2009 SWAN HILL SHOW

Swan Hill District Agricultural & Pastoral Society Inc

PO Box 61, SWAN HILL, 3585    Telephone/Fax 03 5032 4314

Incorporation No:A006491Z ABN: 32 898 221 762 

Schedule 2009.pdf

PAVILION SECTIONS

Show Secretary’s Office opens at Showground

August- Tuesday 9am – 5pm

From August 31^st – October 9^th

Hours 9 am – 5 pm Monday - Friday

Showground Telephone/Fax (03) 5032 4314

Postal Address PO Box 61, Swan Hill 3585

PAVILION REGULATIONS:

Please take time to read these regulations, as they will provide you with essential information.

PAVILIONS OPEN FROM 2pm – 4pm WEDNESDAY 30^th SEPT and 8am – 11.30 am THURSDAY 1^st OCT

OCTOBER.

ALL EXHIBITS FOR PAVILION CLASSES TO BE IN THE HANDS OF THE STEWARDS BY 11.30 AM THURSDAY 1^ST  OCTOBER 2009 (LATE ARRIVALS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED). THIS CLOSING TIME WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED. EXHIBITORS MUST ENSURE THAT EXHIBITS ARE COLLECTED AFTER 5 PM SATURDAY AND NO LATER THAN 6 PM OR THEY CAN BE COLLECTED FROM THE SHOW OFFICE THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE SHOW.

*Exhibitors must leave their exhibit card with the article entered & exhibit must be presented, ready for

judging.

*Pavilions close at 4.30 pm Saturday, to allow stewards preparation time for collection of entries from 5 pm.

*First prize winning exhibits in previous Swan Hill District A & P Shows cannot be entered again in the same

class.

*Work to have been done within the last two years in senior sections and the last 12 months in junior

sections.

*Laundered or soiled work will be disqualified.

*When more than one article makes up an exhibit, each article must bear a card with class and exhibit

number on it, or all articles must be mounted on one card or board.

*Entry forms MUST be presented to claim entries at closing of the Show.

*ALL PRIZE MONEY can be collected from the Chief Stewards in Centenary Pavilion from 3 pm – 6 pm

Saturday.

*Any prize money not collected by the 9^th October 2009 shall be forfeited and paid to the general account of

the Swan Hill District Agricultural & Pastoral Society.

*Aggregate Points are calculated:

First = 2 points   Second = 1 point

*Award for overall Most Successful Exhibitor, in Centenary Pavilion, donated by R.W. Hall & Family, Mallan.

Sections to be used are: - Floral Art, Horticulture, Jams and Bottled Preserves, Cookery and all Craftwork.

The Ladies committee of the Swan Hill A&P Society sincerely thanks all stewards and sponsors for

their valued support.

Entry Form Craft & Cooking etc.doc

LEISURE CENTRE.rtf

 LEISURE CENTRE

CHIEF STEWARD: Janette Davison

Telephone (03) 50302676

Assistant Steward:

Show Secretary’s Office opens at Showground

From August 31^st to October 9^th  

Hours 9 am – 5 pm Monday - Friday

Showground Telephone/Fax

(03) 5032 4314

Postal Address:

PO Box 61, Swan Hill 3585

PAVILION REGULATIONS:

School Teachers please note!

BULK SCHOOL ENTRY FORMS AND ENTRY FEES ONLY TO BE RECEIVED AT SHOW OFFICE. BY SEPTEMBER 11^th.

ENTRY FEE: 30 cents per exhibit.

INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES CLOSE

September 22^nd 2009

All non-perishable work entered by a school may be left at the Secretary’s office, in clearly labelled packages, between 10 am and 5 pm from August 31^st to September 30^th.  All exhibits must be the original uncopied work of the exhibitor.

To assist stewards all work is to be discreetly named on the back in pencil or on a label with the exhibitor name and/or school.

