2011 Award Listing

Professional Awards:

Best of Show $2,000

“Bah Bah Black Sheep” Undine Brod

2nd Best of Show $1,400

"The Price of Greatness is Responsibility" Andrew Ina

3rd Best of Show $1,000

“Cousin Duane” Barbara Vogel

Juror’s Choice Award ($500 each)

“Watershed” Catherine Smith Bell

“Watering the Lawn” Kevin Buckland

“Apple” Francis Schanberger

Amateur Awards:

Best of Show $1,000

“Squirt” Isaac Smith

2nd Best of Show $400

“Fearless?” Sarah Ferguson

3rd Best of Show $200

“The Smokey Lava Lamp” Kevin Benson

Juror’s Choice Awards (Three - $500 each)

“Red, the Bull (Memory Painting)” Jules Garel

“Practice” Tom Hart

“Chairs” Karrie Carlyle

Ohio Arts Council (OAC):

Ten Professional Awards ($300 each)

“Conneaut Cycle-Blue Streak” Carol Griffith

“Arrangementin Rust & Ochre Homage to Whistler’s Mother” Susanne Dotson

“Grapes” Jose Luis Quinones

“Waiting” Frederick Fochtman

“Feeding the Deer” Lori Kella

“Dark Table” Jeffery Owen

“Relics” Melissa Vogley Woods

“Baby-Rat” Julie Byrne

“Olentangy 1” Georgie Cline

“Entia per Aggregatum” Nikos Rutkowski

Two Amateur Awards ($250 each)

“The Tinkerer” Owen Simonson

“Watch the Road” Beverly Darwin

One People’s Choice Award $ 500

TBA

Purchase Award $750

“Magical Evening” Morris Jackson

Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC):

Two Professional Awards ($125 each)

“Olentangy 1” Georgie Cline

“Neighborhood Gone” Melissa Vogley Woods

Two Amateur Awards ($125 each)

“2 Minutes” April Hernandez

“Metropolis” Elizabeth Nelson

City of Upper Arlington Award $100

“Delilah Defeats Her Demons” Elizabeth Chrisman

McConnell Arts Center ($250 each)

“Surf Vessel” Kevin Keiser

“Evening Glow” Paul Kramer

Arts Council Lake Erie West Award $ 100

“Memory of Purpose” Sarah Ockuly

New Albany Arts Council Award $ 100

“Out of the Forest“ Elaine Freeman

Southern Hills Arts Council

“Lime Tree Farm” Kit Dailey

SPONSOR AWARDS

Ohio Quarter Horse Association, Inc.:

Professional Award $ 200 “American Flags Diptych” Art Beery

Amateur Award $ 100 "Glenford Summer Dawn" Craig Wales

Roll in the Hay Contest Awards

1st Place $ 300 – Melissa Vogley Woods

2nd Place $ 200 – Michael Mascoto

3rd Place $ 100 – Grace Summanen

Westbridge Camera Club - Two Amateur Photography Awards

Color $100 -“Moonshine Under Peir” Jim Snyders

Black and White $100 -“Kaylea” Karrie Carlyle

Harrison House Bed and Breakfast Award $ 150

“Corwin Nixon Covered Bridge” Aaron Skapik

Hazen-Taft Award $ 100

“Waiting” Frederick Fochtman

William J. & Sheila Riat Award $ 100

“Garden of the Misbegotten” Paula Nees

The Collage of Women Artists Award $ 100

"Tree Peony" Rebecca Taft

Short Film Awards

(Thank you to our jurors Susan Halpern and Chad Dull)

Juror’s Short Film Awards

Best of Show $1,000 - “HOMEless”
 Andrew Ina

2nd Best of Show $300 - “1926/1950/1984” Corey Aumiller

3rd Best of Show $200 - “HOPE”
 Beijing Charlie 


Juror’s Choice Awards ($100 each)

"Lamentations" Nicolette Swift

“Letters from Frank” Joanne Caputo

"Ink"



 Amanda H. Cook

Greater Columbus Arts Council ($250 each)

"Walls"

Corey Aumiller

“Cycles of Overuse” Matt Swift


Ohio Quarter Horse Association, Inc. $100


“Do-Re-Mi-O-H!” Steven Carmona

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Ohio State Fair Sweepstakes

Feeling lucky? Enter the Ohio State Fair’s sweepstakes on Facebook for your chance to win a Family Fun Pack! It only takes a minute to sign up and you will be eligible to win one of 10 prize packs that include four admission tickets to the Fair.

