Superintendent: Tammie & Jason Huenink (tammiehuenink@gmail, 402-601-4496)
Online Registration: July 1-25
Check in: Tuesday, July 30 1-6pm in Ag Society Hall
Judging: Wednesday, July 31 in Ag Society Hall (Not open to public)
Exhibits Open to Public: Thursday Aug 1 to Sunday, August 4th, 10am-9pm daily. (Closes at 8pm Sunday)
Entry Fees: None if pre-entered by July 25th.
Late Entry Fee: Late entries will be accepted; however, a $1 late fee will be charged for each exhibit entered after July 25th.
How To Sign Up:
Step One: Read the Rules and Regulations
Rules and Regulations
Premiums:
1st place: $5
2nd place: $4
3rd place: $3
4th place: $2 (only in Youth)
Additional premium for Special Awards
All entries receive a participation ribbon
PREMIUM PAYOUTS & RELEASE TIMES
• Open Static premium payouts will be available Sunday, Aug 4, 8:30–10 p.m. and Monday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Ag Society Hall, including for Open Quilts. IMPORTANT: Get payouts first, then pick up your exhibit(s) during this time. All Open Static exhibits can be picked up in Ag Society Hall except Open Quilts will be in the Lancaster Room in the Meeting Center. See “Static Exhibit Ag Society Hall Parking” on page 8. • Open Quilts premiums will be available in the Lancaster Room if exhibitor has no other Open or 4-H Static exhibits entered under same name in the Ag Society Hall. • 4-H’ers may pick up their Open Static premiums and exhibits (including Open Quilts) during Open Static move-out times listed above OR during 4-H Static exhibit release on Monday, Aug. 5, 7–11 a.m. in the Ag Society Hall — your choice. • Open Livestock premiums will be handed out at end of each show. • All Open Static and Livestock premiums not picked up at above specified times will be forfeited and any Open Static exhibits not picked up will be thrown away or donated.
SHOW RULES
ONLY ONE EXHIBIT MAY BE ENTERED FOR EACH CLASS NUMBER. This division is for participants who experience physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and/or visual impairments. There are two Divisions. One division is open to adults ages 19 & up (by January 1 of current year) and one division open to Youth (5-18 as of January 1 of current year). If you need assistance registering please call the Lancaster Event Center at 402-441-6545. All entries must be original - not copied from any published source. Entries previously entered are not eligible.
Due care will be exercised in handling each exhibit, but the Ag Society will not be responsible for articles lost, damaged or stolen. Fragile work and extremely large pieces should not be entered. No articles will be release before specified time. If you are unable to pick up your exhibits are the release time, it is your responsibility to find someone to do so. At Superintendent and/or judge’s discretion, classes with few entries may be combined with others, and classes with an overly large number of entries may be subdivided. Any items remaining after NOON on August 9 will be disposed of unless other arrangements are made.
JUDGING SCALE
Judging is merit-based. At judge’s discretion, not all placings will be awarded if exhibits do not merit placing. Ribbons may be awarded for 1st through 4th place and all others will receive participant ribbons. Premium payouts are minimums and may increase based on sponsorship amounts. Placings will be determined by:
- Choice of Subject
- Composition - use of design elements and principles
- Workmanship - media choice and its technical skill
- Originality - not copies, interesting
- Showmanship - mounting and overall appearance
Step Two:
Step Three:
Enter Classes - opens June 18
