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 number of items per class that a county may
display is printed in the right‑hand margin of the item list.
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 premium or ribbon. No posters, pictures, or
patterns attached to projects.
Scrapbooks made in projects other than class 315 will be displayed
in the Library.
Poster
- No larger than 14" x 22"; flat only; do not fasten
three-dimensional items to the poster.
Photo Display
The
following guidelines are requirements for State Fair 4-H photography
exhibits:
· All photos should
be mounted on an 11" x 14” mat board, not
to exceed 1/8” in thickness. Materials such as poster board or
foam core board are not acceptable mounting materials.
· Photographers may
mount the photograph to the mat board using an acceptable adhesive or
approved corner mounts.
· No captions,
titles, or writing on the mat board. The picture should tell the
story.
· Margins are at
the discretion of the photographer.
· No photos using
glass and/or wooden, brass, plastic frames, etc.
· Photos can be
matted with a single window colored mat if appropriate.
· To protect
exhibits from dust and moisture, photos should be placed in a two-gallon
zip-lock-style bag or wrapped in plastic.
· Photo stories
should follow the above guidelines and consist of no more than 4
photographs.
· Include name,
address and county on back of photo.
For definitions and the complete
guidelines governing State Fair photography exhibits, please see http://4h.missouri.edu/go/events/statefair/photoguidelines.pdf. Exhibits that do not adhere to these
guidelines will be disqualified. These exhibits will not be displayed and
will not receive premiums or ribbons.
Educational Display - Must not
exceed 11 inches in height, 12 inches in depth (front to back) and 14
inches in width. 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.
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”.
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: 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. Electricity exhibits using batteries such
as circuit boards 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 will be dually enrolled in the Youth
Class of the Country Ham 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
which is required in the Agriculture Building. Checks must be made payable to the
"Missouri State Fair."
Only 4-H hams should be checked in and out of the 4-H Building.
19. Fair officials reserve the right to modify point values on items. The assigned point value must be used
unless the 4-H Superintendent approves the change.
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