21st Annual Atlantic Wildlife Carving Competition and Show
Competition Rules - 2010
Registration will be held from 9:30am to 8:00pm Friday May 7, 2010 and from 8:30am to 9:30am Saturday May 8, 2010. Early registration will be accepted and work must be at the St Agnes Church Hall no later than 1/2 hour before judging begins. Judging will commence at 10:00am on Saturday May 8, 2010. Entries will be critiqued by the judge on Saturday and Sunday (time permitting).
All entries for this competition must have been carved since May 2009 (our last competition) and all entries must remain at the competition site until closing of the show at 4:00pm on Sunday May 9, 2010.
All entries must be carved and painted by the registered carver or by a designated team. A designated team consists of two individuals, e.g. - carver and painter, who worked together on a particular carving. Individuals can only belong to one designated team. Members of a team can only enter in one level in the competition - novice, intermediate or open.
It is the responsibility of the entrant to select the correct category for their work and to check all confirmation slips to ensure their carvings have been correctly registered. The competition committee will offer any assistance required in clarifying entries. In case of controversy, the competition committee will make the final decision.
Carvings may consist of components, however 95% must be carved from wood. Glass eyes, foil, metal rods for strengthening and wood filler, are allowed. Driftwood can be used as long as it is re-worked, treated or painted. Painted castings are not allowed in any level. Pewter cast feet may be used in Youth and Novice levels only. Once a carving is entered, it cannot be touched up or altered in any way.
NOTE – While all reasonable care will be taken with entries, NSWCAA will not be responsible for loss or damage to entries. All entrants are responsible for the insurance of their entries at their own expense. There will be no storage of boxes and/or packing material at the competition site. All carvings are to stay at the competition until closing at 4:00pm on Sunday May 9, 2010.
MINIATURE WILDLIFE – (All wildlife, i.e. birds, mammals, fish, animals) - Scale is half size or smaller with a maximum of eight inches in length, which must fit between 8" calipers, measured from base of beak to end of tail coverts (see below).
THEME BIRD FOR 2010 – Kestrel.
GUNNERS AND/OR WORKING DECOY RULES:
1. All entries are to be made of materials normally considered suitable for working decoys, i.e. wood, cork, etc.
2. Decoys will be floated and must self-right (except in Novice) from any position. Geese, swans, etc. must self-right from their side. Keels are optional.
3. No burning or other fine texturing allowed. No undercutting of feather groups. Combing, blending and scratch painting are acceptable. Bill and eye detail is optional. Raised primaries acceptable but no undercutting.
4. Decoys will be judged with emphasis on those species normally made as working decoys and best portraying the essence of the species.
In the event that there are less than 3 entries in a category, the Competition Committee reserves the right to group them in another category. Floating Decorative for Open and Intermediate will be judged in the water tank. Floating of Novice decorative is not mandatory. The judge will consider the workmanship, accuracy and essence of the species when judging.
ENTRY LEVELS:
YOUTH (two levels) - 12 to 15; under 12 years
NOVICE - Considered to be at the entry level in competition
INTERMEDIATE - One whose work has established them at a level beyond Novice
OPEN - Generally considered as having attained top ranking in competition
LEVEL ADVANCEMENT – There is a mandatory advancement for those that win two Best of Show Awards in ANY competition in their level (i.e. an intermediate level carver who wins two best of show at any show must go to the open level in the next competition). If a novice carver wants to be judged in the intermediate level, there is no rule to prevent this. If members of the Competition Committee feel the carver should be entering in a higher level, the carver has the right to accept or decline their suggestion providing he/she has not previously won two Best of Show in that level. A competitor cannot go back once they have entered a level.