FINE ARTS
5000 Series
2016 Exhibition
Cox Fine Arts Center
ENTER YOUR WORK IN OHIO'S MOST VISIBLE EXHIBITION!
$21,950 IN AWARDS OFFERED
STATEWIDE CALL
FOR ENTRIES!
2015 Exhibition Awards
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
Amateur Awards
1. 2-Dimensional
2. Installation/Sculpture
pg 6
5102
Professional Awards
1. 2-Dimensional
2. Installation/Sculpture
pg 7
Ceramics Perspective Awards
Outdoor Sculpture Call
pg 7
pg 7
5103
Meet the 2016 Film Juror
Film Awards
1. Short Film
pg 8
pg 8
Best of Show Professional
2nd Place
Professional
5104
On Site Competition
1. Plein Air Painting
pg 9
Regional/Individual Awards
pg 10
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The Original Cast
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THE FINE ARTS
EXHIBITION IS VIEWED
BY MORE THAN 43,000
VISITORS AND RECEIVES
MORE THAN 1,500
ENTRIES
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INTRODUCING THE 2016 JURORS
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.
PROFESSIONAL JURORS
Gwen Heffner
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.
Douglas Max Utter
AMATEUR JUROR
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.
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Total Awards Offered
$21,950
Dept. 5100
Cox Fine Arts Center
Award Sponsors:
Ohio Expositions Commission
Ohio Arts Council
Mayco Colors
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center Of
Worthington
Amateur .................................. Div. 5101
Professional............................ Div. 5102
Film ......................................... Div. 5103
On Site Competition ............... Div. 5104
Entry Deadline: May 29
Delivery: June 17 & 18 (12p-8p)
June 19 (9a-12p)
Sherrie Gallerie
Bareclay Studios
Creative Arts Of Women
Westbridge Camera Club
Phoenix Rising Printmaking
Cooperative
Bill & Sheila Riat
City Of Upper Arlington
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.
Collage Of Women Artists
Connie Layne Memorial
Hazen - Taft
Our 2017 Exhibition
will feature... A FIBER
PERSPECTIVE
focus on artists working in fiber
Hayley Gallery
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
Please read The Arts Policies and Procedures before continuing.
Important Dates:
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May 29
June 6
June 6
June 17-18
June 19
July 26
July 27
August 7
August 7
August 8
August 9
Entry deadline
Notifications sent from FairJudge
Films ready for Juror to review
Artwork Delivery 12p-8p
Artwork Delivery 9a-12p
Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony 6p-8p
August 7 Exhibition hours 9a-9p
Exhibition hours 9a-6p
Artwork pick-up 7p-9p (carry-out only; entrance to fairgrounds is not permitted after 7p.)
Artwork pick-up 10a-8p
Artwork pick-up 10a-2p
• Any artwork not picked up by the above dates will be disposed of by Fair management.
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Department Notes
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 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.
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.
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5101 and 5102 Amateur and Professional Division Notes
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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:
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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.
Amateur
$4,050 Awards Offered
Entry Deadline: May 29
Delivery: June 17-18, 12-8p
June 19, 9a-12p
Fees: $10 processing plus $5/entry
CLASS
1. 2-Dimensional
2. Installation/Sculpture
AWARDS
Div. #5101
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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Professional
$9,250 Awards Offered
Div. #5102
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
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
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.
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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.
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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.
5103 Film Division Notes
Open to all US residents 17 years of age or older.
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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.
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E-mail entry links with TITLE/FILM LENGTH/YEAR/DESCRIPTION to s.libertini@expo.state.oh.us
Film
CLASS
1. Short Film
AWARDS
$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)
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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5104 On Site Competition Division Notes
Plein Air Painting
• New dates: Monday August 1 - Wednesday August 3
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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
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
CLASS
1. Plein Air Painting
AWARDS
Div. #5104
1st Best of Show
2nd Best of show
3rd Best of show
Ohio Expositions Commission.........................$250........................................$150.................................$100
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Ohio Regional/Individual Awards
$1850 Awards Offered
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
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acknowledge, recognize and encourage.
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.
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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
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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
Special Art Purchase
$TBD
People’s Choice Award
Fine Art Exhibition
One Artist Will Receive This Honor
Sponsored by Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council will purchase one piece of artwork from the
2016 Exhibition to display in their downtown Columbus offices.
Vote for your favorite Fine Art
July 27 – August 3
People’s Choice Award announced August 4
$500
2016 Juror Honorariums provided by the Ohio Arts Council
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