Please attach show entry tickets to all entries before delivery to Show Office. Drawings, paintings, writing to have show entry tickets attached to the bottom left hand front corner of artwork. Laundered or soiled work will be disqualified. Work must have been completed in the past 12 months and not previously exhibited at the Swan Hill Show. When more than one article makes up an exhibit, each article must bear a card with class and exhibit number on it, or all articles must be mounted on one card or board. Exhibit cards must be firmly attached. Individually entered prize money can be collected from the Chief Stewards in Centenary Pavilion from 3 pm – 6 pm., Saturday. Any prize money not collected by the 9^th October 2009 shall be forfeited and paid to the general account of the Swan Hill District Agricultural & Pastoral Society. School prize money must be collected with the exhibits from the Secretaries office in the week following the show.

Section:  CW

COUNTRY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

VENUE: LEISURE CENTRE

ENTRIES CLOSE: September 25^th 2009

ENTRY FEE: $1

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $10 & Certificate, 2^nd $5 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate

GROUP CRAFT LEADER -

Mrs Nina Kaylock, 4/38 Splatt St, Swan Hill 3585 Phone 5033 2280

The LEISURE CENTRE at the showground’s will be open between 8.30am – 10am on Thursday October 1^st when backdrops should be set up and entries left for judging. Setting for presentation is to take place between 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm.

Space Allotted: depth 27 inches x height 36 inches x length 72 inches. No sidewalls allowed.

All articles must have been completed in the last two (2) years, and not shown previously in the CWA section.

Each article will be judged on its own merit and points awarded.  10 points will be allocated for variety and 10 points for presentation.

Backdrops must not hang over the edge of the bench and nothing is to be below the bench.

Fresh flowers may be used to enhance presentation only, not to be judged. No artificial flower leaves etc. may be used.

Handicrafts: No Theme

5 articles optional

Home Industries: No Theme

5 articles optional

One Woman’s Work

3 distinct items of craft displayed in an area no more than 45cms square

SECTION:  PW

PATCHWORK & QUILTING

STEWARDS: Jean Nalder, Pam Baber,

Kathie Cumming, Annette Brown, Faye Hender & Kerry Morpeth

VENUE: LEISURE CENTRE

ENTRIES CLOSE: September 22^nd 2009

ENTRY FEE: 50 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries

PLEASE NOTE: Exhibits must be staged in LEISURE CENTRE between 8 am and no later than 11.30 am on Thursday October 1^st. Late exhibits will not be accepted.                                                  

IMPORTANT: ALL PATCHWORK MUST HAVE PERMANENT/TEMPORARY SLEEVE TO ALLOW FOR WORK TO BE HUNG ON A ROD FOR DISPLAY.

BEST EXHIBIT IN PATCHWORK (excluding classes PW13, PW14 & PW15) - SASH

BEST EXHIBIT PROFESSIONALLY QUILTED PATCHWORK – SASH PW14 & PW15

PEOPLES CHOICE - SASH

(By popular vote. People will be given the opportunity to vote for the exhibit, which appeals to

them most)

PW1   ‘VAS Ltd Patchwork Competition’

A piece of patchwork, no more than 1 metre on any one side, machine pieced and machine quilted, no embellishments. Only finished articles will be accepted.

WINNERS IN PW1 ARE ELIGIBLE TO GO ON TO COMPETE AT THE GROUP FINALS TO BE HELD EARLY 2010 AND THEN STATE FINALS IF SUCESSFUL.

Spotlight is the sponsor of the State Finals in sections P1, P2, P39, P40, & PW1.

Vouchers to the value of $300 for 1^st place, $150 for 2^nd place and $50 for 3^rd place will be awarded at the State Final

Regulations:

·       An exhibitor may represent only one Society at Group level and one Group at State level.

·       An article having won at a Show will compete at a Group Final; the winning article will then compete at the next Royal Melbourne Show.

·       The Melbourne Group 14 winner of the current Show will compete as a finalist in the following State Final at the Royal Melbourne Show.

·       An article, having won a State Final, is no longer eligible to compete in the competition.

·       Each article entered must be the bona fide work of the exhibitor.

·       If, for any reason, a winner is unable to compete at Group or State Final level, then the second placegetter is eligible to compete.

·       A person will not be permitted to win at more than one Show within the State in any one Show year. Persons not adhering to this rule will be required to forfeit/refund prize money.