That means you and three family members or friends could receive free admission to the Fair where you can enjoy rides, music, food and attractions for all ages.

What can you do with your family or friends at the Fair?

Catch some free entertainment at the Tractor Supply Co. Gazebo or Main Street Stage presented by CD101 @102.5! With everything from music and magic to comedy and hypnosis, there’s certainly something for everyone.

Get a rush on the Midway! With rides of all sizes, games and more, you’re sure to find a thrill for all ages. Buy discounted wristbands vouchers before the Fair to ride all day.

Explore the Natural Resources Park! Go fishing, take a kayak for a spin, or watch a show in the shady amphitheater. There is also a variety of wildlife that calls the park home.

Savor the flavor of the

WNCI Food Highway

! You’re sure to find something for even the pickiest eater with more than 180 vendors. You can even enjoy locally grown food in the Taste of Ohio Café including the new Pork Parfait which combines layers of shredded pork, mashed potatoes and BBQ Sauce.

No matter where the day takes you, it’s sure to be a Fairtastic adventure!

So what are you waiting for? Go enter the Sweepstakes!

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CONGRATULATIONS to all the following Filmmakers accepted into the 2011 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition!

2011OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBITION

SHORT FILMS

Brandon Antczak- “Birds of Ohio Vol. 2 Issue 2”

Corey Aumiller- “1926/1950/1984”

Corey Aumiller- “Walls”

Steven Carmona- “Unwanted Memories”

Steven Carmona- “Do-Re-Mi-O-H!”

Joanne Caputo- “Letters from Frank”

Beijing Charlie- “HOPE”

Amanda H. Cook- “Ink”

Amanda H. Cook- “Self-Portrait as Marlon Brando”

Eric Homan- “Columbus Lights”

Eric Homan- “Life on Uncle Howard’s Farm”

Andrew Ina- “HOMEless”

Michael Loderstedt- “Winter’s Woodpeckers”

Brandi Mays- “Carriage House Farm”

Michael R Siculan- “Scaryonettes”

Nicolette Swift- “Lamentation”

Nicolette Swift- “Can”

Matt Swift- “Cycles of Overuse”

Matt Swift- “Scenic View”

Acceptance letters are in the mail, along with an invitation to the Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony. All awards will be announced at the reception Tuesday July 26, 2011 6pm to 8pm.

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Cowman Spotted! Famous Ohio State Mascot Found At Columbus Hotspots

You know what they say...cows can show up in the craziest places!

That's what North Market shoppers learned yesterday as we kicked off our "Cowman on the Mooooove" summer event.

For the next few weeks, Ohio's most beloved bovine will be moooooving all over to see some of the best sites in central Ohio.

If you see him, don't be sheepish! Cowman loves taking pictures with Fair-lovers --just take a look at the pictures below from his trip to North Market yesterday!

Feel like cow tipping? Well, you can send us your tips of where you found Cowman by tweeting #cowmanosf to @OhioStateFair.

The best part: by tweeting, you'll automatically be entered into a drawing to win a Family Four Pack to the 2011 Ohio State Fair!

So, get out there and milk this opportunity for all it's worth, while enjoying some of the best places in central Ohio!

More Fairtastic pictures from Cowman's adventures can be found by visiting our Facebook!

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Become Royalty at the 2011 Ohio State Fair!

Who hasn't dreamt of one day becoming a prince or princess?

Well, unless you're Kate Middleton, that dream probably hasn't come true just yet. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't have your very own throne anyway!

