the exhibit; attach one entry tag to the upper right back corner of 2D work, or to the bottom/side of 3D work. The second tag will be required at pick-up. Artwork will not be released without it!

• Entries will be judged from uploaded digital images. Names not allowed on images.

Amateur definition: Artist does not meet the professional criteria. Artist new to or not yet skilled in a particular medium. Artists who engage in the creation of art as a hobby.

Professional definition: Artist juried into several exhibitions.

Art Work Requirements and Size Limitations: • Hanging work must be wired and ready to display (saw-tooth hangers and clip frames will not be accepted). • Hanging work may not exceed 8’x 8’ or 100 lbs. • Artists who submit accepted works with special hanging requirements need to provide hardware, detailed

instructions and/or be present to hang. • Installation/Sculpture style art pieces may not exceed 10’x10’x17’ and must be installed by the artist. • Glass or Plexiglas must be used over water media, drawings, prints, photographs and 2-D mixed media

artworks. • Artist must obtain approval by the director for any deviations to these limitations. • Ceramic work MUST be handmade. No commercial molds.

CLASS 1. 2-Dimensional 2. Installation/Sculpture

AWARDS 1st Best of Show 2nd Best of show 3rd Best of show Ohio Expositions Commission……....$1,000…………………....$700…………………….…..$500 Other Jurors Choice (2 @ $400 each) .......................................................................................................................... $800 Ohio Arts Council (2 @ $250 each) ..................................................................................................................... $500 Greater Columbus Arts Council (2 @ $150 each) ............................................................................................... $300 New Artist (supported by the Ohio Arts Council) ................................................................................................. $250

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5101 and 5102 Amateur and Professional Division Notes

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Professional $9,250 Awards Offered Div. #5102

AWARDS 1st Best of Show 2nd Best of show 3rd Best of show Ohio Expositions Commission……....$2000…………………....$1400………………….…..$1000 Other Jurors Choice (2 @ $600 each) ........................................................................................................................ $ 1200 Ohio Arts Council (10 @ $300 each) ................................................................................................................. $ 3000 New Artist (supported by the Ohio Arts Council) ............................................................................................... $ 250 Greater Columbus Arts Council (2 @ $200 each) ............................................................................................. $ 400

Entry Deadline: May 29 Delivery: June 17-18, 12-8p June 19, 9a-12p Fees: $10 processing plus $10/entry

CLASS 1. 2-Dimensional 2. Installation/Sculpture

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Amateur & Professional $3,550 Awards Offered New! A Ceramics Perspective

A CERAMICS PERSPECTIVE AWARDS

Amateur Ohio Arts Council ................................................................................................................................................ $ 500 Mayco Colors (3 @ $250) ................................................................................................................................... $ 750 Bareclay Studios (2 @ $125 ............................................................................................................................... $ 250 Professional Ohio Arts Council (2 @ $500 each) ................................................................................................................... $1000 Mayco Colors (3 @ $250) .................................................................................................................................. $ 750 Sherrie Gallerie .................................................................................................................................................. $ 300

Outdoor Sculpture Call $1,000 Award sponsored by Mayco Colors

$1,000 Honorarium/Award - Selected sculpture design will be viewed by thousands of Fair visitors exploring the Cox Fine Arts Center.

• Proposal Deadline: Monday, June 17 Notifications : Friday, July 1 • Entries must include proposals with sketches or images of current work. Please send all proposals (docs, jpg, pdf, or hyperlinks) to

chazoneil.osffinearts@yahoo.com. • Sculpture must be a minimum of 6 feet high and no more than 8 feet in width or depth. • SCULPTURE MUST CONTAIN HAND-MADE CERAMIC ELEMENTS, at least 30% of the materials used must be ceramic. • Sculpture must be weather proof and family-friendly. • Artist(s) is responsible for the setup and removal of the sculpture. Removal no later than Tuesday, August 9. • There is a 30% commission of any sales. • Accepted proposal will need to be installed no later than Friday, July 22. • This is not a juried award and there is no entry fee. • The selected sculpture is not eligible for any other awards.

Open to all US residents 17 years of age or older. • Only family-friendly genre accepted. • Films will be exhibited/viewed on a continual rotation. • Short films may not exceed 10 minutes (including the opening title card and closing credits). • Link for each entry (YouTube or Vimeo) must be e-mailed to s.libertini@expo.state.oh.us. The body of

this e-mail must include: the film’s title, length in minutes, year completed and a brief description of the film. • Accepted entries will need to provide two DVDs per each accepted short film entry; one standard DVD and on

QuickTime file saved on DVD. • DVD’s will not be returned. • Artists are responsible for all film/video production costs. • Artist grants OEC/OSF film use privileges (i.e. web site, blog, catalog, etc.). • Artists are responsible for short film submissions (i.e. rights, releases, licenses, etc.). • Management will pre-screen all works prior to the jury process.

