REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ENTRIES
- 3×5 inch card with the following information must be attached to the project:
(samples of 3×5 cards are included at the end of the rules).
Title/Description: Description of the piece and any title (explain how the piece is
of a classical theme, if not obvious)
Category: Category of piece (painting, drawing, mixed media, handicraft, poster or
photography)
Additional Information: Any additional information relevant to judging (i.e. Kit
used, patterns, source of picture, story, purchased parts, map, etc.) - The art must have a recognizable classical theme.
- Your name should not appear anywhere on the project.
- Delegates may enter each of the categories if they wish, but may enter only one piece of
artwork per category. - Only projects made by the delegates present at the convention and properly registered may be
submitted in the graphic arts contests. - All projects must have been completed before graphic arts registration on convention day and
since the final day of the last state convention. - Group projects will not be accepted.
- Work entered must be the original piece, copies will not be considered.
- Projects will not be accepted for judging after the designated Graphic Arts registration time is
over.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF CATEGORIES
Painting
- Media used can include watercolor, acrylics, oils and/or water markers or pencil applied with a brush.
- Do not enter groups of pictures as they cannot be judged fairly against single pictures.
- All entries must be two dimensional.
- The photo may be matted but may not be framed or under glass.
- Pictures (excluding any mat used) may have a minimum size of 8 ½ x11inches and a maximum size of 16x20inches.
Drawing
- Media used can include pencils, charcoal, pastel, chalk or ink.
- Do not enter groups of pictures as they cannot be judged fairly against single pictures.
- All entries must be two dimensional.
- Artwork cannot be framed or under glass.
- Pictures (excluding any mat used) may have a minimum size of 8 ½ x11inches and a maximum size of 16x20inches.
Mixed Media and Miscellaneous
- Entries can be combinations of the other categories, games, greeting cards or cartoons.
- Handicraft
- Projects can include mosaics, sculpture, wood carving, scratch art, pottery, models, dolls, jewelry or decorative stitching.
- No molds or pre-made kits may be used.
Posters
- Entries can include charts, maps, illustrated quotations or banners.
- Must measure 22×28 inches.
Photography
- Both digital and traditional will be accepted.
- Pictures may be no larger than 8×10 inches.
- The photo may be matted but not be framed or under glass.
- Photos, digital or traditional, must be printed on photo weight paper for entry
Ars Anni: Best in Show
A competition where the winner is the piece voted the best by the convention attendees. o All art submitted for judgment is automatically entered into the Ars Anni competition.
Attendees at the convention vote on which art piece is the best, in their opinion. o Whichever piece receives the most votes during the designated voting time wins the competition. Votes must be submitted during the designated time and on the supplied ballot.
If art is removed early from convention it will not be considered for Ars Anni. o Pieces that were disqualified during judging will not be eligible to participate in this competition.
More Infomation
We have based the current Graphic Arts Guidelines and Rules on the National JCL Guidelines, the contests are not the same; in most cases the National JCL Guidelines offer more. When preparing for National Convention please reference the current year’s National JCL Guidelines provided to you with your registration.
The judges retain the right to move projects to more appropriate categories and to combine age groups to allow for the most competitive and, therefore, fairest judging. If you have questions or concerns about the judging please speak with the Graphic Arts Chair at convention or speak with your sponsor after convention.
COPYRIGHT RULES
Nota bene: adherence to these rules is strict.
Do not use any copyrighted characters or ideas unless you submit a copy of written permission from the holder of the copyright as detailed below. If you use copyrighted material without permission, your project will be disqualified. This includes multimedia projects.
a. If the work or idea you want to use was first published after 1922, it is probably protected by copyright. You must obtain permission in writing and submit it with your project. We will accept e-mails. Start early. It sometimes takes months to get permission. If something published after 1922 is not copyrighted, we need written proof of that too.
b. Fair use is the right to use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of education, commentary or parody. You may use or display digital images in connection with presentations. An educational multimedia presentation may include:
1) Up to 10% or 1,000 words, whichever is less, of a copyrighted text work, but no more than three poems by one poet, or five poems by different poets from any anthology.
2) Up to 10%, but no more than 30 seconds, of the music and lyrics from an individual musical work.
3) Up to 10% or three minutes, whichever is less, of a copyrighted motion media work (e.g. An animation, video or film image)
4) A photograph illustration in its entirety but no more than five images by an artist or photographer or no more than 10% or 15 images, whichever is less, from a published collective work.
c. For more detailed explanations, see :
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/copyright_and_fair_use_overview/chapter1/index.html http://fairuse.stanford.edu/copyright_and_fair_use_overview/chapter7/7-b.html#3.
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