4-H Expressive Arts Contest

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 March 14th at Extension Officer 715 Cabarrus Ave W Concord, NC. Ages 5-18 as of January 1, 2024. 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 Cabarrus County Art Council March 22nd-April 6th. Youth may enter 1 item in each category. Age Divisions: Cloverbud (5-7) Junior (8-13) and Senior (14-18). You must also submit the following 2024 Expressive Arts Registration form.

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.

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