Entry Instructions: • Enter online • E-mail entry links with TITLE/FILM LENGTH/YEAR/DESCRIPTION to s.libertini@expo.state.oh.us

5103 Film Division Notes

Film $1,250 Awards Offered Div. #5103

Entry Deadline: May 29 DVD’s Delivered by: June 19 Fees: $10 processing plus $10/entry

(5 entry maximum)

CLASS 1. Short Film

AWARDS 1st Best of Show 2nd Best of show 3rd Best of show Ohio Expositions Commission……....$500………………….....$250………………….…...$100 Greater Columbus Arts Council (2 @ $200 each) ............................................................................................... $400

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INTRODUCING THE 2016 FILM JUROR

Roberto Madrigal (Havana, 1950)

Psychologist, film critic and writer. In the 1970s he organized underground film festivals and participated in the production of underground films that were caught and destroyed by the authorities in his native country. From 1972 to 1979 he ran also an underground movie group to discuss film and criticism. In the United States since 1980, he published a bilingual literary magazine, Termino, between 1982 and 1984. He became vice-president of the Cincinnati Film Society until 1987, organizing festivals of Eastern European Cinema and of Cuban Cinema as well. He helped in bringing movie productions to Cincinnati, most notably John Sayles’ films Eight Men Out and City of Hope. He has lectured on cinema at the University of Cincinnati and through his work in the magazine and the Cincinnati Film Society has earned grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Plein Air Painting • New dates: Monday August 1 - Wednesday August 3 • Artists may enter one painting per day (one entry fee per day is required). • Only one piece of artwork must be returned to the north entrance of the Cox Fine Arts Center by 7pm on each

day you compete. • Artist entering by deadline of May 29 will receive in the mail no later than June 30 one parking pass and one

adult admission pass per day entered. • Artists entering the day of competition will pay a $50 entry fee for each day entered and will not receive parking

and admission passes. • Check-in: 9a - 10a at the Cox Fine Arts Center each day of competition. • Artist will be provided a "working artist" sign to place in the area they select to work in. • Canvas must be checked and marked as “blank” by Fine Arts staff during registration. • Canvas must be wired and ready to hang. • Artists must supply their own materials and supplies. An area for preparing your work will be provided. • Photographs may not be used for reference.

On Site Competition $500 Awards Offered Div. #5104

CLASS 1. Plein Air Painting

Entry Deadline: May 29* Competition Dates: August 1-3 (no rain date) Awards: August 3 at 8p, Cox Fine Arts Center

Fees: $10 processing plus $10/ Entry *Artists have the option to enter the day of (August 1-3)

for a late entry fee of $50 per day

AWARDS 1st Best of Show 2nd Best of show 3rd Best of show Ohio Expositions Commission.........................$250........................................$150.................................$100

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5104 On Site Competition Division Notes

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Ohio Regional/Individual Awards $1850 Awards Offered

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington $500 $500 to be divided by up to two awards to artists having a strong regional connection to the arts and the artistic process. Artists whose subject matter, style, process or content are reflective (or challenge) that found in and surrounding Central Ohio will be given stronger award consideration.

Sherrie Gallerie $200 Outstanding Glass Award $100 Outstanding Jewelry Award $100

Creative Arts of Women $250 $100 Amateur award $150 Professional Award

Westbridge Camera Club $200 Amateur Photography Color $100 Amateur Photography B&W $100

Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative $100 Professional artist award for all traditional fine-art printmaking mediums. Art must be hand-pulled and generated using at least one traditional printmaking method.

Bill & Sheila Riat $100 Amateur painting or drawing

City of Upper Arlington $100 Upper Arlington/Franklin County Resident

Collage of Women Artists $100 Amateur or Professional work reflective of the group's work in pastel, painting or watercolor

Connie Layne Memorial $100 Amateur or Professional oil painting focus on still life and landscape

Haley Gallery $100 Creativity on Canvas/Board

Hazen-Taft $100 Amateur or Professional focus on traditional painting

Ohio Arts Council $TBD

Special Art Purchase One Artist Will Receive This Honor The Ohio Arts Council will purchase one piece of artwork from the 2016 Exhibition to display in their downtown Columbus offices.

These awards are given and in most cases judged by the organizations or individuals themselves in an effort to support, embrace and develop amateur and professional artists that have a regional connection, style or medium they want to acknowledge, recognize and encourage.

People’s Choice Award $500 Fine Art Exhibition Sponsored by Ohio Arts Council Vote for your favorite Fine Art July 27 – August 3 People’s Choice Award announced August 4

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2016 Juror Honorariums provided by the Ohio Arts Council

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