State Final Prizes 1^st $300 Spotlight Voucher Plus VAS Ltd plaque, 2^nd $150 Spotlight voucher, 3^rd $50 Spotlight voucher

PW2   Beginners 1^st Piece of Patchwork

          1^st Place Class PW2 Gift Voucher donated by Miss Sampson’s Drapery

           (A beginner is a person who has been learning the art for less than 2 years)

PW3  Patchwork Machine and Hand Quilted

PW4  Patchwork Bag – pieced and/or embroidered

PW5  Article of Hand-Pieced Patchwork

          May include a little machine sewing. May be hand or machine quilted.

PW6  Machine Pieced Patchwork - may include a little hand sewing. May be hand or machine quilted

          1^st Place Class PW6 Gift Voucher donated by Miss Sampson’s Drapery

PW7  Piece of Appliquéd Patchwork

PW8  Article of Appliquéd & Embroidered Patchwork

PW9  Wall Hanging - not exceeding 1 metre square

PW10 Patchwork Cushion Cover - Insert optional

PW11 Patchwork Baby Quilt – pieced and/or appliquéd

PW12 Any other Quilt not scheduled

PW13 Article of Patchwork made by more than one person

PW14 Patchwork, professionally quilted - to be judged on colour & design

          Winner Class PW14 to receive Machine Quilting to the value of $70 donated by L&S Quilters

PW15 Appliquéd Patchwork - Professionally Quilted to be judged on colour & design

          Best  Exhibit in sections PW14 & PW15 – Sash

JUNIOR PATCHWORK

Junior Classes Entry Fee 30 cents

Rosette for the best piece of patchwork

PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Rosette for the best piece of patchwork in sections PWJ1 & PWJ2

PWJ1 Primary School Student Patchwork

PWJ2 Primary School Student Patchwork - to include appliqué

SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Rosette - Best Exhibit in Secondary School Section PWJ3 – PWJ6

PWJ3 Secondary School Student Patchwork

PWJ4 Secondary School Student Patchwork - to include appliqué

PWJ5 Piece of Patchwork no greater than 40cm x 40cm, any technique

PWJ6 Quilt or Wall Hanging - made by more than one person

Section:  PP

JUNIOR NEEDLEWORK & CRAFT

ALL EXHIBITS FOR PAVILION

CLASSES TO BE IN THE HANDS OF THE STEWARDS BY 11.30 AM Thursday October 1^st 2009.

SCHOOL EXHIBITORS ARE ASKED NOT TO COLLECT EXHIBITS. THESE MAY BE COLLECTED FROM THE SHOW OFFICE THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE SHOW OR WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOLS BY ARRANGEMENT FOLLOWING THE SHOW. INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITORS MUST ENSURE THAT EXHIBITS ARE COLLECTED AFTER 5PM SATURDAY AND NO LATER THAN 6PM.

*Please note pavilions close at 4.30 pm Saturday to allow stewards preparation time for collection of entries from 5 pm.

SENIOR STEWARD: Mrs Margaret Arnold.

BULK SCHOOL ENTRIES CLOSE: September 11^th 2009

INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES CLOSE: September 22^nd 2009

ENTRY FEE: 30 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries

NOTE: If entries are too large they may not be displayed to advantage because of space restrictions.

Please Note - Junior Section of Patchwork is under Section PWJ Patchwork & Quilting.

SECTION AWARDS

BEST EXHIBIT in Junior Needlework & Craft GIFT VOUCHER donated by Swan Hill Health Food Shop

18 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 18 yrs & Under - Sash

PP1   Article of Needlecraft

PP2   Scrap booking, 1 page

PP3   Any other Handicraft - not scheduled

16 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 16 yrs & Under - Sash

PP4   Scrap booking, 1 page

PP5   Article of Needlecraft

PP6   Christmas Decoration

PP7   Any other Handicraft – not scheduled

14 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 14 yrs & Under - Sash

PP8   Scrap booking - 1 page

PP9   Article of Needlecraft

PP10  Christmas Decoration

PP11  Any other Handicraft – not scheduled

12 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 12 yrs & Under - Sash & $5 Encouragement Award donated by Mrs M. Kruger

PP12  Christmas Decoration

PP13  Article of Needlecraft

PP14  Scrap booking - 1 page

PP15  Decorated Commercial Article - Box, Plate, T-Shirt, etc.

