4-H Expressive Arts Contest
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Show your creative side – enter an item (or a dozen) into our Expressive Arts Contest. Entries are due on or before the County Council meeting on April 23 at the 4-H office. Ages 5-18 as of January 1, 2021. This is a great way to prepare items to be entered in the fair. Register in 4-H Online. Items will be showcased with awards displayed at the Downtown 4-H Art Expo during the first week of May. Youth may enter 1 item in each category. Age Divisions: Cloverbud (5-7) Junior (8-13) and Senior (14-18)
Awards: Blue and Red in each category by age division. Best in Class (Sewing, Art, Photography & Other) for each age division and Best in Show for each Age Division.
| Code for Entry | Category | Description |
| S-1 | Clothing or Wearable Accessories | Made of Fabric |
| S-2 | Clothing or Wearable Accessories | Made of Fiber; may include, but not limited to: crochet, knit, or woven items. |
| S-3 | Clothing or Wearable Accessories | Not Fabric or Fiber: may include, but not limited to: jewelry, leatherwork, beading, recycled, duct tape, etc. |
| S-4 | Fabric or Fiber Craft – Not worn | Sewn Items. May include, but not limited to: quilts, wall hanging, stuffed items, décor, etc. |
| S-5 |
Fabric or Fiber Craft – Not Worn |
Non-Sewn Items. May include, but not limited to: crocheted dish scrubbers, woven potholders, rugs, bowls, decor, etc. |
| A-1 | Painting | Any paint type on flat surface; may include, but not limited to acrylic, watercolor, finger paint, oil, food coloring, etc. |
| A-2 | Painting | Multiple media on flat surface |
| A-3 | Painting | Any paint type on a purchased 3-D object; may include, but not limited to wooden items, painted ceramics, painted glass, etc, painted by exhibitor (ITEM NOT HAND MADE) |
| A-4 | Drawing | Any drawing media in black and white on flat surface; may include, but not limited to chalk, pastel, charcoal, pen, pencil, etc |
| A-5 | Drawing | Any drawing media with color on a flat surface; may include, but not limited to colored pencil, ink, chalk, pastel, crayon, marker, etc. |
| A-6 | 3-D Art | Any Medium in 3-D shape; HAND MADE ITEMS ONLY. May include, but not limited to: wood carving, paper mache, soap, abstract, metal, models, etc. |
| A-7 | Clay & Dough Art | Clay or dough items hand made by exhibitor (not purchased & painted) Item must be baked, cured, or hardened in some moldable medium. Includes, but not limited to: thrown, turned or sculpted pottery, ceramic, clay, etc. |
| A-8 | Decorative Food/Edible Creations | May include, but not limited to: decorated cakes, vegetable carving, plating, potato people, etc. |
| A-9 | Floral Design | Real or artificial – may include but not limited to centerpieces, wreaths, swags, corsages, arrangements, etc. |
| A-10 | Paper Craft | May include, but not limited to cards, treat boxes, wall hangings, scrapbook pages, décor |
| A-11 | Mosaic & Collage | Any variety of items or mix of materials/media in an organized fashion. May include, but not limited to: perler bead creations, bead art (not jewelry), seed art, paper collage, mixed media collage/design/decoration. |
| A-12 | Fun Foam | Any design created with craft foam sheets and/or shapes. May include kits or free design/build |
| P-1 | Photography | People – limited to pictures containing people |
| P-2 | Photography | Landscape/Nature |
| P-3 | Photography | Animals |
| p-4 | Photography | Any other photo |
| P-5 | Photography | Digital/social media – must use #20CabCoArt and post to social media. Must state social media platform on entry form |
| 4-H-1 | Promotional Item | Clover or 4-H Promotional Item –May include, but not limited to brochure, flyer, picture, t-shirt, prize, etc. |
| O-1 | Other Unlisted Craft | Only items that cannot be entered in any other category. |