That's why the 2011 Ohio State Fair has extended the deadline for its "Decorated Thrones" contest to July 13!

Ok, so maybe a toilet wasn't exactly what you pictured when you were a little kid. But you can use your imagination, along with any decorations you want, to make your throne truly fit for royalty, or just your personality.

On July 28, Five Star Plumbing and Drains will provide the thrones / toilets for a maximum of 12 - 15 participants, who will have two hours to decorate their porcelain privies however they wish, from 2 pm - 4 pm.

The thrones will then be judged and displayed throughout the Fair at the DiSalle Creative Arts Center.

First, second and third place winners will be awarded. The winner will receive $100 ($50 of which will be a gift certificate to Home Depot) for their crowning achievement.

Click here for more details, or contact the Entry Department at 614-644-4052 to enter.

You have until July 13, so sign up to decorate your perfect throne for a chance to win a princely prize!

A list of other Fair competition deadlines can be found below:

July 1
Agriculture, Horticulre, & Floriculture
Largest and Specialty Exhibits
Horse Show
Scholarships

July 13
Decorated Thrones
Baton Twirling
Culinary Arts

July 22
Cheer and Dance Competitions
Wrestling
Boxing Tournament

July 30
Bench Press / Dead Lift

July 31
Ohio State Fair 5K Run & Walk

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Tweet for Tix! Ke$ha On Coco!

Pop superstar and soon-to-be Ohio State Fair performer Ke$ha is deinitely on Team Coco, as she brings her "Get $leazy" Tour to the red-head's show TONIGHT!

The glittered singer / songwriter will perform on The Conan O' Brien Show at 11 pm / 10 pm central on TBS as part of the show's Summer Concert Series.

Ke$ha, an intense performer known for her electro-pop style and mixture of singing and rapping in her songs, last graced the Conan stage just a couple of months ago in May 2011.

With glitter-gun in tow, the California-native and self-described "animal" discussed her off-beat obsessions with both quarters and beards at her last Conan appearance.

Tune in tonight to see what she will talk about next and hear "Tik Tok," "Blah Blah Blah" and more of her smash hits!

If you like what you hear, don't forget to buy tickets to see Ke$ha perform LIVE at the 2011 Ohio State Fair on Thursday, July 28 in the WCOL Celeste Center.

Buy your concert tickets in advance and Fair admission is included, so make sure to come early and enjoy all kinds of Fair fun before the show!

Or, head over to our Twitter page for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Ke$ha at the Ohio State Fair simply by retweeting our post!

"The party don't stop" til Ke$ha walks in...and she wants you to join her at the 2011 Ohio State Fair!

You never know what will happen when Ke$ha takes the stage. Tune in to Conan tonight to see!

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Every Day is Father's Day at the Ohio State Fair!

You probably spent this past weekend celebrating your dear ole dad for Father's Day. Well, here at the Ohio State Fair, we say, why not make every day Father's Day?

With plenty of activities that families can enjoy together, there's no better place to spend some quality time and pay your parent back for all of the great things they do all year. Here are just a few ideas:

Giant Slide
Sometimes dads like to be kids too! Make the 105-stair trek up to the top of the enormous yellow slide that premiered at the Ohio State Fair in 1969. Grab a couple of burlap sacks and race dad to the bottom!

Natural Resources Park
Explore the outdoors with dad at your side. With fishing, kayaking and archery at this beautiful eight-acre park, there are not only plenty of activities, but many things to observe as well, such as Ohio wildlife, a log cabin and a tall grass prairie.

Dairy Products Building
With so many things to do, you and dad will surely build up an appetite. Visit the Dairy Products Building and treat yourselves to some delicious Ohio-produced ice cream while admiring the famous butter cow display, a Fair tradition since 1903.

There is truly an endless amount of things to do at the Fair with your dad, mom or special someone. So, take that person to the 2011 Ohio State Fair and show them that they are truly Fairtastic!

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