So, what's the FRENZY?
Farm Animal Frenzy is a great opportunity to build some very positive barnyard...er... school spirit, not to mention a chance to win area bragging rights for creativity. Each participating school will get a sawhorse - the basic skeleton for the farm animals. Then the students get together and have put their imaginations to work creating a farm animal that reflects the N.C. State Fair's theme. This year the animals must be constructed from recycled materials! And speaking of a whole lotta green, the winning teams earn cash prizes for their schools!
Here's what y'all gotta do. Pay close attention, 'cause if there's one thing worse than cattle on the loose, it's cattle covered in paint on the loose!
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The Task
The theme of the contest is "A Whole Lotta Happy." You need to create a sculpture that resembles a farm animal and also reflects the theme. Talk with your classmates about your ideas. Be creative! Just try to remember that livestock like to be outdoors, so they'll be on display outside for three weeks. Whatever y’all come up with, make sure it can stand up to Carolina elements, and don’t use materials that’ll invite other people to mess with your design!
The Animals
All animals will be built using the provided saw horse. The saw horse must be utilized in some capacity, but can be manipulated in any way to create your animal.
Acceptable farm animals include:
- Cow
- Chicken/Turkey
- Goat
- Horse
- Pig
- Sheep
Any animal not on the above list will not be eligible for the contest.
The Materials
All work must contain a minimum of 80% recycled or recyclable material. Recycled material is any material that is being used for at least the second time. Absolutely NO sharp edges will be accepted.
- Suggestions: old toys, used plumbing parts, car parts, bicycle parts, used building materials, newspapers, cans, bottles, plastic, cardboard, fabric from old clothing, CDs, jewelry, etc.
- Not considered recycled, and therefore should not exceed 20% of the design: rocks, sticks, leaves, dirt, water, etc.
- The Grand Prize winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
- The Second Place winner will receive a $750 cash prize.
- The Third Place winner will receive a $500 cash prize.
- Each school receives $500 for materials and transportation.
- There will also be a People’s Choice award, which will be determined through a vote (and again, any evidence of voting fraud will automatically disqualify a contestant for any and all awards).
Outdoor Art Competition
This is an outdoor art competition. Animals should be constructed in such a way to withstand the elements for at least 15 days. The animals will be displayed in a busy, public setting. All efforts will be made to keep the public from touching the artwork, but it might not be possible. As such, there shouldn’t be any sharp edges (i.e. broken glass, cut metal, etc) protruding from the artwork. Anything deemed unsafe for the public will not be displayed and therefore ineligible for the competition.
Judging Criteria
The judges’ll be lookin’ for lotsa different things, but they’ll want to see how clearly and creatively you and your classmates created a farm animal and stuck to the theme of the North Carolina State Fair, “A Whole Lotta Happy.”
Great Prizes
After all that, a winner’ll get decided! Well, three winners, actually. It’ll go like this:
And remember: as much as we’re sure you need that new video game whatchacallit, all the prizes go to your school, not in your pocket!
Deadline
The deadline is October 7, 2009. Get hustlin’! Those animals won’t decorate themselves!
Announcing the Winners
After all the inspections and photos are done, the judges will announce the winners on October 12, 2009 at the NC State Fairgrounds. People’s Choice voting will start when the Fair opens on October 15.
Some Ideas to Get You Started: What makes you happy at the NC State Fair? Why do you go? What’s special about the fair?