HORSE PAINTING CONTEST
The Horse Painting Contest will encourage the 4-H member to apply artistic talent within the Horse and Pony Project, increase knowledge and skill in equine-related painting and learn the value of developing visual exhibits in areas of specific interest.
2012 Horse Painting Contest Entry Form
Eligibility
Open to Junior and Senior participants. Each participant must have reached age 9 on or before January 1 of the current year and must not have reached age 19 before January 1 of the current year.
Juniors are participants who have not reached age 14 before January of the current year. Seniors are youth who have reached age 14 as of January 1 of the current year and who have not reached age 19 as of January 1 of the current year.
Participation is open to Cloverbud members. Youth ages 5 to 8 may participate in this noncompetitive division.
State winners in the Junior Division are ineligible for future competition in the Junior Division in this event. Juniors are eligible to compete in other Artistic Expression Events in which they have not won a state championship. State winners in a Senior Division of an Artistic Expression Event are ineligible to compete in that same event in future years. Senior state Artistic Expression Event winners are eligible to compete in other Artistic Expression Events in which they have not won a state championship.
Regulations
Only one entry per participant is permitted. Each exhibit must be the original works of the participant that has been completed since the previous year’s contest and that relates to the Horse and Pony Project.
Watercolor, acrylic, oil, or tempera paints (Juniors only) may be used. Cloverbud members, however, may use any medium of their choice.
The minimum size is 9 inches x 12 inches and a maximum of 18 inches x 24 inches. This indicates the finished size, including the matte.
All watercolors must be matted with a suitable matting board, with a maximum border of 3 inches. Recommended matting boards are Crescent, Alphamat, and Bainbridge brand name matting board. All Horse Painting entries are not to be framed. No captions are permitted.
All items must include the following on the back: name, address, county, and age as of January 1 of the current 4-H year, age division, mailing address, and phone number. (No names can appear on the front of the work.)
Entries failing to conform to contest rules will be disqualified.
A Grand Champion State Level award plus the top 10 ribbons in the Junior and Senior age divisions will be awarded. Cloverbud participants will not be ranked but will be evaluated and receive participation ribbons. Ties will be broken starting with the judging criteria with the highest point value and continuing on in decending order. If ties are still present, the NC 4-H Horse program will award multiple prizes of the same rank.
Entries failing to conform to contest rules will be disqualified.
Evaluation Criteria
Award rankings will be based on the following criteria:
Originality, Use of Imagination, and Creativity |
10 points |
Composition, Balance, Harmony, and Overall Design |
30 points |
Craftsmanship, Completed Appearance, Neatness |
25 points |
Use of Materials, Skill Level, and Appropriate Selection |
15 points |
Presentation, Matte-General Appearance |
20 points |
Total |
100 points |
Please thoroughly read the Horse Drawing Contest section in the NC 4-H Horse Program Rulebook (updated annually) for additional information on contest rules, regulations, submission procedures, etc.
2012 Horse Painting Contest Entry Form
Please note that this form must be postmarked by May 1st, 2012 or your entry will be disqualified.
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