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MAGICINWOOD2018
ONTARIOWOODCARVINGCHAMPIONSHIPONTARIOWOODCARVERSASSOCIATION(OWCA)
39thAnnualCompetitionOctober20th,2018
GENERALRULESANDREGULATIONS
Thecompetitionisopentoallartistswhousewoodastheirprimarymaterial.
Tobeeligible,carvingsmustbecompletedwithintheprevioustwelvemonths.
InCategoriesA,B,CandD,competitorsentertheirworkbygroupandlevel.CategoriesEandF(woodturning,marquetry,intarsiaandmosaic)aresinglelevelonly.
Competitorsmayenteruptofourpiecesoftheirownworkpercategory.Thereare27categories.
Thepreferredmethodofcompetitionentryisonline,atwww.ontariowoodcarvers.ca
Competitorsmaketheirownchoicesastothelevelandcategoryinwhichtheyenter.However,theCompetitionandShowCommitteereservestherighttomakethefollowingdecisions:
• Transferanyentryfromonecategorytoanother
• Combinetwoormorecategoriesifthenumberofentriesineachisinsufficienttoprovidereasonablecompetition
• Moveanyentryfromoneleveltoanother.
OWCAalsoreservestherighttoacceptorrejectanyentryandtodisplayonlythosethatareofacceptablequalityorthatexhibitspacepermits.
Materialsotherthanwoodmaybeused,providedthatanysuchmaterial,intheopinionofthejudges,isappropriateandusedinasubsidiarymanner.
CarvingscreatedwiththeuseofaCNCmachinearenoteligibleforthecompetition.
Artistsmustprovideanybasesordisplaystandsneededbytheirentries.
Morethanonesubjectonasinglebaseorstandwillbeconsideredoneentry.
Whileeveryreasonableprecautionwillbetakentoensurethesafetyofallcompetitionentries,artistsarerequiredtodirectlyassumeallrisksresultingfromlossordamage.Shouldanyarticlebeaccidentallydamaged,lostorstolen,OWCAwillrenderallpossibleassistancefortherecoveryoftheitem,butwillnotrecognizeanyclaimforpaymentofthevalueoranyportionthereof.
Therightstointerpret,alter,amend,cancelorgrantrelaxationfromanyoftheserulesinindividualcasesisattheabsolutediscretionoftheCompetitionandShowCommittee.Ifanyquestionsarisenotprovidedforintheserulesandregulations,thedecisionoftheCompetitionandShowCommitteewillbefinal.
COMPETITIONLEVELS
ThereisnoMasterslevel.ThetitleOntarioWoodCarvingChampionwillgotothebestwoodcarvingselectedfromGeneralandBirdcategories.
Anewawardisadded,theBestOtherWoodworkingArtisselectedfromMarquetry,Intarsia,Mosaic,Pyrography&Woodturningcategories.
Openlevelisforartistswhofeeltheirworkcancompeteatthislevel.Anartistwhoseworkisadvancedmayalsoberequiredtocompeteatthislevel,eveniftheyhavenevercompetedpreviously.
Artistsareautomaticallyadvancedtothislevelwhen,atanypreviousOWCACompetition,theyhavewon:
• OneIntermediate‘BestofLevel’OR• Atotaloffivefirstplaceribbonsatthe
Intermediatelevel.
Intermediatelevelisforartistswhohavewon
• OneNovice‘BestofLevel’OR• AtotaloffivefirstplaceribbonsattheNovice
level.
Novicelevelisopentoanyartistwhohasnotwonenoughribbonstoadvancetothenextlevel.
Youthlevelisforyoungartistsbetweentheagesof13and18,inclusive.Thereisnocategorysegregationforthislevel.
JuniorlevelisforyoungartistsGrade8oryounger.Thereisnocategorysegregationforthislevel.
JUDGINGCRITERIA
Tobejudgedseparately,acategoryshouldhaveaminimumoffiveentries.Categorieswithfewerthanfiveentriesmaybecombinedwithanothercomparablecategory.
Anysignatureand/oridentificationonthecarvingmustbecoveredwithtapeorlabelpriortojudging.
Judges’decisionsarefinal.
Judgingwillbebasedon:• Artistry,originality,creativity• Degreeofcomplexity• Executionskill• Accuracy(includingpainting)• Lifelikepresence,ifapplicable• Perspective,ifapplicable
BestofLeveljudging:
BestofLevelwillbejudgedbasedonallcategories’first,secondandthirdplacewinnerswithinthelevel.
