Fine & Functional Art Categories

Artist selection is based upon creativity, technical ability and use of medium. A six person jury, consisting of experts in the field and your professional peers, will shape the aesthetics and diversity of the show. No one category will represent more than one tenth of the show’s exhibits.  

Pottery/Ceramics – original clay work for decorative or functional purposes. No machine or mass produced work is accepted.

Fiber – original work of primarily fiber including soft sculpture, batik, or painted fabric intended to be wearable or decorative.

Glasswork – original work in which the primary material is glass, including decorative or functional pieces. No mass production is accepted.

Jewelry – ornaments such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings or rings, made of precious metals and which may be set with gems or semi-precious gems. A small percentage of exhibits of jewelry made from non-precious metals and other materials such as glass, ceramics, paper, fiber, wood, leather, polymer clay may be selected, based upon creativity, technical ability and use of medium. No commercial casts, molds or production studio work will be accepted.

Leather – original handmade, functional or decorative art made from leather.

Metal works – original functional non-sculptural metalwork.

Photography – category includes all photographic prints made from the artist’s original negative or digital image processing, which have been processed by the artist or under his or her direct supervision. Photographers are required to disclose both the creative and printing process. Work in this category must be limited editions, signed and numbered on archival quality materials.

Sculpture – original 3-D work of any material.

Paintings – original painted works including oil, acrylic and watercolor.

Works on Paper – original work on paper includes but not limited to printmaking, drawing and pastels.

Woodwork – original woodwork hand tooled, carved or machine worked. May be decorative or functional and includes furniture.

Focus on Children – original functional or decorative work (in any of the above mediums) for which the intended audience or users are children. Examples include but are not limited to furniture, wearable art, ceramics, cartoons and paintings.