Rules and Regulations
* Pre-Registration of your entries will be available through the Rockingham County Fair Website. The link will be posted from June 1 through midnight on Wednesday, August 7. Pre-Registration will save considerable time for both you and the Art Department staff during the intake process and everyone is encouraged to use it. Click HERE for registration.
All exhibits must be entered on Sunday, August 11 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Judging will start at 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening.
This department is open to all youth (ages 4-19 as of January 1, 2023) and Adults living in Rockingham County or the City of Harrisonburg. Rockingham 4-H members who reside outside Rockingham or Harrisonburg are also eligible to enter in this department.
EXHIBITS ENTERED SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED AND ALL EXHIBITS MUST BE MADE BY THE EXHIBITOR. Only one exhibit permitted per class number per person. The department and fair management will not be responsible for articles exhibited. Items are to be picked up on Sunday afternoon, August 18, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Premiums this year will be:
$4 for blue ribbons (1st place)
$3 for red ribbons (second place)
$2 for all white ribbons (third place)
When there is no competition in a class, the judges reserve the right to award the prize if it is worthy, or, if it is not worthy, no prize will be awarded.
PLEASE NOTE NEW (CATEGORIES) THIS YEAR!
All works, other than sculptures, must be framed (except for Section I) and have a wire attached to the back for hanging, or they will not be accepted. Sculptures are limited to a base of 12” square and a height of 18”, or a square footage of 216”. An exception to the framing requirement for Sections I through V is that original works on a gallery wrapped canvas will be considered framed, and no additional frame is needed. This does not apply to work done on canvas board.
Section I – Ages 8 and Under
Each submitted work is to be mounted on neutral-colored construction paper with at least a 1” border around the artwork. Please do not otherwise frame the artwork.
Class No.Category
- Paintings (Watercolor, Tempera, Acrylic)
- Chalk, Pastel
- Collage
- Drawing (Marker, Crayon, Colored Pencil, Pencil, Pen, Charcoal)
- Mixed Media and Collage (a combination of 2 more media in #4)
- Printmaking
- Sculpture (Clay, Wire, Soft Media)
Section II – Ages 9-11
Class No.Category
- Watercolor Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Oil Painting
- Chalk, Pastel
- Computer Graphic Design and Computer Illustration (Identify the software used.)
- Drawing (Marker, Crayon, Colored Pencil, Pencil, Pen)
- Charcoal
- Mixed Media and Collage (a combination of 2 more media in #13 and #14)
- Printmaking
- Sculpture (Clay, Wire, Plaster, Soft Media)
Section III – Ages 11-14
Class No.Category
- Watercolor Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Oil Painting
- Chalk, Pastel
- Computer Graphic Design and Computer Illustration (Identify the software used.)
- Drawing (Marker, Crayon, Colored Pencil, Pencil, Pen)
- Charcoal
- Mixed Media and Collage (a combination of 2 more media in #23 and #24)
- Printmaking
- Sculpture (Clay, Wire, Plaster, Soft Media)
Section IV – Ages 15-18
Class No.Category
- Watercolor Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Oil Painting
- Chalk, Pastel
- Computer Graphic Design and Computer Illustration (Identify the software used.)
- Drawing (Marker, Crayon, Colored Pencil, Pencil, Pen)
- Charcoal
- Mixed Media and Collage (a combination of 2 more media in #33 and #34)
- Printmaking
- Sculpture (Clay, Wire, Plaster, Soft Media)
Section V – Adult
Class No.Category
- Watercolor Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Oil Painting
- Chalk, Pastel
- Computer Graphic Design and Computer Illustration (Identify the software used.)
- Drawing (Marker, Crayon, Colored Pencil, Pencil, Pen)
- Charcoal
- Mixed Media and Collage (a combination of 2 more media in #43 and #44)
- Printmaking
- Sculpture (Clay, Wire, Plaster, Soft Media)