CALLING ALL OHIO ARTISTS!

The Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition entry deadline is May 22, 2011.

Thousands of dollars will be awarded!

Updated in 2011:
Entry Fees: We are listening to our artists and art councils. We have updated the entry fee process for 2011 to make it more appealing and easier to enter and pay online. This too should help to prevent confusion and entry errors.

Changing from: Paying $25 for up to three pieces of artwork entered (Amateurs)

To: Paying a processing fee of $10 plus $5 for each (up to three) artwork entered (Amateurs).

Changing from: Paying $30 for up to three pieces of artwork entered (Professionals).

To: Paying a processing fee of $10 plus $10 for each (up to three) artwork entered (Professionals).

Film Division: $10 per entry (film shorts - two categories: general or agricultural). THE FILM DIVISION IS NOW OPEN TO ANY RESIDENT OF THE US.

New Competition in 2011:

Come "Roll in Hay" with us - artist can create an on-site sculpture out of hay/straw. And by the way, we'll provide the hay/straw. For inspiration, click here http://www.zuzafun.com/great-hay-art. The creation and exhibit location will be directly outside the Fine Arts Center east lawn area. The fee to enter will be $10 and there's some big bucks waiting for the winners.

The Prospectus will be online soon!

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Today's Entertainment at the Cox Fine Arts Center...

Saturday, July 30

11 am Noon Guided Exhibition Award Tour (Meet at north entrance)

Noon The Wexner Center for the Arts Presents 2011 Ohio Short Film and

Video Showcase, Youth Division

2 pm Blue Level (Gallery)

3 pm Guided Exhibition Award Tour (Meet at north entrance)

4 pm Brian Griffin (Patio)

6 pm The Wexner Center for the Arts Presents 2011 Ohio Short Film and

Video Showcase, Youth Division

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A Fairtastic Ending to the 2010 Ohio State Fair

Fairwell, fellow fairgoers. It's been yet another great year at the Ohio State Fair, and we hope the memories you made with friends and family, the experiences you had as a junior fair exhibitor, or the friends you made as a member of the All-Ohio State Fair Band & Youth Choir will last you a lifetime. What's your favorite 2010 Fair memory? We would love for you to share it with us here on our blog, or on our memory wall on our website.

Have a Fairtastic rest of the year - we can't wait to see you July 27 - Aug. 7, 2011 for the next Ohio State Fair!

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"Look Charlie Brown - It's the Great Pumpkin!"

You don't have to go far to find a great pumpkin this year at the Ohio State Fair. A pumpkin was weighed in today at the first ever Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Ohio State Fair that tipped the scales at 1056.5 pounds! Owned by Alan Gibson, this giant gourd weighs as much as a market steer! Be sure to stop by the Ag & Hort Building for the last two days of the Fair to see this gigantic gourd!

--Agriculture Alex

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Patrol Officers On Patrol at the Fair

At any given moment here at the Fair, you're bound to run into a State Highway Patrol officer. I have already spent over 5 full days here at the Fair this year, and any time I walk outside or into an exhibit building, I can usually count at least 3 to 4 troopers in the immediate area. Talk about security!

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Sarah Fairchild: 2010 People's Choice Award Winner!

Congratulations to Sarah Fairchild's "Sweet Corn and Flame Stitch" for winning this years People's Choice Award!

Here's an artist Statement from her website:

Growing up in a small town in Northwest Ohio, I often helped my mother and grandmother pull weeds and plant seeds. This early exposure to gardening and nature has inspired and informed my work. I am moved by the ordinary forms and objects that surround us - weeds and plants that I observe everyday on the highways and roadsides throughout Ohio, as well as the fence forms and flowers I see on my morning walks in the alleys throughout my neighborhood.

Working with fluorescent paint on paper is a relatively new media for me as an artist. In the past, working with oil paint on canvas, my flower forms and pattern have adorned still lives and interior spaces. My current work is committed, simplified and modern. I have taken small sections from my previous works and explored the essence of one idea, one moment. The paintings of flowers become modern versions of the classic botanical print.

Fluorescent color is typically associated with the garish, sterile nature of neon signs, rather than the elegance and beauty of fine art. I am intrigued with the process of transforming something ordinary or mundane into something extraordinary. My intent is to give life, vibrancy and importance to these common forms. I am drawn to the visual impact and scintillation that is created through the use of fluorescent color. While this effect may be difficult to glean from a photographic image, when viewed in person, the impact is undeniable.

The use of the silhouette is a common theme throughout my work. It allows me to capture the essence of the forms; it is simple and understood collectively.
I purposely paint the silhouette in darker colors, never black, with the intent to give an updated perspective from the traditional paper cut outs of the early 1800's. At first, the paintings have a flat graphic quality, however quickly transcend into much greater dimension. The surface has a tactile feel that comes alive thru the use of punched holes, grommets and the juxtaposition of thin layers of color next to the liberally painted surface of the silhouetted forms.

For more information, please visit her website: http://www.sarahfairchild.com/index.html

And, to see her award winning piece, please visit the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition!

August 5th to August 8th, 9am- 9pm.

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Today at the Ohio State Fair!

We are excited to welcome you all to the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition 2010! We are pleased to present to you our exhibition, along with various other entertainment throughout the day. Today's schedule is as follows:


9am- 9pm-- Fine Arts Exhibits And Children's Tour

9am- 9pm-- Carole E. Kerber- Status Dude and Status Dudette

10am, 4pm-- Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Short Films Screening

10am- 9pm-- Desdemona's Body Art

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