PP16 Craft assembled from a kit

PP17 Modelling - Clay, dough, pottery, etc.

PP18  Greeting Card – hand made

PP19  Any other Handicraft – not scheduled

10 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 10 yrs & Under - Sash & $5 Encouragement Award donated by Mrs M. Kruger

PP20  Hand or Machine Sewn Article

PP21  Christmas Decoration

PP22  Article of Needlecraft

PP23  Modelling - Clay, dough, pottery, etc.

PP24  Decorated Commercial Article - Box, Plate, T-Shirt, etc

PP25  Collage - Size limit 40 X 58cm

PP26  Article made from Papier Mache

PP27  Craft, assembled from a kit

PP28  Greeting Card – hand made

PP29  Any other Handicraft – not scheduled

8 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 8 Years & Under - Sash & $5 Encouragement award donated by Mrs M Kruger

PP30  Decorated Paper Plate

PP31  Collage - Size limit 40 cm & 58 cm

PP32  Decorated Commercial Article - Box, T-Shirt, Teddy Bear, etc.

PP33  Scrap booking – 1 page

PP34  Threaded necklace or bracelet

PP35  Modelling - clay, dough, pottery, etc

PP36  Article made from Papier Mache

PP37  Craft assembled from a kit

PP38  Decorated flowerpot – Max size 12cm circumference

PP39  Article made from Recycled material - max 45cm X45 cm

PP40  Any other Handicraft – not scheduled

6 YEARS & UNDER

Best Exhibit 6 Years & Under – Sash & $5 Encouragement award donated by Mrs M Kruger

PP41  Thread work

PP42  Scrap booking – 1 page

PP43  Threaded necklace or bracelet

PP44  Wall Hanging

PP45  Decorated Paper Plate

PP46  Decorated flowerpot – maximum size 12cm circumference

PP47  Collage - size limit 40 cm X 58 cm

PP48  Craft assembled from a kit

PP49  Article made from Recycled material - max 45cm X45 cm

PP50  Any other Handicraft – not scheduled

BUILDING BLOCKS   (e.g. LEGO)

All exhibits in these classes must be own design and firmly mounted on a base or appropriately presented in a shoebox lid or similar to fit within 45cm X 45cm. No copies from Lego or similar books.

Best Exhibit in this section – Trophy donated by TOYWORLD, Swan Hill

PP51  12 Years & under

PP52  10 Years & under

PP53  8 Years & under

PP54  6 Years & under

Section:  V

ART

SENIOR STEWARD:  Louisa Clifford

ENTRIES CLOSE: September 22^nd 2009

ENTRY FEE: 50 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries.

PLEASE NOTE: Exhibits must be staged in Leisure Centre between 8 am and no later than 11.30 am on Thursday October 1^st 2009. Late exhibits will not be accepted.   

All entries must have show entry ticket attached to front bottom left corner of exhibit.

All entries are to be plainly marked with name and address of exhibitor on back of exhibit.

All entries must be the original uncopied work of the exhibitor. Damaged work will be disqualified and work must have been completed in the past 2 years and not previously exhibited at the Swan Hill Show. Please note, Limit of 2 exhibits per person per class. Maximum size including frame is not to exceed 78 cm x 81 cm.

SECTION AWARDS

Best Exhibit in art – sash

Open Art

Best Exhibit in Open Art - $75 voucher for a picture frame donated by Ron Harrop Picture Framing

V1      Oils or acrylic, any subject

V2      Water Colour, any subject

V3      Pencil or Pen, any subject

V4      Mixed medium, any subject

V5      Graphic Art using Information Technology - Computer

V6      Charcoal Drawing – preferably sealed

V7      Printmaking, lino, wood, silkscreen etc

V8      Sculpture/Modelling max height 45cm

V9      Cartoon - Any Topic, any medium

V10    Any other art not scheduled

NOVICE ART

(Open to people learning the art for less than 2 years, who have never won a 1^st Prize at this or any other show).

