Showcase Guidelines
1.
Items made by 4‑H members should reflect the
skills they have learned in their 4‑H project, the needs and
interests of the 4‑H'er, and quality workmanship. Use the 4‑H project literature and
the "Clover" for ideas and criteria.
2.
Items displayed must:
·
Be made in the current year
·
Be the work of the 4-H members
·
4‑H member must be enrolled in the project
3.
Items must be of blue-ribbon quality.
4.
Items are displayed at the risk of the 4‑H
member. The 4‑H staff,
Extension Centers, and Missouri State Fair are not responsible for loss or
damage to items.
5.
A member is limited to two items in the 4‑H Building and one demonstration in
the 4‑H division.
6.
All 4‑H Building items must be registered
either on the Missouri State Fair Voucher Computer Program or on the Fair
Computation Program report. This
report is made at each county extension office.
7.
The following items will be displayed in the
"Library," a special area that allows fair goers to touch and
examine the items. 4‑H’ers
name and address should be permanently affixed to item.
·
Notebooks (three-ring binders are preferred) – name
and county on spine
·
Posters (flat only; do not fasten items to the
poster.) – name and address on back
·
File card systems
These items will
be accepted from any project. Youths
who show notebooks, posters, or file card systems should understand that
their exhibits will be handled.
8. Where the item list states, "any item
made," the 4‑H member may display any item made in that
project. This includes notebooks,
file cards, photo displays, posters, or educational displays.
9. Because of display
space, available cases and number of exhibits in certain projects dimension
criteria is specified. Items, which
do not comply with size or other specifications, will not be displayed or
receive a ribbon. No posters, pictures,
notebooks or patterns attached to projects.
Scrapbooks made in projects other than class 315 will be displayed
in the Library or with other exhibits.
Poster
- No larger than 14" x 22"; flat only; do not fasten items to the
poster.
Photo Display
REQUIREMENTS
1.
Photos must be mounted on 8” x 10” solid mounting
surface
2.
The mounting surface should be mat board.
3.
Photographs must be 8” x 10” or smaller, with no more
than four photos per mat board.
PLEASE NOTE:
·
“Solid” requires that there are no cutouts or other
holes in the mat board, either around or behind the photo.
·
“Mat board” is a specific material. It is not cardboard, foam core, poster
board, etc.
o
Mat board may be easily purchased from online
retailers if local craft stores are not available.
o Examples of
online retailers that sell 8” x 10” mat board include Sears,
Golden State Art,
Redimat, Etsy and several others which can
be found via google.
·
Mount photos on the smoothest side of the mat board,
using only adhesives designed for permanent mounting of photographs
·
Photo exhibits should arrive in a “zip-lock style”
bag, to protect them from dust, humidity, etc.
·
Include name, address and county on the back of
each photo.
All exhibits are
subject to the FULL State Fair Photography guidelines. They are
posted online at http://4h.missouri.edu/go/events/statefair/photoguidelines.pdf.
Educational Display - A
new product is now available to make educational displays easier to
construct. The size is 24 inches by
18 inches. When it opens and stands
it has 6 inch sides and a 12 inch back.
This is acceptable. For 2013
the original dimensions of
11
inches in height, 12 inches in depth (front to back) and 14 inches in width
will also be included. Must include
three-dimensional items and stand-alone. (Posters with items taped to them do not
qualify as an educational display.
Science fair display boards are too large.)
Entomology or Geology Display Boxes - Box must be no
more than 18" long x 24" wide and 3 1/2" deep to fit in display
racks. Plexiglas or plastic covers
are preferred. No handles or
knobs. Boxes will be displayed
upright in racks.
Scrapbooking exhibits should be only
1 page1 side representative of the complete scrapbook.
·
Size not to exceed 12” x 12”.
·
All pages should be in clear
protective sleeve or clear zipper bag.
Do not frame.
·
If more than one page is submitted
for an exhibit, the exhibit will be disqualified.
