competition classes
Teenage Class
Open to any artist, age 13 to 19 years old. Entries in this class can be of any subject, in any medium.
Novice Class
Open to any artist, 19 years or older who has been painting for two years or less. Entries in this class can be of any subject, in any medium.
Hobby Artist Class
Open to any artist, 19 years or older who does not sell or show their work in galleries, juried or professional art festivals or shows, does not teach art professionally and is not considered a commercial artist. Entries in this class can be of any subject, in any medium.
Open Class
Open to any artist, who may have had showings of their work in galleries, art festivals and shows, (excluding the current Buckhorn Fine Art Festival) or who may teach art. Open class includes four categories: 1. Acrylic, 2. Oil, 3. Pastel/Charcoal, Pen & Ink Pencil, 4. Watercolour.
art competition
All entries for the Art Competition are displayed through the duration of Festival weekend for your appreciation and enjoyment, while some are available for your purchase. We invite and receive entries from teenage artists (age 13-19), from individuals developing their art skills and in a new medium (2 years or less), from individuals who identify themselves as hobby or professional. The competition is committed to:
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encouraging the development of creativity in Visual Arts;
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the recognition and support of artistic talent;
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providing opportunity for learning from being judged professionally;
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showcasing individual creative style, design and techniques.
competition classes
Teenage Class
2nd & 3rd place winners receive Rosette ribbon, 1st place winner receives Rosette ribbon and prize.
Novice Class
2nd & 3rd place winners receive Rosette ribbon, 1st place winner receives Rosette ribbon and prize.
Open and Hobby Classes
Rosette ribbons awarded to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners in each category.
Best of Show Award
Rosette ribbon and prize will be awarded to one of the 1st place winners in Open and Hobby categories.
Future Promise Award
Ribbon to be awarded, selected from winners in Teenage and Novice categories.
People’s Choice Award
Selected from all categories by Festival attendees. Winner receives Rosette ribbon and prize.
judging +winners
JUDGING
The Judging Panel will include representatives from the arts and education fields and will be chaired by the Buckhorn Art Competition Committee. Entries are evaluated against a set of criteria that has been established for the class in which they are entered. Judging will be done in private prior to the opening of the Festival.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
Winners will be notified by telephone. Winners agree that their names will be printed in a Buckhorn Community Centre (BCC) newsletter prior to the Art Festival and on the website.
2019 winners
Teenage Category
2nd Katie Hacker
3rd Mona Khabbazi
Future Promise
went to Bethany Hacker
People’s Choice
went to Bethany Hacker
Best in Show
went to Jesse Strong
Novice Category
1st Debra Baldwin
2nd Janet Tucker
3rd Kiah McNaughton
Hobby Category
2nd Charles Piligrim
3rd Sherry Stevenson
Open- Oil
3rd Mary Garason
Open – water colour
1st Debra Bannister
2nd Susan Wagstaffe
Open – Acrylic
1st Carrie Anne McCarthy
2nd Milly Tseng
3rd Tiia Salo-Devries
Open – Pen, Ink, Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal
2nd Ellen Korpel
3rdCatherine Selinger
Teenage Category
1st Bethany Hacker
Hobby Category
1st John Vincent
Open- Oil
1st Gail McFadden
Open- Oil
2nd Dennis Jubenville
Open – water colour
1st Debra Bannister
Open – water colour
2nd Susan Wagstaffe
Open – Pen, Ink, Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal
1st Jesse Strong