Best Exhibit in Novice Art - $50 Voucher for a picture frame donated by Mallee Picture Framing

V11    Oil or Acrylic, any subject

V12    Water colour, any subject

V13    Pencil or Pen,

V14    Mixed medium, any subject

V15    Sculpture/Modelling max height 45cm

V16    Any other art not scheduled

Section:  V V

JUNIOR ART

STEWARD:

BULK SCHOOL ENTRIES CLOSE: September 11^th 2009

INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES CLOSE: September 22^nd 2009

All exhibits must be in the hands of the Stewards by 11.30am 1^st October

ENTRY FEE: 30 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries.

 All entries must have show entry ticket attached to front bottom left centre of exhibit. All entries are to be plainly marked with name and address of exhibitor on back of exhibit.

All work must have been completed in the past 12 months.

Exhibits must be staged in Leisure Centre between 8 am and not later than 11.30 am on Thursday October 1^st. Late exhibits will not be accepted. All junior work to be unframed. All paintings, drawings and posters in this section are to be no larger than 48cm x 40cm including mountings, if any, unless otherwise specified. Larger work will not be displayed. Traced work will not be considered.

Please note we are once again including a special needs section in our schedule. This section is open to all children who have an integration aid or attends a special needs school. This does not mean that they cannot enter the open sections as well.

18 YEARS & UNDER - OPEN SECTION

Best Exhibit Art 18 yrs & under - Sash

Size up to 60 X 42 cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV1      Watercolour, any subject

VV2      Oil or Acrylic, any subject

VV3      Pencil or Pen, any subject

VV4      Pastels, any subject

VV5      Graphic Art using Information Technology - Computer

VV6      Printmaking, lino, wood, silkscreen etc

VV7      Sculpture or Modelling max height 45cm

VV8      Any other Art - not scheduled

15 YEARS & UNDER - OPEN SECTION 

Best Exhibit Art 15 yrs & under - Sash

Size up to 48cm X 40cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV9     Watercolour, any subject

VV10    Oil or Acrylic, any subject

VV11    Pencil or Pen, any subject

VV12    Pastels, any subject

VV13    Printmaking, lino, wood, silkscreen etc

VV14    Sculpture or Modelling max height 45cm

VV15    Any other Art - not scheduled

12 YEARS & UNDER - OPEN SECTION

Best Exhibit Art 12 yrs & under - Sash

Size up to 48cm X 40cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV16    Painting, any subject

VV17    Drawing, any subject

VV18    Graphic Art, using Information Technology 

VV19    Painting on Any Other Medium - i.e. plaster, fabric, tile etc

VV20    Any other Art, not scheduled

10 YEARS & UNDER - OPEN SECTION

Best Exhibit Art 10 yrs & under - Sash

Size up to 48cm X 40cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV21    Painting, any subject

VV22    Drawing, any subject

VV23    Painting on Any Other Medium - i.e. Plaster, Fabric, Tile etc

VV24    Any other Art, not scheduled

8 YEARS & UNDER - OPEN SECTION

Best Exhibit Art 8 yrs & under - Sash

Size up to 48cm X 40cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV25    Painting, any subject

VV26     Drawing, any subject

VV27    Painting on Any Other Medium - i.e. Plaster, Fabric, Tile etc

VV28    Colouring  -  (pre-drawn picture)

VV29    Any other Art, not scheduled

6 YEARS & UNDER - OPEN SECTION

Best Exhibit Art 6 yrs & under – Sash

Size up to 48cm X 40cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV30    Painting, any subject

VV31    Drawing, any subject

VV32    Painting on Any Other Medium - i.e. Plaster, Fabric, Tile etc

VV33    Colouring - (pre-drawn picture)

VV34    Any other Art, not scheduled

SPECIAL NEEDS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION

SCHOOL AGE - 12 TO 18 YEARS

Best Exhibit Art 12 to 18 Years - Sash donated by Swan Hill Vineyards Pty Ltd

This is an additional section open only to children who have special needs and/or works with a teacher’s aid.

Size up to 60 X 42 cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV35    Oil or Acrylic, any subject

VV36    Charcoal Drawing, any subject

VV37    Pastels, any subject

VV38    Pencil or Pen, any subject

VV39    Naïve Line Drawing, any subject

VV40    Printmaking, lino, wood, silkscreen etc

VV41    Sculpture or Modelling max height 45cm

VV42    Any other Art - not scheduled

VV43    Artwork -mixed medium

VV44    Collage

SPECIAL NEEDS PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTION

AGE - 6 TO 11 YEARS INCL.