Working Models - These exhibits
should show how things actually work (cutaway-sections of motors or
computers) or can be used to help people identify parts such as parts of a
motor or computer. Many times these
exhibits are considered “hands-on” and can be handled by visitors. Working models should require floor space
no larger than 14” x 22”x30”.
Decorated Cakes - The use of
forms or pans is recommended. Cakes
should not exceed 13” in height or at the base. Cake boards should not exceed 1”
margin on each side of cake pan or form and is considered in the 13” base
reqirement. Must only use Royal
Icing, Rolled Fondant or commercial product (i.e. Dapp) that will harden
and preserve the decorated cake. (No real cakes, Butter crème icing or
tube/gel icing - displays containing these items will be considered
ineligible and will be rejected.)
10. Perishable items such as food, vegetables,
crops and home grounds items will not be returned after the Fair. Edible vegetables will be donated to a
charitable organization. these items
are displayed in group settings not as individual projects.
11. Photographs of items too large or
fragile: This category is restricted to: large items such as welding project
or large woodworking items like furniture; fragile items such as delicate
ceramic work. It is not intended as
a substitute category for bringing or mailing projects. All pictures of projects should not
exceed 5 x 7, should not be mounted on anything, and should not have
multiple pictures. Counties should
send pictures individually rather than making a poster board of all the
pictures. The tag should be
attached. Indicate on the voucher
that this is a project too large or fragile to come and what the project
is. These photographs will not be
returned. Do not send pictures of
items that would be disqualified if sent to the fair.
12. Any exhibits using batteries such as
circuit boards or robots should not connect the wires to the battery rather
the wires should be taped behind the battery. Another option is to not attach a battery
but indicate “battery goes here.”
This is to prevent potential fire hazards.
13. All 4-H Building items must be checked in
and out of the 4‑H Building by State Fair 4‑H Personnel during
established times. (No exceptions will be made.) No early removal or checkout of items
is permitted. Items, which are
not properly checked in or out of the 4‑H Building, will not be
awarded premium money and/or ribbons.
14. No outdoor exhibit space is available. Please contact the State 4-H Office at
573-882-1441 prior to check-in for approval of large over-sized
exhibits. Determination of items to
be showcased will be left to the discretion of the 4-H Building
Superintendent based on available space and the safety of fair-goers. Submitting photographs of these items is
encouraged. A ribbon and premium
will be awarded for the project.
15. Shooting Sports exhibits should contain no live ammunition and
arrow points should be removed.
16. All items must have a Missouri State Fair tag
securely fastened in a place that is visible to fairgoers. A second identification label is required
on all items, except perishable items such as food, vegetables or
crops. This label should give name
and county of the 4‑H member, and be placed in an inconspicuous
spot. When an item includes more
than one piece, each piece must be labeled with name and county. (Examples: jacket and skirt; rocket and rocket
launcher; ceramic tea set; mittens, etc., should have an identifying label
on each piece.) Textile items
(clothing, knitting, visual arts, etc.) should have a cloth label sewn or
safety-pinned into the item as a second label. Please remove all county or regional
ribbons. Vegetable and food tags
should be placed in an envelope.
17. Counties who mail or ship their items to
the State Fair should enclose one copy of the voucher and a diskette with
the voucher in the box with the items, and mail one copy separately
to: 4‑H Superintendent, 4‑H
Building, Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO 65301. Use sturdy boxes. Do not ship cakes or items in glass
containers. All items must be
properly tagged and ready for display.
Counties may ship no more than two boxes of items and must enclose CASH to cover the return
shipping or mailing costs.
18. Hams and bacons will be dually enrolled in
the Youth Class of the Country Ham and Bacon Class and may become eligible
for sale if selected as Champion. The 4‑H member is required to
complete all Open Division entry forms which should accompany the project
at check-in and pay the $5.00 entry fee and $2.00 processing fee which is
required in the Agriculture Building.
Checks must be made payable to the "Missouri State
Fair." Only 4‑H hams and
bacons should be checked in and out of the 4‑H Building.
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