ENTRYPROCEDURES,REGISTRATIONANDFEES
ENTRYPROCEDURES
Options
1:Online–Followthelinktoonlineregistrationatwww.ontariowoodcarvers.ca.OnlineregistrationwillcloseonOctober17,2018at8pm.
2:Bymail–EntryformandpaymentmaybesentbymailtoarrivenolaterthanOctober17,2018.MakechequespayabletoOntarioWoodCarversAssociationandmailto:
OntarioWoodCarversAssociationP.O.Box66584,Scarborough,ON.M1J3N8
ForanyquestionorspecialarrangementscallTomGallagher416-420-8184,ore-mailtomgallagher099@gmail.com3:Inpersononandat:
• October19,2018from3–7pm• October20,2018from8:30–9:30amRecreationComplex,1867ValleyFarmRoad,Pickering,ONEntryformswillbeavailableandpaymentswillbeaccepted.
REGISTRATION
Entrieswillbeacceptedatthecompetitionandshowatthetimesindicatedinthe“inperson”registrationabove.
Entriesmaybebroughtinbyapersonotherthantheartist,providedtheartistfilledinandsignedtheentryform,orenteredonline.Volunteerswillassistwithregistration.
Uponregistration,aclaimticketwillbeissuedandmustberetainedinordertoclaimtheentryaftertheshow.
Entriesmustremainondisplayforthedurationoftheshowandmustnotberemoveduntil4pmOctober20,2018.Pickupisbetween4and4:30pm.Containerswillnotbestoredattheshow.
Pleaseensurethatallribbonsandawardsarepickedupwiththecarving.PrizesthatareunclaimedaftertheendoftheshowwillbeconsideredadonationtoOWCA.
ENTRYFEES
JuniorandYouthlevelentriesarefreeofcharge.
Novice,Intermediate,OpenLevels:Firstentryis$10,(OWCAmembers$8)Additionalentriesare$5each.
IMPORTANTNOTICEABOUTPRIZES
OWCAiscommittedtosupportingacompetitiveenvironmentandwillattempttoensurefiveormorecarvingspercategory.Insituationswherethisisimpossible,awardswillbedistributedasfollows:
3carvingsorless–1stPrizeonly
4carvings– 1stand2ndPrizes
5ormore– 1st,2ndand3rdPrizes
Ribbonswillbeawardedatthejudges’discretion.
Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.ontariowoodcarvers.ca
NOTE:ChangesfrompreviousCompetitionRules&Regulationsareindicatedintheboxes
COMPETITIONGROUPSANDCATEGORIES
Group Category Description
(A) Intheroundrealistic:
1 BustandFigures
2 WildandDomesticAnimals
3 FishandMarineLife
4 Waterfowl,lifesize
5 SongBirds,lifesize
6 BirdsofPrey,lifesize
7 Allotherlifesizebirds
8 WaterfowlandBirds,miniature
9 Allotherintheroundrealistic(exceptbirdsandwaterfowl)
(B) Relief:
10 HumanPortraitsandFigures
11 Animals,Marine,Birds,Insects
12 Scenery,FlowersandPlantlife
(C)Other:
13 AbstractandStylized
14 Caricature
15 Canes,WalkingSticks
16 ChipCarving
17 BarkCarving
18 NorthAmericanNativeArt
19 Miscellaneous
(D)Pyrography:
20 Natural
21 Coloured
(E)WoodTurning:singlelevelcompetition
22 BowlsandPlatters
23 HollowForms,BoxesandSpindle
24 Innovative
(F)Marquetry,IntarsiaandMosaic:singlelevelcompetition
25 Marquetry
26 Intarsia
27 Mosaic
AWARDSMorethan$4,000valueinprizes
OntarioWoodCarvingChampion:1st$200,2nd$100,3rd$50
BestofOtherWoodworkingArt:
1st$1002nd753rd$50
BestofOpen: 1st$100,2nd$75,3rd$50
BestofIntermediate: 1st$100,2nd$75,3rd$50
BestofNovice: 1st$75,2nd$50,3rd$25
BestofYouth: 1st$30,2nd$20,3rd$10
BestofJunior: 1st$30,2nd$20,3rd$10
Categories: 1st$20,2nd$10,3rd$5
OWCAreservestherighttoexchangesomeorallamountstoequalorhighervalueofgiftcertificatesorgift.
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