Best Exhibit Art 6 - 11 yrs – Sash - donated by Swan Hill Vineyards Pty Ltd

This is an additional section open only to children who have special needs and/or works with a teacher’s aid.

Size up to 48cm X 40cm, if canvas, must be able to be hung.

VV45    Oil or Acrylic, any subject

VV46    Charcoal Drawing, any subject

VV47    Pastels, any subject

VV48    Pencil or Pen, any subject

VV49    Naïve Line Drawing, any subject

VV50    Sculpture or Modelling max height 45cm

VV51    Any other Art - not scheduled

VV52    Artwork -mixed medium

VV53    Collage

Section:  VH

JUNIOR HANDWRITING

SENIOR STEWARD:  Annie Edgerton

BULK SCHOOL ENTRIES CLOSE: September 11^th 2009

INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES CLOSE: September 22^nd 2009

All exhibits must be in the hands of the Stewards by 11.30am 1^st October

ENTRY FEE: 30 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries.

All prize money donated by A & P Society Ladies Committee.

Sashes in all sections - donated by Janette Davison.

Teachers Please Note:

The judge will be looking for: -

Letter formation

Punctuation

Overall even slope

No Rub outs

No spelling mistakes

VH0   Grade Prep

24 mm lines/ dotted lines. Full sheet of A4 paper. No margin, no Framing.

HB or 2B pencil recommended

Best Exhibit in Prep - Sash

            The pretty trees were all

 along the river bank.

VH1   Grade 1

24 mm lines/dotted lines. Full sheet of A4 paper. No margin, no Framing.

HB or 2B pencil recommended

Best Exhibit in Grade 1- Sash

            White sheep, white sheep,

   On a blue hill,

When the wind stops,

   You all stand still.

VH2   Grade 2

18 mm lines/dotted lines, 2 cm margin.  Full sheet of A4 paper, no framing.

HB or 2B pencil recommended.

Best Exhibit in Grade 2 - Sash

            Boats sail on the rivers,

   Ships sail on the seas;

But the clouds that sail across the sky

   Are prettier far than these.

VH3   Grade 3

18 mm lines/dotted lines, 2 cm margin. Full sheet of A4 paper, no framing.

HB, 2B or HB pencil recommended

Best Exhibit in Grade 3 - Sash

            Once a Spirit of the hills

   Where the gum-trees glisten,

Met the lyre-birds at their play,

   Stopped to look and listen.

VH4   Grade 4

14 mm lines/dotted lines. 2cm. margin.  Full sheet of A4 paper, no framing.

HB pencil or ball point or roller ball pen recommended.

Best Exhibit in Grade 4 - Sash

            His father’s sheep were all his friends;

   The lambs he called by name;

And when they frolicked in the fields,

   The child would share the game.

VH5   Grade 5

9 mm lines/dotted lines, 2 cm margin. Full sheet of A4 paper, no framing.

Flourished capitals accepted. Good quality ballpoint recommended.

Best Exhibit in Grade 5 - Sash

From the farm and from the homestead, from every

Mallee town,

To every port and harbour where the great white

            roads go down,

Through all the sun-baked country, across the

rolling plain,

The golden wheat is moving, is moving once again.          

VH6   Grade 6

9 mm lines/dotted lines. 2 cm margin. Full sheet of A4 paper, no framing.

Flourished capitals accepted. Good quality ballpoint recommended.

Best Exhibit in Grade 6 - Sash

One Christmas time, when months of drought

Had parched the western creeks,

The bush fires started in the north,

And travelled south for weeks.

At night, along the river side,

The scene was grand and strange-

The hill fires looked like lighted streets

            Of cities in the range.

Section:  X

SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

SENIOR STEWARD:  Mrs Lyn Banks

ENTRIES CLOSE:  September 22^nd 2009

ENTRY FEE: 50 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries

SECTION AWARDS

Best Exhibit in Photography - Sash & $20 Voucher donated by Greg Cruickshank Photographics     

Please read these regulations they are important!

Judging is done prior to Show Week, therefore all entry forms and exhibits must reach: - The Secretary’s office, Young Farmers Hall, McCallum Street, Swan Hill (postal address PO Box 61, Swan Hill, 3585) no later than 5pm Tuesday September 22^nd 2009.

Maximum of two (2) prints may be entered per class, (Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc. 15cm x 21cm). Unless otherwise specified.

No framed photos.

Exhibits are to be collected from the Secretary’s office, between 9am and 5pm, the week following the Show.

This is an amateur competition, open to all ages.

All exhibits must be photographed by the exhibitor.

All entries are to be plainly marked with name and address of exhibitor on the BACK of the photograph.

Please do not use texta.

Digital photos accepted in all sections.

Photos entered in previous Swan Hill Shows are not eligible to re-enter.

OPEN - BLACK & WHITE PRINTS

Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc 15 x 21cm.

Best Exhibit in Open Black & White Photography - Rosette - donated by Greg Cruickshank Photographics

X1      Nature Study

X2      Portrait or Group of people

X3      ‘Yesterday’s Dream’

X4      Any other subject

OPEN - COLOUR PRINTS

Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc, 15 x 21cm.

Best Exhibit in Open Colour Photography - Rosette –- donated by Marg Carter

X5        Australian Rural Scene

             1^st place rosette donated by Tricia Witney

Print maybe any size up to 25cm x 30cm (10” x 12”). The winning Entry in this section will be judged at the Northern District Regional Group Finals held April 2010, where the winner will receive a trophy. Please note for Regional Judging the print has to be within the minimum size of 20cm x 25cm and the maximum size of 25cm and 30cm. Trimmed and mounted on cardboard with a 3cm border to allow for pinning.

X6      Portrait or Group of people

X7      Landscape - panoramic print accepted

X8      Waterscape/River scape

X9      Sunset - Sunrise

X10    Night Photography

X11    Series of Three (3) photographs - mounted on a backing no larger than 30cm x 40cm

X12    Close Up

X13    Reflections

X14    Photo suitable for Swan Hill & District tourism promotion

X15    Animal/bird

X16    ‘People at Work’

X17    Dust Storm

X18         Life On The Land

                1^st place rosette donated by Southern Mallee Bootscooters

Print is to be unframed, not larger than 20 x 30cms, must be mounted (mount no larger than 3cms), black and white or colour. Professional photographers not eligible. Winner to go onto Group Final April 2010, and if successful, State Final at the 2010 Royal Melbourne Show             

OPEN - MONOCHROME – INCLUDING SEPIA

Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc 15 x 21cm

X19    Any subject

NOVICE- BLACK & WHITE PRINTS

(Open to people learning the art for less than 2 years, who have never won a 1^st Prize at this or any other show).

Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc, 15 x 21cm.

Best Exhibit in Novice Black & White Photography - Rosette - donated by Kennedy’s the Jewellers

X20    Nature Study

X21    Portrait or Group of people

X22    Any subject not scheduled

NOVICE - COLOUR PRINTS

Open to people learning the art for less than 2 years, who has never won a 1^st Prize at this or any other show.

Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc, 15 x 21cm.

Best Exhibit in Novice Coloured Prints - Rosette - donated by Kent’s Amcal Pharmacy

X23    Nature Study

X24    Portrait or Group of people

X25    Any subject not scheduled

Section:  XX

JUNIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

SENIOR STEWARD:  Mrs Lyn Banks

ENTRIES CLOSE:  September 22^nd 2009

ENTRIES: 30 cents

PRIZE MONEY: 1^st $2 & Certificate, 2^nd $1 & Certificate, 3^rd Certificate only if more than 7 entries.

Regulations: Refer to Section X

Photos must be at the Secretary’s Office by September 22^nd 2009.

Maximum size of photographs, including any backing, borders etc 15 x 21cm.

Best Exhibit in Junior Photography – Rosette - donated by SMOARN.

14 YEARS & UNDER

XX1    Pet - Pets

XX2    Landscape - Waterscape

XX3    Flower - Flowers

XX4    Sunset - Sunrise

XX5    Portrait or Group of People

XX6    Any other subject not scheduled